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InsP3R Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor

ift88 or Tg737 Intraflagellar transport particle 88

IFT Intraflagellar transport particles

L-NAME NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester

PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase

PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor

PlGF Placental growth factor

PKD Polycystic kidney disease

ROS Reactive oxygen species

siRNA Small interference RNA

VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor

VEGFR-1 Also known as fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 or Flt-1 VEGFR-2 Or kinase insert-domain containing receptor, KDR

VSMC Vascular smooth muscle cells

RyR Ryanodine receptors

VEGFRs VEGF receptors

MnTMPyP Mn(III) tetrakis (1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin

Nox Nicotidamine adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase

IP3 Inositol triphosphate iCa2+ Intracellular calcium

104 Endothelial Dysfunction - Old Concepts and New Challenges

I/R Ischemia/reperfusion

MT Microtubules

NRP Neuropilins

NO Nitric Oxide ONOO peroxynitrite

PKD1 Polycystin-1 PKD2 Polycystin-2

PKB Protein kinase B PKC Protein kinase C PT Proximal tubule

Meriem Rezgaoui1,2, Andres Rodriguez1,2,3, Kurt Herlitz2,3 and Carlos Escudero1,2,3\*

\*Address all correspondence to: cescudero@ubiobio.cl

1 Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Bio Bio, Chillan, Chile

2 Vascular Physiology Laboratory, Group of Investigation in Tumor Angiogenesis (GIANT), Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile

3 Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health), Pedro de Valdivia, Chillan, Chile
