CCN5 suppresses injury-induced vascular restenosis by inhibiting smooth muscle cell proliferation and facilitating endothelial repair via thymosin beta4 and Cd9 pathway.
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Endothelial cell- and VSMC-specific CCN5 deletion mice exhibited exacerbation of injury-induced neointimal hyperplasia, while CCN5 gain-of-function alleviated neointimal formation. Mechanistic studies identified thymosin beta4 (Tbeta4) as a CCN5 interacting protein in ECs …
Endothelial cell- and VSMC-specific CCN5 deletion mice exhibited exacerbation of injury-induced neointimal hyperplasia, while CCN5 gain-of-f …