Novel concepts for the role of smooth muscle cells in vascular disease: towards a new smooth muscle cell classification

Cardiovasc Res. 2018 Mar 15;114(4):477-480. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvy031.

Authors

Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat¹, Magnus Bäck²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet and Theme Heart and Vessels--Division of Coronary and Valvular Heart Disease, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 29408963
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy031

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Calcium Signaling
Cell Lineage
Cell Movement
Cell Plasticity
Cell Proliferation
Humans
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiopathology
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / metabolism
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / pathology*
Neovascularization, Physiologic
Phenotype
Vascular Diseases / metabolism
Vascular Diseases / pathology*
Vascular Diseases / physiopathology
Vasoconstriction
Vasodilation