Homocysteine enhances cell proliferation in vascular smooth muscle cells: Role of p38 MAPK and p47phox

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 908-915

  Zou, Tong ^a   Yang, Weihong ^b   Hou, Zongliu ^b   Yang, Jiefu ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

homocysteine; NAD(P)H oxidase; p38 MAPK; p47phox; vascular smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NEUTROPHIL CYTOSOLIC FACTOR 1; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; MICE; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NADPH OXIDASE; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 78649681828     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmq102     Document Type: Article

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