| apoptotic process |
A programmed cell death process which begins when a cell receives an internal (e.g. DNA damage) or external signal (e.g. an extracellular death ligand), and proceeds through a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway phase) which trigger an execution phase. The execution phase is the last step of an apoptotic process, and is typically characterized by rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died. |
| BMP signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a member of the BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) family to a receptor on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
| cellular response to lipopolysaccharide |
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a lipopolysaccharide stimulus; lipopolysaccharide is a major component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. |
| epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in cardiac fibroblast development |
A transition where an epicardial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell that will mature into a cardiac fibroblast. |
| negative regulation of apoptotic process |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process. |
| negative regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response. |
| negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription. |
| negative regulation of JUN kinase activity |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of JUN kinase activity. |
| negative regulation of myofibroblast differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of myofibroblast differentiation. |
| negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. |
| negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. |
| positive regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of endothelial cell apoptotic process. |
| positive regulation of inflammatory response |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the inflammatory response. |
| positive regulation of NIK/NF-kappaB signaling |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of NIK/NF-kappaB signaling. |
| positive regulation of smooth muscle cell apoptotic process |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate, or extent of smooth muscle cell apoptotic process. |
| positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell apoptotic process |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of vascular associated smooth muscle cell apoptotic process. |
| regulation of protein metabolic process |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein. |