Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Growth inhibition of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells following long-term heparin treatment.

29 Nov 2009 Heparin (HP) inhibits pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell (PASMC) growth in vitro and vascular remodeling in vivo. Bârzu et al. (1994) suggested that the antiproliferative effect of HP on rat aortic smooth muscle cell in vitro diminishes with ... Read more...

S-phase kinase-associated protein-2 (Skp2) promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointima formation in vivo.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation plays an important role in the development of postangioplasty or in-stent restenosis, venous graft failure, and atherosclerosis. Our previous work has demonstrated S-phase kinase-associated ... Read more...

Upregulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and NADPH oxidases are involved in restenosis after balloon injury.

30 Oct 2009 Restenosis is a major complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and is characterized by increased superoxide formation and accumulation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The mechanisms through which peroxisome ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Myocytes, Smooth Muscle'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Growth inhibition of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells following long-term heparin treatment. 29 Nov 2009
• S-phase kinase-associated protein-2 (Skp2) promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointima formation in vivo. 30 Oct 2009
• Upregulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and NADPH oxidases are involved in restenosis after balloon injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Dependence of proliferative vascular smooth muscle cells on CD98hc (4F2hc, SLC3A2). 17 Oct 2009
• Increased expression of IL-33 in severe asthma: evidence of expression by airway smooth muscle cells. 13 Oct 2009
• Urokinase-receptor-mediated phenotypic changes in vascular smooth muscle cells require the involvement of membrane rafts. 10 Oct 2009
• Hypoxia selectively inhibits KCNA5 channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. 29 Sep 2009
• Smooth muscle cell adhesion in surface-modified three-dimensional copolymer scaffolds prepared from co-continuous blends. 29 Sep 2009
• Cytocompatibility studies of an in situ photopolymerized thermoresponsive hydrogel nanoparticle system using human aortic smooth muscle cells. 29 Sep 2009
• The best "model system" for human (coronary arteries) is human. 20 Sep 2009
• The alpha-1D Is the predominant alpha-1-adrenergic receptor subtype in human epicardial coronary arteries. 20 Sep 2009
• Aldosterone-induced activation of signaling pathways requires activity of angiotensin type 1a receptors. 15 Sep 2009
• Concurrent vasculogenesis and neurogenesis from adult neural stem cells. 15 Sep 2009
• Simulation of the contractile response of cells on an array of micro-posts. 11 Sep 2009
• Replicative senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells enhances the calcification through initiating the osteoblastic transition. 9 Sep 2009
• Tbx1 regulates proliferation and differentiation of multipotent heart progenitors. 8 Sep 2009
• Estradiol-mediated ERK phosphorylation and apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells requires GPR 30. 7 Sep 2009
• Inherent differences in morphology, proliferation, and migration in saphenous vein smooth muscle cells cultured from nondiabetic and Type 2 diabetic patients. 7 Sep 2009
• Human airway smooth muscle cells from asthmatic individuals have CXCL8 hypersecretion due to increased NF-kappa B p65, C/EBP beta, and RNA polymerase II binding to the CXCL8 promoter. 2 Sep 2009
• VEGF-C regulates lymphangiogenesis and capillary stability by regulation of PDGF-B. 2 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Myocytes, Smooth Muscle'

Definition: Non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cells found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They are derived from specialized myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SMOOTH MUSCLE).

Descriptor UI: D032389

Alternative terms: Myocytes, Smooth Muscle; Myocyte, Smooth Muscle; Smooth Muscle Myocyte; Smooth Muscle Myocytes; Smooth Muscle Cells; Cell, Smooth Muscle; Cells, Smooth Muscle; Smooth Muscle Cell;

Related Mesh Headings: Myoblasts, Smooth Muscle;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A11.620.520;

History Note: 2003