2000
Quantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR
Fulton D, Papapetropoulos A, Zhang X, Catravas J, Hintze T, Sessa W. Quantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 278: h658-h665. PMID: 10666099, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENOS mRNACoronary arteryCoronary microvesselsLeft ventricleENOS cDNAEndothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNANitric oxide synthase mRNAEndothelial cellsCanine aortic endothelial cellsRight coronary arteryENOS mRNA levelsEndothelial cell markersCompetitive PCRAortic endothelial cellsVon Willebrand factorVein endothelial cellsInducible NOSNeuronal NOSCanine vasculatureLarge arteriesCanine Left VentricleCell markersPathophysiological statesArteryCardiac vasculature
1999
Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA by Shear Stress Requires Intracellular Calcium and G-protein Signals and Is Modulated by PI 3 Kinase
Malek A, Jiang L, Lee I, Sessa W, Izumo S, Alper S. Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA by Shear Stress Requires Intracellular Calcium and G-protein Signals and Is Modulated by PI 3 Kinase. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 254: 231-242. PMID: 9920763, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthase mRNAPTX-sensitive G proteinsENOS mRNA levelsENOS mRNABovine aortic endothelial cellsIntracellular calciumPertussis toxinMRNA upregulationEndothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNAMRNA levelsEndothelin-1 mRNACalmodulin inhibitor WENOS gene promoterG proteinsSynthase mRNAAortic endothelial cellsTime-dependent increaseTyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin ACalcium entryBAPTA-AMInhibitor WEndothelial cellsTyrosine kinase activityMicrotubule integrityLaminar fluid shear stress
1996
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Regulated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Interacts with Caveolin-1*
García-Cardeña G, Fan R, Stern D, Liu J, Sessa W. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Regulated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Interacts with Caveolin-1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 27237-27240. PMID: 8910295, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.44.27237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel regulatory mechanismTyrosine phosphorylationCaveolin-1Bovine aortic endothelial cellsRegulatory mechanismsProtein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitorCaveolin-interacting proteinsPhosphoamino acid analysisTyrosine phosphatase inhibitorTreatment of BAECBovine lung microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseSubcellular traffickingPhosphatase inhibitorCoat proteinEndothelial cellsMetabolic labelingSodium orthovanadatePhosphorylationCaveolaeAortic endothelial cellsLung microvascular endothelial cellsProteinAcid analysisImmunoprecipitation
1990
Inhibition by l‐glutamine of the release of endothelium‐derived relaxing factor from cultured endothelial cells
Hecker M, Mitchell J, Swierkosz T, Sessa W, Vane J. Inhibition by l‐glutamine of the release of endothelium‐derived relaxing factor from cultured endothelial cells. British Journal Of Pharmacology 1990, 101: 237-239. PMID: 2257431, PMCID: PMC1917688, DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12693.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research