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Contribution of myocardin in the hypoxia-induced phenotypic switching of rat pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Dec 2010
Jie Wei, Guo Junli, Shen Zhihua, Wang Xiaoyan, Zheng Shaojiang, Wang Guoping, Ao Qilin
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BACKGROUND: Hypoxic exposure contributes to the phenotypic switching of smooth muscle cells (SMCs), while the mechanisms involved in this process is not yet fully elucidated. Myocardin as a co-actor of serum reaction factor plays a crucial role in differentiation of SMCs. This study was aimed to investigate the role of myocardin in hypoxia-induced phenotypic switching of rat pulmonary arterial SMCs (PASMCs)....
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