2012
Polymorphisms in the transcription factor NRF2 and forearm vasodilator responses in humans
Marczak ED, Marzec J, Zeldin DC, Kleeberger SR, Brown NJ, Pretorius M, Lee CR. Polymorphisms in the transcription factor NRF2 and forearm vasodilator responses in humans. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2012, 22: 620-628. PMID: 22668754, PMCID: PMC3599320, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e32835516e5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm vascular resistanceForearm blood flowVariant allele carriersVasodilator responseSodium nitroprussideVascular functionAllele carriersStrain-gauge venous occlusion plethysmographyLower forearm blood flowEndothelial-independent mannerForearm vasodilator responseVenous occlusion plethysmographyWild-type individualsTranscription factor Nrf2Endothelial dysfunctionOcclusion plethysmographyVascular resistanceIncremental dosesCardiovascular diseaseBlood flowG genotypeA polymorphismSignificant associationBasal conditionsFactor Nrf2
2003
Tissue- and agonist-specific regulation of human and murine plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoters in transgenic mice
Eren M, Painter CA, Gleaves LA, Schoenhard JA, Atkinson JB, Brown NJ, Vaughan DE. Tissue- and agonist-specific regulation of human and murine plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoters in transgenic mice. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2003, 1: 2389-2396. PMID: 14629474, DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00437.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsGene Expression RegulationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryLipopolysaccharidesLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicOrgan SpecificityPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Promoter Regions, GeneticTissue DistributionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsTranscriptional responseMurine PAI-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoterPhysiological regulationPAI-1 promoterPlasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) expressionGreen fluorescent proteinAgonist-specific regulationTranscription factorsTransgenic strategiesTransgenic miceDNA sequencesPAI-1 expressionHeterologous promoterAng IIQuantitative regulationRegulatory mechanismsRegulatory factorsFluorescent proteinKb promoterTransgenic animalsPhysiological relevancePromoterFunctional studiesEGFP expression
2000
Altered frequency of a promoter polymorphism of the kinin B2 receptor gene in hypertensive African-Americans*
Gainer J, Brown N, Bachvarova M, Bastien L, Maltais I, Marceau F, Bachvarov D. Altered frequency of a promoter polymorphism of the kinin B2 receptor gene in hypertensive African-Americans*. American Journal Of Hypertension 2000, 13: 1268-1273. PMID: 11130770, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01215-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research