Minimally modified low density lipoproteins induce aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation via the activation of mitogen activated protein kinase

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-89

  Balagopalakrishna, Chavali ^a   Bhunia, Anil K ^b   Rifkind, Joseph M ^a   Chatterjee, Subroto ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic smooth muscle cells; Cell proliferation; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Modified low density lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CELL DIVISION; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; METHEMOGLOBIN; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; RABBITS;

EID: 0030932753     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006840927835     Document Type: Article

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