Effect of Cigarette Smoke Components on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration Toward Platelet-Derived Growth Factor BB

Effect of Cigarette Smoke Components on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration Toward Platelet-Derived Growth Factor BB

Cigarette smoking is one of the factors causing accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in atherosclerotic plaques. Changes in cell migration toward platelet-derived growth factor BB were investigated using a Boyden chamber after 48-h preincubation of GBaSM-4 VSMCs with nicotine or nico...

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Main Authors: Shinji Yoshiyama, Takahiro Horinouchi, Soichi Miwa, Hong Hui Wang, Kazuhiro Kohama, Akio Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319307492

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