Human marrow stromal cells enhance connexin43 gap junction intercellular communication in cultured astrocytes

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Gao, Qi ^a   Katakowski, Mark ^a,b   Chen, Xiaoguang ^c   Li, Yi ^a   Chopp, Michael ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Connexin 43; Gap junction; Human marrow stromal cells; Intercellular communication; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; CONNEXIN 43; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BONE MARROW; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 18044398202     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000005783983205     Document Type: Article

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