N-CADHERIN REGULATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; THE ROLE OF RHO-GTPASES AND DDR1

s S59 response even in young healthy smokers. By incorporating exercise as a vascular stressor in our study, we have taken a novel approach to provide evidence of a blunted ability of the arteries to respond to increased physical demands. Therefore, the ’arterial stress test’ may serve as a useful tool to identify vascular impairment in young smokers at an early subclinical stage. 119 N-CADHERIN REGULATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; THE ROLE OF RHO-GTPASES AND DDR1