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Adiponectin Induces Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation via Repression of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 and FoxO4
Author(s) -
Min Ding,
Yi Xie,
Róbert Wágner,
Jin Yu,
Ana Catarina Ribeiro Carrao,
Lucinda S. Liu,
Anthony K. Guzman,
Richard J. Powell,
John Hwa,
Eva M. Rzucidlo,
Kathleen A. Martin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.110.216804
Subject(s) - p70 s6 kinase 1 , vascular smooth muscle , adiponectin , microbiology and biotechnology , protein kinase b , phosphorylation , medicine , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , endocrinology , biology , signal transduction , pharmacology , insulin , insulin resistance , smooth muscle
The adipocyte-secreted hormone adiponectin exerts important cardioprotective and antidiabetic effects. Little is known about its effect on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), key cells in restenosis, hypertension, and atherosclerosis.

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