1999
Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase Dependent MAP Kinase Activation via p21ras in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Cyclic Strain
Ikeda M, Kito H, Sumpio B. Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase Dependent MAP Kinase Activation via p21ras in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Cyclic Strain. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 257: 668-671. PMID: 10208841, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrostadienesAnimalsAortaCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCattleCells, CulturedChromonesEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationGuanosine TriphosphateHemodynamicsMorpholinesOncogene Protein p21(ras)Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTime FactorsWortmanninConceptsERK1/2 activationPhosphatidylinositol-3 kinase inhibitorMAP kinase activationExtracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1Endothelial cellsMechanical stretchKinase inhibitorsERK1/2 phosphorylationEffect of wortmanninPossible involvementHemodynamic forcesProtein kinase 1ActivationKinase 1Upstream pathwaysRapid activationKinase activationSignal transduction pathwaysP21ras activationLY294002ERK1 activationERK2 activation
1990
Mechanosensitive adenylate cyclase activity in coronary vascular smooth muscle cells
Mills I, Letsou G, Rabban J, Sumpio B, Gewirtz H. Mechanosensitive adenylate cyclase activity in coronary vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1990, 171: 143-147. PMID: 2393388, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(90)91368-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsCoronary vascular smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsCyclase activityPorcine coronary artery smooth muscle cellsCultured vascular smooth muscle cellsArtery smooth muscle cellsCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscleMagnitude of stretchStretch-induced reductionAdenylate cyclase activityPotential biochemical mechanismsPerfusion pressureCoronary circulationCycles/minMyogenic responseSmooth muscleMechanical stretchAdenylate cyclasePotential mechanismsEntire time courseUnstretched cellsTime course