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SUBMITTER: Song Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3032434 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Qinhui Q An Xiaojin X Li Dongmei D Sodha Neel R NR Boodhwani Munir M Tian Ye Y Sellke Frank W FW Li Jian J
Microvascular research 20090827 3
Survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, can be induced by hypoxia and contributes to angiogenic activity in endothelial cells. To determine the potential mechanism of survivin in endothelial dysfunction caused by hyperglycemia in diabetes, we evaluated the role of survivin in hyperglycemia and its effect on endothelial homeostasis. We demonstrated that an increase of D-glucose was sufficient to down-regulate survivin expression, impacting survivin's angiogenic role in endothelial cells. We addition ...[more]