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Effect of sinomenine on vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation and neointima formation after vascular injury in mice.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Jan 2013
Zhu Lihua, Hao Yarong, Guan Hongjing, Cui Changping, Tian Song, Yang Da, Wang Xinan, Zhang Shuming, Wang Lang, Jiang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Sinomenine, a pure alkaloid extract from Sinomenium acutum, has anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory functions. This study investigated the efficiency and the signalling pathways involved in the effect of sinomenine on vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dedifferentiation in response to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB stimulation and vascular injury. VSMCs were isolated from rat aorta and preincubated...
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