Abstract 1147: Crosstalk Between Alk5 And Mtorc1 Signaling Promotes VSMC Differentiation And The Therapeutic Effect Of Rapamycin
Chakraborty R, Chatterjee P, Dave J, Obrien B, Joshi D, Schulz V, Greif D, Hwa J, Gallagher P, Martin K. Abstract 1147: Crosstalk Between Alk5 And Mtorc1 Signaling Promotes VSMC Differentiation And The Therapeutic Effect Of Rapamycin. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: a1147-a1147. DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular smooth muscle cellsTherapeutic effect of rapamycinEffects of rapamycinVSMC differentiationContractile genesConsistent with in vitro findingsRapamycin treatmentCarotid artery injuryHuman coronary artery SMCsVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationIntimal hyperplasiaSmooth muscle cellsCoronary artery SMCsMTORC1 inhibitor rapamycinPhosphorylation of Smad2/3Inhibition of ALK5Smad-binding elementSmad transcription factorsALK5 activityArterial injuryArtery SMCsKnockout miceInhibition of mTORC1Vascular smooth muscle cell plasticityMuscle cells