Stimulation of tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis induced by insulin: Possible involvement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-73

  Ishii, Masakazu ^a   Shimizu, Shunichi ^a   Nagai, Tsutomu ^a   Shiota, Kazuhiro ^a   Kiuchi, Yuji ^a   Yamamoto, Toshinori ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell; GTP cyclohydrolase I; Insulin; Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FLUOROMETRY; GENE INDUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; BIOPTERIN; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMONES; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HYPOXANTHINES; INSULIN; MICE; MICROCIRCULATION; MORPHOLINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035129395     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(00)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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