Asymmetric dimethylarginine damages connexin43-mediated endothelial gap junction intercellular communication

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 867-874

  Jia, Su Jie ^a   Zhou, Zhi ^a   Zhang, Bi Kui ^a   Hu, Zhuo Wei ^b   Deng, Han Wu ^a   Li, Yuan Jian ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine; Connexin43; Endothelium; Gap junction intercellular communication; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

APOCYNIN; ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXIN43; DIMETHYLARGININE; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOGENOUS INHIBITOR; GAP JUNCTION INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; NADPH OXIDASE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; P38 MAPK; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

COMMUNICATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORYLATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

CONNEXIN 43; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; NADPH OXIDASE; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 74549185977     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/O09-042     Document Type: Article

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