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Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 modulates phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells during increased aortic blood flow.
Heart and vessels - 1 May 2012
Roan Jun-Neng, Tsai Yu-Chuan, Chen I-Wen, Chang Shih-Wei, Huang Chien-Chi, Lam Chen-Fuh
Abstract excerpt
This study investigates the interactions between cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching, the two important coupling mechanisms of the vasculature on arterial remodeling in response to high laminal shear stress. High aortic blood flow was induced by creating a fistula in the abdominal aorta and the adjacent IVC of anesthetized rats. Celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor...
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