Sex hormones and hypertension.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine if either heparin or N-acetylheparin could reduce the extent of myocardial injury resulting from 90 min of coronary artery occlusion and 6 h of reperfusion in the anaesthetised dog. METHODS:Heparin or N-acetylheparin was given in three repeated intravenous doses of 2 mg.kg-1. Drug or...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Black SC,Gralinski MR,Friedrichs GS,Kilgore KS,Driscoll EM,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is fundamental for physiological homeostasis and stress-induced remodelling of the heart as deregulated STAT3 circuits are sufficient to induce dilated and peripartum cardiomyopathy and adverse remodelling after myocardial infarction. STAT3 activity depend...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Haghikia A,Ricke-Hoch M,Stapel B,Gorst I,Hilfiker-Kleiner D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease wherein cholesterol-loaded macrophages play a major role. MicroRNAs and microparticles propagate inflammatory pathways and are involved in cardiovascular disease. We aimed to screen and validate circulating microRNAs correlated with atherosclerosis development in humans, ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ceolotto G,Giannella A,Albiero M,Kuppusamy M,Radu C,Simioni P,Garlaschelli K,Baragetti A,Catapano AL,Iori E,Fadini GP,Avogaro A,Vigili de Kreutzenberg S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is mounting interest in the use of the monophasic action potential for electrophysiological investigation of regional myocardial ischaemia. There is, however, no systematic study of the relation between the changes in monophasic action potential and regional myocardial blood flow. In this study monophasic action...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kingaby RO,Lab MJ,Cole AW,Palmer TN

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The voltage- and rate-dependence of the depression of the maximum rate of depolarisation (Vmax) by therapeutic concentrations of flecainide and lorcainide were studied in guinea-pig ventricle by standard microelectrode techniques. At normal resting potentials the drugs produced only minor depression of Vmax in the abs...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Campbell TJ,Vaughan Williams EM

更新日期：1983-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Pigment epithelial-derived factor (PEDF) is a potent anti-angiogenic factor whose effects are partially mediated through the induction of endothelial cell apoptosis. The pathway mediating endothelial cell apoptosis has not been fully established. Here we investigated the participation of peroxisome proliferat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ho TC,Chen SL,Yang YC,Liao CL,Cheng HC,Tsao YP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:It has been suggested that oxygenation of the isolated, crystalloid perfused, Langendorff rabbit heart is inadequate and that consequent hypoxia limits mechanical performance. The isolated working rabbit heart, which has a higher oxygen requirement than the Langendorff preparation, was used to investiga...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Murashita T,Kempsford RD,Hearse DJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:It has been reported that laminar shear flow (LF) improves barrier functions in vascular endothelial cells (ECs), whereas disturbed flow (DF) impairs the barrier. Our previous study showed that LF stimulus led to the activation of the cysteine protease, m-calpain, in ECs, which can influence RhoA activity. We hypo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Miyazaki T,Honda K,Ohata H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test hypothesis that adrenergic neurotransmission is impaired in acute myocardial ischaemia, we studied contractile function of normal and ischaemic myocardium after coronary artery occlusion. For each area we compared the contractile response to left sympathetic nerve stimulation (LSS) with the response to exogeno...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Martins JB,Kerber RE,Marcus ML,Laughlin DL,Levy DM

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to establish whether the duration of coronary ischaemia and coronary ischaemia with reperfusion selectively reduced the magnitude of relaxation mediated by endothelium dependent relaxing factor (EDRF) in response to thrombin, compared with relaxation produced by acetylcholine and calcimycin. METH...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Winn MJ,Ku DD

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor might be responsible for the alterations of diastolic function observed in different disease states and these potential effects have not been studied. The effect of incremental concentrations of platelet-activating factor (to a maximum of 200 nM) was therefore examined in isolated perfused r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Muñoz HR,Evans RD,Marsch SC,Foëx P

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Mast cells participate importantly in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) by releasing inflammatory cytokines to promote vascular cell protease expression and arterial wall remodelling. Mast cells accumulate in AAA lesions during disease progression, but the exact chemokines by which mast cells migrate to the site o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhang J,Chen H,Liu L,Sun J,Shi MA,Sukhova GK,Shi GP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Co-expression of the KvLQT1 and minK potassium channel subunits is required to recapitulate I(Ks), the slow component of the cardiac delayed rectifier current, and mutations in either gene cause the congenital Long QT syndrome. It is becoming increasingly well-recognized that multiprotein channel complexes co...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kupershmidt S,Yang IC,Sutherland M,Wells KS,Yang T,Yang P,Balser JR,Roden DM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early thrombolysis can reduce infarct size and enhance the long term recovery of contractile function after acute myocardial infarction. These benefits of early reperfusion may be confounded, however, by platelet mediated reocclusion after initial lysis, and "reperfusion injury" mediated by oxygen derived fr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Przyklenk K,Kloner RA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest in mouse electrophysiology is expanding fast, despite the marked differences between mouse and man. Different methods have become available to analyse the electrical activity in the mouse heart in vivo. The mouse genome can be altered with relative ease, which allows the molecular dissection of the variou...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wehrens XH,Kirchhoff S,Doevendans PA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinoatrial conduction times, estimated by premature atrial stimulation, were compared with direct measurement of the sinoatrial conduction time in 15 isolated rabbit sinus node preparations before and after intrasinusal pacemaker shifts induced by cooling. Transmembrane potentials and surface electrograms were recorde...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Le Heuzey JY,Guize L,Valty J,Moutet JP,Kouz S,Lavergne T,Boutjdir M,Peronneau P

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the influence that centrally administered angiotensin-II has on the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system and renal sympathetic nerve activity. DESIGN:Renal responses to centrally administered angiotensin-II (10 micrograms) or saralasin (50 micrograms) were measured in anaesthetis...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Weekley LB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The function of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) at cell sites of high collagen turnover, such as heart valves, is uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess ACE and kininase-II-like activities and collagen turnover in cultured valvular interstitial cells of the adult rat heart. METHODS:The valvular i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Katwa LC,Ratajska A,Cleutjens JP,Sun Y,Zhou G,Lee SJ,Weber KT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate clinically recorded jugular vein pulses it is necessary to understand the transmission process of the right atrial pressure pulse through the caval veins up to the jugular veins. The transmission speed at distinct points of the venous pressure curve was studied in the superior vena cava of 20 anae...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Minten J,Van de Werf F,Aubert AE,Kesteloot H,De Geest H

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of repeated (10 X), brief Ca2+-free perfusions (20 to 120 s) on myocardial contractility, coronary flow and release of cellular constituents of isolated rat heart were investigated. Ten successive Ca2+-deprivations of 20 or 40 s had no irreversible influences on cardiac performance. Ca2+-deprivations, howe...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Koomen JM,Noordhoek J,Zimmerman AN

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ischaemia-reperfusion provokes barrier failure of the coronary microvasculature, impeding functional recovery of the heart during reperfusion. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the stimulation of cGMP signalling by activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) can reduce reperfusion-induced en...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kasseckert SA,Schäfer C,Kluger A,Gligorievski D,Tillmann J,Schlüter KD,Noll T,Sauer H,Piper HM,Abdallah Y

更新日期：2009-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AII) plays a critical role in cardiac remodeling. This peptide promotes cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and cardiac fibroblast interstitial fibrotic changes associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, post myocardial infarction remodeling and congestive heart failure. AII mediates cardiac myocyte hypertr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schnee JM,Hsueh WA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterise the effect of coronary intra-arterial thrombosis upon the downstream vascular bed. BACKGROUND:The vascular response downstream from a coronary intra-arterial thrombus has not previously been characterised. We postulated that downstream vasoconstriction might result from the presence of endoth...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Belcher PR,Vergroesen I,Drake-Holland AJ,Noble MI

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerases are a highly conserved family of immunophilins. The three peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerase subfamilies are cyclophilins, FK-506-binding proteins, and parvulins. Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerases are expressed in multiple human tissues and regulate different cellular functions...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Perrucci GL,Gowran A,Zanobini M,Capogrossi MC,Pompilio G,Nigro P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to protect the cardiovascular system and improve blood pressure control. These important dietary constituents are converted into bioactive metabolites, but their role in regulation of the cardiovascular system is unclear. In particular, the functions of the cytochr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wang RX,Chai Q,Lu T,Lee HC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The goal of this study was to determine whether the A1 adenosine receptor (AR) plays a role in atherosclerosis development and to explore its potential mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS:Double knockout (DKO) mice, deficient in the genes encoding A1 AR and apolipoprotein E (apoE), demonstrated reduced atheroscleroti...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Teng B,Smith JD,Rosenfeld ME,Robinet P,Davis ME,Morrison RR,Mustafa SJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Chronic pressure or volume overload induce concentric vs. eccentric left ventricular (LV) remodelling, respectively. Previous studies suggest that distinct signalling pathways are involved in these responses. NADPH oxidase-4 (Nox4) is a reactive oxygen species-generating enzyme that can limit detrimental cardiac r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schnelle M,Sawyer I,Anilkumar N,Mohamed BA,Richards DA,Toischer K,Zhang M,Catibog N,Sawyer G,Mongue-Din H,Schröder K,Hasenfuss G,Shah AM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We have demonstrated an important role of bone marrow-derived stem cells in preservation of myocardial function. We investigated whether Akt-1 of lin(-)c-kit(+) stem cells preserves ventricular function following myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Isolated lin(-)c-kit(+) cells were conjugated with an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tseng A,Stabila J,McGonnigal B,Yano N,Yang MJ,Tseng YT,Davol PA,Lum LG,Padbury JF,Zhao TC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pericardial effusion has long been associated with low voltage of the surface electrocardiogram and its clinical utility is well known. The cause of this reduced QRS voltage has usually been attributed to short circuiting of the impulses by the pericardial fluid, but its precise mechanism has not been clearl...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Karatay CM,Fruehan CT,Lighty GW Jr,Spear RM,Smulyan H

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00