VCAM1 and Hypertension: Stoyney et al. found increased expression of FABP3, FAS, FN1, IL1R2, LPL, SERPINE1, TGFB1, and VCAM1 and decreased expression of SELPLG and SERPINEB2 associated with hypertension and suggested that up-regulation of FAS, FN1, SERPINE1, TGFB1, and VCAM1 might be a reason for increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (Stoynev et al., 2014).