2000
The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin activates the protein kinase Akt and promotes angiogenesis in normocholesterolemic animals.
Kureishi Y, Luo Z, Shiojima I, Bialik A, Fulton D, Lefer D, Sessa W, Walsh K. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin activates the protein kinase Akt and promotes angiogenesis in normocholesterolemic animals. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 1004-1010. PMID: 10973320, PMCID: PMC2828689, DOI: 10.1038/79510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase Akt/PKBKinase Akt/PKBProtein kinase AktAkt/PKBAkt-dependent mannerVascular structure formationActivation of AktKinase AktVascular endothelial growth factor treatmentEnhanced phosphorylationBlood vessel growthNew blood vessel growthAktGrowth factor treatmentVessel growthEndothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseRecent studiesHMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatinAngiogenesisPKBFactor treatmentPhosphorylationReductase inhibitor simvastatinApoptosis
1999
Extracellular Matrix-Driven Matrix Metalloproteinase Production in Endothelial Cells Implications for Angiogenesis
Haas T, Madri J. Extracellular Matrix-Driven Matrix Metalloproteinase Production in Endothelial Cells Implications for Angiogenesis. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 1999, 9: 70-77. PMID: 10578520, DOI: 10.1016/s1050-1738(99)00014-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial matrix moleculesCell-extracellular matrix interactionsBasement membrane matrixMatrix metalloproteinasesTranscriptional activationBlood vessel growthMatrix interactionsNew blood vessel growthMatrix moleculesCell surfaceExtracellular matrixMT1-MMPAdjacent cellsCell interactionsMatrix metalloproteinase productionCurrent understandingVessel growthParticular matrix metalloproteinasesEndothelial cell interactionsPotential roleAngiogenesisMetalloproteinase productionBasement membraneMMP-2Signaling
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