2005
Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells
Akasaka K, Akasaka N, Di Luozzo G, Sasajima T, Sumpio BE. Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 517-522. PMID: 15838488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of homocysteineMigration of SMCsLevels of homocysteineProgressive intimal thickeningAortic smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell migrationBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsPotential therapeutic implicationsSmooth muscle cellsP38 activationExposure of SMCMuscle cell migrationSMC chemotaxisRisk factorsSelective blockadeIntimal thickeningTherapeutic implicationsP38-dependent pathwaySMC proliferationBoyden chamberChemotactic potentialMuscle cellsHomocysteineFetal bovine serumP38 inhibitor
2000
Homocysteine stimulates MAP kinase in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells
Woo D, Dudrick S, Sumpio B. Homocysteine stimulates MAP kinase in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells. Surgery 2000, 128: 59-66. PMID: 10876187, DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.106531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCattleCell DivisionCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsFlavonoidsHomocysteineMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularPhosphorylationConceptsMAP kinase phosphorylationMAP kinaseKinase phosphorylationBASMC proliferationBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsAortic smooth muscle cellsCell proliferationExtracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1Mitogen-activated protein kinaseSmooth muscle cell proliferationProtein kinase 1Smooth muscle cellsMuscle cell proliferationMAP kinase activationDegree of phosphorylationL-homocysteineMuscle cellsProtein kinaseKinase studiesKinase activationKinase 1Hallmark of atherosclerosisKinasePhosphorylationActive form