Integrin α9 is involved in the pathopoiesis of acute aortic dissection via mediating phenotype switch of vascular smooth muscle cell
Bi Huang, Yuting Niu, Zhaoran Chen, Yanmin Yang, Xiaojian Wang
Topics & Concepts
BiologyPhenotypeVascular smooth muscleActin cytoskeletonMicroarray analysis techniquesGeneIntegrinOsteopontinFocal adhesionCandidate geneAortic dissectionPhenotypic switchingActinBlotGene expressionMolecular biologyCell biologyCellImmunologySignal transductionGeneticsInternal medicineCytoskeletonMedicineEndocrinologyAortaSmooth muscleAortic aneurysm repair treatmentsCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches