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SUBMITTER: Rogers NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4096433 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Rogers Natasha M NM Sharifi-Sanjani Maryam M Csányi Gábor G Pagano Patrick J PJ Isenberg Jeffrey S JS
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology 20140111
Cardiovascular homeostasis and health is maintained through the balanced interactions of cardiac generated blood flow and cross-talk between the cellular components that comprise blood vessels. Central to this cross-talk is endothelial generated nitric oxide (NO) that stimulates relaxation of the contractile vascular smooth muscle (VSMC) layer of blood vessels. In cardiovascular disease this balanced interaction is disrupted and NO signaling is lost. Work over the last several years indicates th ...[more]