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Artery Smooth Muscle Tissue

The smooth muscle tissue present in the tunica media which is the middle layer of the wall of an artery.
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1969-2018
05010019692018

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ArteriesBlood VesselMuscle

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Transforming growth factor-beta1 induces Nox4 NAD(P)H oxidase and reactive oxygen species-dependent proliferation in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.
Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) is abundantly expressed in pulmonary hypertension, but its effect on the pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Angiotensin II and aldosterone regulate gene transcription via functional mineralocortocoid receptors in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells.
Inhibition or blockade of the angiotensin-aldosterone system consistently decreases ischemic cardiovascular events in clinical… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Dichloroacetate prevents and reverses pulmonary hypertension by inducing pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell apoptosis.
The pulmonary arteries (PA) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are constricted and remodeled;. They have suppressed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Inflammatory cytokines stimulated C-reactive protein production by human coronary artery smooth muscle cells.
BACKGROUND Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are good predictors of the development of cardiovascular events in apparently… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Inhibition of endogenous TRP1 decreases capacitative Ca2+ entry and attenuates pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation.
Pulmonary vascular medial hypertrophy due to proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) greatly contributes to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Serotonin transporter overexpression is responsible for pulmonary artery smooth muscle hyperplasia in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Hyperplasia of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PA-SMCs) is a hallmark pathological feature of primary pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Altered growth responses of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from patients with primary pulmonary hypertension to transforming growth factor-beta(1) and bone morphogenetic proteins.
BACKGROUND Mutations in the type II receptor for bone morphogenetic protein (BMPR-II), a receptor member of the transforming… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dysfunctional voltage-gated K+ channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells of patients with primary pulmonary hypertension.
BACKGROUND Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare disease of unknown cause. Although PPH and secondary pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vitro in human macrophages, endothelial cells, and aortic artery smooth muscle cells.
Chlamydia pneumoniae has recently been associated with atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries. To investigate the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
cGMP-dependent protein kinase activates Ca-activated K channels in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells.
Guanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase (cGMP-PK) plays a central role in the mediation of the… (More)
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