Chemerin Added to Endothelin-1 Promotes Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration

BackgroundWhile chemerin has been shown to increase proliferation and migration of systemic vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) contributing therefore to the development of hypertension, this remains to be clarified for the pulmonary circulation.MethodsExpression of chemerin and its three receptors...

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Main Authors: Aliénor Hanthazi, Pascale Jespers, Grégory Vegh, Christine Dubois, Géraldine Hubesch, Jean-Yves Springael, Laurence Dewachter, Kathleen Mc Entee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00926/full