Constitutive Stimulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Angiotensin II Derived From an Adenovirus Encoding a Furin-Cleavable Fusion Protein
Author(s) -
Takehiko Takayanagi,
Allison Bourne,
Keita Kimura,
Akira Takaguri,
Katherine J. Elliott,
Kunie Eguchi,
Satoru Eguchi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.221
Subject(s) - angiotensin ii , furin , vascular smooth muscle , stimulation , renin–angiotensin system , medicine , endocrinology , receptor , fusion protein , muscle hypertrophy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , gene , smooth muscle , blood pressure , biochemistry , recombinant dna , enzyme
To fill the gap between acute and chronic stimulation methods of angiotensin II (Ang II) and obtain relevant signaling information, we have made an adenovirus vector encoding a furin-cleavable Ang II fusion protein.
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