Functional heterogeneity of oxygen supply-consumption ratio in the heart.

abstract：:Circulating concentrations of leucocyte elastase and free radical activity were measured in 11 adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. In all patients the bypass procedure was associated with pronounced changes in plasma elastase concentrations, and peak enzyme concentrations correlated closely with the duration of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hind CR,Griffin JF,Pack S,Latchman YE,Drake HF,Jones HM,Brostoff J,Dormandy TL,Treasures T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyocytes are long-lived post-mitotic cells with limited regenerative capacity. Proper cardiomyocyte function depends critically on the maintenance of a healthy homeostasis of protein expression, folding, assembly, trafficking, function, and degradation, together commonly referred to as proteostasis. Impairment o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhang D,Hu X,Henning RH,Brundel BJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A robust inflammatory response to tissue injury is a necessary part of the repair process but the deposition of scar tissue is a direct downstream consequence of this response in many tissues including the heart. Adult zebrafish not only possess the capacity to regenerate lost cardiomyocytes but also to remodel an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bevan L,Lim ZW,Venkatesh B,Riley PR,Martin P,Richardson RJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neointimal hyperplasia is a central feature in the pathogenesis of a variety of vascular pathologies. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are involved in the downstream transduction of signals from receptors for many of the molecules known to be instrumental in this process and thus represent a potential...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu B,Fisher M,Groves P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac SR Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) regulates intracellular Ca(2+)-handling and thus, plays a crucial role in initiating cardiac contraction and relaxation. SERCA2a may be modulated through its accessory phosphoprotein phospholamban or by direct phosphorylation through Ca(2+)/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Frank KF,Bölck B,Erdmann E,Schwinger RH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) ligands have been shown to ameliorate a variety of inflammatory conditions. The present study tested the hypothesis that PPAR-gamma ligands reduce experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) associated with inhibition of the expansion and activation...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yuan Z,Liu Y,Liu Y,Zhang J,Kishimoto C,Wang Y,Ma A,Liu Z

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of digoxin, at two different inotropic levels, was examined in normo- and hyperkalaemic dogs. For similar inotropic responses, normo- and hyperkalaemic dogs had similar levels of (Na+, K+)-ATPase inhibition and microsomal-bound digoxin. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Goldman RH,Coltart DJ,Schweizer E,Snidow G,Harrison DC

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diastolic dysfunction that determines symptoms and prognosis in patients with systolic dysfunction causes heart failure even in the absence of systolic dysfunction. Our recent studies have suggested that myocardial stiffening is likely to play a crucial role in triggering deleterious cardiac disorder. This s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yamamoto K,Masuyama T,Sakata Y,Nishikawa N,Mano T,Yoshida J,Miwa T,Sugawara M,Yamaguchi Y,Ookawara T,Suzuki K,Hori M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) are ligand-activated transcription factors that belong to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and are key regulators of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in the heart. Systemic carnitine deficiency (SCD) causes disorders of FAO and induces hypertrophic cardiomy...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Asai T,Okumura K,Takahashi R,Matsui H,Numaguchi Y,Murakami H,Murakami R,Murohara T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for cardio-embolic stroke. Anticoagulant drugs are effective in preventing AF-related stroke. However, the high frequency of anticoagulant-associated major bleeding is a major concern. This study sought to identify new targets to develop safer antithrombotic therapie...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Allende M,Molina E,Guruceaga E,Tamayo I,González-Porras JR,Gonzalez-López TJ,Toledo E,Rabal O,Ugarte A,Roldán V,Rivera J,Oyarzabal J,Montes R,Hermida J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Age and injury cause structural and functional changes in coronary artery smooth muscle cells (caSMCs) that influence the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. Although paracrine signalling is widely believed to drive phenotypic changes in caSMCs, here we show that developmental origin within the fetal epicardiu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wei K,Díaz-Trelles R,Liu Q,Diez-Cuñado M,Scimia MC,Cai W,Sawada J,Komatsu M,Boyle JJ,Zhou B,Ruiz-Lozano P,Mercola M

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased expression of the cardiac natriuretic peptides (NP), atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is observed during chronic hemodynamic overload. The mechanisms underlying this process are not fully understood. In vitro, endothelin 1 (ET-1) is a powerful stimulator of cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bianciotti LG,de Bold AJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyocyte death secondary to transient ischaemia occurs mainly during the first minutes of reperfusion in the form of contraction band necrosis. Research on the mechanisms leading to sarcolemmal rupture and necrosis during initial reperfusion identified several promising pharmacological targets directed either to ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Inserte J,Barrabés JA,Hernando V,Garcia-Dorado D

更新日期：2009-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study examines the effect of endogenous male sex hormones on thromboxane A2 (TXA2), prostaglandin (PG) I2, PGF(2 alpha), and PGE I2 release, as well as their role in acetylcholine (ACh)-mediated relaxation in the aorta. METHODS AND RESULTS:Aortic segments from orchidectomized and control male Sprague-Dawley ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Martorell A,Blanco-Rivero J,Aras-López R,Sagredo A,Balfagón G,Ferrer M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It has been shown that circulating human non-adherent CD34+ cells coexpressing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-R2 and AC133 have the capacity to differentiate into adherent mature endothelial cells. However, prior studies have demonstrated that a much bigger subset of primary adherent mononuclear c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schmeisser A,Garlichs CD,Zhang H,Eskafi S,Graffy C,Ludwig J,Strasser RH,Daniel WG

更新日期：2001-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of nitric oxide (NO) with cardiovascular disease has long been recognized and the extensive research on this topic has revealed both pro- and anti-atherosclerotic effects. While these contradictory findings were initially perplexing recent studies offer molecular mechanisms for the integration of these...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Patel RP,Levonen A,Crawford JH,Darley-Usmar VM

更新日期：2000-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fully explored in larger animals, the role of injection site and sample microsphere content on variability of coronary blood flow (CBF) measurement using the microsphere technique remains controversial in rats despite the fact that this species is extensively used in cardiovascular research. We therefore inve...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wicker PA,Healy BP

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriogenesis, the process of collateral artery growth as an adaptation to major arterial occlusion, can be life- and tissue saving and may alter the natural course of the consequences and organ manifestations of arterial disease. This is achieved by an active growth process that is coupled to complete arterial remod...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schaper W,Buschmann I

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical training has been advocated to minimize the problems associated with coronary heart disease; however, the responsible mechanisms are obscure. Rats trained to run on a treadmill were subjected to acute conditions of hypoxia and myocardial ischaemia. Trained rats were better able to maintain a higher level of c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Carey RA,Tipton CM,Lund DR

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In acute myocardial infarction (MI), reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in the ischaemic myocardium especially after reperfusion. ROS directly injure the cell membrane and cause cell death. However, ROS also stimulate signal transduction to elaborate inflammatory cytokines, e.g. tumour necrosis factor-alpha (...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hori M,Nishida K

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Decay kinetics of the voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) current (I(CaL)) control the magnitude of Ca(2+) influx during the cardiac action potential. We investigated the influence of changes in diastolic membrane potential on I(CaL) decay kinetics in cardiac cells. METHODS:Cells were isolated enzymatically from rat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Barrère-Lemaire S,Piot C,Leclercq F,Nargeot J,Richard S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques leading to an atherothrombotic event is the primary driver of myocardial infarction and stroke. The ability to detect non-invasively the presence and evolution of vulnerable plaques could have a huge impact on the future identification and management of atherosclerotic car...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： MacAskill MG,Newby DE,Tavares AAS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Coronary arteritis is a life-threatening complication that may arise in the acute stage of Kawasaki disease (KD), the leading cause of systemic vasculitis in childhood. Various microorganisms and molecular pathogens have been reported to cause KD. However, little is known about the key molecules that contribute to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakashima Y,Sakai Y,Mizuno Y,Furuno K,Hirono K,Takatsuki S,Suzuki H,Onouchi Y,Kobayashi T,Tanabe K,Hamase K,Miyamoto T,Aoyagi R,Arita M,Yamamura K,Tanaka T,Nishio H,Takada H,Ohga S,Hara T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:H(2)O(2) can contract many arteries, however the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This study aims to test whether H(2)O(2)-induced vasoconstriction could be functionally attributed to the activation of P(2)-purinoceptors in rat aorta and to explore its possible signaling mechanisms. METHODS:Is...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shen JZ,Zheng XF,Kwan CY

更新日期：2000-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion of the heart after a period of ischaemia leads to the opening of a nonspecific pore in the inner mitochondrial membrane, known as the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP). This transition causes mitochondria to become uncoupled and capable of hydrolysing rather than synthesising ATP. Unrestrai...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Halestrap AP,Clarke SJ,Javadov SA

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Plasma endothelin (ET) concentrations are increased in heart failure. The aims of the present study were to investigate to what extent cardiac ET mRNA expression is induced in ischemic heart failure and whether there may be compensatory downregulation of myocardial mRNA levels for the ETA and ETB receptor su...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tønnessen T,Christensen G,Oie E,Holt E,Kjekshus H,Smiseth OA,Sejersted OM,Attramadal H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Annexin A7 is involved in cardiomyocyte membrane organization and Ca(2+)-dependent signalling processes. We investigated the impact of annexin A7 on cardiac electrophysiological properties using an annexin A7-deficient mouse strain (annexin A7(-/-)). METHODS:Nineteen adult annexin A7(-/-) and 14 wild-type m...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schrickel JW,Brixius K,Herr C,Clemen CS,Sasse P,Reetz K,Grohé C,Meyer R,Tiemann K,Schröder R,Bloch W,Nickenig G,Fleischmann BK,Noegel AA,Schwinger RH,Lewalter T

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Levels of circulating CD14(high)CD16(+) monocytes increase in atherosclerotic patients and are predictive of future cardiovascular events. Platelet activation has been identified as a crucial determinant in the acquisition of a CD16(+) phenotype by classical CD14(high)CD16(-) cells. We tested the hypothesis that a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Layne K,Di Giosia P,Ferro A,Passacquale G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse models have been frequently used in the study of Chlamydia pneumoniae (also known as Chlamydophila pneumoniae) infections. This gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium causes respiratory infections, followed by dissemination of the bacterium to various organs throughout the body, including cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： de Kruif MD,van Gorp EC,Keller TT,Ossewaarde JM,ten Cate H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of both gradual and abrupt coronary occlusion on regional wall function (sonomicrometry) and left ventricular relaxation were studied in the intact dog heart. The ischaemic dysfunction observed in the two interventions as assessed by pressure-length loops showed considerably different patterns. The regiona...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Doyle RL,Foëx P,Ryder WA,Jones LA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00