Collagens in the blood vessel wall are major constituents of the extracellular matrix fulfilling
an essential supportive or mechanical role vital, within this as in other tissues, to the overall …

Currently, coronary artery disease (CAD) is considered a major ailment in humans with
widespread prevalence. CAD also accounts for high mortality rates around the world that …

Experimental aneurysmatic dilatation of the rabbit common carotid artery was induced by a
single, periarterial application of calcium chloride in vivo. Vessels were fixed in situ after 3 d …

The barrier function of blood vessels is though to be regulated at least in part by
endothelium. This concept is supported by the dramatic loss of barrier function occurring in …

Understanding the response of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the dynamic
biomechanical vascular environment is important for vascular regeneration. Native vessel …

Immunosuppressants have been associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. We
determined the effects of calcineurin and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor …

Cerebrovascular endothelial cells from adult bovine brain were carried successfully in long-
term, serial culture. Endothelial cells were obtained from the middle and anterior cerebral …

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been used clinically for 8 years
and is becoming widely accepted in the treatment of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease …

Repeated weak electrical stimulations of rabbit carotid artery walls with implanted electrodes
cause intimal proliferations of smooth muscle cells (SMC) and lead to fribromuscular …

The thickened subendothelium of brain arteries that is characteristic of atherosclerosis was
assessed for the directional organization of the two main birefringent components, smooth …