Sphingosine-1-phosphate-specific G protein-coupled receptors as novel therapeutic targets for atherosclerosis

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-137

  Okamoto, Yasuo ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Yoshioka, Kazuaki ^a   Takuwa, Noriko ^a   Takuwa, Yoh ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial cells; Lymphocytes; Macrophages; Sphingosine 1 phosphate

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; FINGOLIMOD; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; JTE K1; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE 1; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE 2; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE 3; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATHEROGENESIS; CELL METABOLISM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 79551612097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph4010117     Document Type: Review

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