Abstract
Hemodynamic forces associated with blood flow play a vital role in the endothelial regulation of vascular tone, remodeling and the initiation and progression of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. Crucial elements in endothelium-mediated events within the blood vessel are bioactive peptide signals and their associated hydrolytic enzymes. This review examines the relationship between hemodynamic forces such as shear stress and cyclic strain, and an important group of peptide-degrading enzymes within the endothelium, the thermolysin-like zinc metallopeptidases.
Keywords: metallopeptidase, endothelial, shear stress, cyclic strain, thermolysin-like
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Hemodynamic Regulation of Metallopeptidases within the Vasculature
Volume: 11 Issue: 5
Author(s): Philip M. Cummins, Eoin J. Cotter and Paul A. Cahill
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Keywords: metallopeptidase, endothelial, shear stress, cyclic strain, thermolysin-like
Abstract: Hemodynamic forces associated with blood flow play a vital role in the endothelial regulation of vascular tone, remodeling and the initiation and progression of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. Crucial elements in endothelium-mediated events within the blood vessel are bioactive peptide signals and their associated hydrolytic enzymes. This review examines the relationship between hemodynamic forces such as shear stress and cyclic strain, and an important group of peptide-degrading enzymes within the endothelium, the thermolysin-like zinc metallopeptidases.
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Cummins M. Philip, Cotter J. Eoin and Cahill A. Paul, Hemodynamic Regulation of Metallopeptidases within the Vasculature, Protein & Peptide Letters 2004; 11 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866043406580
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866043406580 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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