Apelin-13 stimulates angiogenesis by promoting cross-talk between AMP-activated protein kinase and Akt signaling in myocardial microvascular endothelial cells

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1590-1596

  Yang, Xiaoman ^a   Zhu, Wei ^a   Zhang, Pu ^a   Chen, Kankai ^a   Zhao, Lijie ^a   Li, Jingbo ^a   Wei, Meng ^a   Liu, Mingya ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Akt, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; AMP activated protein kinase; Angiogenesis; Apelin 13

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; APELIN; APELIN 13; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; MYOCARDIAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84899544045     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.1984     Document Type: Article

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