WNT3A induces a contractile and secretory phenotype in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells that is associated with increased gap junction communication

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-255

  Carthy, Jon M ^a   Luo, Zongshu ^a   McManus, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

connexin 43; extracellular matrix; smooth muscle; smooth muscle actin; Wnt; wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CALPONIN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; CONNEXIN 43; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MESSENGER RNA; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; WNT3A PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT3A PROTEIN;

EID: 84856486538     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: 15300307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.164     Document Type: Article

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