Scientific article
English

Central Role of P2Y6 UDP Receptor in Arteriolar Myogenic Tone

Published inArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, vol. 36, p. 1598-1606
Publication date2016
Abstract

Myogenic tone (MT) of resistance arteries ensures autoregulation of blood flow in organs and relies on the intrinsic property of smooth muscle to contract in response to stretch. Nucleotides released by mechanical strain on cells are responsible for pleiotropic vascular effects, including vasoconstriction. Here, we evaluated the contribution of extracellular nucleotides to MT.

Keywords
  • Myocytes
  • Smooth muscle
  • Myosin light chains
  • Nucleotides
  • Purinoceptor P2Y6
  • RhoA GTP-binding protein
Citation (ISO format)
KAUFFENSTEIN, Gilles et al. Central Role of P2Y6 UDP Receptor in Arteriolar Myogenic Tone. In: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2016, vol. 36, p. 1598–1606. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.116.307739
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