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Serum Amyloid A Induces a Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switch through the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Zhang Xincai, Chen Jinqin, Wang Shixun
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis is an important pathological condition which is accompanied by a vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype switch toward a synthetic phenotype. As an acute-phase protein, Serum Amyloid A (SAA) is thought to have a close relationship to atherosclerosis development. However, no study has investigated the direct effect of SAA on the VSMC phenotype switch, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The...
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