Impaired relaxation in transgenic mice overexpressing junctin.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity in the plasma does not change significantly with hypertension in two-kidney, one-clip hypertensive (2K-1C) rats. However, heart ACE activity and mRNA increase with hypertension. We measured the ACE activity and mRNA in hypertrophied hearts at different times after...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Challah M,Nicoletti A,Arnal JF,Philippe M,Laboulandine I,Allegrini J,Alhenc-Gelas F,Danilov S,Michel JB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resveratrol, a natural phytoalexin compound, is present in grapes and wine, and it can produce vasorelaxation. However, little is known of its mechanisms of action on ionic currents in endothelial cells. METHODS:The effect of resveratrol on Ca(2+)-activated K+ currents in an endothelial cell line (HUV-EC-C) ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Li HF,Chen SA,Wu SN

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Washed platelets have been shown to protect isolated buffer perfused rat hearts from injury and dysfunction following ischaemia-reperfusion. This study was designed to investigate whether platelet glutathione redox cycle contributes to the protective effect of platelets. METHODS:Isolated rat hearts were perf...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yang BC,Mehta A,Mehta JL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STUDY OBJECTIVE - The aim of the study was to determine the changes in the beta adrenergic system induced by cardiac hypertrophy due to valvular aortic stenosis. DESIGN - Density of beta adrenoceptors, cardiac tissue noradrenalime concentrations, coronary blood flow (using radioactive microspheres), and haemodynamic v...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Scholz PM,Upsher ME,Eliades D,Kedem J,Weiss HR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The adhesive interaction of monocytes and endothelial cells has been implicated as a regulatory signal in the cell activation that is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated the effect of monocyte-endothelial cell interaction on the expression of adhesion molecules, intercellular adhe...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Takahashi M,Ikeda U,Masuyama J,Kitagawa S,Kasahara T,Shimpo M,Kano S,Shimada K

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Norepinephrine (NE) induced hypertrophy and remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the left ventricle (LV) of the rat heart with resulting fibrosis. However, there was no increased collagen deposition in the right ventricle (RV). To test the hypothesis that lack of RV fibrosis is the result of eleva...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Briest W,Hölzl A,Rassler B,Deten A,Baba HA,Zimmer HG

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In obesity, chronic low-grade inflammation and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in fat contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome. Suppression of inflammation and ROS production in fat may attenuate the metabolic syndrome. Activation of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) promotes inflammation ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hirata A,Maeda N,Hiuge A,Hibuse T,Fujita K,Okada T,Kihara S,Funahashi T,Shimomura I

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure may be deemed the epidemic of cardiology in the 21st century in the industrialized part of the world. Although new therapies improving morbidity and mortality from chronic heart failure have emerged it is likely that there is a growing role for digoxin. Thus, digoxin treatment is known to cont...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kjeldsen K,Nørgaard A,Gheorghiade M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of cardioprotective strategies can be quantified by myocardial salvage as an indicator of therapeutic benefit. Salvage is calculated as the difference between the area at risk (AAR) and the final infarct size (FIS). AAR has been quantified by angiographic assessment followed by quantification of FIS by bi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bøtker HE,Kaltoft AK,Pedersen SF,Kim WY

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Anisotropic conduction characteristics, which may be expressed as the ratio of conduction velocities in the longitudinal (Vlong) and transverse (Vtrans) fibre directions, have been shown to stabilise reentry and favour the induction of sustained, uniform ventricular tachycardia. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hélie F,Cossette J,Vermeulen M,Cardinal R

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac parasympathetic nerve activity is reduced in most cardiovascular disease states, and this may contribute to enhanced cardiac sympathetic responsiveness. Disruption of inhibitory G-proteins (Gi) ablates the cholinergic pathway and increases cardiac endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) expressi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Danson EJ,Zhang YH,Sears CE,Edwards AR,Casadei B,Paterson DJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theory related to the loss of R waves and appearance of Q waves in acute myocardial infarction is discussed. A method of praecordial mapping of RS ratio changes and the appearance of Q waves that occur in acute myocardial infarction is described. The serial changes in these electrocardiographic signs in 17 patient...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Selwyn AP,Shillingford JP

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have shown that chronic cardiac denervation impairs myocardial glucose oxidation. To investigate this further we tested whether the tissue content of glucose transporters, activity of glycolytic enzymes or metabolic capacity of pyruvate dehydrogenase were altered. Moreover, we investigated wh...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van der Vusse GJ,Dubelaar ML,Coumans WA,Seymour AM,Clarke SB,Bonen A,Drake-Holland AJ,Noble MI

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：AIM:The aim of the study was to determine the potential for K(V)1 potassium channel blockers as inhibitors of human neoinitimal hyperplasia. METHODS AND RESULTS:Blood vessels were obtained from patients or mice and studied in culture. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemistry were used to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cheong A,Li J,Sukumar P,Kumar B,Zeng F,Riches K,Munsch C,Wood IC,Porter KE,Beech DJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The molecular mechanisms controlling heart function and rhythmicity are incompletely understood. While it is widely accepted that the type 2 ryanodine receptor (Ryr2) is the major Ca(2+) release channel in excitation-contraction coupling, the role of these channels in setting a consistent beating rate remains cont...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bround MJ,Asghari P,Wambolt RB,Bohunek L,Smits C,Philit M,Kieffer TJ,Lakatta EG,Boheler KR,Moore ED,Allard MF,Johnson JD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been shown to be released mainly from cardiac muscle cells in response to atrial distension, the regulatory mechanisms of ANP secretion are still not fully understood. We sought to determine whether the ATP-sensitive K+ (K(ATP)) channel modulates the secretion of ANP...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Saegusa N,Sato T,Saito T,Tamagawa M,Komuro I,Nakaya H

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether chronic beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation induces proliferation of human cardiac fibroblasts and to investigate the mechanism(s) involved. METHODS AND RESULTS:In vitro cultures of human cardiac fibroblasts were established from biopsies of right atr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Turner NA,Porter KE,Smith WH,White HL,Ball SG,Balmforth AJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy is associated with reduced coronary flow reserve, but its impact on coronary flow regulation and vasomotor function remains incompletely understood and requires further investigation. Methods and results:Left ventricular hypertrophy was induced in mice by transverse aortic coarcta...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tsai SH,Lu G,Xu X,Ren Y,Hein TW,Kuo L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrative genomics studies have greatly advanced our understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology over the last decade. Here, we highlight the strengths and challenges of this cutting-edge approach and provide examples where novel insights have arisen through the integration of multi-level genomic information and...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ware JS,Petretto E,Cook SA

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of phosphorylation of the ryanodine receptor at serine-2808 (RyRS2808) in congestive heart failure (CHF) is controversial, and effects of RyRS2808 phosphorylation on contraction are unclear. It has been reported that diastolic sarcomere length (SL) fluctuations accompany propagating contractile waves...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Obayashi M,Xiao B,Stuyvers BD,Davidoff AW,Mei J,Chen SR,ter Keurs HE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Heart failure is associated with deficient endothelial nitric oxide (NO) production as well as increased oxidative stress and accelerated NO degradation. The aim of this study was to evaluate platelet NO biosynthesis and superoxide anion (O(2)(-)) production in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:In ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shah A,Passacquale G,Gkaliagkousi E,Ritter J,Ferro A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Disturbed blood flow at arterial branches and curvatures modulates endothelial function and predisposes the region to endothelial inflammation and subsequent development of atherosclerotic lesions. Activation of the endothelial Toll-like receptors (TLRs), in particular TLR4, contributes to vascular inflammation. T...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Qu D,Wang L,Huo M,Song W,Lau CW,Xu J,Xu A,Yao X,Chiu JJ,Tian XY,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although the use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) has been shown to limit neointima hyperplasia, currently available DESs may adversely affect re-endothelialization. To evaluate whether a novel gene silencer pyrrole-imidazole (PI) polyamide targeting transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is a candidate agent for the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yao EH,Fukuda N,Ueno T,Matsuda H,Nagase H,Matsumoto Y,Sugiyama H,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Air bubbles entering the coronary artery may have harmful effects on cardiac function. From the physical point of view it is the relatively high surface tension of the blood-air interface which causes bubbles to trap in small vessels. The aim of the present study was to reduce depression of myocardial functio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van Blankenstein JH,Slager CJ,Soei LK,Boersma H,Stijnen T,Schuurbiers JC,Krams R,Lachmann B,Verdouw PD

更新日期：1997-06-01 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

abstract：:Tension and action potentials have been measured simultaneously from isolated cat papillary muscles. Two groups of experiments are described. In the first group, the external conditions under which the muscle contracted were changed. Specifically, stimulation rate, extra-cellular [Ca++], extracellular [Na++] were alte...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Allen DG

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sleep disturbances exhibit a strong social patterning, and inadequate sleep has been associated with adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disorders (CVD). However, the contribution of sleep to socioeconomic inequalities in CVD is unclear. This study pools data from eight European cohorts to investigat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Petrovic D,Haba-Rubio J,de Mestral Vargas C,Kelly-Irving M,Vineis P,Kivimäki M,Nyberg S,Gandini M,Bochud M,Vollenweider P,d'Errico A,Barros H,Fraga S,Goldberg M,Zins M,Steptoe A,Delpierre C,Heinzer R,Carmeli C,Chade

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00