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Endothelial Cell‐Specific Prolyl Hydroxylase‐2 Deficiency Augments Angiotensin II–Induced Arterial Stiffness and Cardiac Pericyte Recruitment in Mice

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Endothelial prolyl hydroxylase‐2 (PHD2) is essential for pulmonary remodeling and hypertension. In the present study, we investigated the role of endothelial PHD2 in angiotensin II–mediated arterial stiffness, pericyte recruitment, and cardiac
Bo Liu, Heng Zeng, Han Su, Quinesha A. Williams, Jessie Besanson, Yingjie Chen, Jian‐Xiong Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expert Perspective: Diagnosis and Treatment of Castleman Disease

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Castleman disease (CD) is a major diagnostic challenge for rheumatologists. Unicentric CD (UCD) involves one enlarged lymph node region, whereas multicentric CD (MCD) involves multiple enlarged lymph node regions. Both UCD and MCD may exhibit a wide range of symptoms that overlap with other immune‐mediated conditions.
Luke Y. C. Chen, Lu Zhang, David C. Fajgenbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of angiotensin II receptor blocker combination tablet prescription on drug number and cost

SAGE Open Medicine, 2014
Objectives: Combination therapy using an angiotensin II receptor blocker is expected to promote medication adherence and alleviate economic burden among patients by reducing the number of drugs taken, and thereby to lower associated medical costs. In the
Hitomi Teramachi, Tatsuya Takahashi, Tomoya Tachi, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Yoko Ino, Takashi Mizui, Chitoshi Goto, Teruo Tsuchiya   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathological Ace2-to-Ace enzyme switch in the stressed heart is transcriptionally controlled by the endothelial Brg1–FoxM1 complex [PDF]

, 2016
Genes encoding angiotensin-converting enzymes (Ace and Ace2) are essential for heart function regulation. Cardiac stress enhances Ace, but suppresses Ace2, expression in the heart, leading to a net production of angiotensin II that promotes cardiac ...
Chang, Ching-Pin, Chen, Huei-Sheng Vincent, Cheng, Wei, Feng, Xuhui, Han, Pei, Lin, Chiou-Hong, Quertermous, Thomas, Shang, Ching, Yang, Jin, Zhou, Qiong   +9 more
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Case‐Based Immunology: B Cells and Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an important complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc), with high mortality and morbidity. Recent clinical studies in SSc‐ILD have led to US Food and Drug Administration–approved therapies in SSc‐ILD. Importantly, evidence from these studies has been extrapolated to guide management of ILDs of other systemic autoimmune
Nina Goldman, Voon Ong, Christopher P. Denton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FUNCTIONAL AORTIC STIFFNESS:ROLE OF CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTES

Frontiers in Physiology, 2015
The immune system is suggested to be essential in vascular remodeling and stiffening. To study the dependence upon lymphocytes in vascular stiffening, we compared an angiotensin II-model of vascular stiffening in normal C57BL/6J mice with lymphocyte ...
Beenish A. Majeed, Lance S. Eberson, Supannikar eTawinwung, Nicolas eLarmonier, Timothy W. Secomb, Douglas F Larson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is reduced in Alzheimer's disease in association with increasing amyloid-β and tau pathology [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Hyperactivity of the classical axis of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), mediated by angiotensin II (Ang II) activation of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R), is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Angiotensin-
Al Mulhim, Noura S K, Kehoe, Patrick Gavin, Miners, J Scott, Palmer, Laura Elyse, Wong, Steffenny   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Association of Abatacept With Lower Mortality Risk Compared to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: An Emulated Target Trial

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The optimal treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD) remains uncertain, and direct comparative data between biologics are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of abatacept compared with rituximab in patients with RA‐ILD.
Po‐Cheng Shih, Shiow‐Ing Wang, Qing‐Wen Wang, James Cheng Chung Wei   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drugs induced Raynaud's phenomenon and underlying mechanism: a disproportionality analysis from the WHO pharmacovigilance database

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives The aim of this study is to generate hypotheses about unknown drugs associated with the onset or worsening of Raynaud's Phenomenon (RP) and to explore their potential pathophysiological mechanisms through a mixed disproportionality/clustering analysis from the WHO pharmacovigilance database.
Alex Hlavaty, Loubna Dari, Jean‐Luc Cracowski, Matthieu Roustit, Charles Khouri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging pharmacological treatments to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm growth and rupture [PDF]

, 2015
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a local expansion of the abdominal aorta wall caused by a complex multifactorial maladaptive vascular remodeling. Despite recent advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases, there currently is no established ...
Fraga-Silva, Rodrigo, Stergiopulos, Nikolaos, Trachet, Bram   +2 more
core   +2 more sources