1996
Reduced Gene Expression of Vascular Endothelial NO Synthase and Cyclooxygenase-1 in Heart Failure
Smith C, Sun D, Hoegler C, Roth B, Zhang X, Zhao G, Xu X, Kobari Y, Pritchard K, Sessa W, Hintze T. Reduced Gene Expression of Vascular Endothelial NO Synthase and Cyclooxygenase-1 in Heart Failure. Circulation Research 1996, 78: 58-64. PMID: 8603506, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.78.1.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCyclooxygenase-1Von Willebrand factorPacing-induced heart failureVentricular end-diastolic pressureEndothelial cellsEndothelium-dependent responsesEnd-diastolic pressureLeft ventricular pacingPeripheral blood vesselsDiastolic pressureVentricular pacingThoracic aortaClinical signsMongrel dogsWestern blottingBlood vesselsWillebrand factorArbitrary unitsEcNOSTotal RNADogsPresent studyFailureCells
1990
Release of a neutrophil‐derived vascoconstrictor agent which augments platelet‐induced contractions of blood vessels in vitro
Sessa W, Mullane K. Release of a neutrophil‐derived vascoconstrictor agent which augments platelet‐induced contractions of blood vessels in vitro. British Journal Of Pharmacology 1990, 99: 553-559. PMID: 2110018, PMCID: PMC1917347, DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12967.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBlood PlateletsCalcimycinIn Vitro TechniquesLipoxygenase InhibitorsMaleMolecular WeightMuscle ContractionMuscle TonusMuscle, Smooth, VascularN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalanineNeutrophilsRabbitsSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsContractile factorsVascular toneBlood vesselsEnd-organ antagonistNeutrophil-derived productsPlatelet-induced contractionsConcentration-dependent contractionsInhibition of contractionRat stomach stripCyclo-oxygenase enzymeTimes more plateletsRabbit thoracic aortaPhorbol myristate acetateFree radical scavengerContractile responseInhibitors of lipoxygenaseOrgan bathAngiotensin IIReceptor antagonistStomach stripIntact endotheliumNeutrophil activationThoracic aortaActivated neutrophilsDesArg9-bradykinin