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Hypoxia and Stretch Regulate Intercellular Communication in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through Reactive Oxygen Species Formation

Douglas B. Cowan, Mara Jones, Lina M. Garcia, Sabrena Noria, Pedro J. del Nido, Francis X. McGowan

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2003 · 41 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Hypoxia and stretch increased gap junctional intercellular communication in VSMCs attributable to enhanced connexin43 expression initiated by reactive oxygen species formation.

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Connexin43: a protein from rat heart homologous to a gap junction protein from liver.

Eric C. Beyer, David L. Paul, D A Goodenough · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1987 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Mechanical Stretch Enhances mRNA Expression and Proenzyme Release of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) via NAD(P)H Oxidase–Derived Reactive Oxygen Species

Karsten Grote, Inna Flach, Maren Luchtefeld et al. · Circulation Research · 2003 · 411 citations

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A Fluorescence Photobleaching Assay of Gap Junction-mediated Communication Between Human Cells

Margaret Wade, James E. Trosko, Melvin Schindler · Science · 1986 · 333 citations

Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Trigger Calcium Increases During Hypoxia in Pulmonary Arterial Myocytes

Gregory B. Waypa, Jeremy D. Marks, Mathew M. Mack et al. · Circulation Research · 2002 · 284 citations

A pre-loading method of evaluating gap junctional communication by fluorescent dye transfer.

Gary S. Goldberg, John F. Bechberger, Christian C. Naus · PubMed · 1995 · 209 citations

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