Role of platelets in coronary thrombosis and reperfusion of ischemic myocardium.

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：:Microvascular barrier dysfunction is implicated in the initiation and progression of inflammation, posttraumatic complications, sepsis, ischaemia-reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. Under physiological conditions, a precise equilibrium between endothelial cell-cell adhesion and actin-myosin-based centri...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shen Q,Rigor RR,Pivetti CD,Wu MH,Yuan SY

更新日期：2010-07-15 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：OBJECTIVES:Diastolic dysfunction that determines symptoms and prognosis in patients with systolic dysfunction causes heart failure even in the absence of systolic dysfunction. Our recent studies have suggested that myocardial stiffening is likely to play a crucial role in triggering deleterious cardiac disorder. This s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yamamoto K,Masuyama T,Sakata Y,Nishikawa N,Mano T,Yoshida J,Miwa T,Sugawara M,Yamaguchi Y,Ookawara T,Suzuki K,Hori M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In menopause, aging and decreased estrogen levels are risk factors contributing to impaired vascular function. Previously, in a young ovariectomized rat model, we demonstrated an increase in prostaglandin H synthase (PGHS)-dependent vasoconstriction that could be prevented by estrogen replacement. Subsequentl...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Armstrong SJ,Xu Y,Davidge ST

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Compensatory mechanisms of the left ventricle for volume overloading caused by acute aortic regurgitation and associated changes in physiological properties of the aorta were studied in rabbits. DESIGN:Aortic regurgitation was produced by aortic valve perforation, and haemodynamic measurements were per...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wainai Y

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:TRPM2 is a Ca(2+)-permeable cationic channel of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily that is linked to apoptotic signalling. Its involvement in cardiac pathophysiology is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether the pro-apoptotic cytokine tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induces a TRPM...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Roberge S,Roussel J,Andersson DC,Meli AC,Vidal B,Blandel F,Lanner JT,Le Guennec JY,Katz A,Westerblad H,Lacampagne A,Fauconnier J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Human congenital heart disease linked to mutations in the homeobox transcription factor, NKX2-5, is characterized by cardiac anomalies, including atrial and ventricular septal defects as well as conduction and occasional defects in contractility. In the mouse, homozygous germline deletion of Nkx2-5 gene results in...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Terada R,Warren S,Lu JT,Chien KR,Wessels A,Kasahara H

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stem cells have significant potential for development of cell-based therapeutics for cardiovascular tissue regeneration. METHODS:We developed a novel method for isolating smooth muscle cells (SMC) from ovine bone marrow using a tissue-specific promoter and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. RESULTS:As com...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu JY,Swartz DD,Peng HF,Gugino SF,Russell JA,Andreadis ST

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The endothelium is a newly recognised target tissue of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It is not clear whether hyperparathyroidism affects endothelial function and whether parathyroidectomy (Ptx) has an influence on arterial vessel wall properties. We studied brachial flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and brachial ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kosch M,Hausberg M,Vormbrock K,Kisters K,Gabriels G,Rahn KH,Barenbrock M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the functional effects of multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs) transplanted in a rat model of chronic myocardial infarction. METHODS:Forty-four rats underwent coronary ligation and, 14 days later, were randomly allocated to receive in-scar injections (5 x 10(6) cells/150 microL) of green flu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Agbulut O,Mazo M,Bressolle C,Gutierrez M,Azarnoush K,Sabbah L,Niederlander N,Abizanda G,Andreu EJ,Pelacho B,Gavira JJ,Perez-Ilzarbe M,Peyrard S,Bruneval P,Samuel JL,Soriano-Navarro M,García-Verdugo JM,Hagège AA,Próspe

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:An investigation of changes in the Mg2+ -dependent, Na+ -K+ -stimulated sarcolemmal ATPase and of intracellular electrolytes in the left failing heart due to pressure overload (aortic banding) was carried out in dogs. There was no change in the sarcolemmal Mg2+ -ATPase of the left or right ventricle for the whole dura...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Prasad K,Khatter JC,Bharadwaj B

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Vascular calcification often occurs with advancing age, atherosclerosis, and metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease. Vascular calcification is associated with cardiovascular events and increased mortality. Nitric oxide (NO) is crucial for maintaining vascular function, but little...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kanno Y,Into T,Lowenstein CJ,Matsushita K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)/NO signalling is well documented in late ischaemic preconditioning (IPC); however, the role of eNOS and its activation in early IPC remains controversial. This study investigates the role of eNOS in early IPC and the signalling pathways and molecular interaction...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yang C,Talukder MA,Varadharaj S,Velayutham M,Zweier JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of cardiac contraction on left coronary artery pressure-flow relations at different vascular volumes and to compare these relations in the beating heart with those in the heart arrested in systole and diastole. METHODS:Maximally vasodilated, Tyrode perfused, rabbit hearts (n = 6) with an ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sipkema P,Takkenberg JJ,Zeeuwe PE,Westerhof N

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：AIMS:Macrophage-related oxidative stress plays an important role in the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis. Recently, dextromethorphan (DXM), a common cough-suppressing ingredient with a high safety profile, was found to inhibit the activation of microglia, the resident macrophage in the nervous system. We investi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu SL,Li YH,Shi GY,Tang SH,Jiang SJ,Huang CW,Liu PY,Hong JS,Wu HL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study L type calcium current alterations in relation to the action potential lengthening induced by hypertrophy in isolated cardiomyocytes from the right ventricle of ferret. METHODS:Chronic pulmonary artery constriction was established in adult male ferrets under anaesthesia. Sham operated an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bouron A,Potreau D,Raymond G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Neointimal hyperplasia is a common feature of fibro-proliferative vascular disease and characterizes initial stages of atherosclerosis. Neointimal lesions mainly comprise smooth muscle-like cells. The presence of these lesions is related to local differences in shear stress. Neointimal cells may arise through migr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Moonen JR,Lee ES,Schmidt M,Maleszewska M,Koerts JA,Brouwer LA,van Kooten TG,van Luyn MJ,Zeebregts CJ,Krenning G,Harmsen MC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to further characterise an experimental model of preconditioning of isolated rabbit cardiomyocytes and to determine the role of adenosine receptor subtypes in initiation of the protective response. METHODS:Isolated myocytes were subjected to 5 min preincubation in the presence or absence of gluco...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Armstrong S,Ganote CE

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：:The distribution of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the rat cardiovascular system has been examined by radioimmunoassay, chromatographic analysis of tissue extracts, and immunocytochemistry. High concentrations of NPY were identified throughout the heart and within the major blood vessels of the rat in particular in the renal...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Allen JM,Polak JM,Rodrigo J,Darcy K,Bloom SR

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine the relationship between the rate of reflow and vulnerability to reperfusion induced arrhythmias. METHODS:Isolated rat hearts, in which left and right coronary arteries were perfused independently, were subjected to transient (10 min) cessation of flow to the left coronary bed. Durin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ibuki C,Hearse DJ,Avkiran M

更新日期：1992-04-01 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：AIMS:Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant that impedes neonatal development and induces adverse cardiorespiratory health effects, including tachycardia. Here, an animal model was developed that enabled characterization of (i) in vivo alterations in heart rate and (ii) altered activity in brainstem neurons that cont...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Woerman AL,Mendelowitz D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gap junction channels provide for direct electrical coupling between cells, and play an important role in homeostasis and electrical coupling. One of the proteins that form gap junctions, Connexin40 (Cx40), shows restricted expression in the body, and is found in blood vessels and in the atrium and conduction...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van Rijen HV,van Veen TA,Hermans MM,Jongsma HJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：AIMS:To describe the overall role of reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase (SERCA2) for Ca(2+) wave development. METHODS AND RESULTS:SERCA2 knockout [Serca2(flox/flox) Tg(alphaMHC-MerCreMer); KO] mice allowing inducible cardiomyocyte-specific disruption of the Serca2 gene in adult mice were compared with Serca(...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Stokke MK,Hougen K,Sjaastad I,Louch WE,Briston SJ,Enger UH,Andersson KB,Christensen G,Eisner DA,Sejersted OM,Trafford AW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to record diastolic transmitral pressure gradients at high sensitivity to quantitate the effect on transmitral pressure gradients of changing the heart rate. DESIGN:Diastolic left atrial and left ventricular pressures were recorded at high sensitivity (40 mm Hg = 10 mm recorded deflection) ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Carmeliet P,Aubert A,Van de Werf F,De Geest H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00