Uremic toxin p-cresol induces disassembly of gap junctions of cardiomyocytes

Toxicology

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Peng, Yu Sen ^a,b   Ding, Hsiu Chi ^a   Lin, Yen Tung ^a   Syu, Jhih Pu ^a   Chen, Ying ^c   Wang, Seu Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocyte; Connexin; Gap junction; P Cresol; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

12 (2 CYANOETHYL) 6,7,12,13 TETRAHYDRO 13 METHYL 5 OXOINDOLO[2,3 A]PYRROLO[3,4 C]CARBAZOLE; CALCIUM; CONNEXIN 43; PARA CRESOL; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UREMIC TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL SURVIVAL; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CRESOLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84865963424     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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