Abstract：
BACKGROUND:The phytosterol guggulsterone is a potent anti-inflammatory mediator with less side effects than classic steroids. This study assesses the impact of guggulsterone on tissue factor (TF) expression and thrombus formation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Guggulsterone inhibited TNF-alpha-induced endothelial TF protein expression and surface activity in a concentration-dependent manner; in contrast, dexamethasone did not affect TNF-alpha-induced TF expression. Guggulsterone enhanced endothelial tissue factor pathway inhibitor and impaired plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as well as vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 protein. Real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that guggulsterone inhibited TNF-alpha-induced TF mRNA expression; moreover, it impaired activation of the MAP kinases JNK and p38, while that of ERK remained unaffected. In vivo, guggulsterone inhibited TF activity and photochemical injury induced thrombotic occlusion of mouse carotid artery. Guggulsterone also inhibited TF expression, proliferation, and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells in a concentration-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS:Guggulsterone inhibits TF expression in vascular cells as well as thrombus formation in vivo; moreover, it impairs vascular smooth muscle cell activation. Hence, this phytosterol offers novel therapeutic options, in particular in inflammatory diseases associated with an increased risk of thrombosis.
journal_name
Basic Res Cardioljournal_title
Basic research in cardiologyauthors
Gebhard C,Stämpfli SF,Gebhard CE,Akhmedov A,Breitenstein A,Camici GG,Holy EW,Lüscher TF,Tanner FCdoi
10.1007/s00395-008-0757-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-05-01 00:00:00pages
285-94issue
3eissn
0300-8428issn
1435-1803journal_volume
104pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The hypothesis was tested that vardenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor, specifically enhances coronary vasodilation during acidosis. In isolated constant pressure perfused guinea pig hearts, infusion of vardenafil ( journal_title：Basic research in cardiology pub_type： 杂志文章 doi：10.1007/s00395-006-0630-3 更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ischemic or hypoxic preconditioning has been shown, in multicellular preparations, to reduce post-ischemic injury. In the present study, we attempted to develop a model of preconditioning in isolated rat myocytes in order to facilitate investigation into the mechanism of preconditioning. METHODS:The protecti...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00788907
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Necrosis is a type of cell death characterized by a gain in cell volume, swelling of organelles, rupture of the plasma membrane and subsequent loss of intracellular contents. For a long time, the process has been considered as a merely accidental and uncontrolled form of cell death, but accumulating evidence suggests ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00395-011-0192-x
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Two-weekly echocardiographic examinations were conducted in nine SHHF-Mc-fa(cp) rats in comparison with eight age-matched Wistar rats. In the SHHF-rats, characterized by progressive LV-dilation and decreasing contractile function between 77-87 weeks of age, left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy was most sensitively demons...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00395-003-0401-3
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The capillary wall, due to its diffusional resistance, causes concentration differences between the vascular space and the interstitial space for substances which are released or taken up by the heart. Estimation of capillary transfer and interstitial concentration in isolated hearts, however, indicates a variable dif...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:SIRT6, a member of the NAD(+)-dependent class III deacetylase sirtuin family, has been revealed to play important roles in promoting cellular resistance against oxidative stress. The formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress are the crucial mechanisms underlying cellular damage and dysfunction in...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00395-016-0531-z
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Beta-blockers have been shown to reduce the risk of coronary events and reduce the mortality of patients with hypertension and in those who have had a myocardial infarction. Furthermore, the evidence for long-term benefits in these two patient groups are much more convincing for beta-blockers than for other therapeuti...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s003950070006
更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Exercise is an efficient strategy for myocardial protection against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Although endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is phosphorylated and activated during exercise, its role in exercise-induced cardioprotection remains unknown. This study investigated whether modulation of eNOS acti...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00395-013-0389-2
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:PDE3 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors raise cAMP and cGMP content in cardiac and vascular myocytes. Their administration to patients with dilated cardiomyopathy leads to improvements in hemodynamic parameters in the short term but reduces survival with chronic administration. The reasons for this 'biphas...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s003950200035
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Short repeated cycles of peripheral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) can protect distant organs from subsequent prolonged I/R injury; a phenomenon known as remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC). A RIPC-mediated release of humoral factors might play a key role in this protection and vascular endothelial cells are potential ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00395-015-0474-9
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We previously demonstrated the presence of components for a renin-angiotensin system in fibroblasts cultured from neonatal rat ventricles, the regulation of expression of which has not been studied. Since glucocorticoids and beta-adrenergic stimuli have been implicated in cardiac hypertrophy, and function as regulator...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s003950070025
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:For the quantitative evaluation of myocardial damage induced by isoprenaline (ISO) a method based on the uptake of 203Hg-labelled Mercurascan (MSC) in the heart was used. The increase of myocardial uptake of MSC in ISO-treated rats over control values was very rapid and might be directly proportional to the number of ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01910409
更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effect of isoproterenol perfusion on cAMP levels and phosphorylase activity was investigated in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and Kyoto Wistar normotensive control rat (WKY) heart. The basal force of contraction in physiological salt solution perfused hearts was comparable between SHR and WKY. However, ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01907217
更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this study was to obtain more information about the role of the plasma membrane in cellular uptake of tracers used in myocardial scintigraphy (radioactive thallium chloride and palmitic acid). This knowledge is of importance for an adequate interpretation of the results obtained under clinical condition...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/978-3-662-11041-6_12
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:8 mm long sections of common carotid arteries of conscious, freely moving rabbits were electrically stimulated with DC-impulses by chronically implanted gold-electrodes daily for 1/2 h or two times 1/2 h per day for 4--6 weeks. The electrodes were arranged in such a way that the wall was stimulated transmurally, In th...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01907681
更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Endothelin-1 elicited a concentration-dependent positive inotropic effect on the isolated rabbit, guinea pig, and rat, but not on the dog ventricular myocardium. The duration of isometric contractions was prolonged by endothelin-1 in a concentration-dependent manner, mainly by prolongation of relaxation time. Phorbol ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper reviews the recent data concerning the force-frequency relations in experimental animals with heart failure. After a brief overview of the nature of these relations, which are induced by 2 opposite phenomena, the potentiation of force of contraction by heart rate and the restitution process, the paper revie...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s003950050212
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of the dihydropyridine calcium antagonists, nifedipine, nitrendipine and FR 7534 on the transmural distribution of coronary blood flow (endo/epi) were compared to the structurally unrelated calcium antagonists, verapamil and diltiazem and to the non-calcium antagonist vasodilator drugs, chromonar and dipyr...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01907211
更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sprouty1 (Spry1) is a negative modulator of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling, but its role in cardiomyocyte survival has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of cardiomyocyte Spry1 in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Infarct areas of mouse hearts showed an increa...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00395-018-0713-y
更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00
abstract：:Ischemic heart disease is the main cause of death worldwide and is accelerated by increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a potent circulating regulator of LDL-C through its ability to induce degradation of the LDL receptor (LDLR) in the...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00395-017-0619-0
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hemodynamics and myocardial contractility were evaluated in five unanesthetized calves during acute hypocapnic and isocapnic hypoxia and during acute hypocapnic hypoxia with beta-adrenergic blockade. Both hypocapnic and isocapnic hypoxia, with mean PaO2 levels of 33.1 and 39.1 mm Hg respectively, produced a decline in...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01909762
更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The behavior of Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels of large conductance (BKCa) in smooth muscle cells, which were obtained from atherosclerotic plaque material (SMCP) and from media segments (SMCM) of human coronary arteries, were compared using the patch-clamp technique. Voltage-clamp protocols in cell-attached patches rev...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00788518
更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to clarify the role of altered diabetic vascular reactivity in ischaemic heart disease. In diabetic condition, the necrotic area of myocardial infarction was significantly extended and myocardial oedema failed to develop after administration of norepinephrine 2 or 48 hours after ligation of t...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01907942
更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An orifice equation for the non-invasive measurement of mitral-valve area is demonstrated. It is shown that by combining this expression with the assumption of mitral-valve area invariance an orifice equation for the non-invasive assessment of cardiac output in conditions of mitral stenosis using simple echographicall...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01923191
更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), is the leading cause of mortality in the western world, with developing countries showing a similar trend. With the increased understanding of the role of the immune system and inflammation in coronary artery disease, it was shown that macropha...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00395-016-0554-5
更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acute and chronic propranolol on heart size and regional O2 supply/consumption variables in thyroxine (T4)-treated rabbit hearts. New Zealand white rabbits were given 0.5 mg/kg T4 for 3 or 16 days with and without concomitant 2 mg/kg propranolol. Another group w...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01907360
更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Isolated cells obtained from adult myocardium are proving invaluable for a wide range of studies concerned with the mechanisms underlying many important cardiological processes. Although care must always be taken to ensure that the single myocyte is an appropriate model for the particular question to be researched, it...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cardiovascular cell therapy offers the first real potential to treat the underlying injuries associated with cardiac and vascular disease. By delivering appropriate exogenous cells to an injury site, the potential exists to mitigate injury or even to begin to reverse damage. Based on their inordinate pre-clinical prom...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00395-004-0558-z
更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chemokines control the migration of leukocytes to inflamed tissue, and in particular monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular disorders such as chronic heart failure (CHF) and myocarditis. We hypothesised that MCP-1 may directly contribute to a...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s003950170042
更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A simplified single-plane angiocardiographic method for the measurement of the left ventricular volumes in the reindeer heart has been developed, on the assumption that the left ventricle forms half a revolution ellipsoid. On the basis of a study of 30 ventricular casts the following formulae were constructed for the ...
journal_title：Basic research in cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF02023597
更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00
