| Literature DB >> 19179659 |
Elvira Haas1, Indranil Bhattacharya, Eugen Brailoiu, Marlen Damjanović, G Cristina Brailoiu, Xin Gao, Laurence Mueller-Guerre, Nicole A Marjon, André Gut, Roberta Minotti, Matthias R Meyer, Kerstin Amann, Emerita Ammann, Ana Perez-Dominguez, Michele Genoni, Deborah J Clegg, Nae J Dun, Thomas C Resta, Eric R Prossnitz, Matthias Barton.
Abstract
We found that the selective stimulation of the intracellular, transmembrane G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), also known as GPR30, acutely lowers blood pressure after infusion in normotensive rats and dilates both rodent and human arterial blood vessels. Stimulation of GPER blocks vasoconstrictor-induced changes in intracellular calcium concentrations and vascular tone, as well as serum-stimulated cell proliferation of human vascular smooth muscle cells. Deletion of the GPER gene in mice abrogates vascular effects of GPER activation and is associated with visceral obesity. These findings suggest novel roles for GPER in protecting from cardiovascular disease and obesity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19179659 PMCID: PMC2782532 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.190892
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circ Res ISSN: 0009-7330 Impact factor: 17.367