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Loss of connexin40 is associated with decreased endothelium-dependent relaxations and eNOS levels in the mouse aorta by Alonso, Florian, Boittin, François-Xavier, Bény, Jean-Louis, Haefliger, Jacques-Antoine

“…Upon agonist stimulation, endothelial cells trigger smooth muscle relaxation through the release of relaxing factors such as nitric oxide (NO). Endothelial…”
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Effects of Arterial Wall Stress on Vasomotion by Koenigsberger, Michèle, Sauser, Roger, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Smooth muscle and endothelial cells in the arterial wall are exposed to mechanical stress. Indeed blood flow induces intraluminal pressure variations and shear…”
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Muscarinic Receptor Knockout Mice Confirm Involvement of M3 Receptor in Endothelium-dependent Vasodilatation in Mouse Arteries by Bény, Jean-Louis, Nguyen, Minh Ngoc, Marino, Mathieu, Matsui, Minoru

“…The aim of the study was to determine which cholinergic muscarinic receptor subtype is responsible for the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation evoked by…”
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Connexins and M3 Muscarinic Receptors Contribute to Heterogeneous Ca2+ Signaling in Mouse Aortic Endothelium by Boittin, François-Xavier, Alonso, Florian, Le Gal, Loïc, Allagnat, Florent, Bény, Jean-Louis, Haefliger, Jacques-Antoine

“…Background/Aims: Smooth muscle tone is controlled by Ca 2+ signaling in the endothelial layer. Mouse endothelial cells are interconnected by gap junctions made…”
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Propagation of fast and slow intercellular Ca2+ waves in primary cultured arterial smooth muscle cells by Halidi, Nadia, Boittin, François-Xavier, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Highlights ► Propagation mechanism of calcium waves between arterial smooth muscle cells. ► Mechanical stimulation induced two different calcium waves; a fast…”
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Mechanisms of Propagation of Intercellular Calcium Waves in Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells by Koenigsberger, Michèle, Seppey, Dominique, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…In rat mesenteric arteries, smooth muscle cells exhibit intercellular calcium waves in response to local phenylephrine stimulation. These waves have a velocity…”
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Intercellular calcium waves are associated with the propagation of vasomotion along arterial strips by Seppey, Dominique, Sauser, Roger, Koenigsberger, Michèle, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Vasomotion consists of cyclic arterial diameter variations induced by synchronous contractions and relaxations of smooth muscle cells. However, the arteries do…”
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Calcium Dynamics and Vasomotion in Arteries Subject to Isometric, Isobaric, and Isotonic Conditions by Koenigsberger, Michèle, Sauser, Roger, Seppey, Dominique, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…In vitro, different techniques are used to study the smooth muscle cells’ calcium dynamics and contraction/relaxation mechanisms on arteries. Most experimental…”
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Role of the Endothelium on Arterial Vasomotion by Koenigsberger, Michèle, Sauser, Roger, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…It is well-known that cyclic variations of the vascular diameter, a phenomenon called vasomotion, are induced by synchronous calcium oscillations of smooth…”
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An evaluation of potassium ions as endothelium‐derived hyperpolarizing factor in porcine coronary arteries by Bény, Jean‐Louis, Schaad, Olivier

“…In the rat hepatic artery, the endothelium‐derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) was identified as potassium. Potassium hyperpolarizes the smooth muscles by…”
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Evidence for signaling via gap junctions from smooth muscle to endothelial cells in rat mesenteric arteries: possible implication of a second messenger by Lamboley, Mathieu, Pittet, Philippe, Koenigsberger, Michèle, Sauser, Roger, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…We investigated heterocellular communication in rat mesenteric arterial strips at the cellular level using confocal microscopy. To visualize Ca 2+ changes in…”
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Identification and functional response of interstitial Cajal-like cells from rat mesenteric artery by Formey, Aurélie, Buscemi, Lara, Boittin, François-Xavier, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Cells with irregular shapes, numerous long thin filaments, and morphological similarities to the gastrointestinal interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) have been…”
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Intracellular cAMP: the "switch" that triggers on "spontaneous transient outward currents" generation in freshly isolated myocytes from thoracic aorta by Hayoz, Sébastien, Bény, Jean-Louis, Bychkov, Rostislav

“…Spontaneous transient outward currents (STOCs) have been reported in resistance and small arteries but have not yet been found in thoracic aorta. Do thoracic…”
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Recruitment of smooth muscle cells and arterial vasomotion by Lamboley, Mathieu, Schuster, Alexander, Bény, Jean-Louis, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Investigating the recruitment and synchronization of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is the key to understanding the physical mechanisms leading to contraction and…”
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Perinatal Hypoxia Enhances Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate–mediated BKCa Channel Activation in Adult Murine Pulmonary Artery by Marino, Mathieu, Bény, Jean-Louis, Peyter, Anne-Christine, Diaceri, Giacomo, Tolsa, Jean-François

“…Exposure to perinatal hypoxia results in alteration of the adult pulmonary circulation, which is linked among others to alterations in K channels in pulmonary…”
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Information Networks in the Arterial Wall by Beny, Jean-Louis

“…Jean-Louis Bény J.-L. Bény is Professor in the Department of Zoology and Animal Biology at Geneva University, Sciences III, 30 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4,…”
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Intercellular calcium waves in primary cultured rat mesenteric smooth muscle cells are mediated by connexin43 by Halidi, Nadia, Alonso, Florian, Burt, Janis M, Bény, Jean-Louis, Haefliger, Jacques-Antoine, Meister, Jean-Jacques

“…Intercellular Ca(2+) wave propagation between vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is associated with the propagation of contraction along the vessel. Here, we…”
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Role of myoendothelial communication on arterial vasomotion by Bény, Jean-Louis, Koenigsberger, Michèle, Sauser, Roger

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A delayed ATP‐elicited K+ current in freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from mouse aorta by Serir, Karima, Hayoz, Sebastien, Fanchaouy, Mohammed, Bény, Jean‐Louis, Bychkov, Rostislav

“…Adenosine 5′‐triphosphate (ATP) activated two sequential responses in freshly isolated mouse aortic smooth muscle cells. In the first phase, ATP activated…”
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Ca2+-independent PLA2 controls endothelial store-operated Ca2+ entry and vascular tone in intact aorta by Boittin, François-Xavier, Gribi, Françoise, Serir, Karima, Bény, Jean-Louis

“…During an agonist stimulation of endothelial cells, the sustained Ca2+ entry occurring through store-operated channels has been shown to significantly…”
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