Early atherosclerosis in humans: role of diffuse intimal thickening and extracellular matrix proteoglycans.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to examine the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the myocardial microcirculation. METHODS:Open chest anaesthetised dogs received intracoronary infusion of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 0.5 mg.kg-1 over 30 min). Myocardial microvascular extraction fraction of a small hydrophilic solute (technetium ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hansen PR,Haunsø S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common tachyarrhythmia in clinical practice. Over decades of research, a vast amount of knowledge has been gathered about the causes and consequences of AF related to cellular electrophysiology and features of the tissue structure that influence the propagation of fibrillation wave...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Opacic D,van Bragt KA,Nasrallah HM,Schotten U,Verheule S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Human C-peptide has a beneficial effect on the prevention of diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy, and vascular complications; however, its role in protection against increased vascular permeability in diabetes remains unclear. Our purpose was to explore the potential protective role of C-peptide against microvascular...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lim YC,Bhatt MP,Kwon MH,Park D,Lee S,Choe J,Hwang J,Kim YM,Ha KS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mediated hydrolysis of circulating triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins provides the heart with fatty acids. The present study was designed to investigate the influence of circulating TG and their lipolysis in facilitating translocation of LPL from the underlying cardiomyocyte cell sur...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Pulinilkunnil T,Qi D,Ghosh S,Cheung C,Yip P,Varghese J,Abrahani A,Brownsey R,Rodrigues B

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：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:The aim was to examine the ventricular expression of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the transplanted human heart. METHODS:Serial right ventricular biopsies (n = 68) and plasma samples (n = 68) were obtained for measurement of BNP and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) from 14 orthotopic cardiac transplant ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ationu A,Burch M,Singer D,Littleton P,Carter N

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiac β-adrenergic receptors (β-AR) are key regulators of cardiac haemodynamics and size. The scaffolding protein A-kinase anchoring protein 79/150 (AKAP5) is a key regulator of myocardial signalling by β-ARs. We examined the function of AKAP5 in regulating cardiac haemodynamics and size, and the role of β-ARs a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Li X,Matta SM,Sullivan RD,Bahouth SW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The ventricular wall of the heart is composed of trabeculated and compact layers, which are separated by yet unknown processes during embryonic development. Here, we wanted to explore the role of Notch2 and Numb/Numblike for myocardial trabeculation and compaction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We found that Notch2 activit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yang J,Bücker S,Jungblut B,Böttger T,Cinnamon Y,Tchorz J,Müller M,Bettler B,Harvey R,Sun QY,Schneider A,Braun T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The multifunctional Ca2+-binding protein S100A4 (also known as Mts1 and Fsp1) is involved in fibrosis and tissue remodeling in several diseases including cancer, kidney fibrosis, central nervous system injury, and pulmonary vascular disease. We previously reported that S100A4 mRNA expression was increased in ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schneider M,Kostin S,Strøm CC,Aplin M,Lyngbaek S,Theilade J,Grigorian M,Andersen CB,Lukanidin E,Lerche Hansen J,Sheikh SP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We have previously characterized a cGMP-dependent Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) current in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and have shown its dependence on bestrophin-3 expression. We hypothesize that this current is important for synchronization of SMCs in the vascular wall. In the present study, we aimed to test th...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Broegger T,Jacobsen JC,Secher Dam V,Boedtkjer DM,Kold-Petersen H,Pedersen FS,Aalkjaer C,Matchkov VV

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Caveolae are membrane microdomains where important signalling pathways are assembled and molecular effects transduced. In this study, we hypothesized that shear stress-mediated vasodilation (SSD) of mouse small coronary arteries (MCA) is caveolae-dependent. METHODS AND RESULTS:MCA (80-150 μm) isolated from wild-t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chai Q,Wang XL,Zeldin DC,Lee HC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Antihypertensive drugs are included in the medical therapy of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS). The β-blocker celiprolol has been suggested to prevent arterial damage in vEDS, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. It is also unknown whether the widely used angiotensin II receptor type 1 antagonist lo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dubacher N,Münger J,Gorosabel MC,Crabb J,Ksiazek AA,Caspar SM,Bakker ENTP,van Bavel E,Ziegler U,Carrel T,Steinmann B,Zeisberger S,Meienberg J,Matyas G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The left ansa subclavia was stimulated at supramaximal intensity at a frequency of Hz in open-chest, anaesthetized dogs for periods of about 10 min. Arterial blood pressure, myocardial contractile force, and coronary sinus blood flow reached peak values after 1 or 2 min of stimulation, and then declined gradually thro...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Levy MN,Blattberg B

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Experimental evidence suggests that modulation of myocardial substrate metabolism can markedly affect the progression of chronic heart failure (HF). We tested whether the inhibition of carnitine palmitoyl transferase-I (CPT-I), the enzyme regulating mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, slows left ventricular r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lionetti V,Linke A,Chandler MP,Young ME,Penn MS,Gupte S,d'Agostino C,Hintze TH,Stanley WC,Recchia FA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper puts emphasis on pioneers who developed cardiac flow dynamics concepts during the second half of the 20th century at a period where pressure measurements were the rule. Thinking flow instead of pressure dynamics corresponded to in-depth conceptual changes: whereas blood pressure generally has a single posit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Veyrat C

更新日期：2001-08-01 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:Chronic pressure or volume overload induce concentric vs. eccentric left ventricular (LV) remodelling, respectively. Previous studies suggest that distinct signalling pathways are involved in these responses. NADPH oxidase-4 (Nox4) is a reactive oxygen species-generating enzyme that can limit detrimental cardiac r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schnelle M,Sawyer I,Anilkumar N,Mohamed BA,Richards DA,Toischer K,Zhang M,Catibog N,Sawyer G,Mongue-Din H,Schröder K,Hasenfuss G,Shah AM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning is a powerful biologic phenomenon that activates innate cell survival programs to protect the heart from ischemic injury. The preponderance of research into classical ischemic preconditioning has focused on signaling pathways orchestrating cardioprotection. Conceptually classified into trigger...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Minners J,McLeod CJ,Sack MN

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although increased Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger 1 (NCX1) expression is observed during heart failure (HF), the pathological role of NCX1 during the progression of HF remains unclear. We examined alterations of NCX1 expression and activity in hearts after transverse aortic constriction (TAC) surgery and explored whether ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ujihara Y,Iwasaki K,Takatsu S,Hashimoto K,Naruse K,Mohri S,Katanosaka Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) participate with arrestins in the regulation and signal propagation of multiple G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) of key physiological and pharmacological relevance in the cardiovascular system. The complex mechanisms of regulation of GRK expression, degradation and funct...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Penela P,Murga C,Ribas C,Tutor AS,Peregrín S,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial function, flow and O2 consumption were compared in cardiac hypertrophy induced by pressure-loading (P) and by volume overloading (V). Increases in LV-to-body weight ratios in P and V hypertrophied hearts were comparable. Indices of LV function such as cardiac output, stroke volume, stroke work, minute work,...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Malik AB,Geha AS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse models have been frequently used in the study of Chlamydia pneumoniae (also known as Chlamydophila pneumoniae) infections. This gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium causes respiratory infections, followed by dissemination of the bacterium to various organs throughout the body, including cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： de Kruif MD,van Gorp EC,Keller TT,Ossewaarde JM,ten Cate H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research in the pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion or redox signaling is hindered by lack of simple methodology to measure short-lived oxygen radicals. In the presence of hydroxyl radical ((*)OH), d-phenylalanine (d-Phe) yields para-, meta- and ortho-tyrosine. We have previously demonstrated that d-Phe c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Biondi R,Ambrosio G,Liebgott T,Cardounel AJ,Bettini M,Tritto I,Zweier JL

更新日期：2006-07-15 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

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：OBJECTIVES:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) has a wide range of vascular effects mediated via specific receptors and it has been suggested to be a mediator in ischemic heart disease. The aim of the present study was to localise the 5-HT receptors within the vessel wall. METHODS:Epicardial coronary arteries obtained from pat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dahm PL,Bodelsson M,Törnebrandt K,Muddle JR,Sykes RM,Yacoub M,Dashwood MR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study aimed at characterizing expression and the functional role of the Gjb6 gene, encoding for connexin 30 (Cx30) protein, in the adult mouse heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:The expression of the Gjb6 gene in the mouse heart was investigated by RT-PCR and sequencing of amplified cDNA fragments. The sites of Gjb6...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gros D,Théveniau-Ruissy M,Bernard M,Calmels T,Kober F,Söhl G,Willecke K,Nargeot J,Jongsma HJ,Mangoni ME

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myogenic tone, which has a major role in the regulation of local blood flow, refers to the ability of vascular smooth muscle to adapt its contractility to changes in transmural pressure. Although Rho-kinase is involved in myogenic tone, the pathway involved remains unclear, especially concerning translocation...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dubroca C,Loyer X,Retailleau K,Loirand G,Pacaud P,Feron O,Balligand JL,Lévy BI,Heymes C,Henrion D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exaggerated cardiovascular responsiveness is common in young men and may cause non-specific symptoms and poor performance. Conventional autonomic function tests are not clinically useful. We have therefore designed a thermal entrainment method to evaluate sympathetic and parasympathetic cardiovascular function in subj...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lindqvist A,Parviainen P,Kolari P,Tuominen J,Välimäki I,Antila K,Laitinen LA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00