abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The present report examines a new pig model for progressive induction of high-grade stenosis, for the study of chronic myocardial ischemia and the dynamics of collateral vessel growth. METHODS:Thirty-nine Landrace pigs were instrumented with a novel experimental stent (GVD stent) in the left anterior d...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Horstick G,Bierbach B,Abegunewardene N,Both S,Kuhn S,Manefeld D,Reinecke HJ,Vosseler M,Helisch A,Becker D,Lauterbach M,Kempski O,Lehr HA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have developed an in vitro model by organ culture of rat mesenteric arteries to imitate vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) receptor changes in cardiovascular disease. By using this model, alteration of VSMC thromboxane A(2) (TP) receptors was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS:After organ culture of the arteri...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Zhang W,Zhang Y,Edvinsson L,Xu CB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the role of superoxide O(2)(-) during the initiation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)- and placental growth factor (PlGF)-mediated signal transduction in bone marrow-derived endothelial cells. METHODS:BMhTERT cells were treated with VEGF or PlGF in the presence or absence of antioxidan...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Dhar-Mascareno M,Mascareno E,Golde DW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to verify that subcutaneous lymph node transplantation inducing lymphatic regeneration is possible in healthy adult rats, in analogy to results obtained in other species. This rat model was used to determine the effects of lymph node fragmentation as well as sheep erythrocytes and platelet-ri...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Hadamitzky C,Blum KS,Pabst R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neointima formation participates in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and restenosis. Proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are initial responses to vascular injury. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of gliotoxin, an inhibitor of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, on migr...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Pozo M,Izquierdo MC,de Nicolás R,Egido J,Ortiz A,González-Cabrero J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cx40-deficient mice (Cx40-/-) are hypertensive due to increased renin secretion. We evaluated the renal expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and cyclooxygenases COX-1 and COX-2, three macula densa enzymes. The levels of nNOS were increased in kidneys of Cx40-/- mice, as well as in those of wild-type (WT...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Krattinger N,Alonso F,Capponi A,Mazzolai L,Nicod P,Meda P,Haefliger JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) was used to determine the influence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and of successful reperfusion treatment on basal skin blood flow and its oscillatory components. METHODS:Skin LDF was performed on all extremities in 58 patients 4-9 days after AMI (Killip class I), a...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Azman-Juvan K,Bernjak A,Urbancic-Rovan V,Stefanovska A,Stajer D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most physiologically important processes are regulated through negative feedback loops and numerous factors regulating endothelial apoptosis are identified, little is known about negative feedback mechanisms for endothelial apoptosis. Here we describe the release of soluble anti-apoptotic activity by endothel...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bolitho C,Xu W,Zoellner H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Vasomotion consists in cyclic oscillations of the arterial diameter induced by the synchronized activity of the smooth muscle cells. So far, contradictory results have emerged in the literature about the role of the endothelium in the onset and maintenance of vasomotion. Here our aim is to understan...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Seppey D,Sauser R,Koenigsberger M,Bény JL,Meister JJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess the rat pial microvessel alterations due to transient bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) and to investigate the mechanism of 10% hypertonic glycerol neuroprotection. Our suggestion was that 10% glycerol solution infusion could dilate pial arterioles through ni...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Lapi D,Marchiafava PL,Colantuoni A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The effects of ischemia and hypercholesterolemia on the function and morphological adaptation of the rabbit hindlimb were assessed. METHODS:In rabbits on normal or cholesterol diet, experiments were performed on days 0-28 following bilateral femoral artery ligation. Calf blood pressure (C(BP)), exercise tolerance...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Wafai R,Angus JA,Wright CE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased vascular disease occurs with low albumin (human serum albumin, HSA), possibly reflecting specific inhibition of endothelial apoptosis reported for tissue culture. Despite the reported specificity for endothelial protection by HSA, the high but physiological concentrations needed appear more consistent with n...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bolitho C,Bayl P,Hou JY,Lynch G,Hassel AJ,Wall AJ,Zoellner H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) is a liver-derived plasma protein that modulates plasma triglyceride clearance, angiogenesis and atherosclerosis in experimental models. So far, no study has examined its role in atherosclerosis in human subjects. We evaluated the possible association between plasma ANGP...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Hatsuda S,Shoji T,Shinohara K,Kimoto E,Mori K,Fukumoto S,Koyama H,Emoto M,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infusion of exogenous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) into adult brain at doses above 60 ng/day induces dramatic angiogenesis accompanied by vascular leak and inflammation. Blood vessels formed by this treatment are dilated and tortuous, exhibiting a pathological morphology. Pathological VEGF-induc...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Kasselman LJ,Kintner J,Sideris A,Pasnikowski E,Krellman JW,Shah S,Rudge JS,Yancopoulos GD,Wiegand SJ,Croll SD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversial reports on prolactin receptors (PRL-R), the long and short form, on endothelial cells (EC) may be explained by the choice of EC derived from the micro- and macrovascular bed of either endocrine and non-endocrine organs. METHODS:We studied here PRL-R expression in organs [bovine corpus luteum (...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Ricken AM,Traenkner A,Merkwitz C,Hummitzsch K,Grosche J,Spanel-Borowski K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of shear stress at the endothelium in the attenuation of the noradrenaline-induced constriction of the femoral vascular bed perfused at a constant blood flow was investigated in 16 anesthetized cats. It is known that the adrenergic vasoconstriction of the femoral vascular bed is considerably greater at a co...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Kartamyshev SP,Balashov SA,Melkumyants AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most virus-infected cells release interferon-beta (IFN-beta) as a powerful inducer of antiviral defense. Endothelial cells tightly regulate local immune cell recruitment by expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines. Here, we studied the transcriptional regulation of IFN-beta-induced chemokine expression in prima...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Buttmann M,Berberich-Siebelt F,Serfling E,Rieckmann P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The endothelium has been recognized as a key component in the regulation of blood vessels. We designed a simple procedure to separate endothelial and smooth muscle RNA from rat aorta and mesenteric artery and used this method to establish the distribution of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit isoforms (NaK...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Krenek P,Hamaide MC,Morel N,Wibo M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1beta and the IL-1 receptor antagonist are expressed by atherosclerotic plaques and may be linked to the development of atherosclerosis. Existing evidence shows that retinoids and their receptors are involved in inflammatory response and that they are found in atherosclero...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Wågsater D,Jatta K,Ocaya P,Dimberg J,Sirsjo A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased peripheral arterial resistances and decreased maximum vasodilation are characteristic features of chronic hypertension. However, little data are available in the literature regarding the possible alterations in the temporal patterns of vasodilatory responses elicited by various stimuli. DESIGN:This...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bertoldi D,Parzy E,Fromes Y,Wary C,Leroy-Willig A,Carlier PG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanosensitive nonselective cation channel (NSC(MS)) is a key player in vascular myogenic contraction. The functional channel density and pressure sensitivity of NSC(MS) in vascular myocytes were compared between pulmonary and systemic arteries (coronary, mesenteric and cerebral arteries) in the rabbit. In cell-...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Park KS,Lee HA,Earm KH,Ko JH,Earm YE,Kim SJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well established that wall shear stress is an important determinant of endothelial cell function and gene expression as well as of its structure. There is increasing evidence that low wall shear stress, as present in artery bifurcations opposite to the flow divider where atherosclerotic lesions preferentia...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Reneman RS,Arts T,Hoeks AP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is a risk factor for coronary disease. The objective of this study was to investigate whether Hcy either alone or in high glucose conditions induces endothelin-1 (ET-1) synthesis via the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). METHODS:Bovine aortic endothelial cells w...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Sethi AS,Lees DM,Douthwaite JA,Dawnay AB,Corder R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of cytokines and chemokines from activated immune-competent cells plays a crucial role in determining the pathology of the atherogenic progress. We investigated the effect of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on cytokine/chemokine expression in carotid lesions and normal renal arteries. The lesions or ren...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Jatta K,Wågsäter D,Norgren L,Stenberg B,Sirsjö A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfer of molecular signals from veins to adjacent arteries is an established mechanism of vascular communication in the uterine circulation, which ultimately depends on venous permeability. This study tests the hypotheses that: (1) uterine veins are permeable to intravenous solutes, using a 3-kDa dextran ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Celia G,Osol G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intima-media thickening (IMT) of the carotid artery, a form of vascular remodeling, correlates well with coronary artery disease risk in humans. Vascular remodeling in response to blood flow is a complex process that critically involves altered cell matrix interactions. To gain insight into these events, we performed ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Korshunov VA,Solomatina MA,Plekhanova OS,Parfyonova YV,Tkachuk VA,Berk BC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin cytoskeleton reorganization is regulated by various actin-binding proteins. Cofilin is the principal filament-depolymerizing protein, whose activity is reduced upon phosphorylation by LIMK. Thus, LIMK and cofilin comprise a signal transduction module regulating actin turnover and myogenic tone in healthy vascula...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Bongalon S,Dai YP,Singer CA,Yamboliev IA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a principal stimulator of angiogenesis. However, the downstream targets of VEGF in endothelial cells (ECs) are not entirely clarified. Survey of downstream targets of VEGF in human ECs identified a number of genes, including Down syndrome candidate region 1 (DSCR1). Here, w...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Iizuka M,Abe M,Shiiba K,Sasaki I,Sato Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ig-like cell adhesion molecule ICAM-3 is mainly expressed on human leukocytes and is involved in cell-cell interactions. Its expression on endothelium is observed during disorders such as Crohn's disease and in solid tumors. We found low but detectable expression of ICAM-3 on VE-cadherin-expressing cells from prim...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： van Buul JD,Mul FP,van der Schoot CE,Hordijk PL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic visualization of the intravascular events leading to the extravasation of leukocytes into tissues by intravital microscopy has significantly expanded our understanding of the underlying molecular processes. In contrast, the detailed observation of leukocyte transendothelial and interstitial migration in vivo h...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Mempel TR,Moser C,Hutter J,Kuebler WM,Krombach F

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Nitric oxide (NO) and cyclooxygenase (COX) derived prostaglandins (PGs) are involved in vascular homeostasis. Contradictory results have been obtained in previous studies on the putative 'cross-talk' between these two pathways. Our aim was to evaluate the interaction between NO and PG release in human microv...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Vassalle C,Domenici C,Lubrano V,L'Abbate A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary flavonoids are thought to protect against cardiovascular disease. We have studied the effects of bioactive isoflavone metabolites on hyperlipidemia, endothelial dysfunction and the development of atherosclerotic lesions in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(0)) mice fed a Western high-fat diet. Supplementation w...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Jiang F,Jones GT,Husband AJ,Dusting GJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the early stage of angiogenesis, neovascular sprouts are composed primarily of endothelial cells. As they mature, microvessels acquire a coating of mural cells, which are critical for the development and maintenance of a functional vasculature. Though growth factor regulation of mural cell recruitment has been ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Zhu WH,Han J,Nicosia RF

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic nitrates act as vasodilators and have long been used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, the therapeutic effect of nitrates is limited by induction of nitrate tolerance which is associated with endothelial dysfunction and enhanced vasoconstriction. Multiple mechanisms cause nitrate tolerance inc...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Pi X,Yan C,Kim D,Chen J,Berk BC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis underlies late occlusion of human saphenous vein (HSV) coronary artery bypass grafts. Monocyte infiltration is implicated, but its mechanisms are unclear given that HSV normally expresses the ICAM-1 but not the VCAM-1 adhesion molecule. To define the mechanisms underlying monocyte adhesion, samples of ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Crook MF,Southgate KM,Newby AC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of leukocytes (WBCs) and platelets (PLTs) in the pulmonary circulation may be important in the development of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. We investigated the suppressive effects of long-term prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)) aerosol on the changes in WBCs and PLTs in the peripheral b...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Kato S,Kishiro I,Sugimura H,Machida S,Fuse D,Kaneko N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the possible interference of smooth muscle cells with monocyte response to LDL as well as with their adhesion and transmigration in a coculture of porcine endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), a component of oxidized LDL (oxLDL), stimulated the adhesion of THP-1 cells to e...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Kinard F,Jaworski K,Sergent-Engelen T,Goldstein D,Van Veldhoven PP,Holvoet P,Trouet A,Schneider YJ,Remacle C

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) exert their angiogenic activity by interacting with endothelial cells in a distinct manner. In this study, we investigated the morphological features of endothelial cells of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) microvasculature ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Ribatti D,Nico B,Morbidelli L,Donnini S,Ziche M,Vacca A,Roncali L,Presta M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of long-chain fatty acids relative to other mitochondrial substrates in active vascular smooth muscle (VSM). Hog carotid arteries were isometrically contracted in physiological saline solution containing 0.71 mM U-(13)C-oleic acid (bound to albumin at a ratio...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Allen TJ,Hardin CD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular restenosis is one of the major concerns for the management of coronary artery disease using therapeutic vascular procedures. Treatments with thrombin-specific inhibitors, hirudin or hirulog-1, reduced ischemic events in coronary artery disease patients. Early started and prolonged infusions of these thrombin ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular research

authors： Xue M,Ren S,Welch S,Shen GX

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00