Synergistic Effect of Cool/Thaw Cycles on Vascular Cells in an In Vitro Model of Cryoplasty
Yiu WK, Cheng SW, Sumpio BE. Synergistic Effect of Cool/Thaw Cycles on Vascular Cells in an In Vitro Model of Cryoplasty. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2008, 19: 925-930. PMID: 18503909, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsAkt activationEndothelial cellsApoptotic smooth muscle cellsActivation of AktBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsAortic smooth muscle cellsSurvival responseDeoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingFetal bovine serumTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingTransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingImmunoblot analysisDUTP nick end labelingHigher apoptotic rateVascular cells