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The adverse cardiopulmonary phenotype of caveolin-1 deficient mice is mediated by a dysfunctional endothelium.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 May 2008
Wunderlich Carsten, Schober Kristin, Schmeisser Alexander, Heerwagen Christian, Tausche Anne-Kathrin, Steinbronn Nadine, Brandt Aljoscha, Kasper Michael, Schwencke Carsten, Braun-Dullaeus Ruediger C, Strasser Ruth H
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Recently generated caveolin-1 deficient mice (cav-1(-/-)) display several physiological alterations such as severe heart failure and lung fibrosis. The molecular mechanisms how the loss of caveolin-1 (cav-1) mediates these alterations are currently under debate. A plethora of studies support a role of cav-1 as a negative regulator of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Accordingly, constitutive eNOS...
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