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Targeting connexin 43 prevents platelet-derived growth factor-BB-induced phenotypic change in porcine coronary artery smooth muscle cells.
Circulation research - 28 Mar 2008
Chadjichristos Christos E, Morel Sandrine, Derouette Jean-Paul, Sutter Esther, Roth Isabelle, Brisset Anne C, Bochaton-Piallat Marie-Luce, Kwak Brenda R
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We previously reported that reducing the expression of the gap junction protein connexin (Cx)43 in mice restricts intimal thickening formation after acute vascular injury by limiting the inflammatory response and the proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) toward the damaged sit...
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