vasculoproliferative en · ADJ
Etymology
From vasculo- + proliferative.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That proliferates in blood vessels
During vasculoproliferative diseases, such as atherosclerosis and restenosis, VSMC cells undergo a phenotypic modulation characterized by suppression of contractile genes, increased proliferation, and migration.
2015 August 21, Thomas Wieland, Paul V. Attwood, “Alterations in reversible protein histidine phosphorylation as intracellular signals in cardiovascular disease”, in Frontiers in Pharmacology, volume 6, →DOI: