Overview of PDEs and their regulation.

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is stored with norepinephrine in sympathetic nerves throughout the cardiovascular system and is released during activation of the sympathetic nervous system in humans and other animals. After stimulation of the cardiac sympathetic nerves in anesthetized dogs, the action of the vagus nerve on heart...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hall GT,Gardner TD,Potter EK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sinoatrial node, which resides at the junction of the right atrium and the superior caval vein, contains specialized myocardial cells that initiate the heart beat. Despite this fundamental role in heart function, the embryonic origin and mechanisms of localized formation of the sinoatrial node have not been define...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Mommersteeg MT,Hoogaars WM,Prall OW,de Gier-de Vries C,Wiese C,Clout DE,Papaioannou VE,Brown NA,Harvey RP,Moorman AF,Christoffels VM

更新日期：2007-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments were performed to investigate whether neurogenic inflammation in rat trachea (with edema formation and protein extravasation when the circulation is intact) induced by electrical field stimulation of neuropeptide-containing C fibers in the vagal nerve is accompanied by increased negativity of i...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Woie K,Koller ME,Heyeraas KJ,Reed RK

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocyte contractile dysfunction occurs in pathological remodeling in association with abnormalities in calcium regulation. Mice with cardiac myocyte-specific overexpression of Galphaq develop progressive left ventricular failure associated with myocyte contractile dysfunction and calcium dysregulation. OBJE...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lancel S,Qin F,Lennon SL,Zhang J,Tong X,Mazzini MJ,Kang YJ,Siwik DA,Cohen RA,Colucci WS

更新日期：2010-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystrophin has a key role in striated muscle mechanotransduction. In mice lacking the gene encoding for dystrophin (mdx mice), the absence of dystrophin and several other proteins of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex induces a defect in flow (shear stress)-mediated NO-dependent dilation (FMD). Because the endotheliu...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Loufrani L,Levy BI,Henrion D

更新日期：2002-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that neurally mediated coronary vasodilation occurs as part of the carotid baroreceptor reflex was investigated. The left main coronary artery was cannulated and perfused at constant pressure (100 mm Hg) in closed-chest, chloralose-anesthetized dogs. The heart was paced at a constant rate between 60 and...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ito BR,Feigl EO

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The realization of regenerative cardiac medicine depends on the availability of cardiomyocytes in sufficient numbers for transplantation of cardiac tissue and the accompanying blood vessels. Embryonic stem (ES) cells, bone marrow (BM) stem cells, and tissue-derived stem cells are all potential cell sources. Although E...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fukuda K,Yuasa S

更新日期：2006-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) exerts important vasodilatory, antiplatelet, antioxidant, antiadhesive, and antiproliferative effects. Although endothelium derived NO has been shown to be of prime importance in cardio- and vasculoprotection, until recently little was known about the role of platelet-derived NO. New evidence suggest...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gkaliagkousi E,Ritter J,Ferro A

更新日期：2007-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Postnatal development of the mammalian heart is associated with changes in the population of isoforms of the thin filament proteins. We correlated the change in thin filament proteins, which occur in rabbit hearts between 5 days and 22 days of age, with changes in Ca2+ dependence of myofibrillar ATPase activity, force...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： McAuliffe JJ,Gao LZ,Solaro RJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes and carotid arterial and superior vena caval (SVC) catheters were placed in eight nonpregnant ewes and 11 fetuses (109-129 days gestation) to measure heart rate, arterial presssure, P-R interval, left ventricular pre-ejection period (PEP), and left ventricular ejection time (LVET), b...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Berman W Jr,Ravenscroft PJ,Sheiner LB,Heymann MA,Melmon KL,Rudolph AM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) plays an important role in regulating vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and directed migration. The mitogenic and chemotactic actions of IGF-I are mediated through the IGF-I receptor, but how the activation of the IGF-I receptor leads to these biological responses is...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Duan C,Bauchat JR,Hsieh T

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the factors that might influence collateral arterial growth after arterial occlusion, the capacity to deliver blood flow in relation to metabolic need and work performance are obvious candidates. In this study in rats after superficial femoral artery ligation, we assessed collateral arterial growth (by arteriogr...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Paskins-Hurlburt AJ,Hollenberg NK

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of acetylcholine from autonomic nerves in those tissues that receive a cholinergic innervation is widely believed to dilate blood vessels. Exogenously administered acetylcholine in vivo does dilate vascular beds and produce hypotension; however, this latter effect is indirect and probably the result of lib...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kalsner S

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells with endothelial phenotype generated from adult peripheral blood have emerging diagnostic and therapeutic potential. This study examined the lineage relationship between, and angiogenic function of, early endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and late outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs) in culture. Culture conditio...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gulati R,Jevremovic D,Peterson TE,Chatterjee S,Shah V,Vile RG,Simari RD

更新日期：2003-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were carried out to determine the contribution of cardiopulmonary receptors to the renal responses to head-out water immersion in the nonhuman primate. Immersion to the suprasternal notch was associated with significant increases in central venous pressure, urine flow, and sodium excretion. The increased sodiu...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gilmore JP,Zucker IH

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) ligands have an antihypertensive effect in vivo, the precise mechanism has not been fully elucidated. We examined their effects on Rho/Rho kinase pathway, a key regulator of vascular tone. In cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC), Rho kina...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wakino S,Hayashi K,Kanda T,Tatematsu S,Homma K,Yoshioka K,Takamatsu I,Saruta T

更新日期：2004-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular basis of reactive oxygen intermediate-induced arrhythmias was investigated in isolated rabbit ventricular cells using the whole-cell voltage- and current-clamp techniques. Singlet oxygen and superoxide were generated by the photoactivation of rose bengal. Single ventricular cells exposed to rose bengal (1...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Matsuura H,Shattock MJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lipid-free apolipoprotein (apo) A-I and discoidal reconstituted high-density lipoproteins (rHDL) containing apoA-I, (A-I)rHDL, inhibit vascular inflammation by increasing 3β-hydroxysteroid-Δ24 reductase (DHCR24) expression. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the lipid-free apoA-I-mediated and (A-I)rHDL-mediated ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wu BJ,Chen K,Shrestha S,Ong KL,Barter PJ,Rye KA

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) indomethacin, and reserpine were evaluated in the rabbit renal vascular bed in situ under conditions of controlled blood flow. Intrarenal infusion of PGE2, 0.03 and 0.3 microgram/min, decreased responses to renal nerve stimulation, intra-arterial norepinephrine, and angiotensin. ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fink GD,Chapnick BM,Goldberg MR,Paustian PW,Kadowitz PJ

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purkinje cells contain sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) directly under the surface membrane, are devoid of t-tubuli, and are packed with myofibrils surrounded by central SR. Several studies have reported that electrical excitation induces a biphasic Ca(2+) transient in Purkinje fiber bundles. We determined the nature of th...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Boyden PA,Pu J,Pinto J,Keurs HE

更新日期：2000-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Choline acetyltransferase is the enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the pre- and postganglionic parasympathetic system. To assess the extent of parasympathetic innervation, enzyme activity was measured in specialized and contractile regions throughout the guinea pig heart....

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schmid PG,Greif BJ,Lund DD,Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acute hypoxemia and hypercapnic acidosis were examined in five unanesthetized dogs in which sodium intake was controlled at 80 mEq/24 hours for 4 days prior to study. Each animal was studied during combined acute hypoxemia and hypercapnic acidosis (Pao2 = 36 +/- 1 mm Hg, Paco2 = 52 +/- 1 mm Hg, pH = 7.1...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rose CE Jr,Kimmel DP,Godine RL Jr,Kaiser DL,Carey RM

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:ASK1-interacting protein-1 (AIP1), a Ras GTPase-activating protein family member, is highly expressed in endothelial cells and vascular smooth musccells (VSMCs). The role of AIP1 in VSMCs and VSMC proliferative disease is not known. OBJECTIVE:We used mouse graft arteriosclerosis models characterized by VSMC ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yu L,Qin L,Zhang H,He Y,Chen H,Pober JS,Tellides G,Min W

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic angiogenesis using vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered a promising new therapy for patients with arterial obstructive disease. Clinical improvements observed consist of improved muscle function and regression of rest pain or angina. However, direct evidence for improved vascularization,...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： van Weel V,Deckers MM,Grimbergen JM,van Leuven KJ,Lardenoye JH,Schlingemann RO,van Nieuw Amerongen GP,van Bockel JH,van Hinsbergh VW,Quax PH

更新日期：2004-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO), its isoform MAO-A, plays a major role in reactive oxygen species-dependent cardiomyocyte apoptosis and postischemic cardiac damage. In the current study, we investigated whether sphingolipid metabolism can account for mediating MAO-A- and reactive oxygen species-depend...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Pchejetski D,Kunduzova O,Dayon A,Calise D,Seguelas MH,Leducq N,Seif I,Parini A,Cuvillier O

更新日期：2007-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular aging is associated with decreased endothelial vasoreactivity and prolonged diastolic relaxation. As diminished NO signaling contributes to age-associated endothelial dysfunction, we tested the hypothesis that impaired NO signaling or bioactivity also contributes to slowed ventricular relaxation with ag...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zieman SJ,Gerstenblith G,Lakatta EG,Rosas GO,Vandegaer K,Ricker KM,Hare JM

更新日期：2001-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The mammalian diaphanous-related formin (mDia1), governs microtubule and microfilament dynamics while functioning as an effector for Rho small GTP-binding proteins during key cellular processes such as adhesion, cytokinesis, cell polarity, and morphogenesis. The cytoplasmic domain of the receptor for advanced...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Touré F,Fritz G,Li Q,Rai V,Daffu G,Zou YS,Rosario R,Ramasamy R,Alberts AS,Yan SF,Schmidt AM

更新日期：2012-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal mechanical forces can trigger aberrant proliferation of endothelial and smooth muscle cells, as observed in the progression of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. It has been previously shown that cells can sense physical forces such as stretch through adhesions to the extracellular matrix. Here, we se...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Liu WF,Nelson CM,Tan JL,Chen CS

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell surface molecules and engages diverse ligands relevant to distinct pathological processes. One class of RAGE ligands includes glycoxidation products, termed advanced glycation end products, which occur in diabetes...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schmidt AM,Yan SD,Wautier JL,Stern D

更新日期：1999-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible roles of strongly binding myosin crossbridges in determining loaded shortening and power output in cardiac myocytes. Single skinned cardiac myocytes were attached between a force transducer and position motor, and shortening velocities were measured over a range of loads during var...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： McDonald KS,Moss RL

更新日期：2000-10-27 00:00:00