Arsenite promotes apoptosis and dysfunction in microvascular endothelial cells via an alteration of intracellular calcium homeostasis

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 386-395

  Suriyo, Tawit ^a,b   Watcharasit, Piyajit ^b,c   Thiantanawat, Apinya ^b,c   Satayavivad, Jutamaad ^a,b,c  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^c Research and Innovation   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arsenite; Endothelial cells; Endothelial dysfunction; Intracellular calcium; Nitric oxide; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C BETA1;

APOPTOSIS; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APOPTOSIS; ARSENITES; BORON COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ESTRENES; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRROLIDINONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THROMBIN;

EID: 84857685649     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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