Betulinic Acid Increases eNOS Phosphorylation and NO Synthesis via the Calcium-Signaling Pathway

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 785-791

  Jin, Sun Woo ^a   Choi, Chul Yung ^b   Hwang, Yong Pil ^c   Kim, Hyung Gyun ^a   Kim, Se Jong ^a   Chung, Young Chul ^d   Lee, Kyung Jin ^e   Jeong, Tae Cheon ^f   Jeong, Hye Gwang ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeollanamdo Institute of Natural Resources Research   (South Korea)

^c Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

^d International University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AMPK; betulinic acid; CaMKII; CaMKK; eNOS

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PIGMENTS; PROTEINS;

AMPK; BETULINIC ACID; CAMKII; CAMKK; ENOS;

CALCIUM;

BETULIC ACID; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; TRITERPENE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84957077396     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05416     Document Type: Article

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