The relationship between ultrasonic pulsatility index and proximal arterial stenosis in a canine model.

abstract：:The effects of acute hypoxemia and hypercapnic acidosis were examined in five unanesthetized dogs in which sodium intake was controlled at 80 mEq/24 hours for 4 days prior to study. Each animal was studied during combined acute hypoxemia and hypercapnic acidosis (Pao2 = 36 +/- 1 mm Hg, Paco2 = 52 +/- 1 mm Hg, pH = 7.1...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rose CE Jr,Kimmel DP,Godine RL Jr,Kaiser DL,Carey RM

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a complex system of interrelated reactions, the heart converts chemical energy to mechanical energy. Energy transfer is achieved through coordinated activation of enzymes, ion channels, and contractile elements, as well as structural and membrane proteins. The heart's needs for energy are difficult to overestimate....

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Taegtmeyer H,Young ME,Lopaschuk GD,Abel ED,Brunengraber H,Darley-Usmar V,Des Rosiers C,Gerszten R,Glatz JF,Griffin JL,Gropler RJ,Holzhuetter HG,Kizer JR,Lewandowski ED,Malloy CR,Neubauer S,Peterson LR,Portman MA,Recch

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the inward Na+ current (I(Na)) by protein kinase C (PKC) was investigated by intracellular perfusion of a peptide corresponding to the catalytic subunit of PKC (PKCP). The effects of PKC activation independent of membrane-receptor pathways were studied in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes using whole-cel...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Watson CL,Gold MR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MKK)4 is a critical member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family. It is able to activate the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal protein kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in response to environmental stresses. JNK and p38 are strongly implicated in pathological ca...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Liu W,Zi M,Jin J,Prehar S,Oceandy D,Kimura TE,Lei M,Neyses L,Weston AH,Cartwright EJ,Wang X

更新日期：2009-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease is often the end result of inherited genetic defects, which may potentially be treatable using a gene-transfer approach. Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene delivery has emerged as a realistic method for the treatment of such disorders. Here, we demonstrate and compare the natural aff...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Pacak CA,Mah CS,Thattaliyath BD,Conlon TJ,Lewis MA,Cloutier DE,Zolotukhin I,Tarantal AF,Byrne BJ

更新日期：2006-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The activation of the Smad2 signaling pathway is thought to play an important role in human aneurysmal diseases as described by an important body of research. We previously showed that constitutive Smad2 activation is associated with Smad2 mRNA overexpression in aneurysmal vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gomez D,Kessler K,Michel JB,Vranckx R

更新日期：2013-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The sarcolemma of cardiomyocytes contains many proteins that are essential for electromechanical function in general, and excitation-contraction coupling in particular. The distribution of these proteins is nonuniform between the bulk sarcolemmal surface and membrane invaginations known as transverse tubules ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Rog-Zielinska EA,Scardigli M,Peyronnet R,Zgierski-Johnston CM,Greiner J,Madl J,O'Toole ET,Morphew M,Hoenger A,Sacconi L,Kohl P

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of statins ≈ 30 years ago ushered in the era of lipid lowering as the most effective way to reduce risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Nonetheless, residual risk remains high, and statin intolerance is frequently encountered in clinical practice. After a long dry period, the field of thera...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Shapiro MD,Fazio S

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated expression of the 5'-spliced isoform of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC-B) in smooth muscle cells of cardiac vessels of the left ventricle of normotensive (Wistar-Kyoto) and spontaneously hypertensive rats of the stroke-prone strain by immunofluorescence microscopy. In parallel, liver and blad...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wetzel U,Lutsch G,Haase H,Ganten U,Morano I

更新日期：1998-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that neurally mediated coronary vasodilation occurs as part of the carotid baroreceptor reflex was investigated. The left main coronary artery was cannulated and perfused at constant pressure (100 mm Hg) in closed-chest, chloralose-anesthetized dogs. The heart was paced at a constant rate between 60 and...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ito BR,Feigl EO

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been implicated in numerous disease processes, including tumor growth and metastasis, arthritis, and periodontal disease. It is now becoming increasingly clear that extracellular matrix degradation by MMPs is also involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Creemers EE,Cleutjens JP,Smits JF,Daemen MJ

更新日期：2001-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Proteasomal degradation is altered in many disease phenotypes including cardiac hypertrophy, a prevalent condition leading to heart failure. Our recent investigations identified heterogeneous subpopulations of proteasome complexes in the heart and implicated multiple mechanisms for their regulation. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Drews O,Tsukamoto O,Liem D,Streicher J,Wang Y,Ping P

更新日期：2010-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Limitation of infarct size by ischemic/pharmacological pre- and postconditioning involves activation of a complex set of cell-signaling pathways. Multiple lines of evidence implicate the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) as a key end effector of ischemic/pharmacological pre- and postconditioning. Incre...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Juhaszova M,Zorov DB,Yaniv Y,Nuss HB,Wang S,Sollott SJ

更新日期：2009-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The plateau phase of prolonged Sr-mediated contractions of preparations of cat and frog heart muscle was used to study the transient response to abrupt changes in load or length. An oscillatory response (total amplitude equal to or less than 5% Lmax) was obtained. Isotonic oscillations were less damped than their isom...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Henderson AH,Cattell MR

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional myocardial oxygenation was assessed during partial and complete coronary artery occlusion using near infrared spectroscopy. In eight open-chest dogs, partial occlusions resulting in an approximately 42% decrease in left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) blood flow produced an approximately 21% decreas...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Parsons WJ,Rembert JC,Bauman RP,Duhaylongsod FG,Greenfield JC Jr,Piantadosi CA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been suggested to potentiate atherogenesis. However, studies that have investigated the effect of antioxidants on atherosclerosis showed inconsistent results, ie, atherosclerosis was either retarded or not changed by dietary antioxidants. This report directly examined the effect of overexpressing ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yang H,Roberts LJ,Shi MJ,Zhou LC,Ballard BR,Richardson A,Guo ZM

更新日期：2004-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) bound to the 60-kD LPS binding protein (LBP) forms an LPS/LBP complex that, in turn, binds to the CD14 receptor on monocytes/macrophages and stimulates the release of cytokines. We examined the role of LBP and CD14 in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ishii Y,Wang Y,Haziot A,del Vecchio PJ,Goyert SM,Malik AB

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Loss-of-function studies in cardiac myocytes (CMs) are currently limited by the need for appropriate conditional knockout alleles. The factors that regulate CM maturation are poorly understood. Previous studies on CM maturation have been confounded by heart dysfunction caused by whole organ gene inactivation....

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Guo Y,VanDusen NJ,Zhang L,Gu W,Sethi I,Guatimosim S,Ma Q,Jardin BD,Ai Y,Zhang D,Chen B,Guo A,Yuan GC,Song LS,Pu WT

更新日期：2017-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vessel stabilization and the inhibition of side effects such as tissue edema are essential in angiogenic gene therapy. Thus, combination gene transfers stimulating both endothelial cell and pericyte proliferation have become of interest. However, there is currently little data to support combination gene transfer in l...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Korpisalo P,Karvinen H,Rissanen TT,Kilpijoki J,Marjomäki V,Baluk P,McDonald DM,Cao Y,Eriksson U,Alitalo K,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Mononuclear phagocytes (MPs) relevant to atherosclerosis include monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. A decade ago, studies on macrophage behavior in atherosclerotic lesions were often limited to quantification of total macrophage area in cross-sections of plaques. Although technological advances are still nee...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Randolph GJ

更新日期：2014-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is a critical event in the development and progression of vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis. We investigated whether the activation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) could suppress VSMC proliferation and inhibit cell cycle progression...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Igata M,Motoshima H,Tsuruzoe K,Kojima K,Matsumura T,Kondo T,Taguchi T,Nakamaru K,Yano M,Kukidome D,Matsumoto K,Toyonaga T,Asano T,Nishikawa T,Araki E

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine if opioids were detectable in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and if these concentrations were altered by hemorrhagic hypotension. This study was further designed to determine the effects of topically administered opioids on pial arteriolar diameter during normotension and hypotension. C...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Armstead WM,Mirro R,Busija DW,Desiderio DM,Leffler CW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:ASK1-interacting protein-1 (AIP1), a Ras GTPase-activating protein family member, is highly expressed in endothelial cells and vascular smooth musccells (VSMCs). The role of AIP1 in VSMCs and VSMC proliferative disease is not known. OBJECTIVE:We used mouse graft arteriosclerosis models characterized by VSMC ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yu L,Qin L,Zhang H,He Y,Chen H,Pober JS,Tellides G,Min W

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary hypertensive remodeling is characterized by excessive proliferation, migration, and proinflammatory activation of adventitial fibroblasts. In culture, fibroblasts maintain a similar activated phenotype. The mechanisms responsible for generation/maintenance of this phenotype remain unknown. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Wang D,Zhang H,Li M,Frid MG,Flockton AR,McKeon BA,Yeager ME,Fini MA,Morrell NW,Pullamsetti SS,Velegala S,Seeger W,McKinsey TA,Sucharov CC,Stenmark KR

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the molecular interactions among components of cardiac Z-discs and their role in signaling has become pivotal in explaining long- and short-term regulation of cardiac function. In striated muscle, the ends of the thin filaments from opposing sarcomeres overlap and are cross-linked by an elaborate array o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Pyle WG,Solaro RJ

更新日期：2004-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in the guinea pig fetal-placental unit was assessed at the different oxygen tensions found in utero, during labor, and at birth. To determine fetal-placental ACE activity, we separately perfused in situ term guinea pig fetuses and their placentas via the umbilical vessels u...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Davidson D,Stalcup SA,Mellins RB

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells release several compounds, including prostacyclin, NO, and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), that mediate the vascular effects of vasoactive hormones. The identity of EDHF remains unknown. Since arachidonic acid causes endothelium-dependent relaxations of coronary arteries through it...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Campbell WB,Gebremedhin D,Pratt PF,Harder DR

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propagation in cardiac muscle is faster in the longitudinal than in the transverse axis of the cells. Yet, as a result of the larger upstroke velocity of action potentials propagating transversely, it has been suggested that longitudinal propagation is more vulnerable to block. To study the relation between conduction...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Delmar M,Michaels DC,Johnson T,Jalife J

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding relationships between heart failure and arrhythmias, important causes of suffering and sudden death, remains an unmet goal for biomedical researchers and physicians. Evidence assembled over the past decade supports a view that activation of the multifunctional Ca(2+) and calmodulin-dependent protein kina...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Swaminathan PD,Purohit A,Hund TJ,Anderson ME

更新日期：2012-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence shows that circulating granulocytes play an important role in capillary stasis and tissue injury. We investigated two aspects of the problem in a Wiggers hemorrhagic shock model of the rat: the survival rate and the microvascular no-reflow phenomenon. A conventional group of rats with normal blood cell...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Barroso-Aranda J,Schmid-Schönbein GW,Zweifach BW,Engler RL

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00