Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells
Akasaka K, Akasaka N, Di Luozzo G, Sasajima T, Sumpio BE. Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 517-522. PMID: 15838488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of homocysteineMigration of SMCsLevels of homocysteineProgressive intimal thickeningAortic smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell migrationBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsPotential therapeutic implicationsSmooth muscle cellsP38 activationExposure of SMCMuscle cell migrationSMC chemotaxisRisk factorsSelective blockadeIntimal thickeningTherapeutic implicationsP38-dependent pathwaySMC proliferationBoyden chamberChemotactic potentialMuscle cellsHomocysteineFetal bovine serumP38 inhibitor