Injury Induces Dedifferentiation of Smooth Muscle Cells and Increased Matrix-Degrading Metalloproteinase Activity in Human Saphenous Vein
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 21 (7) , 1146-1151
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hq0701.092106
Abstract
—Long-term patency of human saphenous vein bypass grafts is low because of intimal thickening and superimposed atherosclerosis. Matrix-degrading metalloproteinases (MMPs) and changes in vas...Keywords
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