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Epigenetic Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Atherosclerosis: A Role for DNA Methylation.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Sept 2022
Chen Yanjun, Liang Lingli, Wu Chunyan, Cao Zitong, Xia Linzhen, Meng Jun, Wang Zuo
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Atherosclerosis is a complex vascular inflammatory disease in which multiple cell types are involved, including vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In response to vascular injury and inflammatory stimuli, VSMCs undergo a "phenotypic switching" characterized by extracellular matrix secretion, loss of contractility, and abnormal proliferation and migration, which play a key role in the progression of...
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