Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Maintains the Contractile Phenotype of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Interacting With &agr;7&bgr;1 Integrin
Wang L, Zheng J, Du Y, Huang Y, Li J, Liu B, Liu C, Zhu Y, Gao Y, Xu Q, Kong W, Wang X. Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Maintains the Contractile Phenotype of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Interacting With &agr;7&bgr;1 Integrin. Circulation Research 2009, 106: 514-525. PMID: 20019333, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.202762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsAntigens, CDAorta, ThoracicBecaplerminCarotid Artery InjuriesCatheterizationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Knockdown TechniquesGenetic VectorsGlycoproteinsIntegrin alpha ChainsIntegrinsMaleMatrilin ProteinsMuscle ContractionMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhenotypePlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProtein Interaction MappingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsCartilage oligomeric matrix proteinEffects of COMPContractile phenotypeFocal adhesion assemblyVSMC differentiation marker genesAdenoviral overexpressionSmooth muscle cellsNormal vascular smooth muscle cellsVSMC phenotype switchingDifferentiation marker genesActin fiber organizationMuscle cellsAdhesion assemblyVascular extracellular matrixVSMC contractile phenotypeMarker genesDifferentiated stateRat vascular smooth muscle cellsPhenotype switchingPlatelet-derived growthVSMC adhesionMatrix proteinsVSMC dedifferentiationSmall interferingADAMTS-7 Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Neointima Formation in Balloon-Injured Rat Arteries
Wang L, Zheng J, Bai X, Liu B, Liu C, Xu Q, Zhu Y, Wang N, Kong W, Wang X. ADAMTS-7 Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Neointima Formation in Balloon-Injured Rat Arteries. Circulation Research 2009, 104: 688-698. PMID: 19168437, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.188425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsADAMTS7 ProteinAnimalsBecaplerminCarotid ArteriesCarotid Artery InjuriesCatheterizationCell MovementCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGlycoproteinsHyperplasiaMaleMatrilin ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNF-kappa BPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTime FactorsTranscription Factor AP-1Transduction, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTunica IntimaConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsCartilage oligomeric matrix proteinADAMTS-7VSMC migrationIntimal thickeningNeointima formationProinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alphaCytokine tumor necrosis factor alphaTumor necrosis factor alphaADAMTS-7 levelsVascular smooth muscle cell migrationDevelopment of atherosclerosisPrimary vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell migrationNecrosis factor alphaNovel therapeutic targetSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cell migrationPlatelet-derived growthFamily of proteinasesMigration/invasionOligomeric matrix proteinPerivascular administrationBalloon injuryVascular injury