Endothelium independent relaxation of human coronary arteries by 17 beta-oestradiol in vitro.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of ventricular and atrial beta-adrenoceptor activation by isoprenaline in the genesis of rhythm disorders and risk of fibrillation in the healthy or ischaemic heart. METHODS:The study was performed in anaesthetized, open-chest pigs. Electrical fibrillation threshold (EFT) of the vent...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bui-Xuan B,Aupetit JF,Freysz M,Loufoua J,Faucon G,Timour Q

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the thrombolytic efficacy of recombinant double chain tissue plasminogen activator (Duteplase, t-PA) given as a single intravenous bolus versus an infusion in a canine model of coronary arterial occlusion/reperfusion. DESIGN:Coronary arterial thrombi were induced by a copper coi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Longridge DJ,Follenfant MJ,Ford AJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors (VEGF-Rs) are among the most powerful factors regulating vascular growth. However, it has remained unknown whether stimulation of VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2 or both of the receptors produces the best angiogenic responses in myocardium. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Huusko J,Merentie M,Dijkstra MH,Ryhänen MM,Karvinen H,Rissanen TT,Vanwildemeersch M,Hedman M,Lipponen J,Heinonen SE,Eriksson U,Shibuya M,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It has been shown that cGMP content is reduced in post-ischemic myocardium, and that stimulation of cGMP synthesis prevents cardiomyocyte hypercontracture and cell death in vitro. This study was aimed at determining whether administration of the natriuretic peptide urodilatin (URO) at the time of reperfusion ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Padilla F,Garcia-Dorado D,Agulló L,Barrabés JA,Inserte J,Escalona N,Meyer M,Mirabet M,Pina P,Soler-Soler J

更新日期：2001-08-15 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：:The effects of both gradual and abrupt coronary occlusion on regional wall function (sonomicrometry) and left ventricular relaxation were studied in the intact dog heart. The ischaemic dysfunction observed in the two interventions as assessed by pressure-length loops showed considerably different patterns. The regiona...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Doyle RL,Foëx P,Ryder WA,Jones LA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanism of defibrillation is controversial. Reentry appearing immediately after the shock has been shown to be responsible for defibrillation failure in some studies while other studies have demonstrated that a rapid train of focal activations with the first focus appearing >50 ms after the shock is re...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chattipakorn N,Banville I,Gray RA,Ideker RE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy is associated with reduced coronary flow reserve, but its impact on coronary flow regulation and vasomotor function remains incompletely understood and requires further investigation. Methods and results:Left ventricular hypertrophy was induced in mice by transverse aortic coarcta...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tsai SH,Lu G,Xu X,Ren Y,Hein TW,Kuo L

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:The 'master regulatory factors' that position at the top of the genetic hierarchy of lineage determination have been a focus of intense interest, and have been investigated in various systems. Etv2/Etsrp71/ER71 is such a factor that is both necessary and sufficient for the development of haematopoietic and endothelial...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Koyano-Nakagawa N,Garry DJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Levels of circulating CD14(high)CD16(+) monocytes increase in atherosclerotic patients and are predictive of future cardiovascular events. Platelet activation has been identified as a crucial determinant in the acquisition of a CD16(+) phenotype by classical CD14(high)CD16(-) cells. We tested the hypothesis that a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Layne K,Di Giosia P,Ferro A,Passacquale G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cathepsin-L (CTSL) is a member of the lysozomal cysteine protease family, which participates in remodelling of various tissues. Herein, we sought to examine the potential regulation of CTSL in cardiac remodelling post-infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:Experimental myocardial infarction (MI) was created in CTSL-defi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sun M,Chen M,Liu Y,Fukuoka M,Zhou K,Li G,Dawood F,Gramolini A,Liu PP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Despite the observation that ErbB2 regulates sensitivity of the heart to doxorubicin or ErbB2-targeted cancer therapies, mechanisms that regulate ErbB2 expression and activity have not been studied. Since isoproterenol up-regulates ErbB2 in kidney and salivary glands and β2AR and ErbB2 complex in brain and heart, ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sysa-Shah P,Tocchetti CG,Gupta M,Rainer PP,Shen X,Kang BH,Belmonte F,Li J,Xu Y,Guo X,Bedja D,Gao WD,Paolocci N,Rath R,Sawyer DB,Naga Prasad SV,Gabrielson K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Elderly patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) have worse prognosis and less often receive guideline-recommended therapies. We aim to better understand the underlying pathophysiological processes associated with aging in HFrEF potentially leading to targeted therapies in this vulnerable...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ferreira JP,Ouwerkerk W,Santema BT,van Veldhuisen DJ,Lang CC,Ng LL,Anker SD,Dickstein K,Metra M,Cleland JGF,Nilesh SJ,Filippatos G,Aboumsallem JP,de Boer RA,Figarska S,Sama IE,Voors AA,Zannad F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

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：:The development of the heart is a complex process during which different cell types progressively contribute to shape a four-chambered pumping organ. Over the last decades, our understanding of the specification and transcriptional regulation of cardiac development has been greatly augmented as has our understanding o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Franco D,Chinchilla A,Daimi H,Dominguez JN,Aránega A

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Both cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) are involved in adaptive growth and survival of cardiomyocytes. In ventricular cardiomyocytes, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), a major COX-2 product, leads to adaptive growth via Stat3 activation, but...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Frias MA,Somers S,Gerber-Wicht C,Opie LH,Lecour S,Lang U

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac mechano- and chemoreceptors are broadly distributed in the myocardium and coronary vessels. A portion of these receptors extends over the epicardium and pericardium and therefore can be excited by mechanical or chemical stimuli directly applied to the surface of the heart. Excitation of epicardial receptor...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cinca J,Rodríguez-Sinovas A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the myocardium, myocyte cell division is irreversibly blocked shortly after birth. The signal that initiates cell cycle withdrawal is unknown. The purpose of this study was to relate changes in expression of beta1 integrin and its associated alpha subunits to cardiomyocyte cell cycle progression during th...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Maitra N,Flink IL,Bahl JJ,Morkin E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Thrombin induces endothelial barrier failure by activating the contractile machinery of endothelial cells. Contractile activation is due to an increase in myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation. Here, it was investigated whether stimulation of endothelial cells with ATP can interrupt this thrombin-induced ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gündüz D,Hirche F,Härtel FV,Rodewald CW,Schäfer M,Pfitzer G,Piper HM,Noll T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of ischaemia on vascular responses to endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilators and on vasoconstrictor responses. Furthermore, the ability of preconditioning to prevent ischaemia-induced changes in vascular reactivity was examined in the rat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Loke KE,Woodman OL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:RHOA-ROCK signalling regulates cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, and transcription. RHOA is expressed in the developing cardiac conduction system in chicken and mice. In early development, the entire sinus venosus myocardium, including both the transient left-sided and the definitive sinoatrial node ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Vicente-Steijn R,Kelder TP,Tertoolen LG,Wisse LJ,Pijnappels DA,Poelmann RE,Schalij MJ,deRuiter MC,Gittenberger-de Groot AC,Jongbloed MRM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Circular RNA (circRNA) is a newly validated class of single-stranded RNA, ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and possessing key functions including acting as microRNA sponges and as transcriptional regulators by binding to RNA-binding proteins. While independent studies confirm the expression of circRNA i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tan WL,Lim BT,Anene-Nzelu CG,Ackers-Johnson M,Dashi A,See K,Tiang Z,Lee DP,Chua WW,Luu TD,Li PY,Richards AM,Foo RS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:ATP sensitive K(+) channels (K(ATP)) sense adenine nucleotide concentrations and thus couple the metabolic state of the cell to membrane potential. The hetero-octameric complex of a sulphonylurea receptor (SUR2B) and an inwardly rectifying K(+) channel (Kir6.1) and the corresponding native channel in smooth muscle...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Farzaneh T,Tinker A

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Experimental evidence suggests that modulation of myocardial substrate metabolism can markedly affect the progression of chronic heart failure (HF). We tested whether the inhibition of carnitine palmitoyl transferase-I (CPT-I), the enzyme regulating mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, slows left ventricular r...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lionetti V,Linke A,Chandler MP,Young ME,Penn MS,Gupte S,d'Agostino C,Hintze TH,Stanley WC,Recchia FA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The vasoconstrictor effect of endothelins (ET) is mediated by endothelin A (ETA) and endothelin B (ETB) receptors. Furthermore, ETB receptor stimulation results in release of vasodilators. Hence, ETA receptor antagonists should attenuate ET-mediated vasoconstriction. The aim of the present study was to evalua...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhang Y,Oliver JR,Horowitz JD

更新日期：1998-09-01 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:The expression of PUMA (p53-up-regulated modulator of apoptosis), an apoptosis-regulating gene, increases during endoplasmic reticulum stress. The mechanisms by which cyclic stretch influences the regulation of PUMA in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) during apoptosis remain unclear. We hypothesized that cycli...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cheng WP,Wang BW,Chen SC,Chang H,Shyu KG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our previous studies demonstrated that inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis through disruption of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) pathway. However, this effect is overridden by rapamycin, which is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). This study investigated the role of the mTOR ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ma KL,Liu J,Wang CX,Ni J,Zhang Y,Wu Y,Lv LL,Ruan XZ,Liu BC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00