Stimulation of ecto-5'-nucleotidase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by lipopolysaccharide

Li, Rachel; Man, R.Y.K.; Vanhoutte, Paul M.; Leung, George P. H.

Stimulation of ecto-5'-nucleotidase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by lipopolysaccharide

Date

2008

Authors

Li, Rachel

Man, R.Y.K.

Vanhoutte, Paul M.

Leung, George P. H.

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Abstract

The involvement of ecto-5′-nucleotidase (E-5′Nu) in the elevation of extracellular adenosine during inflammation is unclear. In the present study, the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an inflammation inducer, was investigated on E-5′Nu in human u