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Schematic diagram showing the interaction between ECM, integrins and cytoskeleton as a VSMC undergoes contraction or relaxation. Integrins are envisaged to undergo both changes in clustering and affinity. Analogous models have been presented by Gunst and colleagues in airway smooth muscle (Gunst and Zhang, 2008).
