Urokinase-activated Stat1 mediates antiproliferative effect in vascular smooth muscle cells cocultered with monocytes [Elektronische Ressource] / von Sateesh Sreenivasan Kunigal

Urokinase-activated Stat1 mediates antiproliferative effect in vascular smoothmuscle cells cocultured with monocytes von dem Fachbereich Biologieder Universität HannoverZur Erlangung des Grades einesDOKTORS DER NATURWISSENSCHAFTENDr. rer. nat.genehmigte DissertationvonMaster of Science, Sateesh Sreenivasan Kunigalgeboren am 26.11.1969 in Bangalore (Indien)2003Referent: Prof. Dr. H. -A. KolbKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Luft, Friedrich C. thTag der Promotion: December 11 , 2003ToMy ParentsFor their intellectual supportMy Wife and DaughterFor making everything worthwhileACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Inna Dumler who for the first time introduced me to this fascinating world of cell signaling. I appreciate for her support, ideas and helpful discussion have immensely contributed to this work. Her knowledge, helpful nature, patience and vision have provided me with lifetime benefits. I appreciate her critical reading of this manuscript. Thank you Inna for this great support, guidance and making this work successfull one.I am grateful to Dr. Uwe Jerke for his kind help both in my scientific life and also outside lab. I appreciate his patience in critically going through my dissertation and especially figures and lending me his help whenever needed. His patience in teaching me to prepare the pictures for this manuscript and critically going through the prepared pictures is highly appreciated.