2005
Nicotine induces mitogen-activated protein kinase dependent vascular smooth muscle cell migration
Di Luozzo G, Pradhan S, Dhadwal AK, Chen A, Ueno H, Sumpio BE. Nicotine induces mitogen-activated protein kinase dependent vascular smooth muscle cell migration. Atherosclerosis 2005, 178: 271-277. PMID: 15694934, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cell migrationSmooth muscle cell migrationMuscle cell migrationInhibitors of p38VSMC migrationMitogen-activated protein kinaseEndothelial cellsDevelopment of atherosclerosisEffects of nicotineCell migrationWestern blotting methodInjury modelVascular endotheliumCigarette smokeBoyden chamber chemotaxis assaysAortic VSMCsChemotactic effectMAPKs p38NicotineChemoattractant moleculesChemotaxis assaysCellular mechanismsUltrastructural changesVSMCP44/42 activation
1999
Thrombospondin-1 regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis is extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 dependent
Gahtan V, Wang X, Willis A, Tuszynski G, Sumpio B. Thrombospondin-1 regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis is extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 dependent. Surgery 1999, 126: 203-207. PMID: 10455885, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(99)70156-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCattleCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedChemotaxisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFocal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularProtein-Tyrosine KinasesThrombospondin 1ConceptsSmooth muscle cell chemotaxisTSP-1-induced chemotaxisThrombospondin-1Protein kinase familyExtracellular signal-regulated proteinExtracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2Vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxisProtein kinase 1/2Extracellular matrix proteinsCell chemotaxisSerum-free mediumPlatelet-derived growth factorKinase familyKinase 1/2Top chambersFunctional importanceMatrix proteinsERK1/2 activationWestern blot analysisERK1/2 inhibitorBlot analysisERK1/2VSMCPD98059VSMCs