Proliferative stimulation of the vascular endothelin-1 axis in vitro and ex vivo by infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Anti-Bacterial Agents 5%
• Atherosclerosis 13%
• Blood Vessels 40%
• Cell Proliferation 16%
• Chlamydophila Infections 100%
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae 22%
• cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu) 12%
• Endothelial Cells 18%
• Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists 12%
• Endothelin A Receptors 46%
• Endothelin B Receptors 24%
• Endothelin-1 73%
• G-Protein-Coupled Receptors 8%
• In Vitro Techniques 29%
• Infections 16%
• Inflammation 5%
• Leukocytes 6%
• Messenger RNA 9%
• Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins 10%
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases 8%
• Peptides 5%
• Phenotype 5%
• Proteins 6%
• Signal Transduction 6%
• Small Interfering RNA 7%
• Smooth Muscle Myocytes 7%
• Up-Regulation 6%
• Vascular Smooth Muscle 8%
• Vasoconstriction 8%