2010
The type III inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor is associated with aggressiveness of colorectal carcinoma
Shibao K, Fiedler MJ, Nagata J, Minagawa N, Hirata K, Nakayama Y, Iwakiri Y, Nathanson MH, Yamaguchi K. The type III inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor is associated with aggressiveness of colorectal carcinoma. Cell Calcium 2010, 48: 315-323. PMID: 21075448, PMCID: PMC3572849, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2010.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrisphosphate receptorCaco-2 colon cancer cellsGain of expressionColorectal cancerColorectal carcinomaColon cancer cellsColon cancerType IIICellular functionsInhibition of apoptosisType III inositolLymph node metastasisDepth of invasionNormal colorectal mucosaShRNA knockdownMargin of tumorDevelopment of diseaseExpression levelsLiver metastasesCell proliferationNode metastasisTNM stageApoptosisColorectal mucosaIsoforms
2006
Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state
Abraldes JG, Iwakiri Y, Loureiro-Silva M, Haq O, Sessa WC, Groszmann RJ. Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2006, 290: g980-g987. PMID: 16603731, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00336.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsEndothelium, VascularHypertension, PortalIndolesIntestinal MucosaIntestinesJejunumMaleMicrocirculationNeovascularization, PathologicNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPortal PressurePyrrolesRatsUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVasodilationConceptsEndothelial NO synthasePortal hypertensionPortal vein ligationHyperdynamic circulationPortal pressureENOS expressionMild increaseVEGF expressionUpregulates Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorNitric oxideEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAdvanced portal hypertensionVascular endothelial growth factorNitric oxide synthaseEndothelial growth factorInhibition of VEGFHyperdynamic statePVL ratsSplanchnic hemodynamicsIntestinal microcirculationPortosystemic shuntingVein ligationSham ratsOxide synthaseNO synthase