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Cytoskeletal-related genes function as checkpoints for the maintenance of VSMC contractile phenotype and prevent pathological remodeling in arterial diseases.
Journal of advanced research - 1 Mar 2026
Liu Yunchang, Zeng Liping, Cai Qi, Zeng Yunfei, Zheng Shuo, Gong Xue, Zhou Lu, Tian Miao, Chen Lianglong, Wu Gengze, Zeng Chunyu
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INTRODUCTION: Arterial pathological remodeling, central to arterial diseases including atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms, is characterized by vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching with concomitant loss of contractile markers. Uncovering the molecular changes initiating phenotypic transition may advance the understanding of vascular pathogenesis and provide new therapeutic strategies....
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