2007
Nitrosative Stress and Myocardial Sarcoplasmic Endoreticular Calcium Adenosine Triphosphatase Subtype 2a Activity after Lung Resection in Swine
Heerdt PM, Lane P, Pan BY, Schaefer U, Crabtree M, Hong R, Singer AA, Levi R, Park BJ. Nitrosative Stress and Myocardial Sarcoplasmic Endoreticular Calcium Adenosine Triphosphatase Subtype 2a Activity after Lung Resection in Swine. Anesthesiology 2007, 107: 954-962. PMID: 18043064, DOI: 10.1097/01.anes.0000291446.70921.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitrosative stressForce-frequency relationLung resectionSERCA2a activityAcute oxidative stressOxidative stressPhosphorylation stateSubcellular processesBiochemical basisProtein phospholambanDisease-associated oxidative stressRegulatory protein phospholambanPhospholamban phosphorylationReticular membranesProtein expressionImpaired calcium cyclingPhosphorylationWestern blottingExpressionPerioperative changesUpper lobectomyPhospholamban expressionSham groupAcute eventChronic illness
1996
Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition and right ventricular systolic function in swine
Heerdt P, Pleimann B. Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition and right ventricular systolic function in swine. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 1996, 10: 909-914. PMID: 8969400, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(96)80055-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRV end-diastolic pressureTotal arterial resistanceL-NAMERV afterloadPA elastanceArterial resistanceNitric oxide synthesis inhibitor NG-nitroNitric oxide synthesis inhibitionRight ventricular systolic functionL-arginine methyl esterMean PA pressurePulmonary arterial pressureRight ventricular contractilityVentricular systolic functionEnd-diastolic pressureIndex of contractilityPeak ejection rateUniversity animal laboratoryLarge pulmonary vesselsIndex of RVRV powerArterial pressureSystolic functionNG-nitroResistance vessels