Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein Adiponectin Acts as a Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB–Binding Protein and Regulates Growth Factor–Induced Common Postreceptor Signal in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell

Abstract
Background— Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. We previously reported that adiponectin, an adipocyte-specific plasma protein, a...