Research Article

Endothelin-1 Downregulates Sulfur Dioxide/Aspartate Aminotransferase Pathway via Reactive Oxygen Species to Promote the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

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SO2 reversed the proliferation and migration of primary VSMCs induced by ET-1. Western blot to detect the protein expression of PCNA and Ki-67 in primary VSMCs (a, b). Cell scratch-wound assay was used to detect the distance of primary VMSC migration (c). Results are expressed as (). , vs. control; #, ## vs. 10-6 M ET-1. ET-1: endothelin-1; SO2: sulfur dioxide; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Ki-67: antigen Ki-67.
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