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abstract：:This study aimed at identifying the type and functional significance of potassium channels and voltage-dependent calcium channels (Ca(v)) in single rat JG cells using whole-cell patch clamp. Single JG cells displayed outward rectification at positive membrane potentials and limited net currents between -60 and -10 mV....

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Friis UG,Jørgensen F,Andreasen D,Jensen BL,Skøtt O

更新日期：2003-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation converts low-density lipoprotein (LDL) into a cytotoxin in vitro. Oxidized LDL exists in vivo in atherosclerotic lesions and possibly in plasma. Many cell functions are altered in vitro by oxidized LDL, but few have been examined in vivo. To test whether oxidized LDL could injure endothelial cells and alter ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rangaswamy S,Penn MS,Saidel GM,Chisolm GM

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:The smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC) gene encodes a major contractile protein whose expression exclusively marks the smooth muscle cell (SMC) lineage. To better understand smooth muscle differentiation at the transcriptional level, we have initiated studies to identify those DNA sequences critical for express...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Madsen CS,Regan CP,Hungerford JE,White SL,Manabe I,Owens GK

更新日期：1998-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sulfinpyrazone on endothelial injury induced by homocysteine has been studied both in vitro, using cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and in vivo, using a primate model of homocysteine-induced arteriosclerosis. Oral sulfinpyrazone (250 mumol/kg body weight per day in three divided doses) in...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Harker LA,Harlan JM,Ross R

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac muscarinic potassium channel (IK.ACh) is activated by a G protein upon receptor stimulation with acetylcholine. The G protein subunit responsible for activation (G alpha versus G beta gamma) has been disputed. We used G beta gamma inhibitors derived from the beta-adrenergic kinase 1 (beta ARK1) to assess t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Nair LA,Inglese J,Stoffel R,Koch WJ,Lefkowitz RJ,Kwatra MM,Grant AO

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic GMP (cGMP) kinase is intimately involved in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle tone. Its tissue concentration was determined in normotensive and hypertensive rats by use of monospecific anti-cGMP kinase antibodies. Hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats and renovascular (Goldblatt II) hypertensive rats...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ecker T,Göbel C,Hullin R,Rettig R,Seitz G,Hofmann F

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mechanical factors on nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activation and its potential functional roles have been very little explored in the intact vessel. Thus, we chose to study the regulation of NF-kappaB by intraluminal pressure using an organ culture model of mouse carotid arteries maintained at 80 or 150 ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lemarié CA,Esposito B,Tedgui A,Lehoux S

更新日期：2003-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging of the vasculature plays a central role in morbidity and mortality of older people. To develop novel treatments for amelioration of unsuccessful vascular aging and prevention of age-related vascular pathologies, it is essential to understand the cellular and functional changes that occur in the vasculature durin...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ungvari Z,Tarantini S,Donato AJ,Galvan V,Csiszar A

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Our insights into physiological and pathophysiological cardiac excitation-contraction coupling has greatly benefited from significant advancement in optical technologies such as high-speed confocal microscopy. This has pushed pixel dwell times into the time domain of nanoseconds, resulting in low signal-to-no...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Tian Q,Kaestner L,Lipp P

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive investigation of the cardiac actions of phorbol esters and the potential role of the Na(+)-H+ exchanger in those actions was carried out using isolated rat hearts. Sixty minutes of perfusion with 10(-9) M phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or 10(-8) M phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) produced marked car...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Watson JE,Karmazyn M

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is highly expressed in the aneurysmal segment of the abdominal aorta (AAA) in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE-/-) mice treated with angiotensin II (Ang II). In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that uPA is essential for AAA form...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Deng GG,Martin-McNulty B,Sukovich DA,Freay A,Halks-Miller M,Thinnes T,Loskutoff DJ,Carmeliet P,Dole WP,Wang YX

更新日期：2003-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial hyperpermeability induced by inflammatory mediators is a hallmark of sepsis and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Increased levels of the regulatory peptide adrenomedullin (ADM) have been found in patients with systemic inflammatory response. We analyzed the effect of ADM on the permeability of cultured...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hippenstiel S,Witzenrath M,Schmeck B,Hocke A,Krisp M,Krüll M,Seybold J,Seeger W,Rascher W,Schütte H,Suttorp N

更新日期：2002-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hemodynamics, diameter, blood flow velocity, and volumic flow of the brachial artery were studied before and after diltiazem administration in 11 patients with sustained essential hypertension. The study was compared with the hemodynamic effects of dihydralazine. The caliber of the brachial artery was evaluate...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Safar ME,Simon AC,Levenson JA,Cazor JL

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular epicardial potential fields produced by simple depolarization waves in the in situ canine left ventricular myocardium were analyzed. A mathematical model that included tissue anisotrophy was developed to explain the observed fields. Values of intracellular (i), extracellular (o), longitudinal (l), an...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Roberts DE,Scher AM

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have postulated an important role for the inwardly rectifying potassium current (I(K1)) in controlling the dynamics of electrophysiological spiral waves responsible for ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. In this study, we developed a novel tissue model of cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocy...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sekar RB,Kizana E,Cho HC,Molitoris JM,Hesketh GG,Eaton BP,Marbán E,Tung L

更新日期：2009-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral vasodilator responsiveness was examined in pacing-induced heart failure (HF) in 11 conscious dogs chronically instrumented for measurement of systemic (total peripheral resistance [TPR]) and local (iliac blood flow) vascular resistance. Dose responses to isoproterenol (ISO), acetylcholine (ACh), and nitrogl...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kiuchi K,Sato N,Shannon RP,Vatner DE,Morgan K,Vatner SF

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of acetylcholine from autonomic nerves in those tissues that receive a cholinergic innervation is widely believed to dilate blood vessels. Exogenously administered acetylcholine in vivo does dilate vascular beds and produce hypotension; however, this latter effect is indirect and probably the result of lib...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kalsner S

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited mutations and a polymorphism in minK-related peptide 1 (MiRP1) have been linked to congenital or acquired long-QT syndrome, pointing to the importance of MiRP1 in maintaining the cardiac electrical stability. We tested whether MiRP1 could affect the function of Kv4.x (x=2 and 3), the major pore-forming (alph...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zhang M,Jiang M,Tseng GN

更新日期：2001-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Immune cells play an important role during the generation and resolution of thrombosis. T cells are powerful regulators of immune and nonimmune cell function, however, their role in sterile inflammation in venous thrombosis has not been systematically examined. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the recruitme...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Luther N,Shahneh F,Brähler M,Krebs F,Jäckel S,Subramaniam S,Stanger C,Schönfelder T,Kleis-Fischer B,Reinhardt C,Probst HC,Wenzel P,Schäfer K,Becker C

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Complementation of pluripotency genes may improve adult stem cell functions. OBJECTIVES:Here we show that clonally expandable, telomerase expressing progenitor cells can be isolated from peripheral blood of children. The surface marker profile of the clonally expanded cells is distinct from hematopoietic or ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Koyanagi M,Iwasaki M,Rupp S,Tedesco FS,Yoon CH,Boeckel JN,Trauth J,Schütz C,Ohtani K,Goetz R,Iekushi K,Bushoven P,Momma S,Mummery C,Passier R,Henschler R,Akintuerk H,Schranz D,Urbich C,Galvez BG,Cossu G,Zeiher A

更新日期：2010-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercholesterolemia induces atheroma formation, and the concentration of sphingomyelin is increased compared with that in the normal aortic intima-media. The aortic intima-media sphingomyelin concentration appears to increase exponentially with time on the cholesterol diet. Moreover, the entry rate of serum sphingomy...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Seth SK,Newman AI

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial tissue expresses both connexin 40 (Cx40) and 43 (Cx43) proteins. To assess the relative roles of Cx40 and Cx43 in atrial electrical propagation, we synthesized cultured strands of atrial myocytes derived from mice with genetic deficiency in Cx40 or Cx43 expression and measured propagation velocity (PV) by high-...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Beauchamp P,Yamada KA,Baertschi AJ,Green K,Kanter EM,Saffitz JE,Kléber AG

更新日期：2006-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in immunosuppression have decreased the incidence of acute rejection, but the development of vasculopathy in the coronary arteries of transplants continues to limit the survival of cardiac allografts. Transplant vasculopathy has also been referred to as accelerated graft arteriosclerosis because it has featur...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wehner J,Morrell CN,Reynolds T,Rodriguez ER,Baldwin WM 3rd

更新日期：2007-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:During sustained isometric exercise, central command has very little effect on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). To determine if central command has a greater effect on MSNA during intermittent than during sustained contractions, MSNA was recorded with microelectrodes (peroneal nerve) during intermittent isome...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Victor RG,Secher NH,Lyson T,Mitchell JH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma is activated by thiazolidinediones (TZDs), widely used as insulin-sensitizing agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. TZDs have been shown to induce apoptosis in a variety of mammalian cells. In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), proliferation and apoptos...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Bruemmer D,Yin F,Liu J,Berger JP,Sakai T,Blaschke F,Fleck E,Van Herle AJ,Forman BM,Law RE

更新日期：2003-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acute renovascular hypertension on the sympathetic nervous system, regional blood flow and cardiac function were studied in conscious dogs submitted to renal artery occlusion by inflation of a cuff implanted previously around one renal artery. We then compared the alterations in plasma renin and catecho...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gavras H,Liang C

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective clinical treatment for heart failure patients with conduction delay, impaired contraction, and energetics. Our recent studies have revealed that mitochondrial posttranslational modifications (PTM) may contribute to its benefits, motivating the present st...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang SB,Foster DB,Rucker J,O'Rourke B,Kass DA,Van Eyk JE

更新日期：2011-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) affects angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Although the heritability of circulating VEGF levels is high, little is known about its genetic underpinnings. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to identify genetic variants associated with circulating VEGF levels, using an unbi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Debette S,Visvikis-Siest S,Chen MH,Ndiaye NC,Song C,Destefano A,Safa R,Azimi Nezhad M,Sawyer D,Marteau JB,Xanthakis V,Siest G,Sullivan L,Pfister M,Smith H,Choi SH,Lamont J,Lind L,Yang Q,Fitzgerald P,Ingelsson E,

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Diabetes mellitus is frequently complicated by cardiovascular disease, such as vascular calcification and endothelial dysfunction, which have been associated with bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). OBJECTIVE:To determine whether hyperglycemia in vitro and diabetes in vivo promote vascular BMP activity and c...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Boström KI,Jumabay M,Matveyenko A,Nicholas SB,Yao Y

更新日期：2011-02-18 00:00:00