In vivo gene transfer of parvalbumin improves diastolic function in aged rat hearts.

abstract：:The significance of pre-existing coronary collaterals for preservation of the myocardium during coronary occlusion and reperfusion was studied in anaesthetised open-chest dogs. The extent of myocardial ischaemic damage was assessed by the accumulation of calcium in the central zone of the ischaemic area and the size o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tanabe M,Fujiwara S,Ohta N,Shimamoto N,Hirata M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The heart contains proteins of the annexin family, a unique group of calcium binding proteins. This study was aimed at identifying the major cardiac annexins and determining their distribution in the rat heart. METHODS:Annexins were isolated by affinity chromatography and purified by ion exchange high pressu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Doubell AF,Lazure C,Charbonneau C,Thibault G

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) induces platelet adhesion through thromboxane prostanoid (TP) receptor. Platelets contain many pro-angiogenic factors and are recruited to the site of vascular injury. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of platelet-dependent angiogenesis, especially the involvement of TP signallin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Amano H,Ito Y,Eshima K,Kato S,Ogawa F,Hosono K,Oba K,Tamaki H,Sakagami H,Shibuya M,Narumiya S,Majima M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family, plays a key role in skeletal muscle myogenesis by limiting hyperplastic and hypertrophic muscle growth. In cardiac muscle, myostatin has been shown to limit agonist-induced cardiac hypertrophic growth. However, its role in cardiac ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： McKoy G,Bicknell KA,Patel K,Brooks G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to investigate the idea that altered fibroblast contractile activity is involved in the pathogenesis of hypertensive heart disease (HHD). METHODS:Cell area and contraction are quantified using the traction force microscopy technique for cardiac fibroblasts isolated from both normoten...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Marganski WA,De Biase VM,Burgess ML,Dembo M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Co-expression of the KvLQT1 and minK potassium channel subunits is required to recapitulate I(Ks), the slow component of the cardiac delayed rectifier current, and mutations in either gene cause the congenital Long QT syndrome. It is becoming increasingly well-recognized that multiprotein channel complexes co...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kupershmidt S,Yang IC,Sutherland M,Wells KS,Yang T,Yang P,Balser JR,Roden DM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased expression of the cardiac natriuretic peptides (NP), atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is observed during chronic hemodynamic overload. The mechanisms underlying this process are not fully understood. In vitro, endothelin 1 (ET-1) is a powerful stimulator of cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bianciotti LG,de Bold AJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Collagen synthesis is one of the major mechanisms of primary atherosclerotic plaque growth and is likely to be similarly important in restenosis. The patterns of collagen gene expression in human restenosis and associations with thrombosis/hemorrhage have not been described. METHODS:Using human coronary art...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rekhter MD,O'Brien E,Shah N,Schwartz SM,Simpson JB,Gordon D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Insulin (Ins) resistance (IRES) associates to increased cardiovascular risk as observed in metabolic syndrome. Chronic stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors (betaAR) due to exaggerated sympathetic nervous system activity is involved in the pathogenesis of IRES. The cellular levels of G protein coupled receptor ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cipolletta E,Campanile A,Santulli G,Sanzari E,Leosco D,Campiglia P,Trimarco B,Iaccarino G

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible mechanisms of the antiatherosclerotic effects of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, fosinopril, in apolipoprotein (apo) E deficient mice. METHODS:Apo E deficient (E0) mice at the age of 8 weeks received either placebo or a high dose (25 mg/kg/d) of fosinopril suppl...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hayek T,Attias J,Coleman R,Brodsky S,Smith J,Breslow JL,Keidar S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the heart, Ca(2+) influx via Ca(V)1.2 L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) is a multi-functional signal that triggers muscle contraction, controls action potential duration, and regulates gene expression. The use of LTCC Ca(2+) as a multi-dimensional signalling molecule in the heart is complicated by several aspects of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shaw RM,Colecraft HM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segments of the canine ascending aorta, upper descending thoracic aorta, and middle descending thoracic aorta were instrumented with ultrasonic dimension gauges and a cathetertip manometer simultaneously to measure changes in segment diameter, length, and intravascular pressure. Volume distensibility (EV) was calculat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gentile BJ,Gross DR,Chuong CJ,Hwang NH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The regulation of pulmonary prostacyclin synthesis is not completely understood. We tested the hypothesis that prostacyclin production is predominantly stimulated by hemodynamic factors, such as increased shear-stress, and is thus increased in rats with chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS:To this...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Blumberg FC,Lorenz C,Wolf K,Sandner P,Riegger GA,Pfeifer M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although substantial information has accumulated over the past decade, many gaps remain in our understanding of the regulation of contractility and modulation of inotropic responsiveness in the developing heart. There are several important problems facing investigators in the field of developmental cardiology. Respons...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Artman M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We, and others, have previously reported a strong correlation between increased inter-ventricular dispersion of repolarization and the occurrence of fatal arrhythmia in animal models of CHF. The existence of this and other such distinct electrophysiologic phenotypes in right (RV) vs. left ventricles (LV) cou...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chugh SS,Whitesel S,Turner M,Roberts CT Jr,Nagalla SR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The static mechanical properties of major branches of the human arteries (common carotid artery, abdominal aorta, femoral artery, and brachial artery) were studied in 39 subjects, aged 6-81 years, using an ultrasonic phase locked echo tracking system that allows continuous transcutaneous measurement of the diameter of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kawasaki T,Sasayama S,Yagi S,Asakawa T,Hirai T

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The mechanism of the protective effect of ischaemic preconditioning in the myocardium is not yet known. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that endogenous myocardial catecholamines may be mediators of preconditioning. METHODS:To test whether endogenous catecholamines are involved in preconditio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Weselcouch EO,Baird AJ,Sleph PG,Dzwonczyk S,Murray HN,Grover GJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether exercise training could precondition the myocardium against hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced damage. METHODS:Male Fischer 344 rats ran on a treadmill for 9 weeks (60 min/day, 22 m/min, 6 degrees grade, 5 days/week). Isolated perfused working hearts from ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Taylor RP,Ciccolo JT,Starnes JW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inducible costimulator (ICOS) is a member of the CD28 family. Although inflammation is an essential pathological feature of myocarditis, the role of ICOS in myocarditis remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:Lewis rats were immunized on day 0 with purified porcine cardiac myosin to establish experimental autoi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Futamatsu H,Suzuki J,Kosuge H,Yokoseki O,Kamada M,Ito H,Inobe M,Isobe M,Uede T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We have demonstrated an important role of bone marrow-derived stem cells in preservation of myocardial function. We investigated whether Akt-1 of lin(-)c-kit(+) stem cells preserves ventricular function following myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Isolated lin(-)c-kit(+) cells were conjugated with an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tseng A,Stabila J,McGonnigal B,Yano N,Yang MJ,Tseng YT,Davol PA,Lum LG,Padbury JF,Zhao TC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) de-differentiation is a prerequisite for migration from the tunica media to the intima after vascular injury. Integrin cell adhesion molecules participate in VSMC phenotype modulation. Alpha 8 beta 1 integrin is a differentiation marker of VSMCs and its knockdown heightens m...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zargham R,Thibault G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intrinsic ability of resistance arteries to respond to transmural pressure is the single most important determinant of their function. Despite an ever-growing catalogue of signalling pathways that underlie the myogenic response, it remains an enigmatic mechanism. The myogenic response's mechanistic diversity has l...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lidington D,Schubert R,Bolz SS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Temporal effects of prolonged hypoxaemia and reoxygenation, on the systemic pulmonary and mesenteric circulations in newborn piglets, were investigated. METHODS:Two groups [control (n = 5), hypoxaemic (n = 7)] of 1-3 day old anaesthetised piglets were instrumented with ultrasound flow probes placed to measur...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cheung PY,Barrington KJ,Bigam DL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:Melusin is a muscle-specific chaperone protein whose expression is required for a compensatory hypertrophy response to pressure overload. Here, we evaluated the consequences of melusin overexpression in the setting of myocardial infarction (MI) using a comprehensive multicentre approach. METHODS AND RESULTS:Mice ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Unsöld B,Kaul A,Sbroggiò M,Schubert C,Regitz-Zagrosek V,Brancaccio M,Damilano F,Hirsch E,Van Bilsen M,Munts C,Sipido K,Bito V,Detre E,Wagner NM,Schäfer K,Seidler T,Vogt J,Neef S,Bleckmann A,Maier LS,Balligand JL,

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess whether the plasma levels of soluble adhesion molecules including E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are elevated in patients with variant angina and whether they are released in the coronary circulation...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Miwa K,Igawa A,Inoue H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), which plays a pivotal role in the control of inflammatory responses, was first characterized as a T-cell cytokine, but later was also found as a pituitary peptide released in response to infection and stress. However, MIF's role and expression in the myocardium ha...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Takahashi M,Nishihira J,Shimpo M,Mizue Y,Ueno S,Mano H,Kobayashi E,Ikeda U,Shimada K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased pulse pressure has been observed in aging subjects, but the impact on the structure and reactivity of small arteries has been scarcely evaluated. METHODS:This study presents the modifications of vascular structure and function observed in female rats of 5, 18 and 32 months of age, and their relatio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Moreau P,d'Uscio LV,Lüscher TF

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00