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
2010
Genetic Variation in Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (EPHX2) Is Associated With Forearm Vasodilator Responses in Humans
Lee CR, Pretorius M, Schuck RN, Burch LH, Bartlett J, Williams SM, Zeldin DC, Brown NJ. Genetic Variation in Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (EPHX2) Is Associated With Forearm Vasodilator Responses in Humans. Hypertension 2010, 57: 116-122. PMID: 21098312, PMCID: PMC3020911, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.161695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowVariant allele carriersForearm vasodilator responseForearm vascular resistanceSoluble epoxide hydrolaseVascular resistanceVasodilator responseBlood flowAllele carriersSodium nitroprussideVascular functionStrain-gauge venous occlusion plethysmographyHighest forearm blood flowLower forearm vascular resistanceSignificant associationCytochrome P450-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acidsEpoxide hydrolaseVenous occlusion plethysmographyCardiovascular disease riskEndothelium-independent mannerWild-type individualsOcclusion plethysmographyPotent vasodilatorEpoxyeicosatrienoic acidsPreclinical modelsIncreased blood flow induces oxidative stress through an endothelium- and nitric oxide-independent mechanism
Fong P, Stafforini DM, Brown NJ, Pretorius M. Increased blood flow induces oxidative stress through an endothelium- and nitric oxide-independent mechanism. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2010, 49: 301-305. PMID: 20423727, PMCID: PMC2916026, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowHypertensive subjectsL-NMMAIsoprostane releaseBlood flowOxidative stressBasal forearm blood flowNitric oxide-independent mechanismEndothelium-independent mechanismNO synthase inhibitorEffect of bradykininMonomethyl-L-arginineIntraarterial bradykininPotent vasodilatorSynthase inhibitionSynthase inhibitorBradykininNitric oxideDependent mechanismReactive oxygen speciesHuman vasculatureSignificant increaseNitroprussideSubjectsOxygen species
2008
17&bgr;-Estradiol Increases Basal but Not Bradykinin-Stimulated Release of Active t-PA in Young Postmenopausal Women
Pretorius M, van Guilder GP, Guzman RJ, Luther JM, Brown NJ. 17&bgr;-Estradiol Increases Basal but Not Bradykinin-Stimulated Release of Active t-PA in Young Postmenopausal Women. Hypertension 2008, 51: 1190-1196. PMID: 18259028, PMCID: PMC2673569, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.105627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYounger postmenopausal womenT-PA antigenEffect of angiotensinPostmenopausal womenT-PA releaseActive t-PAT-PAAntigen releasePlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 antigenTissue-type plasminogen activator releaseNet t-PA releaseForearm blood flowPlasminogen activator releaseEnzyme inhibitionCrossover studyIntraarterial infusionBasal releaseVascular releaseTreatment periodFibrinolytic functionPlaceboBlood flowActivator releaseAngiotensinAntigenBradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Genotype Influences Bradykinin-Dependent Vasodilation During Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
Van Guilder GP, Pretorius M, Luther JM, Byrd JB, Hill K, Gainer JV, Brown NJ. Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Genotype Influences Bradykinin-Dependent Vasodilation During Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition. Hypertension 2008, 51: 454-459. PMID: 18180402, PMCID: PMC2581632, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.102574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBlood PressureBradykininDrug SynergismEnalaprilatEndothelium, VascularFemaleForearmGenotypeHumansInjections, Intra-ArterialMaleMethacholine ChlorideNitroprussidePolymorphism, GeneticReceptor, Bradykinin B2Regional Blood FlowSex FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVascular ResistanceVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsForearm blood flowT-PA releaseForearm vascular resistanceVascular resistanceBlood flowBlood pressureTissue-type plasminogen activator releaseBasal forearm blood flowAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitionGenotype groupsNet t-PA releaseReceptor-mediated vasodilationBasal forearm vascular resistanceSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexIntra-arterial bradykininEffect of bradykininDegradation of bradykininPlasminogen activator releaseEnzyme inhibitionMass indexVascular responsesActivator releaseBradykininWhite American subjects
2007
The Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Polymorphism and Ethnicity Influence Systolic Blood Pressure and Vascular Resistance
Pretorius MM, Gainer JV, Van Guilder GP, Coelho EB, Luther JM, Fong P, Rosenbaum DD, Malave HA, Yu C, Ritchie MD, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. The Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Polymorphism and Ethnicity Influence Systolic Blood Pressure and Vascular Resistance. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 83: 122-129. PMID: 17522594, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureBradykininDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleForearmGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialMaleNitroprussidePhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticReceptor, Bradykinin B2Regional Blood FlowVascular ResistanceVasodilator AgentsWhite PeopleConceptsSystolic blood pressureForearm vascular resistanceVascular resistanceBlood pressureEndothelium-independent agonist sodium nitroprussideEndothelium-dependent agonist bradykininIntrabrachial artery infusionsLeft ventricular massBradykinin B2 receptor geneB2 receptor geneNormotensive subjectsVentricular massPulse pressureB2 receptorsAgonist bradykininSodium nitroprussideReceptor geneBradykininGroupPolymorphismInfusionWhite AmericansNitroprussideBaselineBlack Americans
2005
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Increases Basal Vascular Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Women But Not in Men
Pretorius M, Luther JM, Murphey LJ, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Increases Basal Vascular Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Women But Not in Men. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2005, 25: 2435-2440. PMID: 16166566, DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000186185.13977.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBlood PressureBradykininEnalaprilatFemaleHumansLuteal PhaseMaleMethacholine ChlorideMiddle AgedNitroprussideParasympathomimeticsPeptide FragmentsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APostmenopausePremenopauseRegional Blood FlowSex CharacteristicsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVasodilator AgentsConceptsT-PA releaseForearm blood flowBasal t-PA releaseNet t-PA releaseTissue plasminogen activator releasePostmenopausal womenPlasminogen activator releaseOlder menPremenopausal womenMenopausal statusActivator releaseIntra-arterial enalaprilatEffect of ACEIEndogenous bradykininHormone replacementExogenous bradykininBlood flowACEIBradykininEnalaprilatWomenYoung menMenEnzyme inhibitionRelease
2004
Relationship Between Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase Genotype and Systemic Vascular Function
Summar ML, Gainer JV, Pretorius M, Malave H, Harris S, Hall LD, Weisberg A, Vaughan DE, Christman BW, Brown NJ. Relationship Between Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase Genotype and Systemic Vascular Function. Hypertension 2004, 43: 186-191. PMID: 14718356, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000112424.06921.52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowNitric oxide metabolite concentrationsNitric oxide metabolitesBlood flowOxide metabolitesNitric oxide-mediated vasodilationVascular smooth muscle reactivityAllele homozygotesTissue-type plasminogen activator antigenSystemic vascular functionSmooth muscle reactivityPlasminogen activator antigenC allele homozygotesNitric oxide productionMetabolite concentrationsVasodilator responseBrachial arteryMuscle reactivityVascular functionHealthy subjectsBlood samplesSodium nitroprussideC alleleOxide productionCarbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1
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
2000
Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release From Human Forearm Vasculature Through B2 Receptor–Dependent, NO Synthase–Independent, and Cyclooxygenase-Independent Pathway
Brown N, Gainer J, Murphey L, Vaughan D. Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release From Human Forearm Vasculature Through B2 Receptor–Dependent, NO Synthase–Independent, and Cyclooxygenase-Independent Pathway. Circulation 2000, 102: 2190-2196. PMID: 11056091, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.18.2190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alphaAcetylcholineAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultBradykininBradykinin Receptor AntagonistsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsEndothelium, VascularFemaleForearmHumansIndomethacinInfusions, Intra-ArterialMaleNitric Oxide SynthaseNitroprussideOmega-N-MethylargininePlethysmographyReceptor, Bradykinin B2Regional Blood FlowTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsTissue plasminogen activator releaseVasodilator responseL-NMMAPlasminogen activator releaseCyclooxygenase-independent pathwayTPA releaseActivator releaseBasal forearm blood flowReceptor antagonist HOE 140NO synthase inhibitor LHuman endotheliumHuman forearm vasculatureForearm blood flowEffect of indomethacinIntra-arterial bradykininReceptor-dependent effectsCyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacinMonomethyl-L-arginineForearm vasodilationEndothelial effectsIndomethacin administrationForearm vasculatureHoe 140Receptor antagonismUrinary excretion
1999
Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature
Brown N, Gainer J, Stein C, Vaughan D. Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature. Hypertension 1999, 33: 1431-1435. PMID: 10373228, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.6.1431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowPlasminogen activator inhibitor antigenTissue plasminogen activator releaseDose-dependent increasePlasminogen activator releaseTPA releaseInhibitor antigenBlood flowActivator releaseMean arterial pressureStrain-gauge plethysmographyHuman vasculatureInfused armNormotensive volunteersArterial pressureVasodilator nitroprussidePlasma levelsTPA antigenHeart rateSystemic effectsSodium nitroprussideAcetylcholineBradykininNitroprussideRandom order
1998
Regulation of local tissue-type plasminogen activator release by endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent agonists in human vasculature
Stein C, Brown N, Vaughan D, Lang C, Wood A. Regulation of local tissue-type plasminogen activator release by endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent agonists in human vasculature. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 32: 117-122. PMID: 9669258, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00210-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-PA releaseTissue-type plasminogen activator releaseAdministration of isoproterenolSodium nitroprussidePlasminogen activator releaseVascular endotheliumActivator releasePAI-1Local t-PA releaseAdministration of SNPT-PA antigen levelsNet t-PA releasePlasma t-PA levelsEndothelium-independent agonistsForearm plasma flowNitric oxide agonistsForearm blood flowBeta-adrenoceptor agonistsVenous blood samplesRisk of thrombosisT-PA levelsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPlasminogen activator inhibitorNormotensive menBrachial artery