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Smooth-muscle BMAL1 participates in blood pressure circadian rhythm regulation by Xie, Zhongwen, Su, Wen, Liu, Shu, Zhao, Guogang, Esser, Karyn, Schroder, Elizabeth A, Lefta, Mellani, Stauss, Harald M, Guo, Zhenheng, Gong, Ming Cui

“…As the central pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) has long been considered the primary regulator of blood pressure circadian rhythm; however, this…”
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Translocation of rhoA Associated with Ca2+ Sensitization of Smooth Muscle by Gong, M C, Fujihara, H, Somlyo, A V, Somlyo, A P

“…We determined the relationship between the localization of rhoA and Ca 2+ sensitization of force in smooth muscle. In α-toxin-permeabilized rabbit portal vein…”
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Arachidonic acid inhibits myosin light chain phosphatase and sensitizes smooth muscle to calcium by Gong, M.C., Fuglsang, A, Alessi, D, Kobayashi, S, Cohen, P, Somlyo, A.V., Somlyo, A.P.

“…Arachidonic acid (AA) increased, at constant Ca2+, the levels of force and 20-kDa myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation in permeabilized smooth muscle,…”
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Regulation by GDI of RhoA/Rho-kinase-induced Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle myosin II by Gong, M C, Gorenne, I, Read, P, Jia, T, Nakamoto, R K, Somlyo, A V, Somlyo, A P

“…We characterized the role of guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (GDI) in RhoA/Rho-kinase-mediated Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle. Endogenous…”
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Myosin light chain phosphatase activities and the effects of phosphatase inhibitors in tonic and phasic smooth muscle by MING CUI GONG, COHEN, P, KITAZAWA, T, IKEBE, M, MASUO, M, SOMLYO, A. P, SOMLYO, A. V

“…Phosphatase inhibitors microcystin-LR, tautomycin, and okadaic acid caused contraction and increased 20-kDa myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation in…”
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Transcriptional Suppression of CPI-17 Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Tumor Necrosis Factor, Krüppel-Like Factor 4, and Sp1 Is Associated with Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Vascular Hypocontractility, Hypotension, and Mortality by Zhao, Guogang, Zhong, Yu, Su, Wen, Liu, Shu, Song, Xiulong, Hou, Tianfei, Mu, Xufang, Gong, Ming Cui, Guo, Zhenheng

“…Vasodilatory shock in sepsis is caused by the failure of the vasculature to respond to vasopressors, which results in hypotension, multiorgan failure, and…”
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Abstract 159: Synthetic High Density Lipoprotein - a Potential Therapy for Sepsis by Guo, Ling, Morin, Emily E, Yuan, Yaxia, Zhan, Chang-Guo, Gong, Ming-Cui, Li, Zhenyu, Standiford, Theodore J, Schwendeman, Anna, Li, Xiang-An

“…Abstract only Introduction: Sepsis is the leading cause of death in critically ill patients with mortality rates exceeding 30%. The ability of endogenous HDL…”
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The effects of the Rho‐kinase inhibitor Y‐27632 on arachidonic acid‐, GTPγS‐, and phorbol ester‐induced Ca2+‐sensitization of smooth muscle by Fu, Xiaohong, Gong, Ming Cui, Jia, Taiping, Somlyo, Avril V, Somlyo, Andrew P

“…The effects of the Rho‐kinase inhibitor, Y‐27632 [1] on Ca2+‐sensitization of force induced by arachidonic acid (AA), phorbol 12,13‐dibutyrate (PDBu), GTPγS,…”
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Role of Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Proteins--ras-Family or Trimeric Proteins or both--in Ca2+ Sensitization of Smooth Muscle by Gong, Ming Cui, Iizuka, Kunihiko, Nixon, Graeme, Browne, J. Peter, Hall, Alan, Eccleston, John F., Sugai, Motoyuki, Kobayashi, Sei, Somlyo, Avril V., Somlyo, Andrew P.

“…The purpose of this study was to identify guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) involved in the agonist- and guanosine 5′-[γ -thio]triphosphate…”
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Inhibition of RhoA translocation and calcium sensitization by in vivo ADP-ribosylation with the chimeric toxin DC3B by Fujihara, H, Walker, L A, Gong, M C, Lemichez, E, Boquet, P, Somlyo, A V, Somlyo, A P

“…Pretreatment of intact rabbit portal vein smooth muscle with the chimeric toxin DC3B (10(-6) M, 48 h; ; ) ADP-ribosylated endogenous RhoA, including cytosolic…”
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The effects of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 on arachidonic acid-, GTPγS-, and phorbol ester-induced Ca 2+-sensitization of smooth muscle by Fu, Xiaohong, Gong, Ming Cui, Jia, Taiping, Somlyo, Avril V, Somlyo, Andrew P

“…The effects of the Rho-kinase inhibitor, Y-27632 [1]on Ca 2+-sensitization of force induced by arachidonic acid (AA), phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu), GTPγS,…”
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Role of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins--ras-family or trimeric proteins or both--in Ca2positive sensitization of smooth muscle by Gong, Ming Cui, Iizuka, Kunihiko, Nixon, Graeme, Browne, J Peter

“…A study shows that p21rho may play a role in physiological calciumtwopositive sensitization as a cofactor with other messengers, rather than as a sole direct…”
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Role of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins - ras-family or trimeric proteins or both - in Ca super(2+) sensitization of smooth muscle by Gong, Ming Cui, Iizuka, K, Nixon, G, Browne, J P, Hall, A, Eccleston, J F, Sugai, M, Kobayashi, S, Somlyo, A V, Somlyo, A P

“…The purpose of this study was to identify guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) involved in the agonist- and guanosine 5'-[ gamma -thio]triphosphate…”
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Heat shock protein inhibitor, quercetin, as a novel adjuvant agent to improve radiofrequency ablation-induced tumor destruction and its molecular mechanism by Yang, Wei, Cui, Ming, Lee, Jungchieh, Gong, Wei, Wang, Song, Fu, Jingjing, Wu, Gongxiong, Yan, Kun

“…Background： We investigated the effect of a small molecular inhibitor of heat shock protein （HSP）, qnercetin, on tumor radiofrequency （RF） ablation, and…”
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