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SUBMITTER: Li Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6765023 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Qian Q Fu Jialin J Xia Yu Y Qi Weier W Ishikado Atsushi A Park Kyoungmin K Yokomizo Hisashi H Huang Qian Q Cai Weikang W Rask-Madsen Christian C Kahn C Ronald CR King George L GL
Nature communications 20190927 1
Insulin and IGF-1 actions in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are associated with accelerated arterial intima hyperplasia and restenosis after angioplasty, especially in diabetes. To distinguish their relative roles, we delete insulin receptor (SMIRKO) or IGF-1 receptor (SMIGF1RKO) in VSMC and in mice. Here we report that intima hyperplasia is attenuated in SMIRKO mice, but not in SMIGF1RKO mice. In VSMC, deleting IGF1R increases homodimers of IR, enhances insulin binding, stimulates p-Akt an ...[more]