Figure 5From: Distinct effects of glucose and glucosamine on vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells: Evidence for a protective role for glucosamine in atherosclerosisThe antiproliferative effect of glucosamine requires perlecan: SMC proliferation was carried out as described in Figure 4 with or without anti-perlecan antibody (10 μg/ml) in the presence or absence of glucosamine.Back to article page