Cultured rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells do not express a functional TRPV1.

We showed previously that capsaicin, an active compound of chili peppers, can inhibit platelet-derived growth factor-induced proliferation in primary rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The inhibition of BrdU incorporation by capsaicin in these cells was revoked by BCTC, which might be explain...

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Main Authors: Tina Blažević, Cosmin I Ciotu, Markus Gold-Binder, Elke H Heiss, Michael J M Fischer, Verena M Dirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281191