Sympathetic outflow to the hand in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with atherosclerosis, although the mechanisms by which C. pneumoniae contribute to atherogenesis remain unclear. Altered production of nitric oxide, a known bactericidal and anti-inflammatory agent, represents one possible mechanistic link. To examine this is...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chesebro BB,Blessing E,Kuo CC,Rosenfeld ME,Puolakkainen M,Campbell LA

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to protect the cardiovascular system and improve blood pressure control. These important dietary constituents are converted into bioactive metabolites, but their role in regulation of the cardiovascular system is unclear. In particular, the functions of the cytochr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wang RX,Chai Q,Lu T,Lee HC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Gap junctions have been demonstrated ultrastructurally in cardiac regions where connexin40 (Cx40) and connexin43 (Cx43) protein could not be detected immunohistochemically. We investigated therefore the distribution of their mRNAs with more sensitive techniques. METHODS:In situ hybridizations with Cx40 and ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Van Kempen MJ,Vermeulen JL,Moorman AF,Gros D,Paul DL,Lamers WH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In obesity, chronic low-grade inflammation and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in fat contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome. Suppression of inflammation and ROS production in fat may attenuate the metabolic syndrome. Activation of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) promotes inflammation ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hirata A,Maeda N,Hiuge A,Hibuse T,Fujita K,Okada T,Kihara S,Funahashi T,Shimomura I

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular barrier dysfunction is implicated in the initiation and progression of inflammation, posttraumatic complications, sepsis, ischaemia-reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. Under physiological conditions, a precise equilibrium between endothelial cell-cell adhesion and actin-myosin-based centri...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shen Q,Rigor RR,Pivetti CD,Wu MH,Yuan SY

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by ventricular dilation associated with systolic dysfunction, which could be caused by mutations in lamina/C gene (LMNA). LMNA-linked DCM is severe in males in both human patients and a knock-in mouse model carrying a homozygous p.H222P mutation (LmnaH222P/H222P). The ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Arimura T,Onoue K,Takahashi-Tanaka Y,Ishikawa T,Kuwahara M,Setou M,Shigenobu S,Yamaguchi K,Bertrand AT,Machida N,Takayama K,Fukusato M,Tanaka R,Somekawa S,Nakano T,Yamane Y,Kuba K,Imai Y,Saito Y,Bonne G,Kimura A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of L-propionylcarnitine on the recovery of cardiac contractile performance after global ischaemia and reperfusion were studied in isolated perfused rat hearts. The addition of either 5.5 or 11 mmol X litre-1 L-propionylcarnitine significantly improved the recovery of cardiac output, left ventricular pressu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Paulson DJ,Traxler J,Schmidt M,Noonan J,Shug AL

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:R 75,231, a potent and specific nucleoside transport inhibitor, largely prevents cardiac damage and death in catecholamine challenged rabbits. The major biochemical effect of nucleoside transport inhibition in ischaemic and reperfused myocardium is a prolonged accumulation of adenosine. The cardioprotection b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Van Belle H,Ver Donck K,Verheyen W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) may act as a vasculoprotective factor by promoting plasma lipid clearance and cholesterol efflux. Moreover, apoE accumulates at sites of vascular injury and modulates the effect of growth factors on smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Experimental data suggested that hypothalamic apoE expression is...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schroeter MR,Leifheit-Nestler M,Hubert A,Schumann B,Glückermann R,Eschholz N,Krüger N,Lutz S,Hasenfuss G,Konstantinides S,Schäfer K

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Cardiac β-adrenergic receptors (β-AR) are key regulators of cardiac haemodynamics and size. The scaffolding protein A-kinase anchoring protein 79/150 (AKAP5) is a key regulator of myocardial signalling by β-ARs. We examined the function of AKAP5 in regulating cardiac haemodynamics and size, and the role of β-ARs a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Li X,Matta SM,Sullivan RD,Bahouth SW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate whether intrinsic cardiac neurones can be involved in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias. METHODS:Nicotinic, muscarinic, beta adrenergic, peptidergic, and amino acidergic agonists, as well as purinergic compounds, were individually administered in microliter quantities adjacent...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Huang MH,Wolf SG,Armour JA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hypoxia and subsequent reoxygenation were examined in isolated left ventricular papillary muscles from the rat at 28 degrees C and 33 degrees C. Studies of relaxation were carried out in isometric and physiologically sequenced contractions. In studies of isometric contractions, the following variables w...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nakamura Y,Wiegner AW,Bing OH

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a progressive cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of hospitalization and adverse cardiovascular events. There is a clear demand for more inclusive and large-scale approaches to understand the molecular drivers responsible for AF, as well as the fundamental mechanisms governing th...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Alvarez-Franco A,Rouco R,Ramirez RJ,Guerrero-Serna G,Tiana M,Cogliati S,Kaur K,Saeed M,Magni R,Enriquez JA,Sanchez-Cabo F,Jalife J,Manzanares M

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) protects the heart against prolonged lethal ischaemia through a signalling cascade involving Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels (mitoK(ATP)). We previously demonstrated the involvement of the Wnt pathway in IPC in vivo via G...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Vigneron F,Dos Santos P,Lemoine S,Bonnet M,Tariosse L,Couffinhal T,Duplaà C,Jaspard-Vinassa B

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is commonly present in patients with metabolic derangements and is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to myocardial ischaemia, both in the presence and absence of epicardial coronary atherosclerosis. The latter condition is termed 'ischaemia and no obstructive ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sorop O,van de Wouw J,Chandler S,Ohanyan V,Tune JD,Chilian WM,Merkus D,Bender SB,Duncker DJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The endothelium is a newly recognised target tissue of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It is not clear whether hyperparathyroidism affects endothelial function and whether parathyroidectomy (Ptx) has an influence on arterial vessel wall properties. We studied brachial flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and brachial ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kosch M,Hausberg M,Vormbrock K,Kisters K,Gabriels G,Rahn KH,Barenbrock M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH), a multifactorial and progressive condition associated with an increased afterload of the right ventricle leading to heart failure and death. The main aim of this study was to correlate the levels of miR-424(322) with the se...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Baptista R,Marques C,Catarino S,Enguita FJ,Costa MC,Matafome P,Zuzarte M,Castro G,Reis A,Monteiro P,Pêgo M,Pereira P,Girão H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of QT adaptation to abrupt changes in pacing rate was studied in seven patients with newly diagnosed complete heart block with a ventricular escape rate of less than 40 beats.min-1. Their median age was 70 (range 36-84) years, and none was taking any cardioactive medication known to affect the QT interval. Fr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lau CP,Freedman AR,Fleming S,Malik M,Camm AJ,Ward DE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic neovascularization for cardiovascular ischemia is a promising avenue in spite of disappointing early clinical trial results. The concept of three different mechanisms of neovascularization has served to define potential therapeutic targets such as vascular remodeling and stem cell recruitment, but it is an...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cao Y,Hong A,Schulten H,Post MJ

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fully explored in larger animals, the role of injection site and sample microsphere content on variability of coronary blood flow (CBF) measurement using the microsphere technique remains controversial in rats despite the fact that this species is extensively used in cardiovascular research. We therefore inve...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wicker PA,Healy BP

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional antithrombotic treatments with antiplatelet, anticoagulant or fibrinolytic drugs are not uniformly successful and are associated with hemorrhagic side effects. Thus, new approaches to the prevention and treatment of arterial thrombosis are desirable. The gene transfer approach is particularly attractive b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Vassalli G,Dichek DA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:17β-Oestradiol (E2) and its receptors (ERα and ERβ) are important regulators of physiological and pathological processes in the cardiovascular system. ER act in concert with other regulatory factors mediating oestrogenic effects. However, the underlying mechanisms modulating ER transcriptional activity are not ful...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mahmoodzadeh S,Pham TH,Kuehne A,Fielitz B,Dworatzek E,Kararigas G,Petrov G,Davidson MM,Regitz-Zagrosek V

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) has a wide range of vascular effects mediated via specific receptors and it has been suggested to be a mediator in ischemic heart disease. The aim of the present study was to localise the 5-HT receptors within the vessel wall. METHODS:Epicardial coronary arteries obtained from pat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Dahm PL,Bodelsson M,Törnebrandt K,Muddle JR,Sykes RM,Yacoub M,Dashwood MR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hypertension is a risk factor for atherothrombotic vascular events. Angiotensin II (Ang II), one of the main vasoactive hormones of the renin-angiotensin system, has been associated with the development and progression of atherosclerosis. However, it is not fully known how Ang II contributes to lipid-enriched athe...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sendra J,Llorente-Cortés V,Costales P,Huesca-Gómez C,Badimon L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of adding fibrinolytic to penicillin therapy in experimentally induced streptococcal bacterial endocarditis has been studied in the rabbit. In 9 day old infected lesions, the vegetations could be substantially reduced in size after a 3 day course of intravenous streptokinase. Quantitative microbiological te...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Johnson CE,Dewar HA,Aherne WA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have shown that chronic cardiac denervation impairs myocardial glucose oxidation. To investigate this further we tested whether the tissue content of glucose transporters, activity of glycolytic enzymes or metabolic capacity of pyruvate dehydrogenase were altered. Moreover, we investigated wh...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van der Vusse GJ,Dubelaar ML,Coumans WA,Seymour AM,Clarke SB,Bonen A,Drake-Holland AJ,Noble MI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Exercise capacity is reduced in heart failure (HF) patients, due mostly to skeletal muscle abnormalities including impaired energy metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, fibre type transition, and atrophy. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been shown to improve exercise capacity in HF patients. We investigated t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Takada S,Masaki Y,Kinugawa S,Matsumoto J,Furihata T,Mizushima W,Kadoguchi T,Fukushima A,Homma T,Takahashi M,Harashima S,Matsushima S,Yokota T,Tanaka S,Okita K,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Currently, efficient regimens to reverse atherosclerotic plaques are not available in the clinic. Herein, we present sonodynamic therapy (SDT) as a novel methodology to rapidly inhibit progression of atherosclerotic plaques. Methods and results:In atherosclerotic rabbit and apoE-deficient mouse models, SDT effici...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sun X,Guo S,Yao J,Wang H,Peng C,Li B,Wang Y,Jiang Y,Wang T,Yang Y,Cheng J,Wang W,Cao Z,Zhao X,Li X,Sun J,Yang J,Tian F,Chen X,Li Q,Gao W,Shen J,Zhou Q,Wang P,Li Z,Tian Z,Zhang Z,Cao W,Li M,Tian Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 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