2017
A Cell Culture Model of Resistance Arteries.
Biwer L, Lechauve C, Vanhoose S, Weiss M, Isakson B. A Cell Culture Model of Resistance Arteries. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2017 PMID: 28930992, PMCID: PMC5752193, DOI: 10.3791/55992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArteriesCell Culture TechniquesCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsHumansMyocytes, Smooth MuscleVascular ResistanceConceptsCell culture modelCell typesMyoendothelial junctionsEndothelial cell polarizationPlating of cellsIntact cell layerDifferent cell typesSignaling microdomainCulture modelSpecific proteinsCell polarizationPhysiological relevanceActivity assaysProtein isolationSmooth muscle cellsVascular cellsMuscle cellsImmunofluorescent analysisIntact resistance arteriesProteinCellsMuscle fractionsIsolationCell layerVCCC
2016
Two functionally distinct pools of eNOS in endothelium are facilitated by myoendothelial junction lipid composition
Biwer L, Taddeo E, Kenwood B, Hoehn K, Straub A, Isakson B. Two functionally distinct pools of eNOS in endothelium are facilitated by myoendothelial junction lipid composition. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2016, 1861: 671-679. PMID: 27106139, PMCID: PMC4869716, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportBradykininCalciumCalcium SignalingCell CommunicationCoculture TechniquesCyclic GMPDiglyceridesEgtazic AcidEndoplasmic ReticulumEndothelial CellsGap JunctionsGene Expression RegulationHumansInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateMacrocyclic CompoundsMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOxazolesPhenylephrinePhosphatidylserinesPhosphorylationPrimary Cell CultureProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase InhibitorsThapsigargin