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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Jungsul Lee
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1888 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Chang Soyoung S Song Seungjeong S Lee Jungsul J Yoon Jonghee J Park Junseong J Choi Sungyoung S Park Je-Kyun JK Choi Kyungsun K Choi Chulhee C
PloS one 20140204 2
Loss of contractility and acquisition of an epithelial phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are key events in proliferative vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis and post-angioplastic restenosis. There is no proper cell culture system allowing differentiation of VSMCs so that it is difficult to delineate the molecular mechanism responsible for proliferative vasculopathy. We investigated whether a micropatterned substrate could restore the contractile phenotype of VSMCs in vit ...[more]