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Endothelial insulin-like growth factor-1 modulates proliferation and phenotype of smooth muscle cells induced by low shear stress.
Annals of biomedical engineering - 1 Apr 2014
Wang Lu, Han Yue, Shen Yan, Yan Zhi-Qiang, Zhang Ping, Yao Qing-Ping, Shen Bao-Rong, Gao Li-Zhi, Qi Ying-Xin, Jiang Zong-Lai
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial cells (ECs) are directly exposed to shear stress and modulate the neighboring vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), which plays important roles in vascular remodeling during atherosclerosis. Our previous research revealed that insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) might participate in low shear stress (LowSS) induced vascular remodeling, which remains to be elucidated. Using EC/VSMC co-cultured...
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