Diffusion of nitric oxide across cell membranes of the vascular wall requires specific connexin-based channels

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 471-478

  Figueroa, Xavier F ^a   Lillo, Mauricio A ^a   Gaete, Pablo S ^a   Riquelme, Manuel A ^a   Sáez, Juan C ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso   (Chile)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Hemichannels; Myoendothelial gap junctions; Resistance arteries; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CATION; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASODILATATION;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HEMICHANNELS; MYOENDOTHELIAL GAP JUNCTIONS; RESISTANCE ARTERIES; VASODILATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNEXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84890426600     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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