Smooth muscle cell plasticity: fact or fiction?

Circ Res. 2013 Jan 4;112(1):17-22. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.281048. Epub 2012 Oct 23.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Dedifferentiation*
  • Cell Lineage
  • Cell Movement*
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Extracellular Matrix / metabolism
  • Extracellular Matrix / pathology
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / injuries
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology*
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / metabolism
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / pathology*
  • Phenotype
  • Signal Transduction
  • Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Stem Cells / pathology*
  • Vascular System Injuries / genetics
  • Vascular System Injuries / metabolism
  • Vascular System Injuries / pathology*
  • Vasoconstriction