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AKT Mediates Adiponectin-Dependent Regulation of VSMC Phenotype.
Cells - 20 Oct 2023
Cullen Abigail E, Centner Ann M, Deitado Riley, Ismaeel Ahmed, Koutakis Panagiotis, Muller-Delp Judy, Salazar Gloria
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Adiponectin (adipoq), the most abundant hormone in circulation, has many beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, in part by preserving the contractile phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). However, the lack of adiponectin or its receptor and treatment with recombinant adiponectin have shown contradictory effects on plaque in mice. RNA sequence of Adipoq+/+ and adipoq-/- VSMCs from male...
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