Cathepsin L stimulates autophagy and inhibits apoptosis of ox-LDL-induced endothelial cells: Potential role in atherosclerosis

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 400-406

  Wei, Dang Heng ^a,c,d   Jia, Xiao Ying ^a,b   Liu, Yang Hui ^a   Guo, Feng Xia ^a   Tang, Zhi Han ^a   Li, Xiao Hong ^a   Wang, Zuo ^a   Liu, Lu Shan ^a   Wang, Gui Xue ^c   Jian, Zhi Sheng ^a   Ruan, Chang Geng ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

^b XIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cathepsin L; Endothelial cell; Oxidized low density lipoprotein; Permeability

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; ENZYME INHIBITOR; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CADHERINS; CATHEPSIN L; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; PERMEABILITY; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84873199296     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1201     Document Type: Article

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