Nicotine induces mitogen-activated protein kinase dependent vascular smooth muscle cell migration
Di Luozzo G, Pradhan S, Dhadwal AK, Chen A, Ueno H, Sumpio BE. Nicotine induces mitogen-activated protein kinase dependent vascular smooth muscle cell migration. Atherosclerosis 2005, 178: 271-277. PMID: 15694934, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cell migrationSmooth muscle cell migrationMuscle cell migrationInhibitors of p38VSMC migrationMitogen-activated protein kinaseEndothelial cellsDevelopment of atherosclerosisEffects of nicotineCell migrationWestern blotting methodInjury modelVascular endotheliumCigarette smokeBoyden chamber chemotaxis assaysAortic VSMCsChemotactic effectMAPKs p38NicotineChemoattractant moleculesChemotaxis assaysCellular mechanismsUltrastructural changesVSMCP44/42 activation