Effects of simulated microgravity on human umbilical vein endothelial cell angiogenesis and role of the PI3K-Akt-eNOS signal pathway.

Endothelial cells are very sensitive to microgravity and the morphological and functional changes in endothelial cells are believed to be at the basis of weightlessness-induced cardiovascular deconditioning. It has been shown that the proliferation, migration, and morphological differentiation of en...

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Main Authors: Fei Shi, Yong-Chun Wang, Tian-Zhi Zhao, Shu Zhang, Ting-Yuan Du, Chang-Bin Yang, Ying-Hui Li, Xi-Qing Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3396652?pdf=render