Full Text | PDF

Share on facebook Share on tweeters Share on linkedin Share on googleplus

Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(14):2741-2751. doi:10.7150/ijbs.49871 This issue Cite

Review

Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease

Yingzhi Zhuge1,2#, Jian Zhang1,2#, Fanyu Qian1,2, Zhengwang Wen2, Chao Niu1,2, Ke Xu3, Hao Ji3, Xing Rong2, Maoping Chu1,2✉, Chang Jia1,2✉

1. Pediatric Research Institute, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China.
2. Children's Heart Center, Institute of Cardiovascular Development and Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China.
3. The Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
#These authors contributed equally to this work.

✉ Corresponding authors: Maoping Chu (E-mail: chmpingcom); Chang Jia (E-mail: jiashang0802com).

Citation:
Zhuge Y, Zhang J, Qian F, Wen Z, Niu C, Xu K, Ji H, Rong X, Chu M, Jia C. Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(14):2741-2751. doi:10.7150/ijbs.49871. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p2741.htm
Other styles

File import instruction

Abstract

Graphic abstract

Normally, smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are localized in the tunica media of the vasculature, where they take responsibility for vascular contraction and extracellular matrix (ECM) generation. SMCs also play a significant role in obedience and elastic rebound of the artery in response to the haemodynamic condition. However, under pathological or stressed conditions, phenotype switching from contractile to synthetic state or other cell types will occur in SMCs to positively or negatively contribute to disease progression. Various studies demonstrated that functional changes of SMCs are implicated in several cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we present the function of vascular SMCs (VSMCs) and the involved molecular mechanisms about phenotype switching, and summarize the roles of SMCs in atherosclerosis, hypertension, arterial aneurysms and myocardial infarction, hoping to obtain potential therapeutic targets against cardiovascular disease in the clinical practices.

Keywords: smooth muscle cells, cardiovascular disease, phenotype switching, arterial aneurysms

Citation styles

APA
Zhuge, Y., Zhang, J., Qian, F., Wen, Z., Niu, C., Xu, K., Ji, H., Rong, X., Chu, M., Jia, C. (2020). Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(14), 2741-2751. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.49871.

ACS
Zhuge, Y.; Zhang, J.; Qian, F.; Wen, Z.; Niu, C.; Xu, K.; Ji, H.; Rong, X.; Chu, M.; Jia, C. Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2020, 16 (14), 2741-2751. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.49871.

NLM
Zhuge Y, Zhang J, Qian F, Wen Z, Niu C, Xu K, Ji H, Rong X, Chu M, Jia C. Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(14):2741-2751. doi:10.7150/ijbs.49871. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p2741.htm

CSE
Zhuge Y, Zhang J, Qian F, Wen Z, Niu C, Xu K, Ji H, Rong X, Chu M, Jia C. 2020. Role of smooth muscle cells in Cardiovascular Disease. Int J Biol Sci. 16(14):2741-2751.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
Popup Image

©2025 Ivyspring International Publisher. Terms of use