Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are key participants in both early and late-stage
atherosclerosis. VSMCs invade the early atherosclerotic lesion from the media, expanding …

The signaling component of the mammalian Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) family is
comprised of eighteen secreted proteins that interact with four signaling tyrosine kinase FGF …

Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) signalling plays a critical role in breast embryonal
development, tissue homeostasis, tumorigenesis and metastasis. FGFR, its numerous FGF …

Myocardin (MYOCD) is a potent transcriptional coactivator that functions primarily in cardiac
muscle and smooth muscle through direct contacts with serum response factor (SRF) over …

The fully differentiated medial vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of mature vessels
keep quiescent and contractile. However, VSMC can exhibit the plasticity in phenotype …

Aims Phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a key role in the
pathogenesis of different vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and restenosis after …

Despite their discovery as angiogenic factors and mitogens for endothelial cells more than
30 years ago, much remains to be determined about the role of fibroblast growth factors …

Adiponectin (adipoq), the most abundant hormone in circulation, has many beneficial effects
on the cardiovascular system, in part by preserving the contractile phenotype of vascular …

In this review, we summarize the latest research pertaining to MicroRNAs (miRs) related to
cardiovascular diseases. In today's molecular age, the key clinical aspects of diagnosing …

Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching plays a critical role in the
formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). FoxO3a is a key suppressor of VSMC …