Abstract. Wound healing consists of a series of highly orderly overlapping processes characterized by hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Prolongation or interruption in each phase can lead to delayed wound healing or ...
Hintergrund: Stents sollen helfen das Gefäßlumen nach Ballonangioplastie offen zu halten. Um einen hinreichenden Lumenquerschnitt zu garantieren werden oft «oversized Stents» verwendet. Gerade solche Stents können jedoch zu einer mechanischen Schädigung ...
Differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is an essential process of vascular development. VSMC have biosynthetic, proliferative, and contractile roles in the vessel wall. Alterations in the differentiated state of the VSMC play a critical ...
Background: Proliferation and migration are the two main processes of intimal hyperplasia: the primary cause of intermediate and late vascular graft failure. Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) inhibit these processes on vascular smooth muscle cells (...