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Real-time dynamic movement of caveolin-1 during smooth muscle contraction of human colon and aged rat colon transfected with caveolin-1 cDNA.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jun 2011
Somara Sita, Bashllari Daniela, Gilmont Robert R, Bitar Khalil N
Abstract excerpt
Caveolin-1 (cav-1) plays a key role in PKC-α and RhoA signaling pathways during acetylcholine (ACh)-induced contraction of colonic smooth muscle cells (CSMC). Aged rat CSMC showed sluggish contractility, concomitant with reduced expression of cav-1 with an associated reduction in activation of PKC-α and RhoA signaling pathway. Real-time monitoring of live human CSMC transfected with yellow fluorescent...
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