Is proliferation of human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells in culture modulated by active TGF beta?
Human explant derived VSMC systematically differ from enzyme dispersed VSMC obtained from the same donor tissue. Wherever the potential role of TGF beta was investigated, the differences between enzyme dispersal and explant cultures were due to autocrine production of TGF beta by the enzyme dispersal, but not explant cultures.
Hypoalgesia, as assessed by means of PPT, showed a relationship with arterial hypertension in older adults. The influence of sex on hypoalgesia shown by hypertensive individuals is controversial. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; ••: ••-••.