Doppler blood velocity in the pulmonary artery of infants, children, and adults.

abstract：:In the heart, Ca(2+) influx via Ca(V)1.2 L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) is a multi-functional signal that triggers muscle contraction, controls action potential duration, and regulates gene expression. The use of LTCC Ca(2+) as a multi-dimensional signalling molecule in the heart is complicated by several aspects of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shaw RM,Colecraft HM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Junctin is a major transmembrane protein in cardiac junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum, which forms a quaternary complex with the ryanodine receptor (Ca(2+) release channel), triadin, and calsequestrin. METHODS:To better understand the role of junctin in excitation-contraction coupling in the heart, we genera...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kirchhefer U,Neumann J,Bers DM,Buchwalow IB,Fabritz L,Hanske G,Justus I,Riemann B,Schmitz W,Jones LR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sepsis-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production impairs arteriolar responsiveness in skeletal muscle. Using wild type (WT), eNOS(-/-), iNOS(-/-) and nNOS(-/-) mice, we aimed to determine the key nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoenzyme(s) responsible for the arteriolar hyporesponsiveness to acetylcholine (ACh) in...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lidington D,Li F,Tyml K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The potential use of bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) as a cellular therapy for chronic cardiac diseases relies on the ability of the cell to replicate extensively in vitro and to give rise to myogenic cells that can replace the damaged cardiomyocytes. For this reason the present study investigated the replic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu Y,Song J,Liu W,Wan Y,Chen X,Hu C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess whether the plasma levels of soluble adhesion molecules including E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are elevated in patients with variant angina and whether they are released in the coronary circulation...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Miwa K,Igawa A,Inoue H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The lysophospholipid mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) acts on vascular endothelial cells to stimulate migration, proliferation, and capillary-like tube formation in vitro. It is unknown whether S1P stimulates in vivo angiogenesis induced under tissue ischaemia. We investigated the effects of both exogenously...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Oyama O,Sugimoto N,Qi X,Takuwa N,Mizugishi K,Koizumi J,Takuwa Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the establishment of the inflammatory basis of atherosclerosis, several pro- or anti-inflammatory agents have been examined as potential mediators of the biochemical pathways of lesion formation. Interleukin (IL)-8 was first characterized in 1987. Since then, knowledge regarding its role in leucocyte trafficking...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Apostolakis S,Vogiatzi K,Amanatidou V,Spandidos DA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A robust inflammatory response to tissue injury is a necessary part of the repair process but the deposition of scar tissue is a direct downstream consequence of this response in many tissues including the heart. Adult zebrafish not only possess the capacity to regenerate lost cardiomyocytes but also to remodel an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bevan L,Lim ZW,Venkatesh B,Riley PR,Martin P,Richardson RJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) regulation in endothelial cells depends on transient receptor potential channels (TRPs), and the role of canonical TRPs (TRPCs) during hypoxia-reoxygenation (H-R) is unclear. We hypothesized that TRPC3 contributes to endothelial nitric oxide (NO) release and that H-R may reduce T...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Huang JH,He GW,Xue HM,Yao XQ,Liu XC,Underwood MJ,Yang Q

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural nature of fibrillar collagen involved in the replacement fibrosis which accompanies discrete areas of cell necrosis remains uncertain, as does its influence on the diastolic and systolic stiffness of the intact myocardium. This study, using 15 micron diameter microsphere embolisation of the rat myocardi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Carroll EP,Janicki JS,Pick R,Weber KT

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Coronary arteritis is a life-threatening complication that may arise in the acute stage of Kawasaki disease (KD), the leading cause of systemic vasculitis in childhood. Various microorganisms and molecular pathogens have been reported to cause KD. However, little is known about the key molecules that contribute to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakashima Y,Sakai Y,Mizuno Y,Furuno K,Hirono K,Takatsuki S,Suzuki H,Onouchi Y,Kobayashi T,Tanabe K,Hamase K,Miyamoto T,Aoyagi R,Arita M,Yamamura K,Tanaka T,Nishio H,Takada H,Ohga S,Hara T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation of changes in the Mg2+ -dependent, Na+ -K+ -stimulated sarcolemmal ATPase and of intracellular electrolytes in the left failing heart due to pressure overload (aortic banding) was carried out in dogs. There was no change in the sarcolemmal Mg2+ -ATPase of the left or right ventricle for the whole dura...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Prasad K,Khatter JC,Bharadwaj B

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor might be responsible for the alterations of diastolic function observed in different disease states and these potential effects have not been studied. The effect of incremental concentrations of platelet-activating factor (to a maximum of 200 nM) was therefore examined in isolated perfused r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Muñoz HR,Evans RD,Marsch SC,Foëx P

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide (NO) attenuates neutrophil (PMN)-mediated damage, partly by inhibiting superoxide anion (O2-) generation and adherence to the coronary artery endothelium. L-Arginine is the endogenous substrate for production of NO via the NO synthase pathway. This study tested the hypothesis that the endogenous...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sato H,Zhao ZQ,Vinten-Johansen J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine, in a whole heart preparation, the relationship between length changes in cardiac muscle and tension development and length dependent activation. DESIGN:Rat hearts were perfused by the Langendorff technique and isovolumetric pressure changes in the left ventricle, pr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Stefanon I,Vassallo DV,Mill JG

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:This study concerns the longterm effects of both epicardial and endocardial cryosurgery with particular reference to the coronary arteries. Sheep were subjected to epicardial cryosurgery without cardiopulmonary bypass, and to endocardial application with bypass. In both groups the heart was kept beating throughout the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Misaki T,Allwork SP,Bentall HH

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1), a heparin/heparan sulfate-binding growth factor, is a potent cardioprotective agent against myocardial infarction (MI). The impact of heparin, the standard of care for MI patients entering the emergency room, on cardioprotective effects of FGF1 is unknown, however. Methods and r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Huang C,Liu Y,Beenken A,Jiang L,Gao X,Huang Z,Hsu A,Gross GJ,Wang YG,Mohammadi M,Schultz JEJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been shown to be released mainly from cardiac muscle cells in response to atrial distension, the regulatory mechanisms of ANP secretion are still not fully understood. We sought to determine whether the ATP-sensitive K+ (K(ATP)) channel modulates the secretion of ANP...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Saegusa N,Sato T,Saito T,Tamagawa M,Komuro I,Nakaya H

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies indicate that endothelial type nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) modulates cardiac systolic and diastolic function and the inotropic responsiveness to beta-adrenergic agonists, and may affect myocardial oxygen consumption. Although NOS3 is a constitutive protein, its levels of expression can be modi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bayraktutan U,Yang ZK,Shah AM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONDENSED ABSTRACT:We analyzed actomyosin cross-bridge kinetics in human atrial and ventricular muscle strip preparations by using sinusoidal length changes from 0.1 to 60 Hz. The minimum stiffness frequency was higher in atrial than in ventricular human myocardium and lower in failing than in non-failing left ventricu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ruf T,Schulte-Baukloh H,Lüdemann J,Posival H,Beyersdorf F,Just H,Holubarsch C

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe sepsis and septic shock, which are among the most common causes of death in intensive care units worldwide, cause high morbidity, mortality, and social and economic costs. Therefore, developing successful therapies against sepsis is one of the most important challenges in critical care medicine. Death from sept...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cauwels A,Brouckaert P

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is the first report describing the sequence of biochemical alterations of myocardium during the progression of naturally occurring hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and then with its reversal by alpha-methyldopa therapy. Changes in DNA, RNA, hydroxyproline, as well as incorporation of 14...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sen S,Tarazi RC,Bumpus FM

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Animal studies show that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is an important mediator of atrial fibrosis and atrial fibrillation (AF). This study investigated the role of TGF-β1 in human AF and the mechanism of atrial-selective fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Atrial specimens from 17 open heart surgery patients ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rahmutula D,Marcus GM,Wilson EE,Ding CH,Xiao Y,Paquet AC,Barbeau R,Barczak AJ,Erle DJ,Olgin JE

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic potential of Hedgehog (Hh) signalling agonists for vascular diseases is of growing interest. However, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the role of the Hh signalling in vascular biology remain poorly understood. AIMS:The purpose of the present paper is to clarify some conflicting literature...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hollier PL,Chapouly C,Diop A,Guimbal S,Cornuault L,Gadeau AP,Renault MA

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation represents the driving feature of many diseases, including atherosclerosis, cancer, autoimmunity and infections. It is now established that metabolic processes shape a proper immune response and within this context the alteration in cellular cholesterol homeostasis has emerged as a culprit of many metabol...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yvan-Charvet L,Bonacina F,Guinamard RR,Norata GD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischaemia increases cellular and extracellular osmolarity, alters membrane permeability to ions and causes moderate cell swelling and interstitial oedema. Ischaemia also reduces the mechanical resistance of the sarcolemma of myocytes, probably as a result of proteolytic digestion of the connections between ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Garcia-Dorado D,Oliveras J

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on an acute myocardial infarction of equipotent hypotensive doses of nitroglycerin and dipyridamole were studied using the thermographic technique in open-chest dogs. Nitroglycerin did not reduce the cool ischaemic area in any of the nine dogs studied. In six of the dogs, in which the ischaemic region coul...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Malm A,Arborelius M Jr,Lilja B,Gil RL,Bornmyr S

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cholinergic vasodilation has been thought to play little if any role in the regulation of blood pressure in humans. Autonomic denervation potentiates the vasoconstriction evoked by nitric oxide synthase inhibition in humans, but the mechanism is unclear. We hypothesized that this may be related to loss of neu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lepori M,Sartori C,Duplain H,Nicod P,Scherrer U

更新日期：2001-09-01 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