Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

We describe a protocol for easy isolation and culture of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to supply every… (More)

The endothelium plays a critical role in the inflammatory process. The complement activation product, C5a, is known to have… (More)

The fuel sensing enzyme AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) enhances processes that generate ATP when stresses such as exercise… (More)

Apoptosis has been observed in vascular cells, nerve, and myocardium of diabetic humans and experimental animals, although… (More)

TWEAK, a member of the TNF family, induces cell death in some tumor cell lines, but also induces proliferation of endothelial… (More)

Using DNA microarray screening (GeneFilter 211, Research Genetics, Huntsville, AL) of mRNA from primary human umbilical vein… (More)

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite abundantly stored in platelets and released upon platelet… (More)

Thymosin beta 4 (T beta 4) is a 4.9 kDa polypeptide that interacts with G-actin and is thought to be an important mediator in… (More)

AC133 is one of a new panel of murine hybridoma lines producing monoclonal IgG antibodies (mAbs) to a novel stem cell… (More)

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a regulator of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. To investigate the role of nitric… (More)