Bone Marrow-Derived Regenerated Smooth Muscle Cells Have Ion Channels and Properties Characteristic of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Ryota Hashimoto¹, Kyoko Nakamura¹, Seigo Itoh², Hiroyuki Daida², Yuji Nakazato⁴, Takao Okada¹ and Youichi Katoh^2,3*

¹Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

²Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

³Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

⁴Center for Environmental Research, Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan