NITRITE INCREASES MITOFUSIN-1 LEVELS TO INHIBIT VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION AND PREVENT INTIMAL HYPERPLASIA
Wenxi An, Christopher Reyes, Cristina Espinosa‐Díez, Parth Patel, Danielle Guimaraes, Francisco Villareal, Morgan Jessup, Claudette St Croix, Delphine A Gomez, Krithika Rao, Sruti Shiva
This study shows nitrite reduces vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia by increasing mitofusin-1 levels and mitochondrial fusion.
Redox Biology · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology