Association between diastolic blood pressure and variants of the endothelin-1 and endothelin-2 genes.

abstract：:Simvastatin (SV), an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity inhibits migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). To investigate whether these effects of SV are related to inhibition of cell calcium mobilization, cultured SMC obtained from rat aorta were l...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Escobales N,Castro M,Altieri PI,Sanabria P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic uremia and metabolic acidosis impair vascular responses to norepinephrine (NE) and also cause multiple metabolic defects in skeletal muscle. These studies were conducted to determine whether decreased vascular responsiveness resulted from putative second messenger metabolism. Tail arteries were used from rats ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Fox AW,May RE,Mitch WE

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the beta-adrenoceptor blocking actions of bupuranolol and propranolol using the response to isoprenaline of the strength of contraction of the canine blood-perfused ventricular muscle, of the rate and strength of contraction of the isolated guinea pig heart and of a guinea pig tracheal ring preparation. Th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Hashimoto K,Tsukada T,Matsuda H,Nakagawa Y,Imai S

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium entry blockers seem useful for energy conservation in the ischemic heart. Their exact mechanism of action, however, remains uncertain. In this study we investigated the effect of 30 nM nisoldipine on carbohydrate metabolism in isolated rat heart perfused with glucose-containing medium. Nisoldipine increased fl...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： de Jong JW,Huizer T

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic efficacy and proarrhythmic potential of the class IC antiarrhythmic agent encainide were assessed in subacute and chronic postinfarction canine models, respectively. In conscious dogs with spontaneous premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) at 48 h after anterior myocardial infarction (MI), cumulativ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Wallace AA,Stupienski RF 3rd,Kothstein T,Gehret JR,Lynch JJ Jr

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin, applied to helical strips of larger vessels such as coronary arteries, acts as a potent vasoconstrictor in vitro. In contrast, in vivo serotonin causes a remarkable decrease in total peripheral resistance. To differentiate the influence of serotonin on resistances of large and small vessels, experiments wer...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Meschig R,Breuer J,Arnold G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of felodipine [4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2,6-dimethyl 3,5-dicarboxylic 3-ethylester and 5-methylester] on the coronary vascular bed of pig hearts with an ischemic region in the left ventricle following ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. At an infusion rate...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Sjöquist PO,Adler G,Duker G,Almgren O

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of death in hypertensive patients in Western populations and further efforts are required to determine how best to reduce its incidence. Large-scale placebo-controlled trials of blood pressure reduction could resolve the uncertainty about the effects of antihypertensive...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： MacMahon S,Sharpe N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding characteristics and localization of bosentan, an orally active endothelin-1 (ET-1) antagonist, were studied on sections of human coronary artery by in vitro autoradiography. Competition studies were performed to determine the ability of bosentan to prevent [125I]ET-1 binding to the coronary vasculature. Th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Dashwood MR,Timm M,Muddle JR,Shah D,Tippins JR,Kaski JC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of maprotiline, a tetracyclic antidepressant agent, on transmembrane potentials recorded from papillary muscles of guinea pigs and sinoatrial nodes of rabbits, using standard microelectrode techniques. Maprotiline (10-100 microM) produced dose-dependent decreases in the maximum rate of rise (Vma...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Igawa O,Kotake H,Kurata Y,Saitoh M,Fujimoto Y,Hasegawa J,Mashiba H

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cicletanine, a furopyridine-derivative drug, was shown to enhance the production of endogenous prostacyclin. The potent vasodilating properties of prostacyclin are used to treat severe primary pulmonary hypertension. Prostacyclin has a short half-life and can be administered only as an i.v. infusion. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Saadjian A,Philip-Joët F,Paganelli F,Arnaud A,Levy S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiotensin II receptor-1 blockers have generally been shown to have antiatherogenic effects, and dendritic cells (DCs) are the most efficient antigen presenting cells that play an active role in the development of atherosclerosis through inflammatory-immune responses. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the antia...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Huang D,Lu H,Liu H,Yao K,Sun A,Zou Y,Ge J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we used the spontaneously beating, isolated rat right atrium as an in vitro model to study arrhythmogenic effects of electrical stimulation. A tetrapolar platinum electrode was used for stimulation and recording of atrial electrical activity at 36.5 degrees C (spontaneous rate, 4.9+/-0.3 Hz). A flutter-...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Godoy CM,Bassani RA,Bassani JW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inclacumab is a novel monoclonal antibody directed against P-selectin in development for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. It is likely to be used concomitantly with heparin in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Coadministration of both drugs may potentially ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Schmitt C,Mudie N,Ciorciaro C,Gaudreault J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cibenzoline were examined in the dog with multifocal ventricular arrhythmias 24 h after ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery, and on isolated, superfused canine cardiac tissues which were studied using standard microelectrode techniques. In the intact dog, 5 mg/kg cibenzoline consist...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Dangman KH

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether differential release of nitric oxide underlies the diversity of regional kidney blood flow responses to vasoactive agents, this study examined how nitric oxide synthase blockade with IV N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), and also IV L-NNA plus co-infusion of glyceryl trinitrate, affected responses to ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Rajapakse NW,Oliver JJ,Evans RG

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous animal experiments suggest that the increase in the amplitude from the R-wave to the S-wave (RSh) may be more sensitive than other ECG measures to sodium channel blocking drug actions. We measured RSh of three orthogonal leads at baseline and during intravenous pharmacologic stimulation with adenosine, ajmali...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Wolzt M,Schmetterer L,Gouya G,Zanaschka G,Eichler HG

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LY53857, spiperone, ketanserin, and setoperone were potent and competitive 5-HT2-receptor antagonists in the rat jugular vein with equivalent affinities at 5-HT2 receptors. In the rat jugular vein, ritanserin blocked 5-HT2-mediated contractile responses with a depression of the maximum response in concentrations great...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Cohen ML,Schenck KW,Kurz KD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A discussion of important aspects of the effects of prostaglandins on arteries must include (a) the nature of the receptors for the different humoral agents, (b) the potential modulatory role that endogenously produced prostaglandins may play when other vasoactive hormones are present, and (c) the potential for cell-t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Aiken JW

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute, 60 min blood pressure and plasma renin responses to an oral test dose of captopril given to a quietly seated patient can be used to gain information quickly on renin dependency or lack of it in a hypertensive situation. This information is verified by a baseline renin sodium profile test. These two diagnost...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Laragh JH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bay k 8644, a new dihydropyridine calcium channel activator has been shown to have positive inotropic and vasoconstrictor properties following intravenous (i.v.) administration. In the present study, intracoronary administration of Bay k 8644 was used to isolate drug effects on regional myocardial blood flow and contr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Pelc LR,Gross GJ,Brooks HL,Warltier DC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the hemodynamic effects of three nitric oxide (NO) donors [i.e., (+/-)-(E)-ethyl-2-[(E)-hydroxyimino]-5-nitro-3-hexenamide (FK409), (+/-)-N-[(E)-4-ethyl-3-[(Z)-hydroxyimino]-6-methyl-5-nitro-3-he ptenyl]-3-pyridinecarboxamide (FR 146801) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN)] in rats. In...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Kita Y,Hirasawa Y,Kato Y,Ohkubo K,Ohno M,Nishino S,Kato M,Fukuyama S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were undertaken to establish the regional hemodynamic profile and dose-response relation of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent potassium channel activator lemakalim in anesthetized rats. In addition, the ability of the sulphonylurea potassium channel blocker glybenclamide to reverse the hemodynamic eff...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Smits GJ,Perrone MH,Cox BF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of 3H-digoxin has been measured in a large number of tissues from the central, autonomic, and peripheral nervous system after the induction of ventricular tachycardia by infusing digoxin into anesthetized dogs. In most parts of the nervous system the tissue digoxin concentration was close to that in t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Frazer G,Binnion P

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we compared the antithrombotic and anticoagulant properties of sodium and calcium derivatives of pentosan polysulfate (Na-PPS, Ca-PPS), unfractionated heparin (UFH), and low-molecular-weight heparin (Fraxiparin). The antithrombotic effects of these agents have been investigated in an experimental thrombo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Giedrojć J,Klimiuk M,Radziwon P,Kłoczko J,Bielawiec M,Breddin HK

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the actions of the isopropyl ester of palmitoyl carnitine (P1Pi), a novel vasodilator compound, on coronary constriction mediated by the calcium channel activator BAY K 8644 and positive inotropic responses mediated by norepinephrine (NE) and low sodium perfusion in perfused rat hearts. Langendorff-perfuse...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Reeves KA,Rad-Niknam M,Dewar GH,Woodward B

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined four commercially available human cell lines for endothelin-converting-enzyme-(ECE) like activity and compared the results with primary porcine aortic endothelial cell enzymes. The cells that were investigated were 293 (transformed primary human embryonal kidney), Hep G2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), H...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Knap AK,Wigg AM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventions that inhibit neutrophil infiltration into myocardial tissue after ischaemia and reperfusion are reported to reduce the size of the infarct. We examined whether administration of trimetazidine, which is reported to reduce myocardial infarct size, affects this process. [111In]Neutrophils and [125I]albumin ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Williams FM,Tanda K,Kus M,Williams TJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a potent vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1), was isolated from vascular endothelial cells. We investigated the inhibition of ET-1-induced contractions on isolated porcine coronary artery and rabbit aorta by calcium antagonists of the 1,4-dihydropyridine type. In addition, the vasoconstriction induc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Stasch JP,Kazda S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fetal human left ventricular endocardial endothelial cells (EECLs), both plasma membrane (PM) ET(A)R and ET(B)R were reported to mediate ET-1-induced increase of intracellular calcium [Ca](i); however, this effect was mediated by ET(A)R in right EECs (EECRs). In this study, we verified whether, as for the PM, nucle...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

authors： Jules F,Avedanian L,Al-Khoury J,Keita R,Normand A,Bkaily G,Jacques D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00