Ankaflavin and monascin regulate endothelial adhesion molecules and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) expression induced by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1666-1672

  Hsu, Wei Hsuan ^a   Lee, Bao Hong ^a   Lu, I Jen ^a   Pan, Tzu Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adhesion factors; ankaflavin; antihypertensive activity; human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs); monascin; Monascus fermented products

Indexed keywords

ANKAFLAVIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; HUMAN UMBILICAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MONASCIN; MONASCUS-FERMENTED PRODUCTS;

ADHESION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHORYLATION;

GLYCOPROTEINS;

ANKAFLAVIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; MONASCIN; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; E-SELECTIN; ENDOTHELIN-1; FLAVINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84863157445     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf204327c     Document Type: Article

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