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SUBMITTER: Zimmerman KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4816666 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimmerman Kurt A KA Xing Dongqi D Pallero Manuel A MA Lu Ailing A Ikawa Masahito M Black Leland L Hoyt Kenneth L KL Kabarowski Janusz H JH Michalak Marek M Murphy-Ullrich Joanne E JE
Journal of vascular research 20150101 5
<h4>Background/aims</h4>The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress protein, calreticulin (CRT), is required for the production of TGF-β-stimulated extracellular matrix (ECM) by fibroblasts. Since TGF-β regulates vascular fibroproliferative responses and collagen deposition, we investigated the effects of CRT knockdown on vascular smooth-muscle cell (VSMC) fibroproliferative responses and collagen deposition.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a carotid artery ligation model of vascular injury, Cre-recombinase-IRES ...[more]