Functional role of gap junctions in cytokine-induced leukocyte adhesion to endothelium in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Véliz, Loreto P ^a   González, Francisco G ^a   Duling, Brian R ^c   Sáez, Juan C ^a,b   Boric, Mauricio P ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Núcleo Milenio Inmunología e Inmunoterapia ^*  (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial connexin 43 knockout mice; Gap junction blockers; Inflammation; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

18 BETA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; 18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; CARBENOXOLONE; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; OLEAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STIMULATION; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; ENDOTHELIUM; GAP JUNCTION; HAMSTER; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; LEUKOCYTE ROLLING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VENULE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; CONNEXIN 43; CRICETINAE; CYTOKINES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SODIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 54049141391     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00266.2008     Document Type: Article

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