Photochemotherapy of vascular cells with 8‐methoxypsoralen and visible light: differential effects on endothelial and smooth muscle cells
Lee DM, Gasparro FP, Wang XJ, Kopec C, DeLeo K, Sumpio BE. Photochemotherapy of vascular cells with 8‐methoxypsoralen and visible light: differential effects on endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine 2002, 18: 244-252. PMID: 12390666, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2002.02770.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cellsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyMuscle cellsTransluminal coronary angioplastyLong-term efficacyAortic smooth muscle cellsBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsDose-dependent fashionReversible inhibitionCoronary angioplastyIntermediate doseLow doseHigh doseSMC proliferationCell countVascular cellsDoseProliferation of ECsEC proliferationDifferential effectsProliferationCellular migrationPresent studySignificant effectInhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation with red wine and red wine polyphenols
Araim O, a J, Waterhouse AL, Sumpio BE. Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation with red wine and red wine polyphenols. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2002, 35: 1226-1232. PMID: 12042735, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.124358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed wine polyphenol extractVascular SMC proliferationRed wine polyphenolsVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationSmooth muscle cell proliferationMuscle cell proliferationSMC proliferationAtherosclerotic diseaseBeneficial effectsWine polyphenolsVascular SMCsTrypan blue exclusion studiesDealcoholized red wineRed wine consumptionCell proliferationPolyphenol extractDose-dependent fashionInhibits SMC proliferationPotential beneficial effectsObserved beneficial effectsBovine aortic SMCDehydrogenase cytotoxicityAortic SMCsInhibitory effectRed wine