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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1 regulates lysosome-dependent type I collagen protein degradation in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2011
Cai Yujun, Miller Clint L, Nagel David J, Jeon Kye-Im, Lim Soyeon, Gao Pingjin, Knight Peter A, Yan Chen
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OBJECTIVE: The phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to a synthetic phenotype is vital during pathological vascular remodeling and the development of various vascular diseases. An increase in type I collagen (collagen I) has been implicated in synthetic VSMCs, and cyclic n...
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