Activated mast cells increase the level of endothelin-1 mRNA in cocultured endothelial cells and degrade the secreted peptide

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 268-273

  Metsärinne, Kaj P ^a   Vehmaan Kreula, Pirjo ^a   Kovanen, Petri T ^a   Saijonmaa, Outi ^a   Baumann, Marc ^a   Wang, Yenfeng ^a   Nyman, Tuulikki ^a   Fyhrquist, Frej Y ^a   Eklund, Kari K ^a  

^a WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carboxypeptidase A; Chymase; Endothelin 1; Endothelium; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CHYMASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXOCYTOSIS; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; CHYMASES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0036162343     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hq0202.103994     Document Type: Article

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