2000
Acute modulation of endothelial Akt/PKB activity alters nitric oxide–dependent vasomotor activity in vivo
Luo Z, Fujio Y, Kureishi Y, Rudic R, Daumerie G, Fulton D, Sessa W, Walsh K. Acute modulation of endothelial Akt/PKB activity alters nitric oxide–dependent vasomotor activity in vivo. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 493-499. PMID: 10953024, PMCID: PMC380252, DOI: 10.1172/jci9419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDN-AktEndothelial cell nitric oxide synthaseMyr-AktSerine/threonine protein kinase AktProtein kinase AktDominant-negative AktNitric oxideVasomotor toneFemoral arteryAkt functionReplication-defective adenoviral constructKinase AktActive AktEndothelium-dependent vasodilatationKey regulatorEndothelium-independent vasodilatorEndothelium-dependent vasomotionRabbit femoral artery modelNitric oxide synthaseAorta ex vivoImportant regulatorGene transferDoppler flow measurementsAktENOS inhibitor
1999
Codistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters
Segal S, Brett S, Sessa W. Codistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h1167-h1177. PMID: 10484439, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.3.h1167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-3Caveolin-1Skeletal muscleCaveolin isoformsCoat proteinCaveolinFunctional interactionIntact organismEnzyme isoformsNitric oxide synthase activitySmooth muscle cellsMuscle fibersOxide synthase activityVascular smooth muscleSynthase activitySkeletal muscle fibersMuscle cellsIsoformsCell systemSystemic vasculatureVena cavaFemoral arteryAbdominal aortaPeripheral vasculatureEndothelial cells