Cationic amino acid transporter-2 mRNA induction by tumor necrosis factor-α in vascular endothelial cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 339, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Irie, Kaoru ^a   Tsukahara, Fujiko ^a   Fujii, Emiko ^a   Uchida, Yoko ^a   Yoshioka, Toshimasa ^a   He, Wen Rong ^a   Shitashige, Miki ^b   Murota, Sei Itsu ^b   Muraki, Takamura ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cationic amino acid transporter; Gene expression; Human; Nitric oxide (NO); TNF (tumor necrosis factor ); Umbilical vein endothelial cell

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, BASIC; CARRIER PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0031588393     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01380-0     Document Type: Article

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