Nitric oxide production contributes to the angiogenic properties of vascular endothelial growth factor in human endothelial cells.
Papapetropoulos A, García-Cardeña G, Madri JA, Sessa WC. Nitric oxide production contributes to the angiogenic properties of vascular endothelial growth factor in human endothelial cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 100: 3131-3139. PMID: 9399960, PMCID: PMC508526, DOI: 10.1172/jci119868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsVascular endothelial growth factorPhosphoinositide-3 kinase inhibitorDimensional collagen gelsRegulator of vasculogenesisKinase inhibitorsGrowth of HUVECsGrowth factorExposure of cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsTyrosine kinaseHuman endothelial cellsVEGF stimulationSynthase proteinK kinaseEndothelial growth factorVein endothelial cellsProtein levelsEC proliferationKinaseHuman ECsDependent formationNO-dependent mannerShort-term stimulation