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Thrombin promotes proinflammatory phenotype in human vascular smooth muscle cell.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 4 Jun 2010
Chung Sung-Woon, Park Jae-Woo, Lee Sae-A, Eo Seong-Kug, Kim Koanhoi
Abstract excerpt
Expression of PAR, the thrombin receptor, is elevated in smooth muscle cell-rich areas in atherosclerotic plaques, where the cells change to proinflammatory or synthetic phenotype. In this study we investigated whether thrombin promotes a proinflammatory phenotype in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC), characterized by increased cytokine and chemokine synthesis. Thrombin not only elevated transcripts for IL-6,...
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