OBJECTIVES To determine the phenotypical state of smooth muscle cells during the
pathogenesis of an atherosclerotic lesion, and to determine the morphological state of the …

Julie H. Campbell and Gordon R. Campbell Page 1 The role of smooth muscle cells in
atherosclerosis Julie H. Campbell and Gordon R. Campbell Centre for Research in Vascular …

Abstract Purpose of Review This article summarizes previous and recent research on the
fundamental role of arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) as drivers of initial and, along with …

Intimal smooth muscle cell proliferation has been known to be the key event in the
development of advanced lesions of atherosclerosis. Since the important role of …

So Much Cholesterol: the unrecognized importance of smooth m... : Current Opinion in
Lipidology So Much Cholesterol: the unrecognized importance of smooth muscle cells in …

The effect of macrophages on rabbit vascular smooth muscle phenotype and proliferative
ability was examined using ultrastructural morphometry. The volume fraction of myofilaments …

Recently, there has been a dramatic change in the way we think about the role of vascular
smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis, and it is now generally accepted that a dearth of …

The intima of the adult human aorta consists of three sublayers: a muscular layer lying next
to the media, a median hyperplastic layer and an innermost connective tissue layer …

Lipid-laden foam cells are characteristic features of small human and experimental arterial
lesions (fatty streaks) and are also found in most advanced lesions, especially at the …

Proliferative activity of smooth muscle cells and foam cells characterizes experimental
atherosclerotic plaques as they first appear. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural …