Article
Syndecan-1 regulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chaterji Somali, Lam Christoffer H, Ho Derek S, Proske Daniel C, Baker Aaron B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We examined the role of syndecan-1 in modulating the phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells in the context of endogenous inflammatory factors and altered microenvironments that occur in disease or injury-induced vascular remodeling. METHODS AND RESULTS: Vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) display a continuum of phenotypes that can be altered during vascular remodeling. While the syndecans have...
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