2000
Membrane Estrogen Receptor Engagement Activates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase via the PI3-Kinase–Akt Pathway in Human Endothelial Cells
Haynes M, Sinha D, Russell K, Collinge M, Fulton D, Morales-Ruiz M, Sessa W, Bender J. Membrane Estrogen Receptor Engagement Activates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase via the PI3-Kinase–Akt Pathway in Human Endothelial Cells. Circulation Research 2000, 87: 677-682. PMID: 11029403, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.87.8.677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeBinding SitesCell MembraneCells, CulturedChromonesEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsEstradiolGenes, DominantHumansMorpholinesNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, EstrogenSerum Albumin, BovineSignal TransductionTransduction, GeneticConceptsPI3-kinaseKinase-Akt pathwayDominant-negative AktPI3-kinase inhibitorRapid eNOS phosphorylationRapid Akt phosphorylationActivation of eNOSAkt-dependent pathwayEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAkt substratePhosphatidylinositol 3ENOS phosphorylationCritical residuesSerine 473Human endothelial cellsEstrogen receptor antagonist ICI 182Cell membrane sitesHuman endothelial cell lineAkt pathwayAkt phosphorylationPhosphorylationReceptor engagementEndothelial cell lineActivation eventsFunctional involvement
1997
17 beta-estradiol regulation of human endothelial cell basal nitric oxide release, independent of cytosolic Ca2+ mobilization.
Caulin-Glaser T, García-Cardeña G, Sarrel P, Sessa W, Bender J. 17 beta-estradiol regulation of human endothelial cell basal nitric oxide release, independent of cytosolic Ca2+ mobilization. Circulation Research 1997, 81: 885-92. PMID: 9351464, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.81.5.885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsEstrogen receptorCytosolic Ca2ENOS activityBasal nitric oxide releaseEndothelial NO synthase activityCardiovascular protective roleNO synthase activityDevelopment of atherosclerosisFemale human umbilical vein endothelial cellsNitric oxide releaseCritical effector moleculeUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsCardiovascular protectionEstradiol exposureAnimal modelsCGMP formationProtective roleOxide releaseEndothelial cellsNO releaseE2Physiological concentrationsEffector molecules