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The role of lysophosphatidic acid receptors in phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2010
Zhou Zhibin, Niu Jianping, Zhang Zhijun
Abstract excerpt
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid with diverse physiological effects via activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). It has been implicated as a specific dedifferentiation factors that can promote phenotypic modulation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) which is critically involved in various vascular disease. However, the role of LPA receptors and details of their signaling in...
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