Effect of high glucose concentration on collagen synthesis and cholesterol level in the phenotypic modulation of aortic cultured smooth muscle cells of sand rat (Psammomys obesus).

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To simulate diabetic conditions, the effects of high glucose concentration on collagen synthesis and cholesterol level in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells of Psammomys were investigated. For collagen biosynthesis, smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were incubated in synthetic proliferative phase and in postconfluent phase with 3H-proline. Cellular cholesterol was determined by enzymatic method. Under high glucose...

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