Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) can protect the adult heart from injury when added both prior to ischaemia and at reperfusion.

abstract：:End-diastolic current thresholds have been measured in 12 open-chested dogs with epicardial disc electrodes ranging in radius from 0.01 to 9.0 mm. The current threshold for cathodal 1 ms impulses proved to be independent of electrode size for radii smaller than 0.2 mm and proportional to the radius to the power 1.5 fo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lindemans FW,Denier Van der Gon JJ

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nonsense mutations in the SCN5A gene result in truncated, non-functional derivatives of the cardiac Na+ channel and thus cause arrhythmias. Studies of other genes suggest that pathogenic phenotypes of nonsense mutations may be alleviated by enhancing readthrough, which enables ribosomes to ignore premature termina...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Teng S,Gao L,Paajanen V,Pu J,Fan Z

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolated perfused heart has been used increasingly during the last decade as a model for identifying actions of drugs on ventricular fibrillation (VF) induced by myocardial ischaemia. In addition, it has been used to explore the mechanisms responsible for the initiation and maintenance of VF, the concept of endoge...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Curtis MJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether endothelin-1 (ET-1) induces the in vivo expression of inflammatory-related proteins, namely cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and tissue factor, in the myocardium and circulating leukocytes of guinea-pigs. The involvement of platelets was also analyzed. METHODS:ET-1 (0.013 microg/min) was infused to male ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Molero L,Farré J,García-Mendez A,Jiménez Mateos-Caceres P,Carrasco Martín C,Millás I,Navarro F,Córdoba M,Casado S,López-Farré A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:R 75,231, a potent and specific nucleoside transport inhibitor, largely prevents cardiac damage and death in catecholamine challenged rabbits. The major biochemical effect of nucleoside transport inhibition in ischaemic and reperfused myocardium is a prolonged accumulation of adenosine. The cardioprotection b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Van Belle H,Ver Donck K,Verheyen W

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) is believed to exert degradative action at high norepinephrine (NE) levels. Although COMT exists in cardiac tissues, the contribution of cardiac COMT activity to regional NE kinetics, particularly in ischemia-induced NE accumulation, remains unclear. We investigated the rol...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Fujii T,Yamazaki T,Akiyama T,Sano S,Mori H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nitric oxide (NO) has complex effects on myocardial function particularly following ischaemia-reperfusion. The goal of this study was to examine the result of repetitive myocardial stunning on myocardial NO release and expression of inducible (iNOS) and constitutive (eNOS) NO synthases. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Baker CS,Rimoldi O,Camici PG,Barnes E,Chacon MR,Huehns TY,Haskard DO,Polak JM,Hall RJ

更新日期：1999-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of prostacyclin (PGI2) in the pathogenesis of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). METHODS:Measurement of mRNA and protein levels of PGH synthase (PGHS)-1, PGI2 synthase and the PGI2 receptor, in the thoracic aorta was performed in SHR...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Numaguchi Y,Harada M,Osanai H,Hayashi K,Toki Y,Okumura K,Ito T,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End tidal PCO2 (PETCO2) has been found to be a good prognostic indicator of successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. To explore the value of this measurement further, we carried out a series of experiments during cardiac arrest and closed chest resuscitation in 14 mechanically ventilated Sprague-Dawley rats. Vent...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： von Planta M,von Planta I,Weil MH,Bruno S,Bisera J,Rackow EC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating condition for which no disease-modifying therapies exist. PH is recognized as proliferative disease of the pulmonary artery (PA). In the experimental newborn calf model of hypoxia-induced PH, adventitial fibroblasts in the PA wall exhibit a heightened replication index....

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Panzhinskiy E,Zawada WM,Stenmark KR,Das M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine whether depressed myocardial contractility is responsible for the decline in stroke volume that occurs with cardiac tamponade. DESIGN:Left ventricular contractile performance was assessed before and after beta adrenergic blockade using the end systolic pressure-volume relation,...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Johnston WE,Vinten-Johansen J,Klopfenstein HS,Santamore WP,Little WC

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrins are a family of laminin-like proteins, which were initially identified for their role in embryonic axonal guidance. Over recent years, it has become apparent that netrin-1 may additionally be involved in the underlying pathology of several multisystem diseases, making it an attractive potential therapeutic tar...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Layne K,Ferro A,Passacquale G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Current mechanisms driving cardiac pacemaker function have focused on ion channel and gap junction channel function, which are essential for action potential generation and propagation between pacemaker cells. However, pacemaker cells also harbour desmosomes that structurally anchor pacemaker cells to each other i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mezzano V,Liang Y,Wright AT,Lyon RC,Pfeiffer E,Song MY,Gu Y,Dalton ND,Scheinman M,Peterson KL,Evans SM,Fowler S,Cerrone M,McCulloch AD,Sheikh F

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Persistent supraventricular tachycardia leads to the development of a dilated cardiomyopathy with impairment of excitation-contraction (EC) coupling. Since the initial trigger for EC coupling in ventricular muscle is the influx of Ca(2+) through L-type Ca(2+) channels (I(Ca)) in the transverse tubules (T-tubu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： He J,Conklin MW,Foell JD,Wolff MR,Haworth RA,Coronado R,Kamp TJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Percutaneous implantation has already been used clinically and is a great option for treating young patients. The use of autologous tissue-engineered valved stents might solve the problem of degeneration and limited durability of biological heart valves. METHODS AND RESULTS:Porcine pulmonary heart valves and smal...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Metzner A,Stock UA,Iino K,Fischer G,Huemme T,Boldt J,Braesen JH,Bein B,Renner J,Cremer J,Lutter G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acadesine is the prototype of a new class of therapeutic compounds termed adenosine regulating agents. Acadesine is pharmacologically silent in normal circumstances, but its activity becomes operative during situations of net ATP catabolism, when it increases local adenosine levels. Thus acadesine is able to harness t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mullane K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Statins have beneficial vascular effects beyond their cholesterol-lowering action. Since macrophages play a central role in atherogenesis, we characterized the effects of simvastatin on gene expression profile of human peripheral blood monocyte (HPBM)-macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS:Gene expression profile was s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tuomisto TT,Lumivuori H,Kansanen E,Häkkinen SK,Turunen MP,van Thienen JV,Horrevoets AJ,Levonen AL,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review attempts to define the early events that lead to lesions of human atherosclerosis based on careful morphological studies in human autopsy specimens. In contrast to most small laboratory animals, diffuse intimal thickening (DIT) is present in human arteries before atherosclerosis develops, particularly in t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakashima Y,Wight TN,Sueishi K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myocardial contractility is enhanced in transgenic (TG) mice with cardiac-restricted overexpression of the alpha1A-adrenergic receptors (alpha1A-AR). We tested the hypothesis that this enhanced inotropy protects against dysfunction and remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:We subjected alpha1A...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Du XJ,Gao XM,Kiriazis H,Moore XL,Ming Z,Su Y,Finch AM,Hannan RA,Dart AM,Graham RM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma low density lipoproteins (LDL) play a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. LDL modify gene expression in vascular cells leading to disturbances in the functional state of the vessel wall. METHODS:Expression levels of C-4 sterol methyl oxidase gene (ERG25), sterol regulatory element bindin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rodriguez C,Raposo B,Martínez-González J,Llorente-Cortés V,Vilahur G,Badimon L

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel (mK(ATP)) in ischemic preconditioning and cardioprotection is reviewed. A great deal of accumulated evidence implicatese opening of this channel as an important step in the anti-infarct effect of ischemic preconditioning. Recent studies, however, reveal tha...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Oldenburg O,Cohen MV,Yellon DM,Downey JM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Processes in the development of atherosclerotic lesions can lead to plaque rupture or erosion, which can in turn elicit myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke. The aims of this study were to determine whether Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) gene expression levels influence patient outcome and to explore the mechani...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Karadimou G,Folkersen L,Berg M,Perisic L,Discacciati A,Roy J,Hansson GK,Persson J,Paulsson-Berne G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical preparation of human saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting involving distension and storage in iso-osmotic sodium chloride solution reduced tissue adenosine triphosphate (ATP) (mean(SEM] concentration from 280(20) nmol.g-1 wet wt (n = 25) to 140(30) nmol.g-1 wet wt (n = 12) and the adenosine trip...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Angelini GD,Passani SL,Breckenridge IM,Newby AC

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairment of contractile function and extent of release of several intracellular marker enzymes and DNA were studied in isolated perfused rat hearts after low-flow (0.16 ml . min-1) ischaemia followed by 2 h of reperfusion and after anoxia followed by 2 h of reoxygenation. After varying periods of ischaemia or anoxia...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van der Laarse A,Altona JC,Zoet AC,Oemrawsingh P,van Dijkman PR

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) has been shown to stimulate both angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in some but not all models where VEGF-C is over-expressed. Our aim was to investigate the interaction between lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis in adult tissues regulated by VEGF-C and identify eviden...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Benest AV,Harper SJ,Herttuala SY,Alitalo K,Bates DO

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of intracoronary vasopressin on the relationship between pressure and flow in the coronary circulation of anaesthetised swine. In addition to measurements at control levels, diastolic pressure-flow relationships were constructed from steady-state points below a coronary pressure of 50 mmHg, wher...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Pantely GA,Ladley HD,Anselone CG,Bristow JD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The contribution of vascular changes to the development of heart failure is largely unknown. In the present study, we evaluated endothelial and vascular contractile function in the rat hindlimb vascular bed after myocardial infarction (MI), including the modulatory role of basal nitric oxide (NO) production ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ceiler DL,Nelissen-Vrancken M,De Mey JG,Smits JF

更新日期：1999-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We analysed the possible protective role of human endothelial (EPCs) and smooth muscle (SPCs) progenitor cells on atherosclerosis development in apoE(-/-)RAG2(-/-) mice. We determined plasma levels of SPCs in coronary patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:ApoE(-/-)RAG2(-/-) mice received four intravenous injections of sa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zoll J,Fontaine V,Gourdy P,Barateau V,Vilar J,Leroyer A,Lopes-Kam I,Mallat Z,Arnal JF,Henry P,Tobelem G,Tedgui A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to examine ventricular brain natriuretic peptide (B-type natriuretic peptide, BNP) gene expression and to determine its relationship with ventricular BNP and circulating BNP levels in paediatric cardiac transplant recipients, over a three year period after transplantation. METHODS:Total RNA extra...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ationu A,Sorensen K,Whitehead B,Singer D,Burch M,Carter ND

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00