TY - JOUR AU - Zhu, Tian-xiang AU - Lan, Bin AU - Meng, Ling-ying AU - Yang, Yan-long AU - Li, Rui-xiong AU - Li, En-min AU - Zheng, Shao-yi AU - Xu, Li-yan PY - 2013 DA - 2013/06/18 TI - ECM-related gene expression profile in vascular smooth muscle cells from human saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 155 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Currently, Saphenous vein (SV) and internal thoracic artery (ITA) are still the most common graft materials in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) whereas SV graft have a lower long-term patency than ITA. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotype conversion, proliferation and migration may play a key role in mechanism of vein graft restenosis. To explore differential gene expression profile in VSMCs from SV and ITA will help to further elucidate the mechanism of VSMCs in vein graft restenosis after CABG and to provide new thread of gene therapy. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-155 DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-8-155 ID - Zhu2013 ER -