Thrombospondin-1 regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis is extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 dependent
Gahtan V, Wang X, Willis A, Tuszynski G, Sumpio B. Thrombospondin-1 regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis is extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 dependent. Surgery 1999, 126: 203-207. PMID: 10455885, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(99)70156-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCattleCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedChemotaxisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFocal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularProtein-Tyrosine KinasesThrombospondin 1ConceptsSmooth muscle cell chemotaxisTSP-1-induced chemotaxisThrombospondin-1Protein kinase familyExtracellular signal-regulated proteinExtracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2Vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxisProtein kinase 1/2Extracellular matrix proteinsCell chemotaxisSerum-free mediumPlatelet-derived growth factorKinase familyKinase 1/2Top chambersFunctional importanceMatrix proteinsERK1/2 activationWestern blot analysisERK1/2 inhibitorBlot analysisERK1/2VSMCPD98059VSMCs