Thrombospondin-4 is required for stretch-mediated contractility augmentation in cardiac muscle.

abstract：RATIONALE:The heart contains abundant interstitial and perivascular fibroblasts. Traditional views suggest that, under conditions of mechanical stress, cytokines, growth factors, and neurohumoral mediators stimulate fibroblast activation, inducing ECM (extracellular matrix) protein synthesis and promoting fibrosis and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Russo I,Cavalera M,Huang S,Su Y,Hanna A,Chen B,Shinde AV,Conway SJ,Graff J,Frangogiannis NG

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the possible contributions of cardiac volume overload and cardiac sympathetic hyperactivity in the effects of sodium on cardiac mass, we evaluated the effects of treatment with saline (1%) and deoxycorticosterone acetate + saline (DOCA/saline) for 10 days and 3 and 6 weeks on ventricular anatomy and int...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fields NG,Yuan BX,Leenen FH

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of neurotransmitters modulate cardiac dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ channels through several homologous G protein-coupled receptors. Previous studies that have examined receptor-Ca2+ channel interactions have suffered because of the coexpression of various receptor subtypes in native cells. To study t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yatani A,Wakamori M,Niidome T,Yamamoto S,Tanaka I,Mori Y,Katayama K,Green S

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the vasoconstriction evoked by A1-adenosine receptor stimulation in the skin circulation caused the release of other substances or whether A1 stimulation modulated the vasoconstriction evoked by other compounds, a potent A1-selective, synthetic agonist, cyclohexyladenosine (CHA), was topically app...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Proctor KG,Stojanov I

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Increased sympathetic nerve activity has been linked to the pathogenesis of hypertension in humans and animal models. Enhanced peripheral chemoreceptor sensitivity which increases sympathetic nerve activity has been observed in established hypertension but has not been identified as a possible mechanism for i...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Tan ZY,Lu Y,Whiteis CA,Simms AE,Paton JF,Chapleau MW,Abboud FM

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase cascades may play a role in the hypoxic regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1. We investigated the role of tyrosine kinase phosphorylation and of the Shc/Ras cascade on hypoxic HIF-1 stabilization. Exposure of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to hypoxia results in HIF protein stabilizati...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Jung F,Haendeler J,Hoffmann J,Reissner A,Dernbach E,Zeiher AM,Dimmeler S

更新日期：2002-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned from cultured vascular smooth muscle cells a protein tyrosine phosphatase, rat density-enhanced phosphatase-1 (rDEP-1), which is a probable rat homologue of DEP-1/HPTP eta. rDEP-1 is encoded by an 8.7-kb transcript and is expressed as a 180- to 220-kD protein. The rDEP-1 gene is located on human chromos...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Borges LG,Seifert RA,Grant FJ,Hart CE,Disteche CM,Edelhoff S,Solca FF,Lieberman MA,Lindner V,Fischer EH,Lok S,Bowen-Pope DF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether albumin-derived advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) downregulate the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Significant reductions in NOS activity and cGMP levels in bovine aortic endothelial cells were observed when exposed to different concentrations of albumin-derived AGEs...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rojas A,Romay S,González D,Herrera B,Delgado R,Otero K

更新日期：2000-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of prostaglandin production in the control of regenerative function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has not been studied. We hypothesized that activation of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymatic activity and the subsequent production of prostacyclin (PGI(2)) is an important mechanism responsible for the regen...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： He T,Lu T,d'Uscio LV,Lam CF,Lee HC,Katusic ZS

更新日期：2008-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: The overuse of antibiotics has been an important clinical issue, and antibiotic exposure is linked to alterations in gut microbiota, which has been related to risks of various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Also, duration of antibiotic exposure may be a risk factor of premature ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Heianza Y,Ma W,Li X,Cao Y,Chan AT,Rimm EB,Hu FB,Rexrode KM,Manson JE,Qi L

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of scavengers of reactive oxygen metabolites reduce myocardial injury when given before ischemia and reperfusion, but few, if any, have proven to be effective when given near the onset of reperfusion. This is particularly true when infarct size is measured after at least 48 hours of reperfusion, when the full...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Carrea FP,Lesnefsky EJ,Repine JE,Shikes RH,Horwitz LD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia and simulated ischemic conditions induce enhanced release of norepinephrine (NE) in the brain and the heart. Although studies with neuronal preparations demonstrated a rise in [Ca2+]i under energy-depleted conditions, such release of NE in the heart appears to be predominantly Ca2+ independent. Since Ca2+ ove...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Du XJ,Bobik A,Little PJ,Esler MD,Dart AM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transmural pressure on the responsiveness of vascular smooth muscle was studied using rats with chronic occlusion of one external iliac artery. The arterial pressure in the occluded leg was reduced to approximately half of that in the contralateral unoccluded leg. Helical strips from the low- and high-pr...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hansen TR,Bohr DF

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been suggested to potentiate atherogenesis. However, studies that have investigated the effect of antioxidants on atherosclerosis showed inconsistent results, ie, atherosclerosis was either retarded or not changed by dietary antioxidants. This report directly examined the effect of overexpressing ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yang H,Roberts LJ,Shi MJ,Zhou LC,Ballard BR,Richardson A,Guo ZM

更新日期：2004-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Necrosis is one of the main forms of cardiomyocyte death in heart disease. Recent studies have demonstrated that certain types of necrosis are regulated and programmed dependent on the activation of receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase (RIPK) 1 and 3 which may be negatively regulated by Fas-as...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang JX,Zhang XJ,Li Q,Wang K,Wang Y,Jiao JQ,Feng C,Teng S,Zhou LY,Gong Y,Zhou ZX,Liu J,Wang JL,Li PF

更新日期：2015-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been implicated in numerous disease processes, including tumor growth and metastasis, arthritis, and periodontal disease. It is now becoming increasingly clear that extracellular matrix degradation by MMPs is also involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Creemers EE,Cleutjens JP,Smits JF,Daemen MJ

更新日期：2001-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors have been identified inside the kidney, but their functional role is still largely unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in urine output could modify the discharge rate of renal afferent fibers. Experiments were performed in anesthetized cats in which aff...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Genovesi S,Pieruzzi F,Wijnmaalen P,Centonza L,Golin R,Zanchetti A,Stella A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress through the production of oxygen metabolites such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) increases vascular endothelial permeability. H2O2 stimulates ADP-ribose formation, which in turn opens transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM)2 channels. Here, in endothelial cells, we demonstrate transcript and prote...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hecquet CM,Ahmmed GU,Vogel SM,Malik AB

更新日期：2008-02-15 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：:To determine whether or not salt loading restricted to the brain would elevate blood pressure, chronically implanted osmotic minipumps were used to infuse hypertonic sodium chloride solutions made in artificial cerebrospinal fluid into a jugular vein intravenously or the third cerebral ventricle, intracerebroventricul...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Miyajima E,Buñag RD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular potassium activity in guinea pig left atria was measured using potassium ion-selective microelectrodes and conventional microelectrodes. The effects of extracellular potassium concentration and acetylcholine on both intracellular potassium activity and the relationship between the resting membrane potent...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Baumgarten CM,Singer DH,Fozzard HA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular Ca2+ regulation is abnormal in diseased hearts. We designed this study to assess the role of the Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger in excitation-contraction coupling in surviving myocardium of the infarcted heart. We measured cellular contractions and whole-cell currents in single left ventricular myocytes isolated from t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Litwin SE,Bridge JH

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the ejection variables that are principally responsible for increases in isovolumic ventricular relaxation rate observed with increases in stroke volume. In nine isolated canine hearts, left ventricular ejection was controlled by patterns specially designed to isolate the ejection parameters mos...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hori M,Kitakaze M,Ishida Y,Fukunami M,Kitabatake A,Inoue M,Kamada T,Yue DT

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Dual cell transplantation of cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) after infarction improves myocardial repair and performance in large animal models relative to delivery of either cell population. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that CardioChimeras (CCs) formed by fusion between CPCs an...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Quijada P,Salunga HT,Hariharan N,Cubillo JD,El-Sayed FG,Moshref M,Bala KM,Emathinger JM,De La Torre A,Ormachea L,Alvarez R Jr,Gude NA,Sussman MA

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte rolling along the endothelium in inflammation is caused by continuous formation and breakage of bonds between selectin adhesion molecules and their ligands. We investigated trauma-induced leukocyte rolling in venules (diameter, 23 to 58 microns; wall shear stress, 1.2 to 35 dyne/cm2) of the exteriorized rat ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Damiano ER,Westheider J,Tözeren A,Ley K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A narrow zone of block in isolated false tendon preparations was created by perfusion of the central compartment (gap) of a three-compartment tissue bath with either an isotonic sucrose solution or a solution designed to mimic the extracellular milieu in ischemic tissue. Driven responses on the proximal side of the ga...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Antzelevitch C,Moe GK

更新日期：1981-11-01 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：:Isolated, cultured arterial endothelial cells express an acetylcholine (ACh)-activated K+ current in addition to an inward rectifier current whose conductance is unaffected by ACh. The cholinergic K+ current is specifically blocked by atropine (1 microM) and shows single saturation kinetics with ACh (half-maximal stim...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Olesen SP,Davies PF,Clapham DE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholamines and catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes have been examined in specific brain areas during the development of spontaneously (genetic) hypertensive (SH) rats. Changes in catecholamine metabolism were localized to regions of the brain implicated in the regulation of blood pressure. Norepinephrine levels and...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Saavedra JM,Grobecker H,Axelrod J

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of C-peptide, a cleavage product of proinsulin, circulate in patients with insulin resistance and early type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recent data suggest a potential causal role of C-peptide in atherogenesis by promoting monocyte and T-lymphocyte recruitment into the vessel wall. The present study examine...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Walcher D,Babiak C,Poletek P,Rosenkranz S,Bach H,Betz S,Durst R,Grüb M,Hombach V,Strong J,Marx N

更新日期：2006-11-24 00:00:00