VSMCs transit from a contractile to a stellate morphology upon IL-1尾 stimulation.
The IL-1尾 effect on VSMC morphology is indirect and due to the secretion of the PGE2.
Binding to EP4, PGE2 stimulates cAMP production and PKA, modifying cell structure.
20">Silencing PKAR1伪 -but not R1尾-mimicked the effect of IL-1尾/PGE2 on cell morphology.