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PKCα mediates acetylcholine-induced activation of TRPV4-dependent calcium influx in endothelial cells.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Sept 2011
Adapala Ravi K, Talasila Phani K, Bratz Ian N, Zhang David X, Suzuki Makoto, Meszaros J Gary, Thodeti Charles K
Abstract excerpt
Transient receptor potential vanilloid channel 4 (TRPV4) is a polymodally activated nonselective cationic channel implicated in the regulation of vasodilation and hypertension. We and others have recently shown that cyclic stretch and shear stress activate TRPV4-mediated calcium influx in endothelial cells (EC). In addition to the mechanical forces, acetylcholine (ACh) was shown to activate TRPV4-mediated calcium...
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