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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

Connexin 43 Hemichannel Activity Promoted by Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and High Glucose Alters Endothelial Cell Function.

Juan C Sáez, Susana Contreras-Duarte, Gonzalo I Gómez, Valeria C Labra, Cristian A Santibañez, Rosario Gajardo-Gómez, Beatriz C Avendaño, Esteban F Díaz, Trinidad D Montero, Victoria Velarde and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juan C SáezDepartamento de Fisiología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Susana Contreras-DuarteDepartamento de Fisiología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Gonzalo I GómezDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Valeria C LabraDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Cristian A SantibañezDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rosario Gajardo-GómezDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Beatriz C AvendañoDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Esteban F DíazDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Trinidad D MonteroDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Victoria VelardeDepartamento de Fisiología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Juan A OrellanaDepartamento de Neurología, Escuela de Medicina and Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present work was done to elucidate whether hemichannels of a cell line derived from endothelial cells are affected by pro-inflammatory conditions (high glucose and IL-1β/TNF-α) known to lead to vascular dysfunction. We used EAhy 926 cells treated with high glucose and IL-1β/TNF-α. The hemichannel activity was evaluated with the dye uptake method and was abrogated with selective inhibitors or knocking down of hemichannel protein subunits with siRNA. Western blot analysis, cell surface biotinylation, and confocal microscopy were used to evaluate total and plasma membrane amounts of specific proteins and their cellular distribution, respectively. Changes in intracellular Ca

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Blood GlucoseAdenosine TriphosphateBiomarkersCalciumCell LineConnexin 43CytokinesEndothelial CellsGap JunctionsHumansInflammation MediatorsNitric OxideProtein BindingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTime-Lapse ImagingAdenosine TriphosphateBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCalciumConnexin 43CytokinesInflammation MediatorsNitric OxideRNA, Small Interferingconnexinscytokinesendotheliumgap junctionsinflammation

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PMID30158937
PMCPMC6104120
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