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      Voltage-Dependent and Agonist-Activated Ionic Currents in Vascular Endothelial Cells: A Review

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          Abstract

          Vascular endothelial cells produce a variety of substances known to modulate the tone of surrounding smooth muscle, but the initial steps involved in receptor-response coupling are poorly characterized in these cells. Because the stimulated release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor depends on the presence of external calcium, ion channel-mediated calcium influx might represent an essential first link. Furthermore, agonist-induced endothelial cell hyperpolarization has been widely described, although the ion channels involved and the functional significance of this response remain uncertain. A review of the available literature to date concerning voltage-dependent and agonist-activated ionic currents obtained using patch clamp techiques in vascular endothelial cells is presented here. A discussion of the possible functional roles of the underlying ion channels is included.

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          Journal
          JVR
          J Vasc Res
          10.1159/issn.1018-1172
          Journal of Vascular Research
          S. Karger AG
          978-3-8055-5330-8
          978-3-318-01614-7
          1018-1172
          1423-0135
          1990
          1990
          23 September 2008
          : 27
          : 2-5
          : 169-183
          Affiliations
          Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CNRS URA600, Illkirch, France
          Article
          158808 Blood Vessels 1990;27:169–183
          10.1159/000158808
          783993e4-1601-494b-91da-2d5a033e1f74
          © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Pages: 15
          Categories
          Mechanisms of Vasodilatation

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Ionic currents,Patch clamp,Vascular endothelial cells,Endothelium-derived relaxing factor,Ion channels

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