The renin-angiotensin system, dietary salt, and increased sensitivity to noradrenaline in mesenteric vasculature preparations from renal/salt hypertensive rats.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alkalinizing agents reverse cardiotoxicity of a variety of sodium channel blockers, including tricyclic antidepressants, but their mechanisms of action are poorly understood. PURPOSE:To establish the mechanisms by which alkalinization diminishes the sodium channel blocking action of imipramine. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bou-Abboud E,Nattel S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of catheterisation on the rabbit aortic wall is investigated employing a technique identical to that used for continuous monitoring of blood pressure in humans. The catheters were introduced into the aorta through the right femoral artery of the rabbit using the Seldinger technique, except that the catheter...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Madsen JK,Garbarsch C,Nielsen PE

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Gap junctions have been demonstrated ultrastructurally in cardiac regions where connexin40 (Cx40) and connexin43 (Cx43) protein could not be detected immunohistochemically. We investigated therefore the distribution of their mRNAs with more sensitive techniques. METHODS:In situ hybridizations with Cx40 and ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Van Kempen MJ,Vermeulen JL,Moorman AF,Gros D,Paul DL,Lamers WH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to examine whether an absolute reduction in energy supply is required for preconditioning against myocardial infarction, and whether an episode of increased adrenergic activity with or without supply-demand imbalance is capable of triggering cardioprotection. METHODS:41 anaesthetised dogs were su...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Iwamoto T,Bai XJ,Downey HF

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anthracyclines cause apoptotic death in many cell types through activation of the ceramide pathway. We tested the hypothesis that doxorubicin induces cardiac myocyte apoptosis through ceramide generation. METHODS:Adult rat ventricular myocytes were grown in the presence of 10% fetal calf serum, and exposed ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Delpy E,Hatem SN,Andrieu N,de Vaumas C,Henaff M,Rücker-Martin C,Jaffrézou JP,Laurent G,Levade T,Mercadier JJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We propose that ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and mitochondrial K(ATP) channel activation protect the myocardium by inhibiting mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening at reperfusion. METHODS:Isolated rat hearts were subjected to 35 min ischemia/120 min reperfusion and assigned to the follo...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hausenloy DJ,Maddock HL,Baxter GF,Yellon DM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinoatrial conduction times, estimated by premature atrial stimulation, were compared with direct measurement of the sinoatrial conduction time in 15 isolated rabbit sinus node preparations before and after intrasinusal pacemaker shifts induced by cooling. Transmembrane potentials and surface electrograms were recorde...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Le Heuzey JY,Guize L,Valty J,Moutet JP,Kouz S,Lavergne T,Boutjdir M,Peronneau P

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to give an integrative view of the effect of stretch on the myocardium from ventricular function changes to cellular and molecular mechanisms. The general approach will be to discuss the cellular and molecular events which can explain the findings obtained in the whole ventricle. Followin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Crozatier B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fully explored in larger animals, the role of injection site and sample microsphere content on variability of coronary blood flow (CBF) measurement using the microsphere technique remains controversial in rats despite the fact that this species is extensively used in cardiovascular research. We therefore inve...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wicker PA,Healy BP

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：AIMS:Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) and spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) are related, non-atherosclerotic arterial diseases mainly affecting middle-aged women. Little is known about their physiopathological mechanisms. We aimed to identify rare genetic causes to elucidate molecular mechanisms implicated in ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Georges A,Albuisson J,Berrandou T,Dupré D,Lorthioir A,D'Escamard V,Di Narzo AF,Kadian-Dodov D,Olin JW,Warchol-Celinska E,Prejbisz A,Januszewicz A,Bruneval P,Baranowska AA,Webb TR,Hamby SE,Samani NJ,Adlam D,Fendrikova-

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently developed highly sensitive radioimmunoassay method for detecting plasma kinin was used to re-evaluate the results of previous studies, in which plasma kinin had been measured with a bioassay method. To clarify the mechanism of plasma kinin release in global myocardial ischaemia the left main coronary artery...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Matsuki T,Shoji T,Yoshida S,Kudoh Y,Motoe M,Inoue M,Nakata T,Hosoda S,Shimamoto K,Yellon D

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We recently demonstrated in our swine model of coronary artery spasm that enhanced myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylations (both MLC mono- and diphosphorylations) play a central role in the pathogenesis of the spasm. However, the molecular mechanism for and the phosphorylation sites for the enhanced MLC pho...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Shimokawa H,Seto M,Katsumata N,Amano M,Kozai T,Yamawaki T,Kuwata K,Kandabashi T,Egashira K,Ikegaki I,Asano T,Kaibuchi K,Takeshita A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II has been implicated as an important factor in cardiac remodeling, particularly in the development of pathological left ventricular hypertrophy. It is generally assumed that angiotensin II is able to alter the phenotype of cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts, and several experiments have suggested that this...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Bouzegrhane F,Thibault G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning is a well-established phenomenon first described in experimental preparations in which brief episodes of ischemia/reperfusion applied prior to a longer coronary artery occlusion reduce myocardial infarct size. There are ample correlates of ischemic preconditioning in the clinical realm. Precon...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Kloner RA,Rezkalla SH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) mediates β-adrenoceptor (β-AR) regulation of cardiac contraction and gene expression. Whereas PKA activity is well characterized in various subcellular compartments of adult cardiomyocytes, its regulation in the nucleus remains largely unknown. The aim of the present study w...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Haj Slimane Z,Bedioune I,Lechêne P,Varin A,Lefebvre F,Mateo P,Domergue-Dupont V,Dewenter M,Richter W,Conti M,El-Armouche A,Zhang J,Fischmeister R,Vandecasteele G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In pigs, the infarct size (IS) reduction achieved by a strong preconditioning stimulus (IPs) of 10 min ischemia and 15 min reperfusion is greater than that by a weaker preconditioning stimulus (IPw) of 3 min ischemia and 15 min reperfusion. The cardioprotection achieved by IPw is completely abolished by block...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gres P,Schulz R,Jansen J,Umschlag C,Heusch G

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to quantify the changes in placental blood flow and combined ventricular output with gestational age in normal human fetuses to determine the percentage of total cardiac output that placental blood flow represented, and whether this changed with age. DESIGN:Two dimensional echocardiographic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sutton MG,Plappert T,Doubilet P

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims were: (1) to evaluate whether differences in absolute and cyclic echocardiographic image amplitude exist in different layers (subendocardium and subepicardium) and regions (septal, anterior, lateral, inferior wall) of the canine left ventricle; (2) to assess the dependence of these variables upon loc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Marini C,Ghelardini G,Picano E,Rovai D,Lombardi M,Trivella MG,Distante A,L'Abbate A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute ischemia comes with two phases of life-threatening arrhythmias, early (within 10 minutes, 1A) and late (after about 15 minutes, 1B). The mechanism of the latter is unknown and in this paper, we test the hypothesis that a phase of intermediate coupling between surviving epicardium and inexcitable midmyoc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： de Groot JR,Wilms-Schopman FJ,Opthof T,Remme CA,Coronel R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the intracellular pathways which mediate the inhibitory actions of adenosine on isoprenaline-stimulated calcium current (ICa) in atrioventricular (AV) nodal myocytes. METHODS:The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to record ICa from rabbit AV nodal cells, isolated by enzymatic and mechanical ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Martynyuk AE,Kane KA,Cobbe SM,Rankin AC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore meprinα-mediated transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS:Accelerated atherosclerotic lesions were established by administration of a high-fat diet in apolipoprotein E-defici...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gao P,Wang XM,Qian DH,Qin ZX,Jin J,Xu Q,Yuan QY,Li XJ,Si LY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to establish whether the duration of coronary ischaemia and coronary ischaemia with reperfusion selectively reduced the magnitude of relaxation mediated by endothelium dependent relaxing factor (EDRF) in response to thrombin, compared with relaxation produced by acetylcholine and calcimycin. METH...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Winn MJ,Ku DD

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Current mechanisms driving cardiac pacemaker function have focused on ion channel and gap junction channel function, which are essential for action potential generation and propagation between pacemaker cells. However, pacemaker cells also harbour desmosomes that structurally anchor pacemaker cells to each other i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mezzano V,Liang Y,Wright AT,Lyon RC,Pfeiffer E,Song MY,Gu Y,Dalton ND,Scheinman M,Peterson KL,Evans SM,Fowler S,Cerrone M,McCulloch AD,Sheikh F

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sphingosine 1-phosphate is a naturally occurring biologically active lysophospholipid. Recent studies suggested that sphingosine 1-phosphate is released into the blood flow from activated platelets upon stimulation to exert multiple biological phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sugiyama A,Yatomi Y,Ozaki Y,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Coronary artery often reoccludes after thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-plasminogen activator (rt-PA). This reocclusion is thought to be due to in situ platelet activation mediated by thromboxane (Tx) A2 and thrombin; hence, aspirin and thrombin inhibitors are often used in patients with acute my...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chen LY,Nichols WW,Mattsson C,Teger-Nilson AC,Wallin R,Saldeen TG,Mehta JL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiospecificity of the MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase, EC 2.7.3.2, (CK) with its associated diagnostic and research value has resulted in the development of a number of procedures for the separation and quantitation of the three isoenzymes of CK. In our experience methods involving cellulose acetate electrophor...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ogunro EA,Hearse DJ,Shillingford JP

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Macrophage-related oxidative stress plays an important role in the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis. Recently, dextromethorphan (DXM), a common cough-suppressing ingredient with a high safety profile, was found to inhibit the activation of microglia, the resident macrophage in the nervous system. We investi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Liu SL,Li YH,Shi GY,Tang SH,Jiang SJ,Huang CW,Liu PY,Hong JS,Wu HL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Heart failure (HF) produces left atrial (LA)-selective fibrosis and promotes atrial fibrillation. HF also causes adrenergic activation, which contributes to remodelling via a variety of signalling molecules, including the exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac). Here, we evaluate the effects of Epac1-signalling ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Surinkaew S,Aflaki M,Takawale A,Chen Y,Qi XY,Gillis MA,Shi YF,Tardif JC,Chattipakorn N,Nattel S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONDENSED ABSTRACT:We analyzed actomyosin cross-bridge kinetics in human atrial and ventricular muscle strip preparations by using sinusoidal length changes from 0.1 to 60 Hz. The minimum stiffness frequency was higher in atrial than in ventricular human myocardium and lower in failing than in non-failing left ventricu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Ruf T,Schulte-Baukloh H,Lüdemann J,Posival H,Beyersdorf F,Just H,Holubarsch C

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00