Background: Endothelin triggers vasoconstriction via activation of endothelin A (ETA) and endothelin B2 (ETB2) receptors on vascular smooth muscle cells and vasodilation by stimulating the release of ...

Patency of autologous human saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) is compromised by intimal thickening and superimposed atherosclerosis, caused by migration of vascular smooth muscle ...

Scientists have struggled to trace the specific biology behind diabetes-associated heart disease risk or find ways to intervene. Now, researchers have hunted down a possible culprit -- a protein ...

Researchers have discovered that a key protein controls how stem cells 'choose' to become either skeletal muscle cells that move limbs, or smooth muscle cells that support blood vessels. The results ...

Endothelial and smooth-muscle cells from bovine mesenteric lymphatic vessels have been collected and cultured in vitro. The endothelial cells grew as a monolayer exhibiting a "cobblestone" appearance ...

Asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis are characterized by similar inflammatory infiltrates in the submucosa of the lower airway. However, eosinophilic bronchitis differs from asthma in that there is no ...

The muscular system works to control the movement of our body and internal organs. Muscle tissue contains something called muscle fibers. Muscle fibers consist of a single muscle cell. They help to ...