This experiment tests the hypothesis that interleukin-1 promotes SMC phenotypic modulation to a distinct inflammatory state relative to the growth factor PDGF-DD. Cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells were treated with IL-1b (2.5 ng/mL) or vehicle (0.1% BSA and 10 mM acetic acid) or PDGF-DD (30 ng...
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus