2006
Role of AKT in cyclic strain-induced endothelial cell proliferation and survival
Nishimura K, Li W, Hoshino Y, Kadohama T, Asada H, Ohgi S, Sumpio BE. Role of AKT in cyclic strain-induced endothelial cell proliferation and survival. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2006, 290: c812-c821. PMID: 16469863, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00347.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsCycles/minRole of AktEC proliferationCultured bovine aortic endothelial cellsSurvival of ECsAortic endothelial cellsApoptotic endothelial cellsGSK-3betaBovine aortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cell proliferationFrequency of strainsPositive cellsGlycogen synthase kinaseKinase-dead AktCell proliferationCaspase-3AktSurvivalCell numberSynthase kinaseProliferationEarly phosphorylationBad phosphorylationp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Endothelial Cell Is Implicated in Cell Alignment and Elongation Induced by Fluid Shear Stress
Kadohama T, Akasaka N, Nishimura K, Hoshino Y, Sasajima T, Sumpio BE. p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Endothelial Cell Is Implicated in Cell Alignment and Elongation Induced by Fluid Shear Stress. Endothelium 2006, 13: 43-50. PMID: 16885066, DOI: 10.1080/10623320600660219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesAtherosclerosisBlood PressureBlood VesselsCattleCell PolarityCell ShapeCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHemodynamicsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationRegional Blood FlowStress, MechanicalTime FactorsConceptsStatic endothelial cellsFluid shear stressP38 MAPKP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase ActivationMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase ActivationEndothelial cellsProtein kinase activationP38 MAPK inhibitor SB-203580Inhibitor SB 203580Cell alignmentProtein kinaseBovine aortic endothelial cellsLaminar shear stressKinase activationSB 203580P38 mitogenCultured bovine aortic endothelial cellsEC elongationAortic endothelial cellsMAPKCellsElongationActivationMorphometric analysisKinase
1996
Transcriptional regulation of endothelin.
Koo JT, Sawyer MD, Powell RJ, Sumpio BE. Transcriptional regulation of endothelin. Surgical Technology Online 1996, 5: 276-82. PMID: 15858752.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Cyclic strain upregulates nitric oxide synthase in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells.
Awolesi MA, Sessa WC, Sumpio BE. Cyclic strain upregulates nitric oxide synthase in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1995, 96: 1449-1454. PMID: 7544806, PMCID: PMC185768, DOI: 10.1172/jci118181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAortic endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthaseBovine aortic endothelial cellsCultured bovine aortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsOxide synthaseENOS transcriptsRegulation of eNOSENOS gene expressionBlot analysisHemodynamic forcesWestern blot analysisENOS levelsCycles/minImmunohistochemical stainingNitric oxideProtein levelsNorthern blot analysisNuclear runoff transcription assaysVivoCellsRunoff transcription assaysCytosolic RNAExpression
1994
Cyclic strain increases endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity.
Awolesi MA, Widmann MD, Sessa WC, Sumpio BE. Cyclic strain increases endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity. Surgery 1994, 116: 439-44; discussion 444-5. PMID: 7519368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseRegulation of eNOSCultured bovine aortic endothelial cellsENOS activityAortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBovine aortic endothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxideNitric oxide synthase activityOxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide productionHemodynamic forcesRelaxing factorsGreiss reactionCycles/minOxide synthaseENOS geneMedium of ECOxide productionCycles/minuteFunctional activityStrain regimensSynthase activity