Proinflammatory cytokines downregulate gene expression and activity of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-88

  Zhang, Jianliang ^a   Patel, Jawaharlal M ^a   Li, Yong D ^a   Block, Edward R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYTOKINES; DACTINOMYCIN; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-1; ISOMERISM; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030963007     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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