Results 21 to 30 of about 1,728,734 (303)
Distinct Roles of Smooth Muscle and Non-muscle Myosin Light Chain-Mediated Smooth Muscle Contraction
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Both smooth muscle (SM) and non-muscle (NM) myosin II are expressed in hollow organs such as the bladder and uterus, but their respective roles in contraction and corresponding physiological functions remain to be determined.
Jie Sun +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Changes of smooth muscle contractile filaments in small bowel atresia [PDF]
, 2012 AIM: To investigate morphological changes of intestinal smooth muscle contractile fibres in small bowel atresia patients. METHODS: Resected small bowel specimens from small bowel atresia patients (n = 12) were divided into three sections (proximal ...
Rolle, Udo +4 more
core +1 more source
Fibronectin matrix polymerization regulates smooth muscle cell phenotype through a Rac1 dependent mechanism. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Smooth muscle cells are maintained in a differentiated state in the vessel wall, but can be modulated to a synthetic phenotype following injury. Smooth muscle phenotypic modulation is thought to play an important role in the pathology of vascular ...
Feng Shi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Mechanisms altering airway smooth muscle cell Ca(2+) homeostasis in two asthma models [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Asthma is characterized by airway remodeling, altered mucus production and airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) contraction causing extensive airway narrowing. In particular, alterations of ASMC contractility seem to be of crucial importance. The
Kellner, Julia +6 more
core +1 more source
Neurogenic Inflammation of Guinea-Pig Bladder
Mediators of Inflammation, 1994 Capsaicin, substance P, and ovalbumin, instilled into the bladders of naive and ovalbumin (OVA) sensitized guineapigs caused inflammation, as indicated by increased vascular permeability.
D. E. Bjorling, M. R. Saban, R. Saban
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2005 Proteinases like thrombin and trypsin, long known for their ability to activate the coagulation cascade or to act as digestive enzymes for many protein targets, are now recognized as hormone-like regulators of cell function.
Morley D. Hollenberg
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2004 A serine proteinase with kallikrein-like activity (LV-Ka) has been purified to homogeneity from bushmaster snake (Lachesis muta muta) venom. Physicochemical studies indicated that LV-Ka is a single chain glycoprotein with a molecular mass (Mr) of 33 kDa ...
Maria L.D. Weinberg +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Notch2 and Notch3 function together to regulate vascular smooth muscle development. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Notch signaling has been implicated in the regulation of smooth muscle differentiation, but the precise role of Notch receptors is ill defined. Although Notch3 receptor expression is high in smooth muscle, Notch3 mutant mice are viable and display only ...
Qingqing Wang +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Cell cultures of human ciliary muscle: growth, ultrastructural and immunocytochemical characteristics [PDF]
, 1991 Primary ciliary muscle cell cultures derived from human donors (16-91 years) were established and characterized by comparing them with ciliary muscle in tissue sections using immunocytochemical and ultrastructural methods.
Baur, A. +3 more
core +1 more source
Calcium Handling in Airway Smooth Muscle: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1998 Calcium plays a central role in the activation of many cellular processes, including the most relevant end-point in airway smooth muscle physiology: contraction.
Luke J Janssen
doaj +1 more source