Critical Role of Cx40 in Reduced Endothelial Electrical Coupling by Lipopolysaccharide and Hypoxia-Reoxygenation

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 396-403

  Siddiqui, Mohammad ^a   Swarbreck, Scott ^a   Shao, Qing ^a   Secor, Dan ^a   Peng, Tianqing ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a   Tyml, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Cx40; Electrical coupling; Endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; OXYGEN;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ECTOPIC EXPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PARAMETERS; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; INTERCELLULAR ELECTRICAL COUPLING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REOXYGENATION; ANIMAL; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SHAPE; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEK293 CELL LINE; HINDLIMB; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MICROVASCULATURE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEPSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SHAPE; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GENOTYPE; HEK293 CELLS; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROVESSELS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DOMAINS; SEPSIS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84969850415     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000445772     Document Type: Article

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