Rapid functional upregulation of vasocontractile endothelin ETB receptors in rat coronary arteries
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Rapid functional upregulation of vasocontractile endothelin ETB receptors in rat coronary arteries. / Skovsted, Gry Freja; Pedersen, Anne Fog; Larsen, Rikke; Sheykhzade, Majid; Edvinsson, Lars.
In: Life Sciences, Vol. 91, No. 13-14, 2012, p. 593-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rapid functional upregulation of vasocontractile endothelin ETB receptors in rat coronary arteries
AU - Skovsted, Gry Freja
AU - Pedersen, Anne Fog
AU - Larsen, Rikke
AU - Sheykhzade, Majid
AU - Edvinsson, Lars
N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Endothelin ET(B) receptors mediate under normal physiological conditions vasorelaxation in coronary arteries. However, vasocontractile ET(B) receptors appear in coronary arteries of ischemic heart disease patients. Interestingly, organ culture of isolated coronary arteries also induces upregulation of vasocontractile ET(B) receptors. This study examines the early time course and mechanism behind upregulation of contractile ET(B) receptors in isolated rat coronary arteries during short-term organ culture.
AB - Endothelin ET(B) receptors mediate under normal physiological conditions vasorelaxation in coronary arteries. However, vasocontractile ET(B) receptors appear in coronary arteries of ischemic heart disease patients. Interestingly, organ culture of isolated coronary arteries also induces upregulation of vasocontractile ET(B) receptors. This study examines the early time course and mechanism behind upregulation of contractile ET(B) receptors in isolated rat coronary arteries during short-term organ culture.
U2 - 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.02.009
DO - 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.02.009
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22391414
VL - 91
SP - 593
EP - 599
JO - Life Sciences
JF - Life Sciences
SN - 2042-4329
IS - 13-14
ER -
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