"Myocytes, Smooth Muscle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cells found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They are derived from specialized myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SMOOTH MUSCLE).
| Descriptor ID |
D032389
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.620.520
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| Concept/Terms |
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
- Myocyte, Smooth Muscle
- Smooth Muscle Myocyte
- Smooth Muscle Myocytes
- Smooth Muscle Cells
- Cell, Smooth Muscle
- Cells, Smooth Muscle
- Smooth Muscle Cell
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myocytes, Smooth Muscle" by people in Profiles.
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Contribution of NLRP3-GSDMD axis to PDGF-BB-induced vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic transition. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Aug 01; 329(2):C682-C698.
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Immature Acta2R179C/+ smooth muscle cells cause moyamoya-like cerebrovascular lesions in mice prevented by boosting OXPHOS. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 02; 16(1):6105.
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Smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the ascending aorta exhibit minor differences between embryonic origins in angiotensin II-driven transcriptional alterations. Sci Rep. 2025 May 13; 15(1):16617.
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Epigenetic Induction of Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Alterations in Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections. Circulation. 2023 09 19; 148(12):959-977.
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Aortic Stress Activates an Adaptive Program in Thoracic Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells That Maintains Aortic Strength and Protects Against Aneurysm and Dissection in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023 02; 43(2):234-252.
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Temporal regulation of notch activation improves arteriovenous fistula maturation. J Transl Med. 2022 11 23; 20(1):543.
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DCBLD2 regulates vascular hyperplasia by modulating the platelet derived growth factor receptor-? endocytosis through Caveolin-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells. FASEB J. 2022 09; 36(9):e22488.
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Assessing serum levels of SM22a as a new biomarker for patients with aortic aneurysm/dissection. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0264942.
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Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide, Adrenomedullin, and Adrenomedullin 2 Function in Uterine Artery During Human Pregnancy. Endocrinology. 2022 01 01; 163(1).
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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1, a Novel Therapeutic Target for Post-Vascular Injury Thrombosis in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 11; 32(11):2834-2850.