Cyclic strain upregulates nitric oxide synthase in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells.
Awolesi MA, Sessa WC, Sumpio BE. Cyclic strain upregulates nitric oxide synthase in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1995, 96: 1449-1454. PMID: 7544806, PMCID: PMC185768, DOI: 10.1172/jci118181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAortic endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthaseBovine aortic endothelial cellsCultured bovine aortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsOxide synthaseENOS transcriptsRegulation of eNOSENOS gene expressionBlot analysisHemodynamic forcesWestern blot analysisENOS levelsCycles/minImmunohistochemical stainingNitric oxideProtein levelsNorthern blot analysisNuclear runoff transcription assaysVivoCellsRunoff transcription assaysCytosolic RNAExpression