4.4 ARTERIAL PHENOTYPE MODULATION AND REGULATION OF VASCULAR FIBROSIS IN MICE BY CONDITIONAL INACTIVATION OF INTEGRIN AV SUBUNIT IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS

Integrin αv functions as a receptor for adhesion proteins and is expressed at high density in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)1,2,3,4,5 whose phenotypic modulation plays a crucial role in arterial ageing and atherosclerosis.6,7. Our aim was to define the arterial phenotype in mice conditionally...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina Belozertseva, Huguette Louis, Zhenlin Li, Mustapha Bourhim, Dominique Dumas, Veronique Regnault, Patrick Lacolley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2016-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930391/view