2002
Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release
Pretorius M, Rosenbaum DA, Lefebvre J, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release. Hypertension 2002, 39: 767-771. PMID: 11897760, DOI: 10.1161/hy0302.105767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activator releaseTissue plasminogen activator responsePlasminogen activator releaseForearm blood flowDose-dependent increaseActivator releaseBlood flowDoses of nitroprussideSignificant dose-dependent increaseActivator responseStrain-gauge plethysmographyBody mass indexEffect of bradykininT-PA releaseReceptor-dependent mechanismEndothelial functionBrachial arteryMass indexMethacholineSmokersNonsmokersBradykininHuman endotheliumRandom orderSignificant differences
2001
Angiotensin-(1-7) Does Not Affect Vasodilator or TPA Responses to Bradykinin in Human Forearm
Wilsdorf T, Gainer J, Murphey L, Vaughan D, Brown N. Angiotensin-(1-7) Does Not Affect Vasodilator or TPA Responses to Bradykinin in Human Forearm. Hypertension 2001, 37: 1136-1140. PMID: 11304515, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.4.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowAng IBlood flowTissue plasminogen activator responseTPA releaseAng I infusionDoses of AngHuman forearm vasculatureEffects of AngPeripheral vascular resistanceSystemic hemodynamic effectsRole of AngNormotensive subjectsVascular resistanceVasoconstrictor responsesVasodilator effectHemodynamic effectsBrachial arteryForearm vasculatureI infusionACE inhibitionSupraphysiological dosesRat modelConstant infusionAng