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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α in Smooth Muscle Cells Protects Against Aortic Aneurysms-Brief Report.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 2016
Imanishi Masaki, Chiba Yoichi, Tomita Noriko, Matsunaga Shinji, Nakagawa Toshitaka, Ueno Masaki, Yamamoto Kazuhiro, Tamaki Toshiaki, Tomita Shuhei
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of smooth muscle cell-derived hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (Hif-1α) in the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Control mice and smooth muscle cell-specific hypoxia-inducible factor-1α-deficient mice were infused with β-aminopropionitrile for 2 weeks and angiotensin II for 6 weeks to induce aortic aneurysm formation. Mutant mice...
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