G proteins and phospholipase C mediate thrombin-induced generation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 from vascular smooth muscle cells.

abstract：:This study examines the ultrastructural features of diffuse intimal thickenings of human coronary arteries and correlates structural heterogeneity along the radial axis with the distribution and known actions of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1). Morphometric and immunohistochemical data were collected fr...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Merrilees MJ,Beaumont B

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) exert their angiogenic activity by interacting with endothelial cells in a distinct manner. In this study, we investigated the morphological features of endothelial cells of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) microvasculature ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Ribatti D,Nico B,Morbidelli L,Donnini S,Ziche M,Vacca A,Roncali L,Presta M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel endothelial cell tyrosine kinase receptors, Tie1 and Tie2, are essential for vascular development and remodeling in the embryo but little is known regarding the regulation of their expression and their role in the maintenance and repair of the adult vascular system. We examined the expression of Tie1 and Tie...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Fujikawa K,Presman E,Isner JM,Varticovski L

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxynitrite is an endothelium-independent vasodilator that induces relaxation via membrane hyperpolarization. The activation of IP3 receptors triggers the opening of potassium channels and hyperpolarization. Previously we found that relaxation to peroxynitrite was maintained during the development of atherosclerosis...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Ewart MA,Ugusman A,Vishwanath A,Almabrouk TAM,Alganga H,Katwan OJ,Hubanova P,Currie S,Kennedy S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Extracellular nucleotide release at the site of arterial injury mediates the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Our aim was to investigate the role of the P2Y2 nucleotide receptor (P2Y2R) in neointimal hyperplasia. Approach and Results: Vascular injury was induced by the implantatio...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Agca Y,Qian S,Agca C,Seye CI

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced inactivation of Akt within endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is mediated at the level of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), specifically by nitrosylation of the p85 subunit of PI3K, and that this action is critical in provoking oxLDL-induc...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Tie G,Yan J,Yang Y,Park BD,Messina JA,Raffai RL,Nowicki PT,Messina LM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the role of superoxide O(2)(-) during the initiation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)- and placental growth factor (PlGF)-mediated signal transduction in bone marrow-derived endothelial cells. METHODS:BMhTERT cells were treated with VEGF or PlGF in the presence or absence of antioxidan...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Dhar-Mascareno M,Mascareno E,Golde DW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper development of the vascular system as one of the earliest and most critical steps during vertebrate embryogenesis is ensured by the exact spatial and temporal control of gene expression in cells forming the vessel network. Whereas the regulation of vascular system development is well elucidated on the level of ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bruderer M,Alini M,Stoddart MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most virus-infected cells release interferon-beta (IFN-beta) as a powerful inducer of antiviral defense. Endothelial cells tightly regulate local immune cell recruitment by expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines. Here, we studied the transcriptional regulation of IFN-beta-induced chemokine expression in prima...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Buttmann M,Berberich-Siebelt F,Serfling E,Rieckmann P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assembly of the vessel wall from its cellular and extracellular matrix components is a critical process in the development and maturation of the cardiovascular system. However, fundamental questions concerning the origin of vessel wall cells and the mechanisms that regulate their development and differentiation re...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Hungerford JE,Little CD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelium is the source of a number of vasodilator and vasoconstrictor autacoids and is thus a key regulator of vascular homeostasis. We studied the effects of altering the balance between protein tyrosine kinase and phosphatase activity on Ca2+ signalling and phosphotyrosine levels in cultured human en...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Fleming I,Bara AT,Busse R

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypoxic conditions cause fibroblasts to differentiate into alpha smooth-muscle cell actin (α -SMA)-positive cells, i.e. myofibroblasts. This process is a hallmark of venous neointimal hyperplasia (VNH) associated with hemodialysis vascular access. The purpose of this study was to determine if blood outgrowth en...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Nieves Torres EC,Yang B,Brahmbhatt A,Mukhopadhyay D,Misra S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfer of molecular signals from veins to adjacent arteries is an established mechanism of vascular communication in the uterine circulation, which ultimately depends on venous permeability. This study tests the hypotheses that: (1) uterine veins are permeable to intravenous solutes, using a 3-kDa dextran ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Celia G,Osol G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is associated with caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in plasma membrane. We tested the hypothesis that eNOS activation by shear stress in resistance vessels depends on synchronized phosphorylation, dissociation from Cav-1 and translocation of the membrane-bound enzyme to Golgi ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Figueroa XF,González DR,Puebla M,Acevedo JP,Rojas-Libano D,Durán WN,Boric MP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have developed an in vitro model by organ culture of rat mesenteric arteries to imitate vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) receptor changes in cardiovascular disease. By using this model, alteration of VSMC thromboxane A(2) (TP) receptors was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS:After organ culture of the arteri...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Zhang W,Zhang Y,Edvinsson L,Xu CB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic nitrates act as vasodilators and have long been used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, the therapeutic effect of nitrates is limited by induction of nitrate tolerance which is associated with endothelial dysfunction and enhanced vasoconstriction. Multiple mechanisms cause nitrate tolerance inc...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Pi X,Yan C,Kim D,Chen J,Berk BC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1beta and the IL-1 receptor antagonist are expressed by atherosclerotic plaques and may be linked to the development of atherosclerosis. Existing evidence shows that retinoids and their receptors are involved in inflammatory response and that they are found in atherosclero...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Wågsater D,Jatta K,Ocaya P,Dimberg J,Sirsjo A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrated that maintenance of steady-state myogenic tone requires Ca(2+)-dependent myosin phosphorylation. The present studies furthered these observations by examining temporal relationships among Ca(2+), myosin phosphorylation and vessel diameter during acute increases in intraluminal pressure an...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Zou H,Ratz PH,Hill MA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin cytoskeleton reorganization is regulated by various actin-binding proteins. Cofilin is the principal filament-depolymerizing protein, whose activity is reduced upon phosphorylation by LIMK. Thus, LIMK and cofilin comprise a signal transduction module regulating actin turnover and myogenic tone in healthy vascula...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bongalon S,Dai YP,Singer CA,Yamboliev IA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a principal stimulator of angiogenesis. However, the downstream targets of VEGF in endothelial cells (ECs) are not entirely clarified. Survey of downstream targets of VEGF in human ECs identified a number of genes, including Down syndrome candidate region 1 (DSCR1). Here, w...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Iizuka M,Abe M,Shiiba K,Sasaki I,Sato Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The endothelium has been recognized as a key component in the regulation of blood vessels. We designed a simple procedure to separate endothelial and smooth muscle RNA from rat aorta and mesenteric artery and used this method to establish the distribution of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit isoforms (NaK...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Krenek P,Hamaide MC,Morel N,Wibo M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Vascular remodeling following injury substantially accounts for restenosis and adverse clinical outcomes. In this study, we investigated the role of the giant scaffold protein Ahnak1 in vascular healing after endothelial denudation of the murine femoral artery. METHODS:The spatiotemporal expression pattern of Ahna...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Haase N,Rüder C,Haase H,Kamann S,Kouno M,Morano I,Dechend R,Zohlnhöfer D,Haase T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is a risk factor for coronary disease. The objective of this study was to investigate whether Hcy either alone or in high glucose conditions induces endothelin-1 (ET-1) synthesis via the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). METHODS:Bovine aortic endothelial cells w...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Sethi AS,Lees DM,Douthwaite JA,Dawnay AB,Corder R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin was reported to decrease Na(+)/H(+) exchange activity in murine vascular smooth muscle (VSM) tissue. In most other cells, insulin increases activity. We tested the effects of insulin on Na(+)/H(+) exchange activity in primary cultured canine VSM cells. Intracellular pH (pH(i)) was measured with 2',7'-bis(2-car...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Kahn AM,Yang M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has emerged as a potential mechanism contributing to diabetes and its comorbidities. However, the importance of ER stress in diabetic vascular dysfunction is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the ER stress inhibitor, tauroursodeoxycholic a...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Battson ML,Lee DM,Jarrell DK,Hou S,Ecton KE,Phan AB,Gentile CL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study utilised catecholamine fluorescence histochemistry, multiple-labelling immunohistochemistry and retrograde axonal transport to determine the distribution and neuropeptide content of sympathetic neurons innervating veins in the dorsal skin of the guinea pig pinna. There was a dense plexus of sympathetic axon...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Morris JL

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to develop a rapid, reproducible method of nonviral gene transfer to the intact vasculature. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized, a midline abdominal incision was made and segmental branches of the superior mesenteric artery were dissected free of surrounding mesentery. A sp...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Martin JB,Young JL,Benoit JN,Dean DA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric endothelial cell function and immunoreactivity for substance P and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) were examined in control rats and rats treated with capsaicin as neonates to destroy primary afferent nerves. Endothelial vasodilator function was examined pharmacologically in the methoxamine raised-tone isolated...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Ralevic V,Dikranian K,Burnstock G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exercise elicits early adaptation of coronary vessels enabling the coronary circulation to respond adequately to higher flow demands. We hypothesized that short-term daily exercise induces biomechanical and functional remodeling of the coronary resistance arteries related to pressure. METHODS:Male rats were su...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Szekeres M,Nádasy GL,Dörnyei G,Szénási A,Koller A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) leading to neointimal hyperplasia is an early and cardinal feature of atherogenesis. Migration of rat aortic SMCs from an upper chamber towards a lower one has been studied in a microchemotaxis (Boyden) chamber. Spontaneous migration of SMCs was practically prevented by...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Gorog P,Kovacs IB

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00