Experimental animal models of coronary microvascular dysfunction.

abstract：:Surgical preparation of human saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting involving distension and storage in iso-osmotic sodium chloride solution reduced tissue adenosine triphosphate (ATP) (mean(SEM] concentration from 280(20) nmol.g-1 wet wt (n = 25) to 140(30) nmol.g-1 wet wt (n = 12) and the adenosine trip...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Angelini GD,Passani SL,Breckenridge IM,Newby AC

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study L type calcium current alterations in relation to the action potential lengthening induced by hypertrophy in isolated cardiomyocytes from the right ventricle of ferret. METHODS:Chronic pulmonary artery constriction was established in adult male ferrets under anaesthesia. Sham operated an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bouron A,Potreau D,Raymond G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hypercholesterolaemia and myeloperoxidase (MPO) overexpression are two well-recognized risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) agonists have recently been shown to reduce ischaemic heart injury in hypercholesterolaemic animals. However, whether PPARgam...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu HR,Tao L,Gao E,Qu Y,Lau WB,Lopez BL,Christopher TA,Koch W,Yue TL,Ma XL

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:Intracellular acidosis exerts substantial effects on the contractile performance of the heart. Soon after the onset of acidosis, contractility diminishes, largely due to a decrease in myofilament Ca(2+) responsiveness. This decrease in contractility is followed by a progressive recovery that occurs despite the persist...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mattiazzi A,Vittone L,Mundiña-Weilenmann C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) are ligand-activated transcription factors that belong to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and are key regulators of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in the heart. Systemic carnitine deficiency (SCD) causes disorders of FAO and induces hypertrophic cardiomy...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Asai T,Okumura K,Takahashi R,Matsui H,Numaguchi Y,Murakami H,Murakami R,Murohara T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Processes in the development of atherosclerotic lesions can lead to plaque rupture or erosion, which can in turn elicit myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke. The aims of this study were to determine whether Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) gene expression levels influence patient outcome and to explore the mechani...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Karadimou G,Folkersen L,Berg M,Perisic L,Discacciati A,Roy J,Hansson GK,Persson J,Paulsson-Berne G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating concentrations of leucocyte elastase and free radical activity were measured in 11 adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. In all patients the bypass procedure was associated with pronounced changes in plasma elastase concentrations, and peak enzyme concentrations correlated closely with the duration of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hind CR,Griffin JF,Pack S,Latchman YE,Drake HF,Jones HM,Brostoff J,Dormandy TL,Treasures T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel (mK(ATP)) in ischemic preconditioning and cardioprotection is reviewed. A great deal of accumulated evidence implicatese opening of this channel as an important step in the anti-infarct effect of ischemic preconditioning. Recent studies, however, reveal tha...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Oldenburg O,Cohen MV,Yellon DM,Downey JM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The molecular mechanisms controlling heart function and rhythmicity are incompletely understood. While it is widely accepted that the type 2 ryanodine receptor (Ryr2) is the major Ca(2+) release channel in excitation-contraction coupling, the role of these channels in setting a consistent beating rate remains cont...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bround MJ,Asghari P,Wambolt RB,Bohunek L,Smits C,Philit M,Kieffer TJ,Lakatta EG,Boheler KR,Moore ED,Allard MF,Johnson JD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atrial (ANP) and B-type natriuretics peptides (BNP) via their guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) receptor not only regulate arterial blood pressure and volume but also exert local antihypertrophic, antifibrotic and lusitropic effects in the heart. To elucidate whether cardiac hypertrophy/insufficiency and reversal is ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kuhn M,Voss M,Mitko D,Stypmann J,Schmid C,Kawaguchi N,Grabellus F,Baba HA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Circular RNA (circRNA) is a newly validated class of single-stranded RNA, ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and possessing key functions including acting as microRNA sponges and as transcriptional regulators by binding to RNA-binding proteins. While independent studies confirm the expression of circRNA i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tan WL,Lim BT,Anene-Nzelu CG,Ackers-Johnson M,Dashi A,See K,Tiang Z,Lee DP,Chua WW,Luu TD,Li PY,Richards AM,Foo RS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine whether taurine influences the membrane surface charges in cardiac muscle. DESIGN:Screening of the negative charges at the outside surface of the membrane results in a shift of the steady state inactivation of the sodium system towards less negative potentials. This feature was...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dumaine R,Schanne OF,Ruiz-Petrich E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying global and regional LV dysfunction in the post-infarct (MI) remodeled rat hearts. METHODS:LV remodeling and function were quantified by echocardiography, morphometry, in vivo hemodynamics, and isolated perfused heart studies in 6 weeks post-MI and sham-operat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gupta S,Prahash AJ,Anand IS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to test an intermittent ECG synchronised suction device which was added to a coronary vein retroinfusion system (selective suction and retroinfusion = SSR) in order to transport oxygenated fluid more efficiently into ischaemic myocardium. DESIGN:The suction period preceding the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Boekstegers P,Diebold J,Weiss C

更新日期：1990-06-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac parasympathetic nerve activity is reduced in most cardiovascular disease states, and this may contribute to enhanced cardiac sympathetic responsiveness. Disruption of inhibitory G-proteins (Gi) ablates the cholinergic pathway and increases cardiac endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) expressi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Danson EJ,Zhang YH,Sears CE,Edwards AR,Casadei B,Paterson DJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of increasing oxygen tension from fetal to neonatal levels and of incubation in the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, on the response of isolated rings of neonatal rabbit ductus arteriosus and aorta to noradrenaline were studied in vitro. Increasing oxygen tension did not affect the sensitivity, as ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Smith GC,McGrath JC

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Previous studies on the role of stem cell factor (SCF) in endothelial progenitor cell (EPC)-mediated neovascularization have focused on the EPC mobilization and homing process. However, the direct effects of SCF on neovascularization activity of EPCs have not been characterized. We sought to determine whether SCF ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kim KL,Meng Y,Kim JY,Baek EJ,Suh W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein and lipid oxidation-mainly by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS)-was proposed as a crucial determinant of health and lifespan. Angiotensin II (Ang II) enhances ROS production by activating NAD(P)H oxidase and uncoupling endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Ang II also stimulates mtROS production...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： de Cavanagh EM,Inserra F,Ferder L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of pre-existing coronary collaterals for preservation of the myocardium during coronary occlusion and reperfusion was studied in anaesthetised open-chest dogs. The extent of myocardial ischaemic damage was assessed by the accumulation of calcium in the central zone of the ischaemic area and the size o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tanabe M,Fujiwara S,Ohta N,Shimamoto N,Hirata M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anthracyclines cause apoptotic death in many cell types through activation of the ceramide pathway. We tested the hypothesis that doxorubicin induces cardiac myocyte apoptosis through ceramide generation. METHODS:Adult rat ventricular myocytes were grown in the presence of 10% fetal calf serum, and exposed ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Delpy E,Hatem SN,Andrieu N,de Vaumas C,Henaff M,Rücker-Martin C,Jaffrézou JP,Laurent G,Levade T,Mercadier JJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stem cells have significant potential for development of cell-based therapeutics for cardiovascular tissue regeneration. METHODS:We developed a novel method for isolating smooth muscle cells (SMC) from ovine bone marrow using a tissue-specific promoter and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. RESULTS:As com...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu JY,Swartz DD,Peng HF,Gugino SF,Russell JA,Andreadis ST

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest in mouse electrophysiology is expanding fast, despite the marked differences between mouse and man. Different methods have become available to analyse the electrical activity in the mouse heart in vivo. The mouse genome can be altered with relative ease, which allows the molecular dissection of the variou...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wehrens XH,Kirchhoff S,Doevendans PA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (apoE(-/-)) on a regular diet become hypercholesterolemic and develop atherosclerosis, but endothelium-dependent relaxation remains undisturbed for up to 6 months. We investigated whether vasomotor dysfunction develops in aged apoE(-/-), whether the defect was systemic (hyperch...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Crauwels HM,Van Hove CE,Holvoet P,Herman AG,Bult H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Mechanical forces are important regulators of cell and tissue phenotype. We hypothesized that mechanical loading and boundary conditions would influence neovessel activity during angiogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using an in vitro model of angiogenesis sprouting and a mechanical loading system, we evaluated the ef...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Krishnan L,Underwood CJ,Maas S,Ellis BJ,Kode TC,Hoying JB,Weiss JA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study was designed to determine whether tonic nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilator innervation participates in basilar arterial dilatation in the anesthetized Japanese monkey. METHODS:The basilar arterial diameter was angiographically measured, and NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), a nitric oxide s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Okamura T,Ayajiki K,Toda N

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Statins have beneficial vascular effects beyond their cholesterol-lowering action. Since macrophages play a central role in atherogenesis, we characterized the effects of simvastatin on gene expression profile of human peripheral blood monocyte (HPBM)-macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS:Gene expression profile was s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tuomisto TT,Lumivuori H,Kansanen E,Häkkinen SK,Turunen MP,van Thienen JV,Horrevoets AJ,Levonen AL,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated sympathetic activity changes renal function and accelerates the development of hypertension. Principles of sympatho-renal interactions in chronic hypertension are reviewed. Alterations in the ontogeny of the sympathetic nervous system and the kidney, inherited abnormalities in sensory receptor function and ex...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Grisk O,Rettig R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has investigated the origin of the pulsatile expansion of the forearm recorded by the amplification of the pulsatile signal derived from a mercury in rubber plethysmograph. Venous occlusion to pressures of 40 mmHg had no effect on the amplitude of the volume pulse, suggesting that the volume pulse originate...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Fitchett DH

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00