Abnormal Rho-associated kinase activity contributes to the dysfunctional myogenic response of cerebral arteries in type 2 diabetes

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 177-184

  Abd Elrahman, Khaled S ^a,b   Walsh, Michael P ^a,b   Cole, William C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Ca2+ sensitization; Cerebral autoregulation; Myosin light chain phosphatase; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; RHO KINASE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; MYOGENIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MYOGENIN; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES;

EID: 84924130733     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0437     Document Type: Article

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