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A role for epithelium‐derived 6‐nitrodopamine on human ureter contractility

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose To investigate the basal release of 6‐nitrodopamine (6‐ND) from human isolated ureter and the role of this novel catecholamine in the ureter contractility. Experimental Approach Ureters from 67 brain‐dead organ donors (40 males and 27 females) were used during kidney transplantation procedures.
Wilmar Azal Neto, Denis Lima Oliveira, José Britto‐Júnior, Alex Henrique Miller, Flaviano Lorenzon, Felipe Fernandes Jacintho, Valéria Barbosa de Souza, Fernanda Viviane Mariano, André Almeida Schenka, Fabiola Zakia Mónica, Adriano Fregonesi, Edson Antunes, Gilberto De Nucci   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Ryanodine Type 2 Receptors in Elementary Ca2+ Signaling in Arteries and Vascular Adaptive Responses

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Hypertension is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death worldwide. Resistance arteries are capable of adapting their diameter independently in response to pressure and flow‐associated shear stress ...
Mario Kaßmann, István András Szijártó, Concha F. García‐Prieto, Gang Fan, Johanna Schleifenbaum, Yoland‐Marie Anistan, Christoph Tabeling, Yu Shi, Ferdinand le Noble, Martin Witzenrath, Yu Huang, Lajos Markó, Mark T. Nelson, Maik Gollasch   +13 more
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Maternal exercise improves vascular function in hypertensive offspring via A‐kinase anchoring protein 150 gene (Akap5) epigenetic modifications

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Regular physical activity is an effective non‐pharmacological approach to hypertension management and maternal exercise improves offspring cardiovascular health, although mechanisms remain unclear. A‐kinase anchoring protein 150 (AKAP150) targets protein kinase Cα to L‐type Ca2+ channels (CaV1.2), enhancing vascular tone in ...
Fang Qiu, Yanyan Zhang, Meiling Shan, Jiaqi Cao, Zihan Fan, Zhaoxia Xu, Xiaozhen Ding, Xiaodong Liu, Lijun Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression and function of calcium-activated potassium channels following in-stent restenosis in a porcine coronary artery model

Journal of Advanced Research, 2012
In-stent restenosis (ISR) occurs due to proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells from media to intima resulting in re-narrowing of the vessel lumen.
Mais F. Absi, Gillian Edwards, Arthur H. Weston   +2 more
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The relationship between the cannabinoids and cardiac remodelling: A comprehensive review of pivotal mechanisms and emerging evidence

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cardiac remodelling and fibrosis after myocardial infarction or during chronic diseases, such as arterial and pulmonary hypertension or diabetes mellitus, continue to be the more important prognostic factors in determining survival, and so the search for effective anti‐fibrotic interventions is an important target for research and therapy in cardiology.
Anna Krzyżewska, Marta Baranowska‐Kuczko, Hanna Kozłowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibits L-Type Ca2+ Channels in Sensitized Guinea Pig Airway Smooth Muscle through ERK 1/2 Pathway

Mediators of Inflammation, 2016
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a potent proinflammatory cytokine that plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of asthma by inducing hyperresponsiveness and airway remodeling. TNF-α diminishes the L-type voltage dependent Ca2+ channel (L-VDCC)
Jorge Reyes-García, Edgar Flores-Soto, Héctor Solís-Chagoyán, Bettina Sommer, Verónica Díaz-Hernández, Luz María García-Hernández, Luis M. Montaño   +6 more
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Women in space: A review of known physiological adaptations and health perspectives

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to the spaceflight environment causes adaptations in most human physiological systems, many of which are thought to affect women differently from men. Since only 11.5% of astronauts worldwide have been female, these issues are largely understudied.
Millie Hughes‐Fulford, Danielle J. Carroll, Heather C. M. Allaway, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Aenor J. Sawyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calcium handling by vascular myocytes in hypertension

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1997
Calcium ions (Ca2+) trigger the contraction of vascular myocytes and the level of free intracellular Ca2+ within the myocyte is precisely regulated by sequestration and extrusion mechanisms. Extensive evidence indicates that a defect in the regulation of
R.C.A. Tostes, D.W. Wilde, L.M. Bendhack, R.C. Webb   +3 more
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
wiley   +1 more source

Epicardial Lineages and Cardiac Repair

Journal of Developmental Biology, 2013
The death of cardiac myocytes resulting from myocardial infarction is a major cause of heart failure worldwide. Effective therapies for regenerating lost cardiac myocytes are lacking.
Manvendra K. Singh, Jonathan A. Epstein
doaj   +1 more source