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Endothelial-derived nitric oxide impacts vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypes under high wall shear stress condition.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 25 Dec 2024
Sawasaki Kaoru, Nakamura Masanori, Kimura Naoyuki, Kawahito Koji, Yamazaki Masashi, Fujie Hiromichi, Sakamoto Naoya
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The Phenotypic states of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are essential to understanding vascular pathophysiology. SMCs in vessels generally express a specific set of contractile proteins, but decreased contractile protein expression, indicating a phenotypic shift, is a hallmark of vascular diseases. Recent studies have suggested the relation of abnormally high wall shear stress (WSS) of approximately 20 Pa...
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