Mutation in the ARH gene and a chromosome 13q locus influence cholesterol levels in a new form of digenic-recessive familial hypercholesterolemia.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the limitations of the double sucrose gap voltage clamp technique in the determination of tension-voltage relationships for frog atrial muscle. Tension-voltage relationships were determined under two conditions. In one case we determined both the tension response and slow inwa...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Tarr M,Trank JW

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of rapid atrial pacing during the final 10 minutes of a 70-minute, 31% reduction in coronary blood flow in anesthetized swine to understand the significance of apparent metabolic improvements during the initial 60 minutes of segmental ischemia. Within 5-10 minutes of ischemia, subendocardial pho...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Arai AE,Pantely GA,Anselone CG,Bristow J,Bristow JD

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrotonic coupling of cardiac myocytes at gap junctions may influence patterns of conduction in myocardium. To delineate the three-dimensional structure and distribution of intercellular junctions, we analyzed serial ultrathin sections of canine myocardium with transmission electron microscopy and disaggregated myo...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hoyt RH,Cohen ML,Saffitz JE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the specificity of uptake of infarct-imaging agents for reversibly or irreversibly injured myocardium independently of blood flow by using intact beating fetal mouse hearts in organ culture. Reversible injury resulted from deprivation of oxygen and glucose for 4 hours at 37 degrees C; irreversible injury, f...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schelbert HR,Ingwall JS,Sybers HD,Ashburn WL

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrite has recently emerged as an important bioactive molecule, capable of conferring cardioprotection and a variety of other benefits in the cardiovascular system and elsewhere. The mechanisms by which it accomplishes these functions remain largely unclear. To characterize the dose response and corresponding cardiac...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Perlman DH,Bauer SM,Ashrafian H,Bryan NS,Garcia-Saura MF,Lim CC,Fernandez BO,Infusini G,McComb ME,Costello CE,Feelisch M

更新日期：2009-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholine (ACh) evokes the conduction of vasodilation along resistance microvessels. However, it is not known which cell layer (endothelium or smooth muscle) serves as the conduction pathway. In isolated, cannulated feed arteries ( approximately 70 microm in diameter at 75 mm Hg; length approximately 4 mm) of the ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Emerson GG,Segal SS

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial hyperpermeability induced by inflammatory mediators is a hallmark of sepsis and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Increased levels of the regulatory peptide adrenomedullin (ADM) have been found in patients with systemic inflammatory response. We analyzed the effect of ADM on the permeability of cultured...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hippenstiel S,Witzenrath M,Schmeck B,Hocke A,Krisp M,Krüll M,Seybold J,Seeger W,Rascher W,Schütte H,Suttorp N

更新日期：2002-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether or not salt loading restricted to the brain would elevate blood pressure, chronically implanted osmotic minipumps were used to infuse hypertonic sodium chloride solutions made in artificial cerebrospinal fluid into a jugular vein intravenously or the third cerebral ventricle, intracerebroventricul...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Miyajima E,Buñag RD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Increased sympathetic nerve activity has been linked to the pathogenesis of hypertension in humans and animal models. Enhanced peripheral chemoreceptor sensitivity which increases sympathetic nerve activity has been observed in established hypertension but has not been identified as a possible mechanism for i...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Tan ZY,Lu Y,Whiteis CA,Simms AE,Paton JF,Chapleau MW,Abboud FM

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Power ratios were derived from the principle of ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry to determine a ratio of the volume of vortices to the total vessel volume under the ultrasonic beam. This ratio also equals the ratio of the cross-sectional area of vortices to the vessel lumen. In vitro pulsatile flow experiments were perf...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Tamura T,Fronek A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial cells are constantly exposed to mechanical forces resulting from blood flow and transmural pressure. The goal of this study was to determine whether mechanical stimulation alters the properties of endothelial voltage-gated K+ channels. Cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs) were isolated ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fan J,Walsh KB

更新日期：1999-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha1-adrenoceptor (alpha1-AR) stimulation increases sarcolemmal Na+-H+ exchanger (NHE) activity. The present study was designed to determine the role(s) of alpha1-AR subtype(s) in mediating this response. As an index of NHE activity, acid efflux rates (JHs) were determined in single rat ventricular myocytes loaded w...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yokoyama H,Yasutake M,Avkiran M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging of the vasculature plays a central role in morbidity and mortality of older people. To develop novel treatments for amelioration of unsuccessful vascular aging and prevention of age-related vascular pathologies, it is essential to understand the cellular and functional changes that occur in the vasculature durin...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ungvari Z,Tarantini S,Donato AJ,Galvan V,Csiszar A

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death among women in the United States, accounting for ≈1 of every 3 female deaths. Sex-specific data focused on cardiovascular disease have been increasing steadily, yet is not routinely collected nor translated into practice. This comprehensive review focus...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Garcia M,Mulvagh SL,Merz CN,Buring JE,Manson JE

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) serves as a key endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor mediating flow-induced dilation in human coronary arterioles (HCAs). The precise mechanisms by which H(2)O(2) elicits smooth muscle hyperpolarization are not well understood. An important mode of action of H(2)O(2) involve...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zhang DX,Borbouse L,Gebremedhin D,Mendoza SA,Zinkevich NS,Li R,Gutterman DD

更新日期：2012-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, and it modulates the proliferation and differentiation of various target cells. In this study, we investigated the role of activin in the initiation and progression of human atherosclerosis. The expression of activin, its physiological inhibitor f...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Engelse MA,Neele JM,van Achterberg TA,van Aken BE,van Schaik RH,Pannekoek H,de Vries CJ

更新日期：1999-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerophosphate and carnitine as competing acyl acceptors and the oxidation of different long chain acylcarnitines in isolated mitochondria have been investigated. In the presence of low concentrations of palmitate, glycerophosphate is the preferred acyl acceptor in isolated liver mitochondria, indicating that the gl...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Borrebaek B,Christiansen R,Christophersen BO,Bremer J

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In newborn lambs, pulmonary prostacyclin (PGI2) production increases acutely in response to low oxygen. We tested the hypothesis that decreased oxygenation directly stimulates PGI2 synthesis in arterial segments and cultured endothelial cells from newborn lamb intrapulmonary arteries. In segments studied at PO2 of 680...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： North AJ,Brannon TS,Wells LB,Campbell WB,Shaul PW

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed to investigate whether balloon injury induces nitric oxide synthase activity in the blood vessel wall. Contractions to phenylephrine were compared in left carotid arteries of the rat, previously injured by balloon catheterization and excised either immediately (t = 0), 6, or 24 hours after t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Joly GA,Schini VB,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is associated with death of cardiomyocytes leading to loss of contractility. Previous studies using membrane-targeted Akt (myristolated-Akt), an enzyme involved in antiapoptotic signaling, showed inhibition of cell death and prevention of pathogenesis induced by cardiomyopathic stimuli. However, recent s...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Shiraishi I,Melendez J,Ahn Y,Skavdahl M,Murphy E,Welch S,Schaefer E,Walsh K,Rosenzweig A,Torella D,Nurzynska D,Kajstura J,Leri A,Anversa P,Sussman MA

更新日期：2004-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine, a vasodilator metabolite, is often produced in tissues where the demand for oxygen exceeds the supply. We have recently demonstrated in isolated cannulated arterioles that adenosine and its metabolite, inosine, can also cause vasoconstriction by stimulation of mast cells. Secondary release of histamine and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Shepherd RK,Linden J,Duling BR

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to test the ability of regenerated endothelium to evoke endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations. Hyperpolarizations induced by serotonin and bradykinin were compared in isolated porcine coronary arteries with native or regenerated endothelium, 4 weeks after balloon endothelial denudatio...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Thollon C,Bidouard JP,Cambarrat C,Delescluse I,Villeneuve N,Vanhoutte PM,Vilaine JP

更新日期：1999-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) affects angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Although the heritability of circulating VEGF levels is high, little is known about its genetic underpinnings. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to identify genetic variants associated with circulating VEGF levels, using an unbi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Debette S,Visvikis-Siest S,Chen MH,Ndiaye NC,Song C,Destefano A,Safa R,Azimi Nezhad M,Sawyer D,Marteau JB,Xanthakis V,Siest G,Sullivan L,Pfister M,Smith H,Choi SH,Lamont J,Lind L,Yang Q,Fitzgerald P,Ingelsson E,

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Yes-associated protein (YAP), the nuclear effector of Hippo signaling, regulates cellular growth and survival in multiple organs, including the heart, by interacting with TEA (transcriptional enhancer activator)-domain sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins. Recent studies showed that YAP stimulates cardiomyo...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lin Z,Zhou P,von Gise A,Gu F,Ma Q,Chen J,Guo H,van Gorp PR,Wang DZ,Pu WT

更新日期：2015-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsatile pulmonary hemodynamics were analyzed in a chronic awake canine high flow model. Standard mean flow and pulsatile flow hemodynamics were measured and alterations in the proximal pulmonary vascular physical properties were quantified by the characteristic impedance (Zo). Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), wh...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hopkins RA,Hammon JW Jr,McHale PA,Smith PK,Anderson RW

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidatively modified LDL (ox-LDL) activates a lectin-like receptor, LOX-1, which results in the expression of adhesion molecules on endothelial surface. We investigated the regulation of the expression of transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) and its receptors by ox-LDL and the functional significance of th...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Chen H,Li D,Saldeen T,Mehta JL

更新日期：2001-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary hypertensive remodeling is characterized by excessive proliferation, migration, and proinflammatory activation of adventitial fibroblasts. In culture, fibroblasts maintain a similar activated phenotype. The mechanisms responsible for generation/maintenance of this phenotype remain unknown. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang D,Zhang H,Li M,Frid MG,Flockton AR,McKeon BA,Yeager ME,Fini MA,Morrell NW,Pullamsetti SS,Velegala S,Seeger W,McKinsey TA,Sucharov CC,Stenmark KR

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured vascular endothelium displays profound morphological adaptations to shear stress that include planar cell polarity (PCP) that is directed downstream. Endothelial cells in blood vessels are also polarized; however, the direction of polarity is vessel specific, and shear-independent mechanisms have been inferre...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： McCue S,Dajnowiec D,Xu F,Zhang M,Jackson MR,Langille BL

更新日期：2006-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the functional consequences of a tropomyosin (TM) mutation associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC), we generated transgenic mice that express mutant alpha-TM in the adult heart. The missense mutation, which results in the substitution of asparagine for aspartic acid at amino acid posi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Muthuchamy M,Pieples K,Rethinasamy P,Hoit B,Grupp IL,Boivin GP,Wolska B,Evans C,Solaro RJ,Wieczorek DF

更新日期：1999-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that neutrophils isolated from whole blood adhere to cardiac-myocytes via CD18 (beta 2 integrin) to cause injury to the heart cells. In vitro, we have found that upon endothelial transmigration, neutrophils can also express alpha 4 beta 1; however, whether this contributes to neutrophil adhesio...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Reinhardt PH,Ward CA,Giles WR,Kubes P

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00