Vascular smooth muscle phenotypic diversity and function
SA Fisher - Physiological genomics, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The control of force production in vascular smooth muscle is critical to the normal regulation
of blood flow and pressure, and altered regulation is common to diseases such as …
of blood flow and pressure, and altered regulation is common to diseases such as …
[HTML][HTML] Membrane segregation and downregulation of raft markers during sarcolemmal differentiation in skeletal muscle cells
A Draeger, K Monastyrskaya, FC Burkhard… - Developmental …, 2003 - Elsevier
Muscle contraction implies flexibility in combination with force resistance and requires a high
degree of sarcolemmal organization. Smooth muscle cells differentiate largely from …
degree of sarcolemmal organization. Smooth muscle cells differentiate largely from …
[图书][B] Vascular Smooth Muscle: Structure and Function in Health and Disease
CM Hai - 2016 - books.google.com
This book presents key concepts in the structure and function of vascular smooth muscle
cells in health and disease. Supplemental reading may be drawn from the extensive …
cells in health and disease. Supplemental reading may be drawn from the extensive …
Vascular smooth muscle diversity: insights from developmental biology
MW Majesky - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2003 - Springer
Vascular smooth muscle exhibits remarkable structural and functional diversity. For many
years, this diversity was thought to be due to plasticity of a single type of smooth muscle cell …
years, this diversity was thought to be due to plasticity of a single type of smooth muscle cell …
Smooth muscle phenotypic modulation—a personal experience
JH Campbell, GR Campbell - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
The idea that smooth muscle cells can exist in multiple phenotypic states depending on the
functional demands placed upon them has been around for> 5 decades. However, much of …
functional demands placed upon them has been around for> 5 decades. However, much of …
Morphology of smooth muscle
G Gabella - Cellular aspects of smooth muscle function, 1997 - cambridge.org
Smooth muscle has a wide distribution in the body, and its functional specializations are
extraordinarily varied. Smooth muscle is chiefly located in the wall of hollow organs, where it …
extraordinarily varied. Smooth muscle is chiefly located in the wall of hollow organs, where it …
Transdifferentiation of mouse aortic smooth muscle cells to a macrophage-like state after cholesterol loading
JX Rong, M Shapiro, E Trogan… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Mouse aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were loaded for 72 h with cholesterol by using
cholesterol: methyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes, leading to≈ 2-fold and≈ 10-fold increases in …
cholesterol: methyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes, leading to≈ 2-fold and≈ 10-fold increases in …
Vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation in culture is associated with reorganisation of contractile and cytoskeletal proteins
NF Worth, BE Rolfe, J Song… - Cell motility and the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Smooth muscle cells (SMC) exhibit a functional plasticity, modulating from the mature
phenotype in which the primary function is contraction, to a less differentiated state with …
phenotype in which the primary function is contraction, to a less differentiated state with …
Vascular smooth muscle adaptation to increased load
CL Seidel, LA Schildmeyer - Annual review of physiology, 1987 - annualreviews.org
This review describes the adaptive response of the vascular wall to a chronic increased
load, that is, increased transmural pressure. Because it is not clear whether the changes in …
load, that is, increased transmural pressure. Because it is not clear whether the changes in …