New Mechanistic Insights to Hereditary Vascular Disease
The aorta is the largest artery in the human body responsible for delivering blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic diseases are characterized by defects in…
The Role of SO2 in Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of death in the United States. The incidence of aging and age-related cardiopulmonary diseases like COPD has become more…
Modelling Respiratory Damage Caused by Air Pollution
Smooth Muscle & Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells The lungs are the largest organ in the body primarily responsible for respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide that is essential…
Helping to Identify New Therapeutic Targets for Covid-19
Lifeline Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells in Covid-19 Research The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 has dramatically changed the world we live in today. Considerable resources in the medical and scientific…
VSMC Inflammatory Response In Atherosclerosis Research
Smooth Muscle Cell Function Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are specialized cells found especially in hollow organs with contractile function like the arteries and bladder. Contraction and relaxation of SMCs regulates…
Smooth Muscle Cells: Researching New Therapies for Bladder Disorders
Bladder Anatomy and Function The bladder is responsible for collecting and storing the urine produced by the kidneys until it is voided from the body during urination. The inner epithelial…
Forward Motion Developing Liposomal Nanoparticle Delivery Systems
Smooth Muscle Cells: Involuntary Contractile Cells Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are spindle-shaped cells found throughout the body in the walls of many organs that have contractile function. For example, in…
Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells: Mediators of Vascular Remodeling
Smooth Muscle Cells and Phenotypic Switching Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are contractile cells found in various organs including the prostate, bladder, and uterus. In particular, SMCs that are located in…
Smooth Muscle Cells: Key Regulators in Cardiovascular Disease
Smooth Muscle Cells: Regulators of Organ Contraction Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are found in the walls of various organs, including the uterus, bladder, gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, and more. They…
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Healing Wounds and Impacting Cardiovascular Health
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Phenotype Switching Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are specialized cell types found in the walls of many organs, including the stomach, small and large intestines, bladder,…
Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells: Their Critical Role in Blood Flow and Vascular Homeostasis
Large Vessel Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells The vessels that make up the circulatory system are multi-layered complex organs. Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues…
Studies Investigate Role of Smooth Muscle Cells in Vascular Function and Disease
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Regulate Vessel Homeostasis and Dysfunction Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are found in blood vessel walls and regulate various aspects of vessel homeostasis, including contraction, dilation,…
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Regulators of Blood Vessel Function
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are present in most contractile organs, including the bladder, gastrointestinal tract, and blood vessels. Smooth muscle cells in blood vessels are termed vascular smooth muscle cells…
Smooth Muscle Cells: Contractile Controllers
Smooth muscle cells are located in many organs throughout the body, most notably in the vasculature, but also in the bladder, uterus, and gastrointestinal system. They regulate contraction in…
Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis and the Latest Research
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are found in many organs, including the GI tract, uterus, bladder, and vasculature. In particular, vascular SMCs (VSMCs) are found within vessel walls, and their contractile…
Smooth Muscle Cell Studies: The Force Behind Contraction
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) reside in the outer layers of blood vessels and other contractile organs, including the bladder, uterus, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract. SMCs contract involuntarily, and molecular…
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and the Latest Research Studies
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) line blood vessels, providing a structural foundation and controlling vessel constriction and relaxation, which regulates blood flow and pressure. Vascular smooth muscle cell contraction is…
Smooth Muscle Cells — The Involuntary Muscle Cells
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are involuntary, non-striated muscle cells that line the insides of hollow organs such as arteries, lungs, bladder, the digestive system, and the reproductive system. SMC function…
Why Some Smooth Muscle Cells Out-Perform Other SMCs
Lifeline® has optimized and cell tested a medium specifically for use with smooth muscle cells from both vascular and lymphatic tissues. VascuLife® SMC Complete Kit for smooth muscle cell culture…