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PDGF-mediated autophagy regulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype and resistance to oxidative stress.
The Biochemical journal - 1 May 2013
Salabei Joshua K, Cummins Timothy D, Singh Mahavir, Jones Steven P, Bhatnagar Aruni, Hill Bradford G
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Vascular injury and chronic arterial diseases result in exposure of VSMCs (vascular smooth muscle cells) to increased concentrations of growth factors. The mechanisms by which growth factors trigger VSMC phenotype transitions remain unclear. Because cellular reprogramming initiated by growth factors requires not only the induction of genes involved in cell proliferation, but also the removal of contractile...
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