Grosskreutz et al., Microvasc Res 1999
:
These observations demonstrate that VEGF receptors are present on SMC , and that VEGF can act as an SMC chemoattractant
Lemström et al., Ann Med 2004
(Coronary Artery Disease) :
Furthermore, embryonic VEGFR-2 /CD34+ stem cells may serve as vascular progenitor cells and their differentiation into endothelial cells and SMC may be regulated by VEGF and platelet derived growth factor ( PDGF ), respectively