Smooth muscle FGF/TGFβ cross talk regulates atherosclerosis progression

Abstract The conversion of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from contractile to proliferative phenotype is thought to play an important role in atherosclerosis. However, the contribution of this process to plaque growth has never been fully defined. In this study, we show that activation of SMC T...

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Main Authors: Pei‐Yu Chen, Lingfeng Qin, Guangxin Li, George Tellides, Michael Simons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2016-05-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201506181
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