Article
RGMa promotes dedifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells into a macrophage-like phenotype in vivo and in vitro.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Oct 2022
Yuan Xiaofan, Xiao Hongmei, Hu Qingzhe, Shen Guanru, Qin Xinyue
Abstract excerpt
Repulsive guidance molecule a (RGMa) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoprotein that has been demonstrated to influence inflammatory-related diseases in addition to regulating neuronal differentiation and survival during brain development. However, any function or mechanism of RGMa in dedifferentiation of contractile vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) during inflammatory-related atherosclerosis is...
Topics
- Mice
- Animals
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Neointima
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
- Cell Proliferation
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Phenotype
- Apolipoproteins E
