Mechanisms underlying the relaxation by A484954, a eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase inhibitor, in rat isolated mesenteric artery

Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K) is a calmodulin-related protein kinase which regulates protein translation. A484954 is an inhibitor of eEF2K. In the present study, we investigated the acute effects of A484954 on contractility of isolated blood vessels. Isometric contraction of rat isol...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Kodama, Muneyoshi Okada, Hideyuki Yamawaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861318300793