National space agencies and private corporations aim at an extended presence of humans
in space in the medium to long term. Together with currently suboptimal technology …

Recent advances in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) research have
opened a new avenue for stem cell-based generation of vascular cells. Based on their …

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play important roles not only in the physiological
functions of the blood vessels, such as vasoconstriction, vasodilatation and extracellular …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death globally. Genome-wide
association studies (GWASs) have identified more than 95 independent loci that influence …

Rationale: Vascular smooth muscle turnover has important implications for blood vessel
repair and for the development of cardiovascular diseases, yet lack of specific transgenic …

Background Recent studies have shown that the long non-coding RNA urothelial carcinoma-
associated (UCA1) plays a key role in cardiovascular injury. However, the potential …

Smooth muscle is increasingly recognized as a key mechanical sculptor of epithelia during
embryonic development. Smooth muscle is a mesenchymal tissue that surrounds the …

Construction of an artificial vascular graft is widely considered a promising strategy in
vascular tissue engineering. However, limited sources of functional vascular smooth muscle …

Vascular anomalies are localized defects of morphogenesis that can affect lymphatic and
blood vessels. They are generally called birthmarks, typically observed soon after birth and …

Significance: Atherosclerosis is a major cause for the death of human beings, and it takes
place in large-and middle-sized arteries. The pathogenesis of the disease has been widely …