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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Overview of Antagonists Used for Determining the Mechanisms of Action Employed by Potential Vasodilators with Their Suggested Signaling Pathways.

Yean Chun Loh, Chu Shan Tan, Yung Sing Ch'ng, Mariam Ahmad, Mohd Zaini Asmawi, Mun Fei Yam

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Overview of the Microenvironment of Vasculature in Vascular Tone Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yean Chun LohSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. nicklesloh@hotmail.com.
Chu Shan TanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. weazley90@hotmail.com.
Yung Sing Ch'ngSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. yungsing1003@hotmail.com.
Mariam AhmadSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. mariam@usm.my.
Mohd Zaini AsmawiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. amzaini@usm.my.
Mun Fei YamSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. yammunfei@yahoo.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper is a review on the types of antagonists and the signaling mechanism pathways that have been used to determine the mechanisms of action employed for vasodilation by test compounds. Thus, we exhaustively reviewed and analyzed reports related to this topic published in PubMed between the years of 2010 till 2015. The aim of this paperis to suggest the most appropriate type of antagonists that correspond to receptors that would be involved during the mechanistic studies, as well as the latest signaling pathways trends that are being studied in order to determine the route(s) that atest compound employs for inducing vasodilation. The methods to perform the mechanism studies were included. Fundamentally, the affinity, specificity and selectivity of the antagonists to their receptors or enzymes were clearly elaborated as well as the solubility and reversibility. All the signaling pathways on the mechanisms of action involved in the vascular tone regulation have been well described in previous review articles. However, the most appropriate antagonists that should be utilized have never been suggested and elaborated before, hence the reason for this review.

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Blood VesselsHumansMuscle, Smooth, VascularSignal TransductionVasodilationVasodilator AgentsVasodilator Agentsantagonistsblood vesselsignaling pathwayvascular tonevasodilators

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PMID27092479
PMCPMC6274436

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