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Mechanisms of Trained Innate Immunity in oxLDL Primed Human Coronary Smooth Muscle Cells

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Genetic Regulatory Mechanisms of Smooth Muscle Cells Map to Coronary Artery Disease Risk Loci

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The CANTOS Trial

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Vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching in atherosclerosis

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CD34+KLF4+ Stromal Stem Cells Contribute to Endometrial Regeneration and Repair

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Identification of GLS as a cuproptosis-related diagnosis gene in acute myocardial infarction

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Endothelial Cell Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase 1 Alters Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction Through Kynurenine

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ZEB2 Shapes the Epigenetic Landscape of Atherosclerosis

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Lineage tracking of origin and fate of smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis

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Mechanisms of fibrous cap formation in atherosclerosis

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Redox control of vascular smooth muscle cell function and plasticity

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Epigenetic Upregulation of H19 and AMPK Inhibition Concurrently Contribute to S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase Deficiency-Promoted Atherosclerotic Calcification

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SVEP1 is a human coronary artery disease locus that promotes atherosclerosis

Jung, I., Elenbaas, J. S., Alisio, A. E., Santana, K., Young, E. P., Kang, C. J., Kachroo, P., Lavine, K. J., Razani, B., Mecham, R. P., et al. (2021) · Science Translational Medicine · doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abe0357 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

A Smooth Muscle Cell–Enriched Long Noncoding RNA Regulates Cell Plasticity and Atherosclerosis by Interacting With Serum Response Factor

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Cellular mechanisms of oligoclonal vascular smooth muscle cell expansion in cardiovascular disease

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Revealing the Origins of Foam Cells in Atherosclerotic Lesions

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Novel Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction, Plaque Rupture, and Stroke Shows Improved Survival With Myeloperoxidase Inhibition

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Lipid accumulation and novel insight into vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis

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Exosome-Mediated Transfer of Anti-miR-33a-5p from Transduced Endothelial Cells Enhances Macrophage and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Cholesterol Efflux

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Perivascular cell-specific knockout of the stem cell pluripotency gene Oct4 inhibits angiogenesis

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Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching: A key event in the early stage of pulmonary artery hypertension

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A New Autosomal Myh11-CreER T2 Smooth Muscle Cell Lineage Tracing and Gene Knockout Mouse Model—Brief Report

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Comparative Analysis of Dental Pulp and Periodontal Stem Cells: Differences in Morphology, Functionality, Osteogenic Differentiation and Proteome

Kotova, A. V., Lobov, A. A., Dombrovskaya, Y. A., Sannikova, V. Y., Ryumina, N. A., Klausen, P., Shavarda, A. L., Malashicheva, A., & Enukashvily, N. I. (2021) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines9111606 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Genetic Regulation of SMC Gene Expression and Splicing Predict Causal CAD Genes

Aherrahrou, R., Lue, D., Perry, R. N., Aberra, Y. T., Khan, M. D., Soh, J. Y., Örd, T., Singha, P., Yang, Q., Gilani, H., et al. (2023) · Circulation Research · doi:10.1161/circresaha.122.321586 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation

Pekayvaz, K., Gold, C., Hoseinpour, P., Engel, A., Martinez-Navarro, A., Eivers, L., Coletti, R., Joppich, M., Dionísio, F., Kaiser, R. W. J., et al. (2023) · Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2023.08.002 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Functional regulatory mechanism of smooth muscle cell-restricted LMOD1 coronary artery disease locus

Nanda, V., Wang, T., Pjanic, M., Liu, B., Nguyen, T., Matic, L. P., Hedin, U., Koplev, S., Ma, L., Franzén, O., et al. (2018) · PLoS Genetics · doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007755 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Unraveling the Role of Sex in Endothelial Cell Dysfunction: Evidence From Lineage Tracing Mice and Cultured Cells

Shin, J., Hong, J., Edwards, J. M., Krukovets, I., Tkachenko, S., Adelus, M. L., Romanoski, C. E., Rajagopalan, S., Podrez, E. A., Byzova, T. V., et al. (2023) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.123.319833 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Targeting the phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cells to tackle atherosclerosis

Kansakar, U., Jankauskas, S. S., Gambardella, J., & Santulli, G. (2021) · Atherosclerosis · doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.03.034 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

TNF-α elicits phenotypic and functional alterations of vascular smooth muscle cells by miR-155-5p–dependent down-regulation of cGMP-dependent kinase 1

Choi, S., Park, M., Kim, J., Park, W., Kim, S., Lee, D.-K., Hwang, J. Y., Choe, J., Won, M., Ryoo, S., et al. (2018) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1074/jbc.ra118.004220 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cell investment and phenotypic diversification in vascular diseases

Worssam, M. D., & Jørgensen, H. F. (2021) · Biochemical Society Transactions · doi:10.1042/bst20210138 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Metabolic reprogramming in atherosclerosis: Opposed interplay between the canonical WNT/β-catenin pathway and PPARγ

Vallée, A., Vallée, J.-N., & Lecarpentier, Y. (2019) · Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.05.024 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Transcription Factors: The Fulcrum Between Cell Development and Carcinogenesis

Islam, Z., Ali, A. M., Naik, A., Eldaw, M., Decock, J. V., & Kolatkar, P. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2021.681377 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Transdifferentiated Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells are a New Potential Cell Source for Endothelial Regeneration

Hong, X., Margariti, A., Bras, A. L., Jacquet, L., Kong, W., Hu, Y., & Xu, Q. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05665-7 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Smooth muscle cell-specific deletion of Col15a1 unexpectedly leads to impaired development of advanced atherosclerotic lesions

Durgin, B. G., Cherepanova, O. A., Gomez, D. A., Karaoli, T., Alencar, G. F., Butcher, J. T., Zhou, Y., Bendeck, M. P., Isakson, B. E., Owens, G. K., et al. (2017) · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00029.2017 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis: essential but overlooked translational perspectives

Azar, P., Jarr, K.-U., Gomez, D. A., Jørgensen, H. F., Leeper, N. J., & Bochaton‐Piallat, M. (2025) · European Heart Journal · doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf337 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Histone Variant H2A.Z Is Required for the Maintenance of Smooth Muscle Cell Identity as Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Yao, F., Yu, P., Li, Y., Yuan, X., Li, Z., Zhang, T., Liu, F., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, D., et al. (2018) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/circulationaha.117.033114 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Fibrous Caps in Atherosclerosis Form by Notch-Dependent Mechanisms Common to Arterial Media Development

Martos-Rodríguez, C. J., Albarrán-Juárez, J., Morales‐Cano, D., Caballero, A., MacGrogan, D., de la Pompa, J. L., Carramolino, L., & Bentzon, J. F. (2021) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.120.315627 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Virtual Transcriptomics

Buckler, A. J., Karlöf, E., Lengquist, M., Gasser, T. C., Mäegdefessel, L., Matic, L. P., & Hedin, U. (2021) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.121.315969 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Mature Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, but Not Endothelial Cells, Serve as the Major Cellular Source of Intimal Hyperplasia in Vein Grafts

Wu, W., Wang, C., Zang, H., Qi, L., Azhar, M., Nagarkatti, M., Nagarkatti, P. S., Cai, G., Weiser‐Evans, M. C. M., & Cui, T. (2020) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.120.314465 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

SMC-Derived Hyaluronan Modulates Vascular SMC Phenotype in Murine Atherosclerosis

Hartmann, F., Gorski, D. J., Newman, A. A. C., Homann, S., Petz, A., Owsiany, K. M., Serbulea, V., Zhou, Y.-Q., Deaton, R. A., Bendeck, M. P., et al. (2021) · Circulation Research · doi:10.1161/circresaha.120.318479 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Endothelial OCT4 is atheroprotective by preventing metabolic and phenotypic dysfunction

Shin, J., Tkachenko, S., Chaklader, M., Pletz, C., Singh, K., Bulut, G. B., Han, Y. M., Mitchell, K., Baylis, R. A., Kuzmin, A. A., et al. (2022) · Cardiovascular Research · doi:10.1093/cvr/cvac036 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Hypoxia and panvascular diseases: exploring the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in vascular smooth muscle cells under panvascular pathologies

Hu, Y., Zhao, Y., Li, P., Lu, H., Li, H., & Ge, J. (2023) · 中国科学通报：英文版 · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2023.07.032 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

The Role of Transcription Factor 21 in Epicardial Cell Differentiation and the Development of Coronary Heart Disease

Hu, H., Lin, S., Wang, S., & Chen, X. (2020) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2020.00457 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Dichotomous Roles of Smooth Muscle Cell–Derived MCP1 (Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1) in Development of Atherosclerosis

Owsiany, K. M., Deaton, R. A., Soohoo, K. G., Nguyen, A. T., & Owens, G. K. (2022) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.122.317882 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Transcriptional regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, differentiation and senescence: Novel targets for therapy

Khachigian, L. M., Black, B. L., Ferdinándy, P., Caterina, R. D., Madonna, R., & Geng, Y. (2022) · Vascular Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.vph.2022.107091 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Transcription factors: key regulatory targets of vascular smooth muscle cell in atherosclerosis

Jiang, Y., & Qian, H. (2023) · Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1186/s10020-022-00586-2 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

VSMCs in atherosclerosis: Implications on the role of inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling

Jarad, S., Gill, G. S., Amadi, P. U., Gu, H.-M., & Zhang, D. (2025) · Pharmacological Research · doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2025.107833 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Oct4 promotes cancer cell proliferation and migration and leads to poor prognosis associated with the survivin/STAT3 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

Wang, G., Zhou, H., Gu, Z., Gao, Q., & Shen, G. (2018) · Oncology Reports · doi:10.3892/or.2018.6491 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Thymosin β4 protects against aortic aneurysm via endocytic regulation of growth factor signaling

Munshaw, S., Bruche, S., Redpath, A. N., Jones, A. N., Patel, J., Dubé, K. N., Lee, R., Hester, S. S., Davies, R., Neal, G., et al. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci127884 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Regulation of Macrophage Activation and Differentiation in Atherosclerosis

Park, S. H. (2021) · Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis · doi:10.12997/jla.2021.10.3.251 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Macrophages in Atherosclerosis, First or Second Row Players?

Checkouri, É., Blanchard, V., & Meilhac, O. (2021) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines9091214 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Treatment of advanced atherosclerotic mice with ABT-263 reduced indices of plaque stability and increased mortality

Karnewar, S., Karnewar, V., Shankman, L. S., & Owens, G. K. (2024) · JCI Insight · doi:10.1172/jci.insight.173863 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

KLF4 (Kruppel-Like Factor 4)-Dependent Perivascular Plasticity Contributes to Adipose Tissue inflammation

Bulut, G. B., Alencar, G. F., Owsiany, K. M., Nguyen, A. T., Karnewar, S., Haskins, R. M., Waller, L. K., Cherepanova, O. A., Deaton, R. A., Shankman, L. S., et al. (2020) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.120.314703 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Small molecule SMU-CX24 targeting toll-like receptor 3 counteracts inflammation: A novel approach to atherosclerosis therapy

Cen, X., Wang, B., Liang, Y., Chen, Y., Xiao, Y., Du, S., Nandakumar, K. S., Yin, H. H., Liu, S., & Cheng, K. (2022) · Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B · doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2022.06.001 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Reconceptualizing Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in atherosclerosis: Signaling pathways and prospective targeting strategies

You, N., Liu, G., Yu, M., Chen, W., Fei, X., Sun, T., Han, M., Qin, Z., Wei, Z., & Wang, D. (2025) · Journal of Advanced Research · doi:10.1016/j.jare.2024.12.049 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Wnt signaling in the vessel wall

Badimón, L., & Borrell-Pagés, M. (2017) · Current Opinion in Hematology · doi:10.1097/moh.0000000000000336 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Irradiation abolishes smooth muscle investment into vascular lesions in specific vascular beds

Newman, A. A. C., Baylis, R. A., Hess, D. L., Griffith, S. D., Shankman, L. S., Cherepanova, O. A., & Owens, G. K. (2018) · JCI Insight · doi:10.1172/jci.insight.121017 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Human papillomavirus E7 binds Oct4 and regulates its activity in HPV-associated cervical cancers

Panayiotou, T., Michael, S., Zaravinos, A., Demirag, E., Achilleos, C., & Strati, K. (2020) · PLoS Pathogens · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1008468 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

MicroRNA-145 targets in cancer and the cardiovascular system: evidence for common signaling pathways

Sawant, D. B., & Lilly, B. (2020) · Vascular Biology · doi:10.1530/vb-20-0012 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Reconciling Smooth Muscle Cell Oligoclonality and Proliferative Capacity in Experimental Atherosclerosis

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Network-based prioritization and validation of regulators of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in disease

Lambert, J., Oc, S., Worssam, M. D., Häußler, D., Solomon, C. U., Figg, N. L., Baxter, R. M., Imaz, M., Taylor, J. C. K., Foote, K., et al. (2024) · Nature Cardiovascular Research · doi:10.1038/s44161-024-00474-4 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Cell senescence: basic mechanisms and the need for computational networks in vascular ageing

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Smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis: Clones but not carbon copies

Espinosa‐Díez, C., Mandi, V., Du, M., Liu, M., & Gomez, D. A. (2021) · JVS Vascular Science · doi:10.1016/j.jvssci.2021.02.002 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Immuno-metabolic diseases and therapeutics: molecular mechanisms via inflammasome signaling

Han, J. (2025) · Cell Communication and Signaling · doi:10.1186/s12964-025-02368-9 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Novel Autoimmune IgM Antibody Attenuates Atherosclerosis in IgM Deficient Low-Fat Diet–Fed, but Not Western Diet–Fed Apoe –/– Mice

Cherepanova, O. A., Srikakulapu, P., Greene, E. S., Chaklader, M., Haskins, R. M., McCanna, M. E., Bandyopadhyay, S., Ban, B., Leitinger, N., McNamara, C. A., et al. (2019) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvbaha.119.312771 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Abstract 1: Oct4 is Re-activated in Smooth Muscle Cells through KLF4/Hif1α and Hydroxymethylation Mechanisms and Plays a Critical Role in Atherogenesis

Cherepanova, O. A., Gomez, D. A., Shankman, L. S., Williams, J. G., Geng, Y., Connelly, J. J., & Owens, G. K. (2015) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvb.35.suppl_1.1

Abstract 581: Smooth Muscle Cell Specific Loss of the Pluripotency Factor Oct4 Enhances Atherosclerosis via Shifting Smooth Muscle Cells to a Less Migratory, but More Proinflammatory Phenotype

Cherepanova, O. A., Alencar, G. F., Tkachenko, S., Bekiranov, S., & Owens, G. K. (2017) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvb.37.suppl_1.581

Smooth muscle cells-specific loss of OCT4 accelerates neointima formation after acute vascular injury

Shin, J., Tkachenko, S., Gomez, D. A., Tripathi, R., Owens, G. K., & Cherepanova, O. A. (2023) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1276945 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Abstract 101: Crosstalk Of Pluripotency And Innate Immunity In Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Transitions

Mahajan, A., Shin, J., Tkachenko, S., & Cherepanova, O. A. (2023) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvb.43.suppl_1.101

Abstract 149: Pluripotency Factors Kruppel-Like Factor 4 and Octamer-binding Transcription Factor 4 Alter Indices of Plaque Stability in Long Term Western Diet Fed Mice by Regulating Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypes

Shankman, L. S., Cherepanova, O. A., Gomez, D. A., & Owens, G. K. (2013) · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · doi:10.1161/atvb.33.suppl_1.a149