Abstract:
:Here we report that we could obtain a highly differentiated smooth muscle cell line by screening the expression of a-smooth muscle actin from p53 knook out mice aorta. This cell revealed extended bipolar shape and expressed h-caldesmon and calponin as well as a-smooth muscle actin as protein markers of differentiated smooth muscle. Further intracellular calcium increase was induced by application of noradrenaline in a dose dependent manner and calcium oscillation was also observed in a higher dose (100 microM). Appropriate application of 5-azacytidine enhanced these tendencies and induced slow contraction by endothelin-1 and phenylephrine.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Ohmi K,Masuda T,Yamaguchi H,Sakurai T,Kudo Y,Katsuki M,Nonomura Ydoi
10.1006/bbrc.1997.7218subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-09-08 00:00:00pages
154-8issue
1eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(97)97218-1journal_volume
238pub_type
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