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Phenotypic transformation of smooth muscle in vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Translational stroke research - 1 Jun 2014
Shimamura Norihito, Ohkuma Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Differentiated smooth muscle cells (SMC) control vasoconstriction and vasodilation, but they can undergo transformation, proliferate, secret cytokines, and migrate into the subendotherial layer with adverse consequences. In this review, we discuss the phenotypic transformation of SMC in cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Phenotypic transformation starts with an insult as caused by aneurysm rupture:...
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