Periostin is dramatically upregulated in rat carotid arteries after balloon injury. The objective of the present study was to understand mechanisms underlying periostin upregulation in balloon-injured rat carotid arteries and in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs).
Cardiovascular Division of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA. ghli@med.unc.edu