Protecting endothelial function: A novel therapeutic target of ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 448-449

  Minamino, Tetsuo ^a   Hori, Masatsugu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; AUTACOID; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CORONARY VASODILATING AGENT; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ION CHANNEL; IPTAKALIM; MESSENGER RNA; NICORANDIL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROPYLAMINES;

EID: 33846117876     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2006.11.014     Document Type: Editorial

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