Rapamycin modulates the eNOS vs. shear stress relationship
Author(s) -
Caroline Cheng,
Dennie Tempel,
Angela E. Oostlander,
Frank Helderman,
Frank Gijsen,
Jolanda J. Wentzel,
Rien van Haperen,
David B. Haitsma,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Anton F. W. van der Steen,
Rini de Crom,
Rob Krams
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvm103
Subject(s) - enos , endocrinology , medicine , nitric oxide synthase type iii , endothelial nitric oxide synthase , vasodilation , nitric oxide synthase , chemistry , nitric oxide , biology
Studies in animals and patients indicate that rapamycin affects vasodilatation differently in outer and inner curvatures of blood vessels. We evaluated in this study whether rapamycin affects endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) responsiveness to shear stress under normo- and hypercholesteraemic conditions to explain these findings.
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