Protein kinase C inhibitors as modulators of vascular function and their application in vascular disease

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-439

  Khalil, Raouf A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Endothelium; Hypertension; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 2 [1 (3 AMIDINOTHIOPROPYL) 1H INDOL 3 YL] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)MALEIMIDE; 2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; 7 HYDROXYSTAUROSPORINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOACRIDINE; APIGENIN; CALPHOSTIN A; CALPHOSTIN C; CHELERYTHRINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CICLETANINE; DEXNIGULDIPINE; DOXORUBICIN; ENALAPRIL; LISINOPRIL; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MIDOSTAURIN; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; RUBOXISTAURIN; SANGIVAMYCIN; SCH 47112; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPHINGOSINE; STAUROSPORINE; TAMOXIFEN; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AORTA CONSTRICTION; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEREDITARY HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROANGIOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREECLAMPSIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULITIS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84875497393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph6030407     Document Type: Review

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