[Modulation of arterial smooth muscle cells in culture and cholesterol exchange].

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The phenotypic modulation and the enhanced proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMC) as well as their foam transformation are major processes in arterial pathophysiology and during atherogenesis. Arterial SMC play a crucial role, in response to several stimuli: the SMC "activation" is an essential condition leading to the adult atherosclerotic plaque formation. Owing to the difficulty to study the SMC regulation...

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