Rho-kinase inhibitors prevent agonist-induced vasospasm in human internal mammary artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 302-308

  Batchelor, Timothy J P ^a,b   Sadaba, J Rafael ^a,b   Ishola, Adekunle ^a   Pacaud, Pierre ^c   Munsch, Christopher M ^b   Beech, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Arteries; Calcium; Calcium sensitization; Muscle; Revascularization; Rho ki nase; Smooth; Thromboxane; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FASUDIL; RHO KINASE; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0035143038     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703809     Document Type: Article

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