Metabolism pathways of arachidonic acids: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

B Wang, L Wu, J Chen, L Dong, C Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
The arachidonic acid (AA) pathway plays a key role in cardiovascular biology,
carcinogenesis, and many inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, arthritis, etc. Esterified …

Vascular endothelial cell biology: an update

A Krüger-Genge, A Blocki, RP Franke… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The vascular endothelium, a monolayer of endothelial cells (EC), constitutes the inner
cellular lining of arteries, veins and capillaries and therefore is in direct contact with the …

Soluble epoxide hydrolase as a therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

JD Imig, BD Hammock - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2009 - nature.com
The cardiovascular effects of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) include vasodilation,
antimigratory actions on vascular smooth muscle cells and anti-inflammatory actions. These …

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs): metabolism and biochemical function

AA Spector, X Fang, GD Snyder, NL Weintraub - Progress in lipid research, 2004 - Elsevier
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which are synthesized from arachidonic acid by
cytochrome P450 epoxygenases, function primarily as autocrine and paracrine effectors in …

The endothelium, Part I: Multiple functions of the endothelial cells--focus on endothelium-derived vasoactive mediators

M Félétou - 2011 - books.google.com
The endothelium, a monolayer of endothelial cells, constitutes the inner cellular lining of the
blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) and the lymphatic system, and therefore is in …

Epoxides and soluble epoxide hydrolase in cardiovascular physiology

JD Imig - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are arachidonic acid metabolites that importantly
contribute to vascular and cardiac physiology. The contribution of EETs to vascular and …

Mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cell migration

WT Gerthoffer - Circulation research, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Smooth muscle cell migration occurs during vascular development, in response to vascular
injury, and during atherogenesis. Many proximal signals and signal transduction pathways …

Epoxide hydrolases: their roles and interactions with lipid metabolism

JW Newman, C Morisseau, BD Hammock - Progress in lipid research, 2005 - Elsevier
The epoxide hydrolases (EHs) are enzymes present in all living organisms, which transform
epoxide containing lipids by the addition of water. In plants and animals, many of these lipid …

Action of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids on cellular function

AA Spector, AW Norris - American Journal of Physiology …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which function primarily as autocrine and paracrine
mediators in the cardiovascular and renal systems, are synthesized from arachidonic acid by …

Kruppel-like factor 4 abrogates myocardin-induced activation of smooth muscle gene expression

Y Liu, S Sinha, OG McDonald, Y Shang… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) has been shown to be an extremely potent
negative regulator of smooth muscle cell (SMC) differentiation. Moreover, previous studies …