ReviewCardiovascular research2018
Smooth muscle cell fate and plasticity in atherosclerosis.
Review in Cardiovascular research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 285 papers.
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285 citing papers in PubMed, 493 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Replicative and Air Pollution-Induced Senescence: Telomere Dysfunction, Mitochondrial Stress, and Modulatory Effects of Astragaloside IV in Endothelial and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Article
- Olfactomedin-2 at the Crossroads of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Article
- Olfactomedin 2 Promotes Atherosclerosis by Eliciting Smooth Muscle Foam Cell Formation.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Article
- HMGB1 as a danger signal in vascular remodeling.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026Review
- Spatial transcriptomics reveals a key role of fibroblast-like vascular smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerotic cell crosstalk and stability.European heart journal · 2026Article
- Fibroblasts: a diverse population of cells balancing homeostasis, wound healing, regeneration, inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer across organs.JCI insight · 2026Review
- The nonexcitable smooth muscle: remodeling the smooth muscle ion transport toolkit in disease.Physiological reviews · 2026Review
- Smooth Muscle Cell Cytoglobin is a Negative Regulator of Atherosclerotic Fibrous Cap Development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Prenatal and Lactational Exposure to Polystyrene Nanoplastics Induces Lipid Accumulation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells of Male Offspring via the MAPK/ERK/UHRF1 Signaling Pathway.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2026Article
- METTL14 inhibits atherogenesis by epigenetically activating PPAR-α/γ transcription and fatty acid oxidation in VSMCs.Cardiovascular research · 2026Article
- The role of Smoothelin-B in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Article
- Female-Biased VSMC GRNs Predict MYH9 as Regulator of Fibrous Plaque Phenotype.Circulation research · 2026Article
- Nanomedicine-based theranostics in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.Journal of biomedical science · 2026Review
- Investigational New Drug-enabling studies in a human vessel-chip: Are we there yet?Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026Review
- A Mathematical Model for Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching In Atherosclerotic Plaque.Bulletin of mathematical biology · 2026Article
- ChemR23 prevents phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells into macrophage-like foam cells in atherosclerosis.Cardiovascular research · 2026Article
- ADAMTS7 promotes smooth muscle foam cell expansion in atherosclerosis.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Article
225 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
Current knowledge suggests that intimal smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in native atherosclerotic plaque derive mainly from the medial arterial layer. During this process, SMCs undergo complex structural and functional changes giving rise to a broad spectrum of phenotypes. Classically, intimal SMCs are described as dedifferentiated/synthetic SMCs, a phenotype characterized by reduced expression of contractile proteins. Intimal SMCs are considered to have a beneficial role by contributing to the fibrous cap and thereby stabilizing atherosclerotic plaque. However, intimal SMCs can lose their properties to such an extent that they become hard to identify, contribute significantly to the foam cell population, and acquire inflammatory-like cell features. This review highlights mechanisms of SMC plasticity in different stages of native atherosclerotic plaque formation, their potential for monoclonal or oligoclonal expansion, as well as recent findings demonstrating the underestimated deleterious role of SMCs in this disease.
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