Research Article

Reactive Oxygen Species from NADPH Oxidase and Mitochondria Participate in the Proliferation of Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells from a Model of Metabolic Syndrome

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Analysis by western blot of cyclophilin A (CyPA: 17 kDa), cyclophilin A receptor (CD147: 55 kDa), and ERK1-2 (46 kDa) in SMCs (C, open bars; SF, black bars) during nonconfluent growth state (72 h) and confluent state (120 h). The values in the graphs correspond to the ratio of optic density (O.D.) CyPA/O.D. β-actin, O.D. CD147/O.D. β-actin, and O.D. ERK1-2/O.D. β-actin ± SE ( different animals). C not confluent vs. SF not confluent, C not confluent vs. C confluent, and SF not confluent vs. SF confluent.