Evidence for telomerase activation in vsmcs exposed to hyperglycemic and hyperhomocysteinemic conditions

Angiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 562-568

  Jacob, Theresa ^a   Hingorani, Anil ^a   Ascher, Enrico ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperglycemia; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Telomerase; VSMC

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RISK FACTOR; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELOMERASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350503405     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319709332956     Document Type: Article

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