Expression of homocellular and heterocellular gap junctions in hamster arterioles and feed arteries.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel inhibitor sodium 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD) on the reduction in myocardial infarct size afforded by ischaemic preconditioning in the sodium pentobarbitone rabbit. METHODS:New Zealand white rabbits were anaesthetised with sodium pentobarbi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hide EJ,Thiemermann C

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:KCNQ1 (alias KvLQT1 or Kv7.1) and KCNE1 (alias IsK or minK) co-assemble to form the voltage-activated K(+) channel responsible for I(Ks)-a major repolarizing current in the human heart-and their dysfunction promotes cardiac arrhythmias. The channel is a component of larger macromolecular complexes containing known...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nicolas CS,Park KH,El Harchi A,Camonis J,Kass RS,Escande D,Mérot J,Loussouarn G,Le Bouffant F,Baró I

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines, originally discovered as mediators of directional migration of immune cells to sites of inflammation and injury, have a function beyond their role in leukocyte chemotaxis. Indeed, they participate in organ development, angiogenesis, tumourigenesis and, more importantly, in the immune response. The chemokin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Balestrieri ML,Balestrieri A,Mancini FP,Napoli C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle tissue in atrioventricular (A-V) cardiac valve leaflets was studied in 35 human hearts and was found to be more prominent in the anterior leaflet of the mitral (MAL) than in the other valve leaflets. From serial sectioning and wax model reconstruction, the anatomic arrangement of the muscle in the MAL indicates...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Boucek RJ,Boucková B,Levy S

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The metabolic syndrome (MS) leads to myocardial fibrosis (MF) and diastolic dysfunction. Statins have proven beneficial effects in MS, but their impact on cardiac remodelling is uncertain. We examined the effects and mechanisms of chronic statin treatment on cardiac remodelling, e.g. fibrosis and diastolic propert...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hermida N,Markl A,Hamelet J,Van Assche T,Vanderper A,Herijgers P,van Bilsen M,Hilfiker-Kleiner D,Noppe G,Beauloye C,Horman S,Balligand JL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:ATP sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP)) sense adenine nucleotide concentrations and thus couple the metabolic state of the cell to membrane potential. The hetero-octameric complex of a sulphonylurea receptor (SUR2B) and an inwardly rectifying K(+) channel (Kir6.1) and the corresponding native channel in smooth muscle...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Farzaneh T,Tinker A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the thrombolytic efficacy of recombinant double chain tissue plasminogen activator (Duteplase, t-PA) given as a single intravenous bolus versus an infusion in a canine model of coronary arterial occlusion/reperfusion. DESIGN:Coronary arterial thrombi were induced by a copper coi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Longridge DJ,Follenfant MJ,Ford AJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) ligands have been shown to ameliorate a variety of inflammatory conditions. The present study tested the hypothesis that PPAR-gamma ligands reduce experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) associated with inhibition of the expansion and activation...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yuan Z,Liu Y,Liu Y,Zhang J,Kishimoto C,Wang Y,Ma A,Liu Z

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fully explored in larger animals, the role of injection site and sample microsphere content on variability of coronary blood flow (CBF) measurement using the microsphere technique remains controversial in rats despite the fact that this species is extensively used in cardiovascular research. We therefore inve...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wicker PA,Healy BP

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to validate echocardiographic assessment of acute changes of left ventricular stroke volume in normal rats. METHODS:By transthoracic use of a 7.5 MHz ultrasonic transducer, the left ventricular dimensions were determined before and during rapid atrial pacing and saline infusion in seven Wistar ra...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakamura T,Matsumuro A,Kuribayashi T,Matsubara K,Shima M,Shimoo K,Katsume H,Nakagawa M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although researchers in radiation and cancer biology have known about the existence of free radicals and their potential role in pathobiology for several decades, cardiac biologists only began to take notice of these noxious species in the 1970s. Exponential growth of free radical research occurred after the discovery...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Singal PK,Khaper N,Palace V,Kumar D

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the responses to a brief interruption of a train of steady state beats, namely: (1) a single prolonged depolarisation within the train; (2) a single short interval within the train; (3) a single long interval within the train. These responses are predicted by a two compartment model of intracellular ca...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Noble MI,Arlock P,Gath J,Grainger N,Ravens U,Wohlfart B

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL) or their components suppress macrophage inflammatory response by down-regulating cytokine synthesis, nitric oxide synthase and inducible cyclooxygenase (Cox-2). This event is crucial for the pathophysiological process leading to the formation of atherosclerotic plaqu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Eligini S,Brambilla M,Banfi C,Camera M,Sironi L,Barbieri SS,Auwerx J,Tremoli E,Colli S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:Hyperhomocysteinaemia is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease and is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction. Homocysteine modulates cellular methylation reactions. P66shc is a protein that promotes oxidative stress whose expression is governed by promoter methylation. We asked ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kim CS,Kim YR,Naqvi A,Kumar S,Hoffman TA,Jung SB,Kumar A,Jeon BH,McNamara DM,Irani K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The regulation of vascular diameter by vasoconstrictors and vasodilators requires that vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) be physically coupled to extracellular matrix (ECM) and neighbouring cells in order for a vessel to mechanically function and transfer force. The hypothesis was tested that integrin-mediated ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hong Z,Sun Z,Li Z,Mesquitta WT,Trzeciakowski JP,Meininger GA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender has an important influence on blood pressure, with premenopausal women having a lower arterial blood pressure than age-matched men. Compared with premenopausal women, postmenopausal women have higher blood pressures, suggesting that ovarian hormones may modulate blood pressure. However, whether sex hormones are...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dubey RK,Oparil S,Imthurn B,Jackson EK

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resistin belongs to a family of cysteine-rich secreted polypeptides that are mainly produced by monocytes/macrophages in humans. Recently, high concentrations of resistin were shown to induce vascular endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. We examined if resistin was secreted f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Jung HS,Park KH,Cho YM,Chung SS,Cho HJ,Cho SY,Kim SJ,Kim SY,Lee HK,Park KS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine if the adaptational process of the cardiac calcium channel to pressure overload observed in rat heart also occurs in species characterised by a higher sensitivity to external calcium than in the rat. This adaptation occurs via a maintained density of dihydropyridine receptors an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Primot I,Mayoux E,Oliviero P,Charlemagne D

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased cardiac collagen is seen in uninephrectomised rats made hypertensive by aldosterone infusion and high salt, with the possibility of a direct effect of aldosterone at the level of the cardiac fibroblast. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of aldosterone, glucocorticoids, and angiotensin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Fullerton MJ,Funder JW

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we delivered vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) gene to a rabbit model of hind limb ischemia utilizing an ex vivo method of gene transfer, and evaluated the functional performance of the developed collateral vessels. METHOD:The left femor...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kondoh K,Koyama H,Miyata T,Takato T,Hamada H,Shigematsu H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myocardial ischemia results in an early phase of arrhythmias that primarily involves reentrant mechanisms. However, the trigger that initiates reentry remains unknown. We studied the initiation of reentry attending the development of electrical heterogeneity during simulated ischemia in isolated canine right...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lukas A,Antzelevitch C

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of lidocaine on the effective refractory period of the right ventricle (EVRP) was measured in 10 patients using the extra stimulus technique of progressive introduction of premature stimuli until a response could not be elicited. In four patients lidocaine produced a significant decrease in the EVRP, in a f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Olsson SB,Harper R,Rydén L,Hilmy WA

更新日期：1975-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to clarify the roles of left atrial pressure and ventricular function in the determination of early diastolic filling. METHODS:Various grades of ventricular dysfunction were made in 12 mongrel dogs by coronary microembolization under pentobarbitone anaesthesia. Left atrial pressure was altered by...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakatani S,Beppu S,Miyatake K,Nimura Y

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated, buffer perfused guinea pig hearts were used to study the effects of sotalol on arrhythmias and electrophysiology during 30 min of myocardial ischaemia, induced by reducing coronary flow to 10% of control, and subsequent reperfusion. Action potentials were recorded using the floating microelectrode technique ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Culling W,Penny WJ,Sheridan DJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) protects the heart against prolonged lethal ischaemia through a signalling cascade involving Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels (mitoK(ATP)). We previously demonstrated the involvement of the Wnt pathway in IPC in vivo via G...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Vigneron F,Dos Santos P,Lemoine S,Bonnet M,Tariosse L,Couffinhal T,Duplaà C,Jaspard-Vinassa B

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine in desmin homozygous mutant mice the viscoelastic properties, the mechanical strength and the structure of the carotid artery. METHODS:To assess the viscoelastic properties of large arteries, we have performed an in vivo analysis of the diameter-, and distensibility-pressure curves o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lacolley P,Challande P,Boumaza S,Cohuet G,Laurent S,Boutouyrie P,Grimaud JA,Paulin D,Lamazière JM,Li Z

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of our knowledge about the modulation of platelet function by catecholamines is based on observations of acute in vitro actions. Little is known about the effects of chronically elevated or reduced adrenergic stimulation of the platelets. We therefore treated rats for 8 weeks with either adrenaline or the beta-bl...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Terres W,Becker BF,Schrödl W,Gerlach E

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00