2018
TCF7L2 (Transcription Factor 7-Like 2) Regulation of GATA6 (GATA-Binding Protein 6)-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Intimal Hyperplasia
Srivastava R, Rolyan H, Xie Y, Li N, Bhat N, Hong L, Esteghamat F, Adeniran A, Geirsson A, Zhang J, Ge G, Nobrega M, Martin KA, Mani A. TCF7L2 (Transcription Factor 7-Like 2) Regulation of GATA6 (GATA-Binding Protein 6)-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Intimal Hyperplasia. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2018, 39: 250-262. PMID: 30567484, PMCID: PMC6365015, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.118.311830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury-induced intimal hyperplasiaIntimal hyperplasiaObstructive coronary artery diseaseVascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiationSmooth muscle cell dedifferentiationVascular Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityLRP6 mutant miceOverexpression of TCF7L2Coronary artery diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsMultiple mouse modelsMuscle cell dedifferentiationWild-type littermatesSmooth muscle cellsRole of TCF7L2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell plasticitySmooth muscle cell differentiationArtery diseaseSM-MHCMouse modelCell cycle inhibitorsHaploinsufficient miceHyperplasia
2007
Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
Rzucidlo E, Martin K, Powell R. Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2007, 45: a25-a32. PMID: 17544021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationSmooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell differentiationCell differentiationPathogenesis of atherosclerosisMajor human diseasesLocal environmental cuesEnvironmental cuesContractile roleIntimal hyperplasiaDifferentiated stateVascular aneurysmsMolecular mechanismsVascular developmentPhenotypic switchingHuman diseasesVessel wallVSMCCritical roleDifferentiationEssential componentHypertensionAsthmaAtherosclerosisHyperplasia