The C-terminal domain of thrombospondin-1 induces vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis
Nesselroth S, Willis A, Fuse S, Olson E, Lawler J, Sumpio B, Gahtan V. The C-terminal domain of thrombospondin-1 induces vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2001, 33: 595-600. PMID: 11241132, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.112318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsVSMC chemotaxisThrombospondin-1VSMC migrationAortic vascular smooth muscle cellsTop wellsAcute phase reactantsBoyden chamber chemotaxisSmooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell chemotaxisVascular diseaseVascular lesionsVascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxisSerum-free mediumMuscle cellsTSP-1 moleculeCell chemotaxisChemotaxis assaysBottom wellsAntibodiesSelective inhibitionT-test