2024
Blood pressure responses to handgrip exercise but not apnea or mental stress are enhanced in women with a recent history of preeclampsia
Berbrier D, Adler T, Leone C, Paidas M, Stachenfeld N, Usselman C. Blood pressure responses to handgrip exercise but not apnea or mental stress are enhanced in women with a recent history of preeclampsia. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2024, 327: h140-h154. PMID: 38700469, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00020.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle sympathetic nerve activitySystolic blood pressureResponse to acute stimuliIsometric handgrip exercise protocolMental stressHandgrip exercise protocolCardiovascular diseaseExercise-induced increaseEffective prevention strategiesAcute stimuliExercise protocolHistory of preeclampsiaBlood pressureIntegrated muscle sympathetic nerve activityElevated long-term riskElevated cardiovascular riskLong-term riskEnd-expiratory apneaSympathetic nerve activityPrevention strategiesHandgrip exerciseBlood pressure responseRisk factorsExaggerated pressorHealthy pregnancy
2022
Endometriosis promotes atherosclerosis in a murine model
Mamillapalli R, Toffoloni N, Habata S, Qunhua H, Atwani R, Stachenfeld N, Taylor HS. Endometriosis promotes atherosclerosis in a murine model. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 227: 248.e1-248.e8. PMID: 35351413, PMCID: PMC9308711, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of endometriosisOil Red O stainingVascular endothelial growth factorMurine modelCardiovascular diseaseRed O stainingEndothelial growth factorSham miceEndometriotic lesionsInflammatory cytokinesInterleukin-6Luminal areaInterferon gammaO stainingGrowth factorAortic luminal areasInflammatory-related cytokinesRoot wall thicknessUnderwent sham surgeryTreatment of endometriosisInflammation-related cytokinesDevelopment of atherosclerosisApolipoprotein E (ApoE<sup>-/-</sup>) miceLong-term riskWeeks of induction