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Inactivation of the tumour suppressor, PTEN, in smooth muscle promotes a pro-inflammatory phenotype and enhances neointima formation.
Cardiovascular research - 1 May 2010
Furgeson Seth B, Simpson Peter A, Park Insun, Vanputten Vicki, Horita Henrick, Kontos Christopher D, Nemenoff Raphael A, Weiser-Evans Mary C M
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AIMS: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is implicated as a negative regulator of vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and injury-induced vascular remodelling. We tested if selective depletion of PTEN only in SMC is sufficient to promote SMC phenotypic modulation, cytokine productio...
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