2013
Role of Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Parasitic Infections
Vega JL, Subiabre M, Figueroa F, Schalper KA, Osorio L, González J, Sáez JC. Role of Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Parasitic Infections. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 589130. PMID: 24236292, PMCID: PMC3819887, DOI: 10.1155/2013/589130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForm gap junction channelsCell-cell interfaceDiverse physiologic processesGap junction channelsInvertebrate cellsVertebratesJunction channelsRole of CxsCell surfaceNew therapeutic designsPanx channelsHemichannelsGap junctionsTherapeutic designCellular communicationRecent findingsParasitic infectionsPhysiologic processesPathological statesPossible roleCxRecent evidenceInnexinsChannel typesPannexins
2009
Dysfunctions of the diffusional membrane pathways mediated by hemichannels in inherited and acquired human diseases.
Schalper K, Orellana J, Berthoud V, Sáez J. Dysfunctions of the diffusional membrane pathways mediated by hemichannels in inherited and acquired human diseases. Current Vascular Pharmacology 2009, 7: 486-505. PMID: 19485891, DOI: 10.2174/157016109789043937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman genetic diseasesNormal cell functioningHemichannel activityMost cell typesConnexin mutantsForm homoTransmembrane proteinMembrane permeabilizationPlasma membraneLethal stimuliMembrane pathwaysCell functioningHuman diseasesCell deathCell typesGenetic diseasesMost cellsHemichannelsPannexinsSmall moleculesConnexinsTransportersPathological conditionsPathwayVertebrates