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ArticleThe Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology2016

Nafamostat mesilate promotes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation via the Akt-eNOS dependent pathway.

Sujeong Choi, Hyon-Jo Kwon, Hee-Jung Song, Si Wan Choi, Harsha Nagar, Shuyu Piao, Saet-Byel Jung, Byeong Hwa Jeon, Dong Woon Kim, Cuk-Seong Kim

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Article in The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujeong ChoiDepartment of physiology & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Hyon-Jo KwonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Regional Cerebrovascular Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Hee-Jung SongDepartment of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Si Wan ChoiDivision of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Harsha NagarDepartment of physiology & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Shuyu PiaoDepartment of physiology & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Saet-Byel JungDepartment of Endocrinology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Byeong Hwa JeonDepartment of physiology & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Dong Woon KimDepartment of Anatomy & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Cuk-Seong KimDepartment of physiology & BK21Plus CNU Integrative Biomedical Education Initiative, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Korea.
Chungnam National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, has anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory properties. The intracellular mediator and external anti-inflammatory external signal in the vascular wall have been reported to protect endothelial cells, in part due to nitric oxide (NO) production. This study was designed to examine whether NM exhibit endothelium dependent vascular relaxation through Akt/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation and generation of NO. NM enhanced Akt/eNOS phosphorylation and NO production in a dose- and time-dependent manner in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and aorta tissues obtained from rats treated with various concentrations of NM. NM concomitantly decreased arginase activity, which could increase the available arginine substrate for NO production. Moreover, we investigated whether NM increased NO bioavailability and decreased aortic relaxation response to an eNOS inhibitor in the aorta. These results suggest that NM increases NO generation via the Akt/eNOS signaling pathway, leading to endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation. Therefore, the vasorelaxing action of NM may contribute to the regulation of cardiovascular function.

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Endothelial nitric oxide synthaseNafamostat mesilateNitric oxideVascular relaxation

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