Nitric oxide enhances de novo formation of endothelial gap junctions

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 421-430

  Hoffmann, Anke ^a   Gloe, Torsten ^a   Pohl, Ulrich ^a   Zahler, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell communication; Endothelial function; Gap junctions; Nitric oxide; Protein kinases

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLIC GMP; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSFER; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; WOUND HEALING;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; CONNEXINS; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PENICILLAMINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFONAMIDES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0242627404     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2003.04.001     Document Type: Article

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