supported by grants from National Natural Science of Foundation China (Nos. 30900610, 30672077);the National Key Basic Research Program (NKBRP) of China (No.2006CB503806);Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 9451008002003467, 8251008004000001, 06020831,06020821)
Background Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can be isolated and cultured to many passages However, Stem cells including BMSCs quickly undergo senescence in culture. The cell senescence and multidirectional...
Acknowledgements Project was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program (NKBRP) of People's Republic of China (No 2006CB503806) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30770939 and 30821001). The authors would like to thank Dr Laura HERATY for language revision, and Dr Pei ZHANG for performing the confocal laser scanning microscope.
Aim To investigate the molecular mechanism and signaling pathway by which fenoterol, a β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) agonist, produces anti-inflammatory effects. Methods: THP-1, a monocytic cell line, was used t...
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program (NKBRP) of People's Republic of China (No 2006CB503806, 2007CB512008), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30471916, 30821001) and Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (No 7052045).
β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) agonists are among the most potent factors regulating cardiac electrophysiological properties. Connexin 43 (Cx43), the predominant gap-junction protein in the heart, has an indispens...