Hypoxia and hypoxia/reoxygenation activate Raf-1, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase, mitogen-activated protein kinases, and S6 kinase in cultured rat cardiac myocytes.

abstract：RATIONALE:Elevations in C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and endothelial dysfunction. CRP antagonizes endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) through processes mediated by the IgG receptor Fcγ receptor IIB (FcγRIIB), its immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif, ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sundgren NC,Zhu W,Yuhanna IS,Chambliss KL,Ahmed M,Tanigaki K,Umetani M,Mineo C,Shaul PW

更新日期：2011-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine by freeze-fracture the ultrastructure of intercellular junctions between mouse pulmonary endothelial and epithelial cells, and to relate this fine structure to that deduced from previous physiological and ultrastructural studies using tracer techniques. Junctions between capill...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schneeberger EE,Karnovsky MJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular and intracellular potassium (K+) activities of isolated superfused rabbit atrial muscle were measured using K+-sensitive liquid ion exchanger microelectrodes. When the pH of the bathing medium was decreased from 7.5 to 6.8, intracellular K+ activity fell and extracellular K+ activity rose from a mean...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Skinner RB Jr,Kunze DL

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) are novel natriuretic peptides, originally isolated from porcine brain. Similar to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), BNP is also synthesized in and secreted from cardiocytes, but CNP is not expressed at significant levels in normal adult myocardium. ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Takahashi T,Allen PD,Izumo S

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cryptogenic strokes, those of unknown cause, have been estimated as high as 30% to 40% of strokes. Inflammation has been suggested as a critical etiologic factor. However, there is lack of experimental evidence. OBJECTIVE:In this study, we investigated inflammation-associated stroke using a mouse model that ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Hollander MC,Latour LL,Yang D,Ishii H,Xiao Z,Min Y,Ray-Choudhury A,Munasinghe J,Merchant AS,Lin PC,Hallenbeck J,Boehm M,Yang L

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex is a large complex of membrane-associated proteins linking the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix in muscle. Transmembrane heterodimeric (alphabeta) integrins serve also as cellular adhesion molecules and mechanotransducers. In the animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy,...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Elsherif L,Huang MS,Shai SY,Yang Y,Li RY,Chun J,Mekany MA,Chu AL,Kaufman SJ,Ross RS

更新日期：2008-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the physiological role of calcium-activated neutral protease (CANP) in human platelets, we loaded the platelets with a Ca2+ -sensitive fluorescent dye, fura-2, and measured the degree of aggregation, cytosolic calcium ion concentration [( Ca2+]i), and proteolysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Toyo-oka T,Shin WS,Okai Y,Dan Y,Morita M,Iizuka M,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) serves as a key endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor mediating flow-induced dilation in human coronary arterioles (HCAs). The precise mechanisms by which H(2)O(2) elicits smooth muscle hyperpolarization are not well understood. An important mode of action of H(2)O(2) involve...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Zhang DX,Borbouse L,Gebremedhin D,Mendoza SA,Zinkevich NS,Li R,Gutterman DD

更新日期：2012-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborn babies. Cardiac malformations have been produced in multiple experimental animal models, by perturbing selected molecules that function in the developmental pathways involved in myocyte specification, differentiation, or cardiac morphogene...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fahed AC,Gelb BD,Seidman JG,Seidman CE

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute febrile vasculitis, is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in childhood; however, diagnosing KD can be difficult. OBJECTIVE:To identify unique proteomic biomarkers that can be used to facilitate earlier diagnosis of KD. METHODS AND RESULTS:We enrolled 214 children...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ko TM,Kuo HC,Chang JS,Chen SP,Liu YM,Chen HW,Tsai FJ,Lee YC,Chen CH,Wu JY,Chen YT

更新日期：2015-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been demonstrated by other investigators that endothelium-dependent vasodilators are more effective on arterial tissue than on venous tissue. The purpose of this study was to determine if this was due to a difference in the sensitivity of arterial and venous smooth muscle to the endothelial dilator (EDRF) or to...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Seidel CL,LaRochelle J

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)(1B) receptors mediate contraction in human pulmonary arteries, and 5-HT(1B) receptor-mediated contraction is enhanced in pulmonary arteries from hypoxic rats. Here we further examine the role of this receptor in the development of pulmonary hypertension (PHT) by examining (1) the effects of ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Keegan A,Morecroft I,Smillie D,Hicks MN,MacLean MR

更新日期：2001-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Giant-cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis characterized by immune cell infiltration, yet the potential involvement of neutrophils has rarely been studied. OBJECTIVE:We investigated whether alterations in neutrophil reactivity occurred in the pathogenesis of GCA or during its clinical management...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Nadkarni S,Dalli J,Hollywood J,Mason JC,Dasgupta B,Perretti M

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The focal pattern of atherosclerotic lesions in arterial vessels suggests that local blood flow patterns are important factors in atherosclerosis. Although disturbed flows in the branches and curved regions are proatherogenic, laminar flows in the straight parts are atheroprotective. Results from in vitro studies on c...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Shyy JY,Chien S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia and simulated ischemic conditions induce enhanced release of norepinephrine (NE) in the brain and the heart. Although studies with neuronal preparations demonstrated a rise in [Ca2+]i under energy-depleted conditions, such release of NE in the heart appears to be predominantly Ca2+ independent. Since Ca2+ ove...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Du XJ,Bobik A,Little PJ,Esler MD,Dart AM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our morphometric study of the effects of exercise on the heart, male Wistar-Kyoto rats at 5 weeks of age were subjected daily to a moderate treadmill running program that lasted for 7 weeks. The heart responded to physical conditioning by different magnitudes of tissue growth of the right (22%) and left (7%) ventri...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Anversa P,Levicky V,Beghi C,McDonald SL,Kikkawa Y

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Several studies have demonstrated links between infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions. Malaria and hypertension are widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, but the possible link between them has not been considered. OBJECTIVE:In this article, we outline the basis for a possible link ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Etyang AO,Smeeth L,Cruickshank JK,Scott JA

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system, is found in the systemic circulation of humans at a concentration between 0.5 and 3 μmol/L. However, the potential source of circulating GABA and its significance on the vascular system remains unknown. We hypothesized that endo...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sen S,Roy S,Bandyopadhyay G,Scott B,Xiao D,Ramadoss S,Mahata SK,Chaudhuri G

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical field stimulation (EFS) of phenylephrine-contracted bovine mesenteric arteries pretreated with guanethidine elicited a relaxation that amounted to roughly 40%. This relaxation was sensitive to tetrodotoxin pretreatment, suggesting a neurogenic origin. The EFS-induced relaxation was correlated to an increase...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ahlner J,Ljusegren ME,Grundström N,Axelsson KL

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood pressure of rabbits with chronic one-kidney hypertension can be lowered to normal by immunization with hog kidney cortex preparations that do not contain renin, thus providing evidence for a new factor essential for the maintenance of an elevated blood pressure. A search for the new factor has led to the dis...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Skeggs LT,Kahn JR,Levine M,Dorer FE,Lentz KE

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and relaxation of vascular smooth muscle are mediated by endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors (EDHFs). EDHF candidates include cytochrome P-450 metabolites of arachidonic acid, K(+), hydrogen peroxide, or electrical coupling through gap junctions. In bovine coronary arter...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gauthier KM,Deeter C,Krishna UM,Reddy YK,Bondlela M,Falck JR,Campbell WB

更新日期：2002-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractalkine, a chemokine expressed by inflamed endothelium, induces leukocyte adhesion and migration via the receptor CX3CR1, and the CX3CR1 polymorphism V249I affects receptor expression and function. Here we show that this polymorphism is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： McDermott DH,Halcox JP,Schenke WH,Waclawiw MA,Merrell MN,Epstein N,Quyyumi AA,Murphy PM

更新日期：2001-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of contracture in the manifestation of calcium paradox-induced damage was examined using 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM) to inhibit myofibrillar activity. Calcium and sodium gain, loss of intracellular components, and changes in structure were monitored. If 30 mM BDM was added at the time of calcium repletion ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Daly MJ,Elz JS,Nayler WG

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:One goal of cardiac tissue engineering is the generation of a living, human pump in vitro that could replace animal models and eventually serve as an in vivo therapeutic. Models that replicate the geometrically complex structure of the heart, harboring chambers and large vessels with soft biomaterials, can be...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kupfer ME,Lin WH,Ravikumar V,Qiu K,Wang L,Gao L,Bhuiyan DB,Lenz M,Ai J,Mahutga RR,Townsend D,Zhang J,McAlpine MC,Tolkacheva EG,Ogle BM

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, and it modulates the proliferation and differentiation of various target cells. In this study, we investigated the role of activin in the initiation and progression of human atherosclerosis. The expression of activin, its physiological inhibitor f...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Engelse MA,Neele JM,van Achterberg TA,van Aken BE,van Schaik RH,Pannekoek H,de Vries CJ

更新日期：1999-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified immunologically the protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms present in rat mesenteric small arteries, defined their distribution between particulate and soluble fractions, and studied their involvement in phorbol ester-induced contraction. Our analysis revealed the presence of the CA(2+)-dependent PKCs (alp...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ohanian V,Ohanian J,Shaw L,Scarth S,Parker PJ,Heagerty AM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether coronary spasm affects the progression of atherosclerosis and results in evolution of myocardial infarction, the role of coronary spasm on the fine structure of conduit coronary arteries was studied morphologically. Göttingen miniature pigs were fed a semisynthetic diet containing 2% cholesterol and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Nagasawa K,Tomoike H,Hayashi Y,Yamada A,Yamamoto T,Nakamura M

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specific difference-spectrophotometric method was used to measure nitric oxide (NO) release into the coronary effluent perfusate of isolated, constant-flow-perfused guinea pig hearts. Authentic NO applied into the coronary circulation decreased vascular resistance dose dependently and enhanced coronary release of cy...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kelm M,Schrader J

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the specificity of uptake of infarct-imaging agents for reversibly or irreversibly injured myocardium independently of blood flow by using intact beating fetal mouse hearts in organ culture. Reversible injury resulted from deprivation of oxygen and glucose for 4 hours at 37 degrees C; irreversible injury, f...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schelbert HR,Ingwall JS,Sybers HD,Ashburn WL

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00