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SUBMITTER: Hsieh PC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1448168 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hsieh Patrick C H PC Kenagy Richard D RD Mulvihill Eileen R ER Jeanette Joseph P JP Wang Xi X Chang Cindy M C CM Yao Zizhen Z Ruzzo Walter L WL Justice Suzanne S Hudkins Kelly L KL Alpers Charles E CE Berceli Scott S Clowes Alexander W AW
Journal of vascular surgery 20060101 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Placement in baboons of a distal femoral arteriovenous fistula increases shear stress through aortoiliac polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and induces regression of a preformed neointima. Atrophy of the neointima might be controlled by shear stress-induced genes, including the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). We have investigated the expression and function of BMPs 2, 4, and 5 in the graft neointima and in cultured baboon smooth muscle cells (SMCs).<h4>Methods</h4>Baboon ...[more]