Article
Neointima formation after vascular stent implantation. Spatial and chronological distribution of smooth muscle cell proliferation and phenotypic modulation.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Nov 1994
Bai H, Masuda J, Sawa Y, Nakano S, Shirakura R, Shimazaki Y, Ogata J, Matsuda H
Abstract excerpt
Intravascular stents have proved useful as angioplasty devices, but intimal hyperplasia after stent implantation remains an unsolved problem. In the present study, we analyzed the spatial and chronological distribution of proliferation and phenotypes of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in rabbit aortas...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Division
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Phenotype
- Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
- Rabbits
- Stents
- Time Factors
- Tunica Intima