Spatial heterogeneity of endothelial phenotypes correlates with side-specific vulnerability to calcification in normal porcine aortic valves.

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic elevation of 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels has been associated with cardiac remodeling and cardiac hypertrophy. However, enhancement of particular aspects of cAMP/protein kinase A signaling seems to be beneficial for the failing heart. cAMP is a pleiotropic second messenger with t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zoccarato A,Surdo NC,Aronsen JM,Fields LA,Mancuso L,Dodoni G,Stangherlin A,Livie C,Jiang H,Sin YY,Gesellchen F,Terrin A,Baillie GS,Nicklin SA,Graham D,Szabo-Fresnais N,Krall J,Vandeput F,Movsesian M,Furlan L,Corse

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although isoform-selective translocation of protein kinase C (PKC) epsilon appears to play an important role in the late phase of ischemic preconditioning (PC), the mechanism(s) responsible for such translocation remains unclear. Furthermore, the signaling pathway that leads to the development of late PC after exogeno...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ping P,Takano H,Zhang J,Tang XL,Qiu Y,Li RC,Banerjee S,Dawn B,Balafonova Z,Bolli R

更新日期：1999-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression is upregulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) in ischemic tissues and growing tumors. Normally, HIF-1 activity depends on the amount of HIF-1alpha subunit, which is tightly regulated by the oxygen tension. In the myocardium, VEGF expression has been shown to ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kim CH,Cho YS,Chun YS,Park JW,Kim MS

更新日期：2002-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of delivery systems have been used to genetically modify vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), but currently available systems suffer from either inefficient in vivo gene transfer, transient episomal vector expression, or significant immune responses and inflammation. In the present stud...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lynch CM,Hara PS,Leonard JC,Williams JK,Dean RH,Geary RL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously have shown that alpha-adrenergic stimulation of canine Purkinje fibers and rat ventricle decreases automaticity. Experiments on rat ventricular myocytes in tissue culture have suggested that the decrease in automaticity induced by alpha-adrenergic stimulation depends on the development of sympathetic inn...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rosen MR,Steinberg SF,Chow YK,Bilezikian JP,Danilo P Jr

更新日期：1988-02-01 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：RATIONALE:Cryptogenic strokes, those of unknown cause, have been estimated as high as 30% to 40% of strokes. Inflammation has been suggested as a critical etiologic factor. However, there is lack of experimental evidence. OBJECTIVE:In this study, we investigated inflammation-associated stroke using a mouse model that ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hollander MC,Latour LL,Yang D,Ishii H,Xiao Z,Min Y,Ray-Choudhury A,Munasinghe J,Merchant AS,Lin PC,Hallenbeck J,Boehm M,Yang L

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal ventricular performance has been considered limited because ventricular output does not increase with rapid volume expansion above mean left atrial pressures (mLAPs) of 5-7 mm Hg. To explore relations between preload, afterload, and stroke volume (SV) in the fetal left ventricle, we instrumented 126-129 days ges...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hawkins J,Van Hare GF,Schmidt KG,Rudolph AM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), an independent risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD), is associated with increased atherosclerosis and decreased plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in cystathionine beta-synthase-/apolipoprotein E-deficient (CBS(-/-)/apoE(-/-)) mice. We o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Liao D,Tan H,Hui R,Li Z,Jiang X,Gaubatz J,Yang F,Durante W,Chan L,Schafer AI,Pownall HJ,Yang X,Wang H

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocyte signals can modulate arteriolar tone, contributing to regulation of cerebral blood flow, but specific intercellular communication mechanisms are unclear. Here we used isolated cerebral arteriole myocytes, astrocytes, and brain slices to investigate whether carbon monoxide (CO) generated by the enzyme heme ox...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Li A,Xi Q,Umstot ES,Bellner L,Schwartzman ML,Jaggar JH,Leffler CW

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Osteopontin (OPN) is a cytokine upregulated in diabetic vascular disease. To better understand its role in vascular remodeling, we assessed how OPN controls metalloproteinase (MMP) activation in aortic adventitial myofibroblasts (AMFs) and A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). By zymography, OPN and tumor necrosi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lai CF,Seshadri V,Huang K,Shao JS,Cai J,Vattikuti R,Schumacher A,Loewy AP,Denhardt DT,Rittling SR,Towler DA

更新日期：2006-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical forces participate in morphogenesis from the level of individual cells to whole organism patterning. This article reviews recent research that has identified specific roles for mechanical forces in important developmental events. One well defined example is that dynein-driven cilia create fluid flow that de...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Patwari P,Lee RT

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors have emerged as central regulators of the angiogenic process. However, involvement of VEGF-B, one of these factors, in angiogenesis remains obscure. Mice received subcutaneous injection of Matrigel alone or Matrigel with human recombinant protein rhVEGF-B...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Silvestre JS,Tamarat R,Ebrahimian TG,Le-Roux A,Clergue M,Emmanuel F,Duriez M,Schwartz B,Branellec D,Lévy BI

更新日期：2003-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow-derived cells (BMCs) have been implicated as a modifiers of vascular growth either directly by transdifferentiation into endothelial cells (ECs) or indirectly through growth factor release. To examine these possibilities under physiological conditions, we developed a model of hypoxia-mediated angiogenesis ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： O'Neill TJ 4th,Wamhoff BR,Owens GK,Skalak TC

更新日期：2005-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical overload elicits functional and structural adaptive mechanisms in cardiac muscle. Signaling pathways linked to integrin/cytoskeleton complexes may have a function in mediation of the effects of mechanical stimulus in myocardial cells. We investigated the tyrosine phosphorylation and the assembly of the mult...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Franchini KG,Torsoni AS,Soares PH,Saad MJ

更新日期：2000-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated expression of the 5'-spliced isoform of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC-B) in smooth muscle cells of cardiac vessels of the left ventricle of normotensive (Wistar-Kyoto) and spontaneously hypertensive rats of the stroke-prone strain by immunofluorescence microscopy. In parallel, liver and blad...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wetzel U,Lutsch G,Haase H,Ganten U,Morano I

更新日期：1998-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Aortic valve disease is a cell-mediated process without effective pharmacotherapy. CNP (C-type natriuretic peptide) inhibits myofibrogenesis and osteogenesis of cultured valve interstitial cells and is downregulated in stenotic aortic valves. However, it is unknown whether CNP signaling regulates aortic valve...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Blaser MC,Wei K,Adams RLE,Zhou YQ,Caruso LL,Mirzaei Z,Lam AY,Tam RKK,Zhang H,Heximer SP,Henkelman RM,Simmons CA

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) include most major constituents of the arterial wall as substrates. A common promotor polymorphism (5A/6A) is associated with differences in MMP-3 (stromelysin-1) activity, and associations with certain forms of vascular disease have been shown. This study investigated whether the MMP-...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Medley TL,Kingwell BA,Gatzka CD,Pillay P,Cole TJ

更新日期：2003-06-13 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：:Cardiovascular dysfunction as a result of sepsis is the leading cause of death in the critically ill. Cardiomyocytes respond to infectious pathogens with a Toll-like receptor-initiated proinflammatory response in conjunction with a decrease in contractility, although the downstream events linking Toll-like receptor ac...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Boyd JH,Kan B,Roberts H,Wang Y,Walley KR

更新日期：2008-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether prolonged loss of NO activity, in endothelial NO synthase knockout (eNOS(-/-)) mice, influences endothelin (ET) ETA receptor-mediated smooth muscle contraction and, if so, to define the underlying mechanism(s). In isolated endothelium-denuded abdominal aortas, contraction...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zhou Y,Mitra S,Varadharaj S,Parinandi N,Zweier JL,Flavahan NA

更新日期：2006-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Baroreceptor reflexes can be demonstrated during fetal life, but whether baroreceptors normally regulate fetal arterial pressure is unknown. This problem was addressed directly by measuring arterial pressure and analyzing its variation in eight unanesthetized fetal lambs throughout the last third of gestation, and com...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yardley RW,Bowes G,Wilkinson M,Cannata JP,Maloney JE,Ritchie BC,Walker AM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Wnt signaling regulates key aspects of diabetic vascular disease. OBJECTIVE:We generated SM22-Cre;LRP6(fl/fl);LDLR(-/-) mice to determine contributions of Wnt coreceptor low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) in the vascular smooth muscle lineage of male low-density lipoprotein receptor-nu...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Cheng SL,Ramachandran B,Behrmann A,Shao JS,Mead M,Smith C,Krchma K,Bello Arredondo Y,Kovacs A,Kapoor K,Brill LM,Perera R,Williams BO,Towler DA

更新日期：2015-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical activity of enzymatically isolated, smooth muscle cells from hog carotid arteries was recorded under current clamp and voltage clamp. Under the experimental conditions, membrane potential usually was not stable, and spontaneous hyperpolarizing transients of approximately 100-msec duration were recorded. The...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Désilets M,Driska SP,Baumgarten CM

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one dogs were studied under conditions of normal oxygenation and hypoxia with the microsphere distribution method to determine the effect of arterial oxygen saturation on the regional distribution of cardiac output. The dogs were anesthetized and artifically ventilated. Cannulas were placed in the left ventricl...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Adachi H,Strauss W,Ochi H,Wagner HN Jr

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anisotropic impulse conduction was studied in neonatal rat heart cell monolayers produced by culturing cells on a growth-directing substrate of collagen. Monolayers consisting of parallel-oriented cells without visible intercellular clefts were selected for experiments; cell lengths and widths were 65.8 +/- 12.5 and 1...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fast VG,Kléber AG

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:7-Ketocholesterol (7-KC), a form of cholesterol oxidation product, plays an essential role in the atherogenesis in animal models. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the association of circulating 7-KC with clinical cardiovascular outcomes and total mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease. ME...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Song J,Wang D,Chen H,Huang X,Zhong Y,Jiang N,Chen C,Xia M

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that a cryoactivatable inactive form of renin, which we have tentatively termed prorenin, occurs in human plasma. Plasma prorenin is measured by subtracting the endogenous plasma renin activity (PRA) from the total renin activity measured after cryoactivation. Cryoactivation is accomplished by...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sealey JE,Moon C,Laragh JH,Atlas SA

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Innate and adaptive immune responses alter numerous homeostatic processes that are controlled by nuclear hormone receptors. NR4A1 is a nuclear receptor that is induced in vascular pathologies, where it mediates protection. OBJECTIVE:The underlying mechanisms that regulate the activity of NR4A1 during vascula...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Papac-Milicevic N,Breuss JM,Zaujec J,Ryban L,Plyushch T,Wagner GA,Fenzl S,Dremsek P,Cabaravdic M,Steiner M,Glass CK,Binder CJ,Uhrin P,Binder BR

更新日期：2012-04-13 00:00:00