Established neointimal hyperplasia in vein grafts expands via TGF-β-mediated progressive fibrosis
Established neointimal hyperplasia in vein grafts expands via TGF-β-mediated progressive fibrosis
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.00268.2009
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Berceli, Scott A.
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作者:
Jiang, Zhihua;Tao, Ming;Berceli, Scott A.
Jiang Z, Tao M, Omalley KA, Wang D, Ozaki CK, Berceli SA. Established neointimal hyperplasia in vein grafts expands via TGF-beta-mediated progressive fibrosis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H1200-H1207, 2009. First published July 17, 2009; doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00268.2009.-In weeks to months following implantation, neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in vein grafts (VGs) transitions from a cellularized to a decellularized phenotype. The inhibition of early cellular proliferation failed to improve long-term VG patency. We have previously demonstrated that transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1))/connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) pathways mediate a conversion of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts in the early VG (