… the contraction of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the pulmonary vasculature. Cell contraction
… types of vasodilators, including endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase type 5 (…

… contraction in cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and
angiogenesis in vascular endothelial cells and endothelial colony forming cells. The sarco/endoplasmic …

… to note that myofibrils contraction will occur whenever ROS increases within the vascular
smooth muscle cells, including the … Endothelin-1 limits vascular smooth muscle beta-adrenergic …

… Vascular endothelium is composed of mainly a monolayer of endothelial cells (ECs) and
located between circulating blood and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the wall of …

… Endothelin-1-induced pathological hypertrophy is mitigated on CMM, highlighting the role
of a native cardiac microenvironment in withstanding hypertrophy progression. CMM is a …

… Stimulation of adenosine A2B receptor inhibits endothelin-1induced cardiac fibroblast
proliferation and α-smooth muscle actin synthesis through the cAMP/Epac/PI3K/Akt-signaling …

… elastic fibers and particularly contractile vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), … smooth
muscle markers, such as cytoskeletal and contractile proteins, which include smooth muscle …

… dependent dilation, or limit edema via direct contraction of arteriolar smooth muscle. …
Endothelin-1-induced myocardial ischaemia and oedema in the rat: involvement of the ET A receptor…

… Further, obese adipose tissue has an increased secretion of VEGF that results in vascular
smooth muscle proliferation, which contributes to vascular dysfunction [98]. However, this …

… Using an animal model, Mladenov et al. suggested that ghrelin increased the tension of
endothelin-1 induced contraction in pig femoral arteries [256]. According to previous studies, in …