Venous and arterial endothelia: different dilator abilities in dog vessels.

abstract：:Caspase-1 processes the interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18 inactive precursors to the biologically active cytokines that are known to have proatherogenic effects. The present study investigated the genetic variability of the CASP1 gene and plasma levels of caspase-1 in relation to cardiovascular risk. In Europeans, 3 ta...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Blankenberg S,Godefroy T,Poirier O,Rupprecht HJ,Barbaux S,Bickel C,Nicaud V,Schnabel R,Kee F,Morrison C,Evans A,Lackner KJ,Cambien F,Münzel T,Tiret L,AtheroGene Investigators.

更新日期：2006-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (Ang II) plays an important role in post-myocardial infarction (MI) remodeling. Most Ang II effects related to remodeling involve activation of the type 1 receptor (AT(1)). Although the AT(1) receptor is upregulated on cardiac fibroblasts post-MI, little is known about the mechanisms involved in the pro...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gurantz D,Cowling RT,Villarreal FJ,Greenberg BH

更新日期：1999-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists whether positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation lowers cardiac output by reducing left ventricular preload, or by a combination of mechanisms. Sixteen open-chest dogs were instrumented for measurement of left and right ventricular pressure, aortic flow, and left ventricular dimensions. W...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Darsee JR,Mikolich JR,Walter PF,Schlant RC

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because phospholemman (PLM) regulates the Na(+)/K(+) pump (NKA) and is a major cardiac phosphorylation target for both protein kinase A (at Ser68) and protein kinase C (PKC) (at both Ser63 and Ser68), we evaluated whether PLM mediates the PKC-dependent regulation of NKA function and protein kinase A/PKC crosstalk in v...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Han F,Bossuyt J,Despa S,Tucker AL,Bers DM

更新日期：2006-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to test the hypotheses that 1) myoplasmic [Ca2+] is the primary determinant of crossbridge phosphorylation and that 2) phosphorylation is the primary determinant of crossbridge interactions with the thin filament in swine carotid arterial smooth muscle. We tested these hypotheses by evaluating the re...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rembold CM,Murphy RA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory cell infiltration is a feature of postischemic neovascularization. However, mechanisms leading to leukocyte attraction to the site of neovascularization are still undefined. We hypothesized that the CXC chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3) may contribute to leukocyte accumulation and subsequently to blood vessel ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Waeckel L,Mallat Z,Potteaux S,Combadière C,Clergue M,Duriez M,Bao L,Gerard C,Rollins BJ,Tedgui A,Levy BI,Silvestre JS

更新日期：2005-03-18 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

abstract：:[3H](+/-)Carazolol, a newly available beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist, can be used to characterize beta-adrenergic receptor subtypes present in membrane vesicles derived from canine ventricular myocardium and canine lung. [3H](+/-)Carazolol binding is saturable, of high affinity, and is displaceable by beta-adrene...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Manalan AS,Besch HR Jr,Watanabe AM

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propagation in cardiac muscle is faster in the longitudinal than in the transverse axis of the cells. Yet, as a result of the larger upstroke velocity of action potentials propagating transversely, it has been suggested that longitudinal propagation is more vulnerable to block. To study the relation between conduction...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Delmar M,Michaels DC,Johnson T,Jalife J

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Inactivating mutations in the Forkhead Box transcription factor F1 (FOXF1) gene locus are frequently found in patients with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins, a lethal congenital disorder, which is characterized by severe abnormalities in the respiratory, cardiovascular, and ga...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ren X,Ustiyan V,Pradhan A,Cai Y,Havrilak JA,Bolte CS,Shannon JM,Kalin TV,Kalinichenko VV

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinidine is the most commonly used drug for the chronic treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, but it may be arrhythmogenic. Much information exists concerning quinidine's effects on active properties in cardiac tissues, but virtually nothing is known of its effects on passive properties. We studied the effects of qui...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Arnsdorf MF,Sawicki GJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:7-Ketocholesterol (7-KC), a form of cholesterol oxidation product, plays an essential role in the atherogenesis in animal models. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the association of circulating 7-KC with clinical cardiovascular outcomes and total mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease. ME...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Song J,Wang D,Chen H,Huang X,Zhong Y,Jiang N,Chen C,Xia M

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) bound to the 60-kD LPS binding protein (LBP) forms an LPS/LBP complex that, in turn, binds to the CD14 receptor on monocytes/macrophages and stimulates the release of cytokines. We examined the role of LBP and CD14 in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ishii Y,Wang Y,Haziot A,del Vecchio PJ,Goyert SM,Malik AB

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F2-Isoprostanes are novel bioactive prostaglandin F2-like compounds produced by nonenzymatic free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonic acid. F2-Isoprostanes are initially formed in situ on phospholipids and subsequently released. Quantification of the F2-isoprostanes has been found to represent a valuable and...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Moore KP,Darley-Usmar V,Morrow J,Roberts LJ 2nd

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis causes clinical disease through luminal narrowing or by precipitating thrombi that obstruct blood flow to the heart (coronary heart disease), brain (ischemic stroke), or lower extremities (peripheral vascular disease). The most common of these manifestations is coronary heart disease, including stable ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Bentzon JF,Otsuka F,Virmani R,Falk E

更新日期：2014-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The embryonic epicardium is a crucial cell source of the cardiac fibrous skeleton as well as of the coronary system. Genetic lineage tracing systems based on Wt1 regulatory sequences provided evidence that epicardium-derived cells also adopt a myocardial fate in the mouse. OBJECTIVE:To define the adequacy of...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rudat C,Kispert A

更新日期：2012-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal and preliminary human studies of adult cell therapy following acute myocardial infarction have shown an overall improvement of cardiac function. Myocardial and vascular regeneration have been initially proposed as mechanisms of stem cell action. However, in many cases, the frequency of stem cell engraftment and...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gnecchi M,Zhang Z,Ni A,Dzau VJ

更新日期：2008-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the contribution of intramural electrical events in initiation and maintenance of ventricular tachycardia in 15 dogs 3-8 days after either permanent (n = 2) or transient (n = 13) coronary artery occlusion. Seven of the dogs (47%) demonstrated eight distinct monomorphic ventricular tachycardia patterns whi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kramer JB,Saffitz JE,Witkowski FX,Corr PB

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, and because of major advances in medical and surgical management, there are now more adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) than children. Until recently, the cause of the majority of CHD was unknown. Advances in genomic technologies have discovered ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zaidi S,Brueckner M

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop an isolated tissue model in which arrhythmic activity could be generated in response to conditions encountered in ischemia followed by reperfusion, and in which intracellular recordings could be used to identify and study arrhythmogenic mechanisms. Isolated canine Purkinje fibe...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ferrier GR,Moffat MP,Lukas A

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) is a specialization of cardiac and skeletal muscle membrane. This large multicomponent complex has both mechanical stabilizing and signaling roles in mediating interactions between the cytoskeleton, membrane, and extracellular matrix. Dystrophin, the protein product of the Duc...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lapidos KA,Kakkar R,McNally EM

更新日期：2004-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) cycling is key to normal excitation-contraction coupling but may also contribute to pathological cardiac alternans and arrhythmia. OBJECTIVE:To measure intra-SR free [Ca(2+)] ([Ca(2+)]SR) changes in intact hearts during alternans and ventricular fibrillation (VF). METHODS ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang L,Myles RC,De Jesus NM,Ohlendorf AK,Bers DM,Ripplinger CM

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging population is increasing in developed countries. Because the incidence of cardiac disease increases dramatically with age, it is important to understand the molecular mechanisms through which the heart becomes either more or less susceptible to stress. Cardiac aging is characterized by the presence of hypert...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Shirakabe A,Ikeda Y,Sciarretta S,Zablocki DK,Sadoshima J

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic attributes of the afferent arteriole myogenic response were investigated using the in vitro perfused hydronephrotic rat kidney. Equations describing the time course for pressure-dependent vasoconstriction and vasodilation, and steady-state changes in diameter were combined to develop a mathematical model o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Loutzenhiser R,Bidani A,Chilton L

更新日期：2002-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) participates in hypertension-induced vascular and target-organ damage. We tested whether or not endothelial cell-specific NF-kappaB suppression would be ameliorative. We generated Cre/lox transgenic mice with endothelial cell-restricted NF-kappaB super-repressor IkappaBalphaDeltaN (T...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Henke N,Schmidt-Ullrich R,Dechend R,Park JK,Qadri F,Wellner M,Obst M,Gross V,Dietz R,Luft FC,Scheidereit C,Muller DN

更新日期：2007-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidized low-density lipoproteins increase arginase activity and reciprocally decrease endothelial NO in human aortic endothelial cells. Here, we demonstrate that vascular endothelial arginase activity is increased in atherogenic-prone apolipoprotein E-null (ApoE(-/-)) and wild-type mice fed a high cholesterol diet. I...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ryoo S,Gupta G,Benjo A,Lim HK,Camara A,Sikka G,Lim HK,Sohi J,Santhanam L,Soucy K,Tuday E,Baraban E,Ilies M,Gerstenblith G,Nyhan D,Shoukas A,Christianson DW,Alp NJ,Champion HC,Huso D,Berkowitz DE

更新日期：2008-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We studied a possibility that shRNAs can lead to transcriptional gene activation at the promoter level via epigenetic mechanism. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to test the effects on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) expression by promoter targeted small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) in vitro and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Turunen MP,Lehtola T,Heinonen SE,Assefa GS,Korpisalo P,Girnary R,Glass CK,Väisänen S,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2009-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-cell voltage-clamp experiments were performed on enzymatically dissociated single ventricular myocytes harvested from feline endocardial and epicardial surfaces. The studies were designed to test the hypothesis that the differences in the amplitude of transient outward current (Ito) contribute to the difference ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Furukawa T,Myerburg RJ,Furukawa N,Bassett AL,Kimura S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II exerts positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the mammalian heart by binding to specific membrane receptors. Recently, two subtypes of angiotensin II receptors (AT1 and AT2) have been distinguished by using the nonpeptide antagonists losartan (previously known as DuP 753) and PD123177. To evalua...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sechi LA,Griffin CA,Grady EF,Kalinyak JE,Schambelan M

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Plakophilin-2 (PKP2) is an essential component of the cardiac desmosome. Recent data show that it interacts with other molecules of the intercalated disc. Separate studies show preferential localization of the voltage-gated sodium channel (Na(V)1.5) to this region. OBJECTIVE:To establish the association of P...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sato PY,Musa H,Coombs W,Guerrero-Serna G,Patiño GA,Taffet SM,Isom LL,Delmar M

更新日期：2009-09-11 00:00:00