Endothelial Dysfunction and Collagen Accumulation

Endothelial dysfunction and collagen accumulation: two independent factors for restenosis and constrictive remodeling after experimental angioplasty.

BACKGROUND Constrictive remodeling plays a prominent role in restenosis after balloon angioplasty, but its regulation remains unclear. Because endothelial dysfunction and changes in extracellular matrix have been reported after angioplasty, this study was designed to simultaneously evaluate endothelial function and collagen and elastin changes after restenosis and arterial remodeling. METHODS...

Fibrotic Collagen Accumulation and Immune

Plasma Membrane Overgrowth Causes 1 Fibrotic Collagen Accumulation and Immune 2 Activation in Drosophila Adipocytes 3 4 Yiran Zang, Wan Ming, Min Liu, Hongmei Ke, Shuangchun Ma, Lu-Ping Liu, Jian5 Quan Ni and José Carlos Pastor-Pareja 6 7 Affiliations: 8 1 School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 9 2 Gene Regulatory Lab, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijin...

Lymphokine Stimulation of Collagen Accumulation

to cause enhanced collagen accumulation by human embryonic lung fibroblasts (WI-38), as measured by hydroxyproline content of fibroblast monolayers, ["C] proline incorporation into soluble collagen and collagenase release of radioactivity in supernates and monolayers of cultures incubated with ["C] proline. This fibroblaststimulating activity, demonstrable by suitable dilutions of the supernate...

Endothelial dysfunction and diabetes.

Endothelial dysfunction and hypertension.