Cyclic mechanical stretch induces cardiomyocyte orientation and polarization of the gap junction protein connexin43

Circulation Research

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1592-1602

  Salameh, Aida ^a   Wustmann, Anne ^b   Karl, Sebastian ^a   Blanke, Katja ^a   Apel, Daniel ^b   Rojas Gomez, Diana ^b   Franke, Heike ^a   Mohr, Friedrich W ^b   Janousek, Jan ^a   Dhein, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Departments of Cardiac Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Cardiomyocytes; Connexin43; Cyclic mechanical stretch; ERK; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; BISINDOLYLMALEIMIDE; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3BETA; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; N (2 METHYLAMINOETHYL) 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN KINASE B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC MECHANICAL STRETCH; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ANGIOTENSINS; ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 77953028283     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.214429     Document Type: Article

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