Down-regulating effect of nicotine on connexin43 gap junctions in human umbilical vein endothelial cells is attenuated by statins

Nicotine stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth and atherosclerosis

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Tobacco Control, Angiogenesis, Medicine +6

Impaired Conduction of Vasodilation Along Arterioles in Connexin40-Deficient Mice

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Mechanobiology, Clinical Physiology, Molecular Physiology +15

3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors Increase Fibrinolytic Activity in Rat Aortic Endothelial Cells

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Lipophilic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor has an anti-inflammatory effect

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Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Autoimmune Disease +7

Degradation of Connexin43 Gap Junctions Involves both the Proteasome and the Lysosome

James G. Laing, Peter N. Tadros, E M Westphale et al. · Experimental Cell Research · 1997 · 250 citations

Protein Secretion, Protein Function, Protein Folding +13