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Effects of NP addition on phenotypic response of HASMCs, as analyzed via PCR. Fold-change in mRNA expression of α-smooth muscle active (SMA), caldesmon and osteopontin, compared to EDC controls (n = 5 per treatment condition). The mRNA expression levels for the different phenotypic markers for the EDC condition was set to unity to determine the fold change in their expression for the blank- (BNP) and agent-loaded NP (ANP) treated test cases.
