2007
Myocardial hypertrophy in the absence of external stimuli is induced by angiogenesis in mice
Tirziu D, Chorianopoulos E, Moodie KL, Palac RT, Zhuang ZW, Tjwa M, Roncal C, Eriksson U, Fu Q, Elfenbein A, Hall AE, Carmeliet P, Moons L, Simons M. Myocardial hypertrophy in the absence of external stimuli is induced by angiogenesis in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2007, 117: 3188-3197. PMID: 17975666, PMCID: PMC2045601, DOI: 10.1172/jci32024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenic ProteinsAnimalsCardiomegalyCells, CulturedEchocardiographyEndothelial CellsEnzyme InhibitorsHeartHemodynamicsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterOrgan SizeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTransgenesConceptsMyocardial hypertrophyHeart sizeNormal heart sizeENOS inhibitor L-NAMEInhibitor L-NAMEAtrial natriuretic factorHypertrophic marker expressionNormal adult mouse heartAdult mouse heartAngiogenic growth factorsL-NAMEBeta-MHCCardiac massMyocardial infarctionMyocardial functionNatriuretic factorCardiac performanceCardiomyocyte sizeTransgenic miceStimulation periodHeart growthHypertrophy markersMarker expressionMouse heartsMurine heart
2005
Adenoviral PR39 improves blood flow and myocardial function in a pig model of chronic myocardial ischemia by enhancing collateral formation
Post MJ, Sato K, Murakami M, Bao J, Tirziu D, Pearlman JD, Simons M. Adenoviral PR39 improves blood flow and myocardial function in a pig model of chronic myocardial ischemia by enhancing collateral formation. AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2005, 290: r494-r500. PMID: 16254127, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00460.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic myocardial ischemiaCollateral formationMyocardial ischemiaBlood flowPig modelAdvanced coronary artery diseaseGrowth factorCoronary artery diseaseHypoxia-inducible factor-1alphaRegional blood flowUpregulation of VEGFDose-dependent mannerFGF receptor expressionArtery diseaseCollateral scoreIschemic myocardiumIndividual growth factorsMyocardial functionReceptor expressionReal-time PCRRegional perfusionLocal VEGFPeptide injectionAngiogenic therapyRegional function