Control of macrophage activation and function by PPARs.

abstract：:In a freshly isolated endothelial cell preparation from rabbit aorta, the regulation of the acetylcholine (ACh)-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ store and the effects of the Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release agonists ryanodine and caffeine were studied using fura 2 imaging fluorescence microscopy. ACh (10 mumol/L) caused a tran...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang X,Lau F,Li L,Yoshikawa A,van Breemen C

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercholesterolemia induces atheroma formation, and the concentration of sphingomyelin is increased compared with that in the normal aortic intima-media. The aortic intima-media sphingomyelin concentration appears to increase exponentially with time on the cholesterol diet. Moreover, the entry rate of serum sphingomy...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Seth SK,Newman AI

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The cardiac inwardly rectifying K(+) current (I(K1)) plays a critical role in modulating excitability by setting the resting membrane potential and shaping phase 3 of the cardiac action potential. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to analyze the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on human atrial I(K1) and on Kir2.1 channe...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gómez R,Caballero R,Barana A,Amorós I,Calvo E,López JA,Klein H,Vaquero M,Osuna L,Atienza F,Almendral J,Pinto A,Tamargo J,Delpón E

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomeres-the specialized DNA-protein structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes-are essential for maintaining genome stability and integrity and for extended proliferative life span in both cultured cells and in the whole organism. Telomerase and additional telomere-associated proteins are necessary for preserv...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Serrano AL,Andrés V

更新日期：2004-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists regarding the mechanism by which catecholamines stimulate renin secretion in vivo. A sensitive rat kidney slice system was utilized to study the direct effects of adrenergic agonists and antagonists on renin release in vitro. Catecholamines were protected from degradation by the addition of ascorbic...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Weinberger MH,Aoi W,Henry DP

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the time-dependent changes in the response of heart rate (sinus cycle length) to 30-second trains of vagal stimulation (8 Hz), repeated every 2 minutes, in canine neonates aged 7.1 +/- 2.5 (mean +/- SD) days. The first vagal train prolonged the sinus cycle length by 58 +/- 35%, but the response was attenuat...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yamasaki S,Stolfi A,Mas MS,Fox LS,Pickoff AS

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified immunologically the protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms present in rat mesenteric small arteries, defined their distribution between particulate and soluble fractions, and studied their involvement in phorbol ester-induced contraction. Our analysis revealed the presence of the CA(2+)-dependent PKCs (alp...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ohanian V,Ohanian J,Shaw L,Scarth S,Parker PJ,Heagerty AM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patch-clamp technique was used to examine the inhibition of delayed rectifier K+ channels by agents that release intracellular Ca2+. During voltage-clamp experiments on isolated myocytes with 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, 10 mmol/L) and niflumic acid (100 mumol/L) present to inhibit delayed rectifier K+ current (IK(dr)) ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gelband CH,Hume JR

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hypercapnia on coronary vascular resistance (CVR) was studied in seven open-chest dogs. Coronary blood flow was supplied to the cannulated left main coronary artery from the femoral artery by a precision pump. Coronary arterial PCO2 was locally controlled with a small membrane oxygenator in the coronary ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Case RB,Greenberg H

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adenosine analogue phenylisopropyladenosine decreased the basal and isoproterenol-stimulated contractile state of isolated rat left atria. The ED50 levels for both responses were similar, suggesting that direct and antiadrenergic effects may be mediated by the same receptor. Phenylisopropyladenosine decreased the ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Linden J,Hollen CE,Patel A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms of denervation supersensitivity to sympathomimetic amines were studied in conscious animals. Norepinephrine, 0.1 micrograms/kg, increased left ventricular dP/dt significantly more (4208 +/- 828 mm Hg/sec) in dogs with cardiac denervation than in intact dogs (1029 +/- 280 mm Hg/sec), P less than 0.01, wherea...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Vatner DE,Lavallee M,Amano J,Finizola A,Homcy CJ,Vatner SF

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：:Pharmacological modulation of [K+]o accumulation and action potential changes during acute myocardial ischemia is under evaluation as a promising new antiarrhythmic and cardioprotective strategy during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. We studied the effects of cromakalim, a K+ channel opener that activates ATP-sen...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Venkatesh N,Stuart JS,Lamp ST,Alexander LD,Weiss JN

更新日期：1992-12-01 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:Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are an important class of drugs in managing cardiovascular diseases. Patients usually rely on these medications for the remainder of their lives after diagnosis. Although the acute pharmacological actions of CCBs in the hearts are well-defined, little is known about the drug-sp...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lam CK,Tian L,Belbachir N,Wnorowski A,Shrestha R,Ma N,Kitani T,Rhee JW,Wu JC

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimetazidine is a clinically effective antianginal agent that has no negative inotropic or vasodilator properties. Although it is thought to have direct cytoprotective actions on the myocardium, the mechanism(s) by which this occurs is as yet undefined. In this study, we determined what effects trimetazidine has on b...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kantor PF,Lucien A,Kozak R,Lopaschuk GD

更新日期：2000-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the dynamic control of cardiac ATP synthesis, we simultaneously determined the time course of mitochondrial oxygen consumption with the time course of changes in high-energy phosphates following steps in cardiac energy demand. Isolated isovolumically contracting rabbit hearts were perfused with Tyrode's...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Eijgelshoven MH,van Beek JH,Mottet I,Nederhoff MG,van Echteld CJ,Westerhof N

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue repair after injury is generally inversely related to the extent of scarring, suggesting the possibility that regeneration could be promoted by interventions that inhibit scar formation. New work by Dulauroy et al has identified a myofibroblast progenitor with pericyte characteristics as an important mediator o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Steinhauser ML,Lee RT

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (acetyl-glyceryl-ether-phosphorylcholine; 1-O-alkyl-2-O-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine), which is released by stimulated neutrophils and platelets, possesses the ability to alter vascular tone and permeability and to activate various formed blood elements. We have characterized the he...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Jackson CV,Schumacher WA,Kunkel SL,Driscoll EM,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In the myocardium, redox/cysteine modification of proteins regulating Ca(2+) cycling can affect contraction and may have therapeutic value. Nitroxyl (HNO), the one-electron-reduced form of nitric oxide, enhances cardiac function in a manner that suggests reversible cysteine modifications of the contractile ma...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gao WD,Murray CI,Tian Y,Zhong X,DuMond JF,Shen X,Stanley BA,Foster DB,Wink DA,King SB,Van Eyk JE,Paolocci N

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to its role in reverse cholesterol transport, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has direct action on numerous cell types that influence cardiovascular and metabolic health. Cellular responses to HDL entail its capacity to invoke cholesterol efflux that causes signal initiation via scavenger recept...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Mineo C,Shaul PW

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the extent of convergence of preganglionic fibers from the right and left vagus nerves on postganglionic neurons that supply the sinoatrial node in chloralose-anesthetized dogs. We administered hemicholinium-3 and stimulated the right vagus nerve at a high frequency to deplete acetylcholine from the post...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lang SA,Zieske H,Levy MN

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study whether atrial fibrillation might produce local changes in the atrium which could facilitate the tendency of this arrhythmia to become chronic and self-perpetuating, we compared the effect of atrial fibrillation, atrial pacing, and acute volume loading on the perfusion and oxygen consumption of the atrium in ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： White CW,Kerber RE,Weiss HR,Marcus ML

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

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：:The signaling pathways involved in the long-term metabolic effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) in vascular smooth muscle cells are incompletely understood but include the generation of molecules likely to affect oxidase activity. We examined the ability of Ang II to stimulate superoxide anion formation and investigated...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Griendling KK,Minieri CA,Ollerenshaw JD,Alexander RW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the inward Na+ current (I(Na)) by protein kinase C (PKC) was investigated by intracellular perfusion of a peptide corresponding to the catalytic subunit of PKC (PKCP). The effects of PKC activation independent of membrane-receptor pathways were studied in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes using whole-cel...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Watson CL,Gold MR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested a proangiogenic effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition. We hypothesized that such a proangiogenic effect of ACE inhibition may be mediated, in part, by bradykinin (BK) B(2)-receptor pathway. This study therefore examined the neovascularization induced by ACE inhibitor tr...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Silvestre JS,Bergaya S,Tamarat R,Duriez M,Boulanger CM,Levy BI

更新日期：2001-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of data gathered over the past couple of years has identified the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) alpha, gamma, and beta/delta as transcription factors exerting modulatory actions in vascular cells. PPARs, which belong to the nuclear receptor family of ligand-activated transcription fac...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Marx N,Duez H,Fruchart JC,Staels B

更新日期：2004-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Adoptive transfer of cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) has entered clinical application, despite limited mechanistic understanding of the endogenous response after myocardial infarction (MI). Extracellular matrix undergoes dramatic changes after MI and therefore might be linked to CPC-mediated repair. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Konstandin MH,Toko H,Gastelum GM,Quijada P,De La Torre A,Quintana M,Collins B,Din S,Avitabile D,Völkers M,Gude N,Fässler R,Sussman MA

更新日期：2013-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The sarcolemmal Na+-Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is the main Ca2+ extrusion mechanism in cardiac myocytes and is thus essential for the regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis and contractile function. A cytosolic region (f-loop) of the protein mediates regulation of NCX function by intracellular factors including inhibition by exchan...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Maack C,Ganesan A,Sidor A,O'Rourke B

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00