Down-Regulation of TRPM8 in Pulmonary Arteries of Pulmonary Hypertensive Rats
Author(s) -
Xiao-Ru Liu,
Qing Liu,
Gai-Ying Chen,
Ying Hu,
James S.K. Sham,
MoJun Lin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000350107
Subject(s) - phenylephrine , downregulation and upregulation , transient receptor potential channel , right ventricular hypertrophy , trpm8 , endocrinology , medicine , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary artery , agonist , vascular smooth muscle , pharmacology , chemistry , receptor , blood pressure , smooth muscle , biochemistry , trpv1 , gene
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by profound vascular remodeling and alterations in Ca(2+) homeostasis in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Multiple transient receptor potential melastatin-related (TRPM) subtypes have been identified in vascular tissue. However, the changes in the expression and function of TRPM channels in pulmonary hypertension have not been characterized in detail.
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