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

• Autors principals: Shinji Yoshiyama (Autor), Takahiro Horinouchi (Autor), Soichi Miwa (Autor), Hong Hui Wang (Autor), Kazuhiro Kohama (Autor), Akio Nakamura (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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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...