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Impaired peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma contributes to phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells during hypertension.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Apr 2010
Zhang Lili, Xie Peng, Wang Jingzhou, Yang Qingwu, Fang Chuanqin, Zhou Shuang, Li Jingcheng
Abstract excerpt
The phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a pivotal role in hypertension-induced vascular changes including vascular remodeling. The precise mechanisms underlying VSMC phenotypic modulation remain elusive. Here we test the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma in the VSMC phenotypic modulation during hypertension. Both spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR)...
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