Smooth muscle cells also proliferate and migrate upon the activation of chemical and mechanical factors, which modulates tissue homeostasis and development. Unfortunately, uncontrolled vascular smooth muscle contractility results in the development of hypertension. Aberrant airway smooth muscle reactivity leads ...
III. SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUENoavailable for this article.doi:10.1300/J021v03n01_08Gilloteaux, JacquesLinz, Michael HGerontology & Geriatrics Education
The smooth muscle tissue builds up the walls of all internal organs of the human body, including blood vessels, and is enriched in various ion channels that control excitability and contractility. From: Pharmacology, 2009 About this pageSet alert Discover other topics On this page Definition Chapte...
smooth muscle n. Muscle tissue that contracts without conscious control, having the form of thin layers or sheets made up of spindle-shaped, unstriated cells with single nuclei and found in the walls of the internal organs, such as the stomach, intestine, bladder, and blood vessels, excluding...
smooth muscle n. Muscle tissue that contracts without conscious control, having the form of thin layers or sheets made up of spindle-shaped, unstriated cells with single nuclei and found in the walls of the internal organs, such as the stomach, intestine, bladder, and blood vessels, excluding...
In this study, we investigated the ability of PGA fiber-based matrices bonded at their fiber crosspoints with a secondary polymer, poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), to resist cellular contractile forces and maintain their predefined structure during the process of smooth muscle (SM) tissue development ...
We hypothesized that engineered smooth muscle cell (SMC)-endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) bi-level cell sheets could improve ventricular dysfunction in DMCM. Primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and EPCs were isolated from the bone marrow of Wistar rats, and MSCs were differentiated into SMCs by...
(VSM) is a type of smooth muscle found in the walls of blood vessels. Mural cell is a term that refers to the combination of connective tissue cells calledpericytesand vascular smooth muscle cells in blood vessels. The presence of vascular smooth muscles in the blood vessels allows the ...
Engineering smooth muscle tissue with a predefined structure - Kim, Mooney - 1998Kim BS, Mooney DJ: Engineering smooth muscle tissue with a predefined structure. J Biomed Mater Res 41:322-332, 1998.Kim, B.S., and Mooney, D.J. Engineering smooth muscle tissue with a predefined structure. ...
Cardiovasc Diabetol (2017) 16:142 DOI 10.1186/s12933-017-0625-4 Cardiovascular Diabetology ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Open Access Tissue‑engineered smooth muscle cell and endothelial progenitor cell bi‑level cell sheets prevent progression of cardiac dysfunction, microvascular dysfunction, and ...