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SCD1 deficiency alters the perivascular secretory function of adipocytes and induces phenotypic changes in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Mar 2026
Sowka Adrian, Balatskyi Volodymyr V, Navrulin Viktor O, Ntambi James M, Dobrzyn Pawel
Abstract excerpt
Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) maintains vascular homeostasis by secreting vasoactive factors that interact with vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). VSMCs maintaining the structure and function of blood vessels through their contractile phenotype. Under pathological conditions, the secretory function of PVAT changes from homeostatic to harmful. For this reason, VSMCs may undergo a phenotypic shift toward a...
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