2009
Endogenous Nitric Oxide Contributes to Bradykinin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake but Attenuates Vascular Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Release
Pretorius M, Brown NJ. Endogenous Nitric Oxide Contributes to Bradykinin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake but Attenuates Vascular Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Release. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2009, 332: 291-297. PMID: 19841473, PMCID: PMC2802470, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.109.160168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-PA releaseNet t-PA releaseForearm blood flowTissue-type plasminogen activator releaseL-NMMANitric oxide synthasePlasminogen activator releaseGlucose uptakeActivator releaseBaseline forearm blood flowBaseline forearm vascular resistanceArterial-venous gradientEndogenous NO contributesForearm vascular resistanceNitric oxide contributesIntra-arterial bradykininMonomethyl-L-arginineMuscle glucose uptakeCyclooxygenase inhibitor aspirinEndogenous nitric oxide contributesGender-stratified analysesVascular resistanceNondiabetic subjectsNOS inhibitionFibrinolytic response
2004
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition and smoking potentiate the kinin response to cardiopulmonary bypass
Pretorius M, McFarlane JA, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ, Murphey LJ. Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition and smoking potentiate the kinin response to cardiopulmonary bypass. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2004, 76: 379-387. PMID: 15470338, DOI: 10.1016/j.clpt.2004.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitor groupMinutes of CPBCardiopulmonary bypassACE inhibitorsInhibitor groupKinin responseBradykinin concentrationsEffects of CPBCoronary artery bypass surgeryTissue-type plasminogen activator antigenPreoperative ACE inhibitorsArtery bypass surgeryPostoperative day 1Concentrations of bradykininEffect of smokingPlasminogen activator antigenKallikrein-kinin systemSignificant inverse correlationArterial pressureBypass surgeryFibrinolytic responseVenous bloodACE activityDay 1Enzyme inhibitors
2003
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Alters the Fibrinolytic Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Pretorius M, Murphey LJ, McFarlane JA, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Alters the Fibrinolytic Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Circulation 2003, 108: 3079-3083. PMID: 14656921, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000105765.54573.60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative day 1PAI-1 antigenCardiopulmonary bypassACE inhibitorsPAI-1 expressionACEI groupACE inhibitionPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) concentrationsTPA activityTissue-type plasminogen activator antigenAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitionAcute graft thrombosisPreoperative ACE inhibitorsMorning of surgeryCoronary artery bypassVein graft occlusionPlasminogen activator antigenArterial blood samplesArtery bypassGraft thrombosisGraft occlusionFibrinolytic responseAngiotensin IIBlood samplesDay 1