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

• Main Authors: Shinji Yoshiyama (Author), Takahiro Horinouchi (Author), Soichi Miwa (Author), Hong Hui Wang (Author), Kazuhiro Kohama (Author), Akio Nakamura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...