Thrombospondin-2 is upregulated in patients with aortic dissection and enhances angiotensin II-induced smooth muscle cell apoptosis.
Liping Qi et al.
Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 20(6), 150-150 (2020-10-24)
Thrombospondin-2 (TSP-2) is an important extracellular matrix protein that is involved in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including viral myocarditis and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The present study aimed to investigate TSP-2 expression in patients with aortic dissection (AD). Aortas were
Identification and functional response of interstitial Cajal-like cells from rat mesenteric artery.
Aurélie Formey et al.
Cell and tissue research, 343(3), 509-519 (2011-01-19)
Cells with irregular shapes, numerous long thin filaments, and morphological similarities to the gastrointestinal interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) have been observed in the wall of some blood vessels. These ICC-like cells (ICC-LCs) do not correspond to the other cell
Quantification of The Surface Expression of G Protein-coupled Receptors Using Intact Live-cell Radioligand Binding Assays.
Xin Xu et al.
Bio-protocol, 10(18) (2021-02-26)
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most structurally diverse family of signaling proteins and regulate a variety of cell function. For most GPCRs, the cell surface is their functional destination where they are able to respond a wide range of