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Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells in animal model of rat thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Jul 2015
Mao Naihui, Gu Tianxiang, Shi Enyi, Zhang Guangwei, Yu Lei, Wang Chun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To explore if there is phenotypic switching in the vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) of rat thoracic aortic aneurysms and the role it plays in the process of aneurysm formation. METHODS: Male SD white rats were assigned randomly to the aneurysm group (AG) and control group (CG). The animal aneurysm model was obtained by soaking the peri-adventitia with porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE). The rats in...
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