Article
Phenotype-related alteration in expression of natriuretic peptide receptors in aortic smooth muscle cells.
Circulation research - 1 Jul 1992
Suga S, Nakao K, Kishimoto I, Hosoda K, Mukoyama M, Arai H, Shirakami G, Ogawa Y, Komatsu Y, Nakagawa O
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the physiological and pathophysiological roles of the natriuretic peptide family in vascular smooth muscle cells, in which the natriuretic peptide family is implicated in growth inhibition as well as vasorelaxation, we have examined the phenotype-related expression of three kinds of natriuretic peptide receptors in rat aortic smooth muscle cells. The expression of natriuretic peptide receptors at the...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Aorta
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Isomerism
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Phenotype
- RNA, Messenger
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains