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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor triggers vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation by a p68-serum response factor axis.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Apr 2017
Fan Ye, Zhang Jing, Chen Cai-Yu, Xiao Ying-Bin, Asico Laureano D, Jose Pedro A, Xu Jian-Cheng, Qian Gui-Sheng, Zeng Chun-Yu
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AIMS: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important proinflammatory mediator linked to arterial diseases. Although its inflammatory property such as macrophage recruitment is known for contributing to vascular pathogenesis, the direct effects of MIF on homeostasis and biological function of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) that are crucial for development of arterial abnormalities, are poorly...
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