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Atherosclerosis-prone hemodynamics differentially regulates endothelial and smooth muscle cell phenotypes and promotes pro-inflammatory priming.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Dec 2007
Hastings Nicole E, Simmers Michael B, McDonald Oliver G, Wamhoff Brian R, Blackman Brett R
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease that preferentially forms at hemodynamically compromised regions of altered shear stress patterns. Endothelial cells (EC) and smooth muscle cells (SMC) undergo phenotypic modulation during atherosclerosis. An in vitro coculture model was developed to determine the role of hemodynamic regulation of EC and SMC phenotypes in coculture. Human ECs and SMCs were plated on a...
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