Physiological influences on perfusion imaging in transient myocardial ischaemia: importance of early distribution of thallium-201.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adenosine inhibits neutrophil adhesion and injury to isolated cardiac myocytes. In the present study, the contribution of selectin and CD18 interactions to neutrophil-myocyte adhesion and their sensitivity to adenosine were assessed. METHODS:Activated human neutrophils and canine myocytes were incubated with...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bullough DA,Magill MJ,Mullane KM,Firestein GS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The functional status of heart failure (HF) is conventionally evaluated by peak exercise oxygen consumption (VO2 max). Dobutamine echocardiography can be used to evaluate myocardial reserve. The aim of this study was to estimate the functional status of chronic HF in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, by ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Paraskevaidis IA,Tsiapras DP,Adamopoulos S,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the protective effect of verapamil during myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. DESIGN:In vivo phosphorus-31 (31P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed on rats pretreated with verapamil (mg.kg-1 intraperitoneal) and controls during a 45 min left coronary artery occlusio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wolfe CL,Donnelly TJ,Sievers R,Parmley WW

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gap junction channels provide for direct electrical coupling between cells, and play an important role in homeostasis and electrical coupling. One of the proteins that form gap junctions, Connexin40 (Cx40), shows restricted expression in the body, and is found in blood vessels and in the atrium and conduction...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： van Rijen HV,van Veen TA,Hermans MM,Jongsma HJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:Felodipine (4(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2, 6-dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methoxycarbonyl pyridine)), a selective vasodilating anti-hypertensive drug, was used in the treatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and age-matched Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKYs) from age 6 to 14 weeks, ie during the time of high blo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Nyborg NC,Mulvany MJ

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18 patients without valvular pathology, coronary artery disease, or idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis were haemodynamically and angiographically investigated in order to analyse the effects of a ventricular extrasystolic beat upon the post-extrasystolic left ventricular peak pressure. In eight normal patients...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Merillon JP,Motte G,Aumont MC,Masquet C,Lecarpentier Y,Gourgon R

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied the effects of chronic left coronary artery ligation on cardiac structure and function in the mouse. METHODS:Morphometric studies of the left ventricle were performed in coronary artery-ligated and sham-operated animals at one, two, three and five weeks after surgery. The fraction of DNA-synthesi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lutgens E,Daemen MJ,de Muinck ED,Debets J,Leenders P,Smits JF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the rat cardiovascular system has been examined by radioimmunoassay, chromatographic analysis of tissue extracts, and immunocytochemistry. High concentrations of NPY were identified throughout the heart and within the major blood vessels of the rat in particular in the renal...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Allen JM,Polak JM,Rodrigo J,Darcy K,Bloom SR

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether Angiotensin II (Ang II) modulates peripheral chemoreflex function through carotid body (CB) chemoreceptors in chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS:We measured renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in response to graded hypoxia before and after intravenous administration of Ang II (...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Li YL,Xia XH,Zheng H,Gao L,Li YF,Liu D,Patel KP,Wang W,Schultz HD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Free fatty acids induce apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, which is implicated in lipotoxic cardiomyopathy. However, the underlying mechanisms remain not fully understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding small RNAs that control gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Dysregulated miRNAs have been shown to b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhu H,Yang Y,Wang Y,Li J,Schiller PW,Peng T

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:The importance of the vascular adventitia is increasingly being recognized not only in vascular disease but also in normal maintenance and homeostasis of vessels. Activation of the adventitia and its resident fibrocytic cells in response to injury, stretch, cytokines, and hormones has been shown to stimulate different...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Haurani MJ,Pagano PJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The ventricular wall of the heart is composed of trabeculated and compact layers, which are separated by yet unknown processes during embryonic development. Here, we wanted to explore the role of Notch2 and Numb/Numblike for myocardial trabeculation and compaction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We found that Notch2 activit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Yang J,Bücker S,Jungblut B,Böttger T,Cinnamon Y,Tchorz J,Müller M,Bettler B,Harvey R,Sun QY,Schneider A,Braun T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound has become a useful high resolution imaging modality for examining the cardiac microcirculation. With the use of microbubbles as an ultrasound contrast agent, ultrasound can be utilized to image the microcirculation and detect capillary flow abnormalities in acute ischaemia. A wide range of ultrasound frequ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Porter TR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to further characterise an experimental model of preconditioning of isolated rabbit cardiomyocytes and to determine the role of adenosine receptor subtypes in initiation of the protective response. METHODS:Isolated myocytes were subjected to 5 min preincubation in the presence or absence of gluco...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Armstrong S,Ganote CE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death, which is mainly associated with the presence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, is a common 'killer' among patients with coronary artery disease. Moreover, atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia encountered in the clinical practice. The beneficial effect of statins on cardiov...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kostapanos MS,Liberopoulos EN,Goudevenos JA,Mikhailidis DP,Elisaf MS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) exerts inhibitory effects on T-cell activation by competition with CD28. In this study, we investigated the effect of CTLA4-IgG on homocysteine (Hcy)-induced T-cell activation and potential signal pathways involved in atherosclerotic formation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The CD28...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ma K,Lv S,Liu B,Liu Z,Luo Y,Kong W,Xu Q,Feng J,Wang X

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The overloaded heart remodels by cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis, which contributes to the development of heart failure. Signalling via the TGFβ-pathway is crucial for this remodelling. Here we tested the hypothesis that microRNAs in the overloaded heart regulate this remodelling process via in...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tijsen AJ,van der Made I,van den Hoogenhof MM,Wijnen WJ,van Deel ED,de Groot NE,Alekseev S,Fluiter K,Schroen B,Goumans MJ,van der Velden J,Duncker DJ,Pinto YM,Creemers EE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Circulating endothelial microparticles (EMP) are increased in diabetic patients, but their potential contribution in atherogenesis is unclear. We sought to determine the role of EMP derived under high glucose conditions in the development of atherosclero...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Jansen F,Yang X,Franklin BS,Hoelscher M,Schmitz T,Bedorf J,Nickenig G,Werner N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Baicalin is the major component found in Scutellaria baicalensis root, a widely used herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Although it has been used for thousands of years to treat stroke, the mechanisms of action of S. baicalensis have not been clearly elucidated. In this report, we studied the modulation of angi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhang K,Lu J,Mori T,Smith-Powell L,Synold TW,Chen S,Wen W

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tungstate reduces blood pressure in experimental animal models of both hypertension and metabolic syndrome, although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Given that the large-conductance voltage- and Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) (BK) channel is a key element in the control of arterial tone, our aim was to ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Fernández-Mariño AI,Porras-González C,González-Rodríguez P,Selent J,Pastor M,Ureña J,Castellano A,Valverde MA,Fernández-Fernández JM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous angiotensin II causes noradrenaline supersensitivity in rat mesenteric vasculature preparations. The noradrenaline supersensitivity of tissues from renal/salt hypertensive rats, with low plasma renin activity, is not caused by endogenous angiotensin II since it was unaffected by Sar1 Ileu8 angiotensin II. Di...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Collis MG,Alps BJ

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Notch signalling is essential for blood vessel formation. During angiogenesis, the Notch ligand DLL4 on the leading tip cell activates Notch receptors on the adjacent stalk cells. DLL4-Notch signalling is impaired by the Notch ligand JAG1 in endothelial cells. The Delta/Serrate/Lag2 (DSL) domain of the Notch ligan...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Klose R,Berger C,Moll I,Adam MG,Schwarz F,Mohr K,Augustin HG,Fischer A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The mesenchymal cushions lining the early embryonic heart undergo complex remodelling to form the membranous ventricular septum as well as the atrioventricular and semilunar valves in later life. Disruption of this process underlies the most common congenital heart defects. Here, we identified a novel role for Sli...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mommersteeg MT,Yeh ML,Parnavelas JG,Andrews WD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The regulation of pulmonary prostacyclin synthesis is not completely understood. We tested the hypothesis that prostacyclin production is predominantly stimulated by hemodynamic factors, such as increased shear-stress, and is thus increased in rats with chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS:To this...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Blumberg FC,Lorenz C,Wolf K,Sandner P,Riegger GA,Pfeifer M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AII) plays a critical role in cardiac remodeling. This peptide promotes cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and cardiac fibroblast interstitial fibrotic changes associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, post myocardial infarction remodeling and congestive heart failure. AII mediates cardiac myocyte hypertr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Schnee JM,Hsueh WA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dexamethasone-eluting stents are currently under evaluation to prevent post-angioplasty restenosis. The efficacy and safety of dexamethasone as an anti-restenotic agent is still unclear. We assess the effect of perivascular delivery of dexamethasone on vascular pathology in a mouse model of restenosis. METHO...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Pires NM,Schepers A,van der Hoeven BL,de Vries MR,Boesten LS,Jukema JW,Quax PH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anoxia followed by reoxygenation (A/R) increases endothelial cell superoxide (O2-) generation which is implicated in E-selectin overexpression. The mechanisms which govern these processes are not fully understood and therefore the goal of our study was to determine the functional importance of NADPH oxidase i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rupin A,Paysant J,Sansilvestri-Morel P,Lembrez N,Lacoste JM,Cordi A,Verbeuren TJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:GATA4 is a transcription factor that is up-regulated during cardiac hypertrophy and plays a fundamental role in myocyte growth and survival. In this study, we investigate the transcriptional vs. post-transcriptional mechanisms that are involved in regulating GATA4 in the heart during neonatal and pressure overload...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Han M,Yang Z,Sayed D,He M,Gao S,Lin L,Yoon S,Abdellatif M

更新日期：2012-03-15 00:00:00