Role of Myoendothelial Gap Junctions in the Regulation of Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation by Laminar Shear Stress

Role of Myoendothelial Gap Junctions in the Regulation of Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation by Laminar Shear Stress

Background/Aims: Smooth muscle cells may dedifferentiate into the synthetic phenotype and promote atherosclerosis. Here, we explored the role of myoendothelial gap junctions in phenotypic switching of human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (HCASMCs) co-cultured with human coronary artery endothel...

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Main Authors: Zongqi Zhang, Yizhu Chen, Tiantian Zhang, Lingyu Guo, Wenlong Yang, Junfeng Zhang, Changqian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-07-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Human coronary artery smooth muscle cells
Human coronary artery endothelial cells
Co-culture
Shear stress
Myoendothelial gap junction
Connexin
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445636

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