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Neprilysin regulates pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell phenotype through a platelet-derived growth factor receptor-dependent mechanism.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Apr 2013
Karoor Vijaya, Oka Masahiko, Walchak Sandra J, Hersh Louis B, Miller York E, Dempsey Edward C
Abstract excerpt
Reduced neprilysin (NEP), a cell surface metallopeptidase, which cleaves and inactivates proinflammatory and vasoactive peptides, predisposes the lung vasculature to exaggerated remodeling in response to hypoxia. We hypothesize that loss of NEP in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells results in increased migration and proliferation. Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells isolated from NEP(-/-) mice exhibited...
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