Differentiation of smooth muscle cells from undifferentiated cells of chicken gizzard occurs on the layer of fibroblast-like cells

JA Ko, S Murahashi, T Arata, A Inoue - Cell and tissue research, 1996 - Springer
We examined the in vitro differentiation of smooth muscle cells from undifferentiated cells of
embryonic chicken gizzard. We used the gizzard from 7-day-old embryos (Hamburger and …

Down-regulation of myosin light chain kinase expression in vascular smooth muscle cells accelerates cell proliferation: requirement of its actin-binding domain for …

HH Wang, A Nakamura, S Yoshiyama… - Journal of …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) is a multi-domain protein with kinase and actinbinding
domains, among others. Deficiency of MLCK expression in GBaSM-4 vascular smooth …

Localization of cytoplasmic free calcium ions in PC12 cells with varicose fibers

S NAKANISHI, J ICHIKAWA, Y ENDO - Archives of histology and …, 1998 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Differentiated PC12 cells with varicose fibers were used as a model of sympathetic neurons
to demonstrate the intracellular localization of cytoplasmic free calcium ions. Changes in the …

Vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells mediate carbachol-induced hepatocyte proliferation via muscarinic receptors and IP3/PKC signaling cascades

R Yoshimura, J Arai, Y Endo - Cell biology international, 2009 - Elsevier
An acetylcholine (ACh) agonist, carbachol (Cch), causes hepatocytes to proliferate in the
presence of hepatic nonparenchymal cells (HNPCs). To identify the HNPCs and ACh …

Increase in neuropilin-1 on the surface of growth cones and putative raft domains in neuronal NG108-15 cells co-cultured with vascular smooth muscle SM-3 cells

R Yoshimura, A Kyuka, M Jinno, S Nishio… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The mechanisms underlying autonomic innervation to its targets involve various chemical
factors, but have not yet been elucidated in detail. We constructed a co-culture system of …

Varicosity formation and non-synaptic release of large core vesicles in the co-culture of neuronal and smooth muscle cells

H Ogaki, K Furuya, MF Uwo, N Takei, Y Endo - The Peptidergic Neuron, 1996 - Springer
In order to clarify the function and kinetics of varicose swellings in the neurites, we examined
the co-culture effects of smooth muscle cells on the varicosity formation in cultured neuronal …

Reorganization of vascular wall cells in vitro ---effect of VEGF gradient---

K Furukawa, T Ushida, T Tateishi - … & Applied Aspects: Proceedings of the …, 1998 - Springer
To reconstitute the hierarchic structure similar to native vessels, it is an essential step to
move endothelial cells (EC) selectively toward the material surface and form a monolayer of …

Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (February 20, 2009). doi: 10.1152/ajpheart. 00965.2008

PR Dalian - 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The actin-myosin interaction of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is regulated by
myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), which is a fusion protein of the central catalytic domain …

Partial Purification and Characterization of Smooth Muscle Relaxant Extracted from the Slime Mold Physarum Polycephalum

S Yoshiyama - The KITAKANTO Medical Journal, 2004 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Materials and Methods: The extract partially purified from the plasmodia was applied to
rabbit femoral artery and guinea pig ileum. The mode of effect was analyzed by measuring …

血管平滑筋において, ミオシン軽鎖キナーゼを標的としたアンチセンス法を展開する

小濱一弘 - 日本薬理学雑誌, 2000 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 ミオシン軽鎖キナーゼ (MLCK) は Ca 2+ とカルモジュリン存在下で, 血管平滑筋ミオシン軽鎖
をリン酸化し, その ATPase を活性化する酵素である. MLCK は多機能性で, キナーゼ活性の他に …