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Jin J-K, Whittaker R, Glassy MS, Barlow SB, Gottlieb RA, Glembotski CC Localization of phosphorylated αB-crystallin to heart mitochondria during ischemia-reperfusion Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2008; 294: H337 - H344 Millar pressure transducer mouse mitochondrial permeability transition; cardioprotection
Lorenz JN, Arend LJ, Robitz R, Paul RJ, MacLennan AJ Vascular dysfunction in S1P2 sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor knockout mice Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Jan 2007; 292: R440 - R446 SPR-671 mouse lysosphingolipids; endothelium; vascular smooth muscle; blood flow; myocardial contractility
Kiriazis H, Wang K, Xu Q, Gao X-M, Ming Z, Su Y, Moore X-L, Lambert G, Gibbs ME, Dart AM, Du X-J Knockout of [beta]1- and [beta]2-adrenoceptors attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis  British Journal of Pharmacology 153, 684 - 692 (14 Jan 2008) 1.4-Fr Millar catheter mouse adrenoceptors
Xiao HD, Fuchs S, Bernstein EA, Li P, Campbell DJ, Bernstein KE Mice expressing ACE only in the heart show that increased cardiac angiotensin II is not associated with cardiac hypertrophy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2008; 294: H659 - H667 SPR-671 mouse connexin; gene targeting; blood pressure; genetically modified mice
Esaki M, Takemura G, Kosai K, Takahashi T, Miyata S, Li L, Goto K, Maruyama R, Okada H, Kanamori H, Ogino A, Ushikoshi H, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H Treatment with an adenoviral vector encoding hepatocyte growth factor mitigates established cardiac dysfunction in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2008; 294: H1048 - H1057 SPR-671 mouse heart failure
Zhu M, Gach AA,  Liu GX,  Xu X,  Lim CC,  Zhang JX,  Mao L,  Chuprun K, Koch WJ, Liao R, Koren G, Blaxall BC, Mende U Enhanced calcium cycling and contractile function in transgenic hearts expressing constitutively active Gαo* protein Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2008; 294: H1335 - H1347 1.4-Fr high-fidelity micromanometer catheter mouse G proteins; signal transduction; calcium; contraction; transgenic mice
Kontaridis MI, WYang W, Bence KK, Cullen D, Wang B, NBodyak N, Ke Q, Hinek A, Kang PM,  Liao R, Neel BG Deletion of Ptpn11 (Shp2) in Cardiomyocytes Causes Dilated Cardiomyopathy via Effects on the Extracellular Signal–Regulated Kinase/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and RhoA Signaling Pathways Circulation, Mar 2008; 117: 1423 - 1435 SPR-671 mouse cardiomyocyte signaling pathways, protein tyrosine kinases
Yang Y, Ma Y, Han W,  Li J, Xiang Y,  Liu F, Ma X,Zhang J, Fu Z, Su Y-D, Du X-J, Gao X-M Age-related differences in postinfarct left ventricular rupture and remodeling Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2008; 294: H1815 - H1822. 1.4 F Millar catheter mouse infarct expansion; collagen; matrix metalloproteinase; inflammatory cytokines
Mito S, Ozono R, Oshima T,  Y, Watari Y, Yamamoto Y, Brydun A, Igarashi K, Yoshizumi M Myocardial Protection Against Pressure Overload in Mice Lacking Bach1, a Transcriptional Repressor of Heme Oxygenase-1 Hypertension, Apr 2008; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102566 1.4F Millar pressure catheter mouse hypertrophy • HO-1 • mice • oxidative stress • Bach1 • remodeling
Drouin A,  Gendron M-È, Thorin E, Gillis M-A,Mahlberg-Gaudin , Tardif J-C Chronic heart rate reduction by ivabradine prevents endothelial dysfunction in dyslipidaemic mice British Journal of Pharmacology (14 Apr 2008), doi: 10.1038/bjp.2008.116, Research Paper Millar catheter mouse hypercholesterolaemia, vasodilatation and acetylcholine, cardiac dysfunction, metoprolol, telemetry
Parrish DC, Gritman K, Van Winkle DM, Woodward WR, Bader M, Habecker BA Postinfarct sympathetic hyperactivity differentially stimulates expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and norepinephrine transporter Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2008; 294: H99 - H106 microtipped pressure transducer (2.0 French; Millar) rat ischemia-reperfusion; sympathetic hyperactivity; autonomic
Chen L,Zhang J, Gan TX, Chen-Izu Y, Hasday JD,  Karmazyn M, Balke CW, Scharf SM Left ventricular dysfunction and associated cellular injury in rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia J Appl Physiol, Jan 2008; 104: 218 - 223  micromanometer-tipped catheters, 2.5 F rat obstructive sleep apnea; cardiac hypertrophy; apoptosis
El-Helou V, Proulx C, Gosselin H, Clement R, Mimee A,  Villeneuve L, Calderone A Dexamethasone treatment of post-MI rats attenuates sympathetic innervation of the infarct region J Appl Physiol, Jan 2008; 104: 150 - 156 SPR-407 rat dexamethasone; neural remodeling; myocardial infarction; myofibroblasts; nerve growth factor
Yeih D-F, Lin L-Y, Yeh H-I, Lai Y-J, Chiang F-T, Tseng C-D, Chu S-H, Tseng Y-Z Temporal changes in cardiac force- and flow-generation capacity, loading conditions, and mechanical efficiency in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2008; 294: H867 - H874 2-Fr Millar catheter  rat diabetes; contractile function; hemodynamics; mechanical efficiency; ventriculoarterial coupling
Varagic J, Frohlich ED, Susic D, Ahn J, López B, Díez J AT1 receptor antagonism attenuates target organ effects of salt excess in SHRs without affecting pressure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2008; 294: H853 - H858 Micro-Tip 3F rat left ventricular function; fibrosis; coronary circulation; angiotensi II type 1 receptor blocker
Fregosi RF Influence of tongue muscle contraction and dynamic airway pressure on velopharyngeal volume in the rat J Appl Physiol, Mar 2008; 104: 682 - 693 nonmagnetic pressure transducer  rat apnea; functional electrical stimulation; hypoglossal nerve; magnetic resonance imaging; pharynx; upper airway
 Van Linthout S, Spillmann F, Riad A, Trimpert C, Lievens J, Meloni M, Escher F, Filenberg E, Demir O,  Li J, Shakibaei M, Schimke I, Staudt A, Felix SB, Schultheiss H-P, De Geest B, Tschöpe C Human Apolipoprotein A-I Gene Transfer Reduces the Development of Experimental Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Circulation, Mar 2008; 117: 1563 - 1573 2F-tip catheter rat cardiac oxidative stress, intramyocardial inflammation, cardiac fibrosis, and cardiac apoptosis.
Wu M-S, Liang J-T , Lin Y-D, Wu E-T, Tseng Y-Z, Chang K-C Aminoguanidine prevents the impairment of cardiac pumping mechanics in rats with streptozotocin and nicotinamide-induced type 2 diabetes British Journal of Pharmacology (31 Mar 2008), doi: 10.1038/bjp.2008.119, Research Paper SPC-320 rat advanced glycation end products, aminoguanidine, maximal systolic elastance, theoretical maximum flow, streptozotocin–nicotinamide diabetic rats
Lee T-M, Chen C-C, Lin M-S, Chang N-C Effect of endothelin receptor antagonists on ventricular susceptibility in postinfarcted rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2008; 294: H1871 - H1879 SPR-407 rat myocardial infarction; nerve growth factor; rats; sympathetic reinnervation
Mito S, Ozono R, Oshima T, Yano Y, Watari Y, Yamamoto Y, Brydun A, Igarashi K, Yoshizumi M Myocardial Protection Against Pressure Overload in Mice Lacking Bach1, a Transcriptional Repressor of Heme Oxygenase-1 Hypertension, Jun 2008; 51: 1570 - 1577 1.4F Millar pressure catheter mouse hypertrophy • HO-1 • mice • oxidative stress • Bach1 • remodeling
Matsuhisa S, Otani H, Okazaki T, Yamashita K, Akita Y, Sato D, Moriguchi A, Imamura H, Iwasaka T Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker preserves tolerance to ischemia-reperfusion injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rat heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2008; 294: H2473 - H2479 2 F rat antioxidant; nitric oxide synthase
DeMarco VG, Habibi J, Whaley-Connell AT, Schneider RI, Heller RL, Bosanquet JP, Hayden MR, Delcour K, Cooper SA, Andresen BT, Sowers JR, Dellsperger KC Oxidative stress contributes to pulmonary hypertension in the transgenic (mRen2)27 rat Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2008; 294: H2659 - H2668. Mikro-tip catheter rat renin; angiotensin II; NADPH oxidase
Yu Q, Nguyen T, Ogbi M, Caldwell RW, Johnson JA Differential loss of cytochrome-c oxidase subunits in ischemia-reperfusion injury: exacerbation of COI subunit loss by PKC-ε inhibition Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2008; 294: H2637 - H2645 water-filled balloon-tipped Millar catheter rat preconditioning; protein kinase C; cytochrome oxidase subunit; coronary ligation; mitochondria
Kleiber AC, Zheng H, Schultz HD, Peuler JD, Patel KP Exercise training normalizes enhanced glutamate-mediated sympathetic activation from the PVN in heart failure Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Jun 2008; 294: R1863 - R1872 Mikro-Tip catheter rat paraventricular nucleus; N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors; sympathetic nerve activity
Mczewski M, Mczewska J, Duda M Hypercholesterolaemia exacerbates ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction in the rat: role of angiotensin II type 1 receptors British Journal of Pharmacology (09 Jun 2008), doi: 10.1038/bjp.2008.218 SPC-320 rat myocardial infarction, hypercholesterolaemia, statin, sartan, heart failure, remodelling, rat
Aubin M-C, Lajoie C, Clément R, Gosselin H, Calderone A, Perrault LP Female Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet Were Associated with Vascular Dysfunction and Cardiac Fibrosis in the Absence of Overt Obesity and Hyperlipidemia: Therapeutic Potential of Resveratrol J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2008 325: 961-968      
Whiteaker P, Marks MJ, Christensen S, Dowell C, Collins AC, McIntosh MJ Synthesis and Characterization of 125 I-α-Conotoxin ArIB[V11L;V16A], a Selective α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonist J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2008 325: 910-919   mouse  
Oudit G Y,Kassiri Z, Zhou J, Liu QC, Liu PP, Backx PH, Dawood F, Crackower MA, Scholey JW, Penninger JM Loss of PTEN attenuates the development of pathological hypertrophy and heart failure in response to biomechanical stress Cardiovasc Res, 1 June 2008; 78: 505 - 514 1.4 French Millar catheter mouse Heart failure; Hypertrophy; Angiogenesis; Angiotensin II; Signalling
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Knaus A, Zong X, Beetz N, Jahns R, Lohse MJ, Biel M,  Hein L Direct Inhibition of Cardiac Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Pacemaker Channels by Clonidine Circulation, Jan 2007; doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.667675 1.4F Millar microtip device mouse receptors, adrenergic, alpha • heart rate • ion channels • pharmacology
Li Y, Takemura G, Okada H, Miyata S, Kanamori H, Maruyama R, Esaki M, Li L, Ogino A, Ohno T, Kondo T, Nakagawa M, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H ANG II type 1A receptor signaling causes unfavorable scar dynamics in the postinfarct heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2007; 292: H946 - H953 SPR-671 mouse angiotensin II; apoptosis; granulation tissue; heart failure; myocardial infarction; myofibroblast; scar
Knaus A, Zong X, Beetz N, Jahns R, Lohse MJ, Biel M,Lutz Hein L Direct Inhibition of Cardiac Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide–Gated Pacemaker Channels by Clonidine Circulation, Feb 2007; 115: 872 - 880 1.4F Millar microtip device mouse HCN channel inhibitors
Sekiguchi K, Tian Q, Ishiyama M, Burchfield J, Gao F, Mann DL, Barger PM Inhibition of PPAR-α activity in mice with cardiac-restricted expression of tumor necrosis factor: potential role of TGF-β/Smad3 Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2007; 292: H1443 - H1451 1.4-Fr microtipped Millar catheter mouse metabolism; inflammation; genes; signal transduction
 Zhao X, Chen Y-R, He G, Zhang A, Druhan LJ, Strauch AR, Zweier JL Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) knockout decreases NOS2 induction, limiting hyperoxygenation and conferring protection in the postischemic heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2007; 292: H1541 - H1550 SPR-261, 1.4 Fr mouse oxygen; superoxide; peroxynitrite; mitochondria; electron paramagnetic resonance; ischemia-reperfusion
Hanada K, Vermeij M, Garinis GA, de Waard MC, Kunen MGS, Myers L, Maas A, Duncker DJ, Meijers C, Dietz HC, Kanaar R, Essers J Perturbations of Vascular Homeostasis and Aortic Valve Abnormalities in Fibulin-4 Deficient Mice Circ. Res., Mar 2007; 100: 738 - 746 SPR-671 mouse aneurysm • aortic valve • mouse
Hansmann G, Wagner RA, Schellong S, Perez VAdJ, Urashima T, Wang L, Sheikh AY, Suen RS, Stewart DJ, Rabinovitch M Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Is Linked to Insulin Resistance and Reversed by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Activation Circulation, Mar 2007; 115: 1275 - 1284 1.4F mouse insulin resistance, low plasma adiponectin levels, and deficiency of apoE
Said SI, Hamidi SA, Dickman KG, Szema AM, Lyubsky S, Lin RZ, Jiang Y-P, Chen JJ, Waschek JA, Kort S Moderate Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Male Mice Lacking the Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Gene Circulation, Mar 2007; 115: 1260 - 1268 1.4F 3-cm Mikro-Tip catheter mouse VIP knockout (VIP–/–)
Martino TA, Tata N, Belsham DD, Chalmers J, Straume M, Lee P, Pribiag H, Khaper N, Liu PP, Dawood F, Backx PH, Ralph MR, Sole MJ Disturbed Diurnal Rhythm Alters Gene Expression and Exacerbates Cardiovascular Disease With Rescue by Resynchronization Hypertension, Mar 2007; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.106.083568 1.4 French catheter mouse cardiac hypertrophy • renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system pathway • remodeling • gene expression microarrays •circadian
Belke DD, Swanson E, Suarez J, Scott BT, Stenbit AE, Dillmann WH Increased expression of SERCA in the hearts of transgenic mice results in increased oxidation of glucose Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2007; 292: H1755 - H1763 2-Fr miniature pressure transducer mouse mitochondrial calcium; pyruvate dehydrogenase; cardiac energetics; sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium-adenosine 5'-triphosphatase
Kanamori H, Takemura H, Li Y, Okada H, Maruyama R, Aoyama T, Miyata S, Esaki M, Ogino A, Nakagawa M, Ushikoshi H, Kawasaki M, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara H Inhibition of Fas-associated apoptosis in granulation tissue cells accompanies attenuation of postinfarction left ventricular remodeling by olmesartan Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2007; 292: H2184 - H2194. SPR-671 mouse angiotensin; apoptosis; heart failure; myocardial infarction
Bendall JK, Rinze R, Adlam D, Tatham AL, de Bono J, Channon KM Endothelial Nox2 Overexpression Potentiates Vascular Oxidative Stress and Hemodynamic Response to Angiotensin II: Studies in Endothelial-Targeted Nox2 Transgenic Mice Circ. Res., Apr 2007; 100: 1016 - 1025 Millar catheter system mouse NADPH oxidase • oxidative stress • endothelium • hemodynamics
Funakoshi H, Zacharia LC, Tang Z, Zhang J, Lee LL, Good JC, Herrmann DE, Higuchi Y, Koch WJ, Jackson EK, Chan TO, Feldman AM A1 Adenosine Receptor Upregulation Accompanies Decreasing Myocardial Adenosine Levels in Mice With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Circulation, May 2007; 115: 2307 - 2315 1.4F micromanometer catheter mouse myocardial adenosine system
Martino TA, Tata N, Belsham DD, Chalmers J, Straume M, Lee P, Pribiag H, Khaper N, Liu PP, Dawood F, Backx PH, Ralph MR, Sole MJ Disturbed Diurnal Rhythm Alters Gene Expression and Exacerbates Cardiovascular Disease With Rescue by Resynchronization Hypertension, May 2007; 49: 1104 - 1113 1.4 French catheter  mouse cardiac hypertrophy • renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system pathway • remodeling • gene expression microarrays • circadian
Monden Y, Kubota T, Inoue T, Tsutsumi T, Kawano S, Ide T, Tsutsui T, Sunagawa K Tumor necrosis factor-α is toxic via receptor 1 and protective via receptor 2 in a murine model of myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2007; 293: H743 - H753 1.4-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse cytokines; heart failure; remodeling; interstitial fibrosis
Buys ES, Raher MJ, Blake SL, Neilan TG, Graveline AR, Passeri JJ, Llano M, Perez-Sanz TM, Ichinose F, Janssens S, Zapol WM, Picard MH, Bloch KD, Scherrer-Crosbie M Cardiomyocyte-restricted restoration of nitric oxide synthase 3 attenuates left ventricular remodeling after chronic pressure overload Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2007; 293: H620 - H627 SPR-671 mouse echocardiography; heart failure; hypertrophy; mice
Wagenseil JE, Knutsen RH, Li DY, Mecham RP Elastin-insufficient mice show normal cardiovascular remodeling in 2K1C hypertension despite higher baseline pressure and unique cardiovascular architecture Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2007; 293: H574 - H582 catheter  mouse arterial mechanics; extracellular matrix; high blood pressure; cardiac hypertrophy; two-kidney, one-clip hypertension
Nakaoka Y, Nishida K, Narimatsu M, Kamiya A, Minami T, Sawa H, Okawa K, Fujio Y, Koyama T, Maeda M, Sone M, Yamasaki S, Arai Y, Koh GY, Kodama T, Hirota H, Otsu K, Hirano T, Mochizuki N Gab family proteins are essential for postnatal maintenance of cardiac function via neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling J. Clin. Invest., Jul 2007; 117: 1771 - 1781 1.4 French high-fidelity pressure transducer catheter mouse scaffolding adaptor proteins 
Kuba K, Zhang L, Imai Y, Arab S, Chen M, Maekawa Y, Leschnik M,  Leibbrandt A, Makovic M, Schwaighofer J, Beetz N, Musialek R, Neely GG, Komnenovic V, Kolm U, Metzler B, Ricci R, Hara H, Meixner A, Nghiem M, Chen X, Dawood F, Wong KM, Sarao R, Cukerman E, Kimura A, Hein L, Thalhammer J, Liu PP, Penninger JM Impaired Heart Contractility in Apelin Gene–Deficient Mice Associated With Aging and Pressure Overload Circ. Res., Aug 2007; 101: e32 - e42 1.4 French Millar catheter, TCP-500  mouse aging • angiotensin • cardiac failure • cardiac function • pressure overload
Vermeersch P, Buys E, Pokreisz P, Marsboom G, Ichinose F, Sips P, Pellens M, Gillijns H, Swinnen M, Graveline A, Collen D, Dewerchin M, Brouckaert P, Bloch KD, Janssens S Soluble Guanylate Cyclase-α1 Deficiency Selectively Inhibits the Pulmonary Vasodilator Response to Nitric Oxide and Increases the Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling Response to Chronic Hypoxia Circulation, Aug 2007; 116: 936 - 943 1.4F Millar catheter  mouse guanylate cyclase • nitric oxide • hypoxia • hypertension, pulmonary • remodeling
Huggins GS, Lepore JJ, Greytak S, Patten R, McNamee R, Aronovitz M, Wang PJ, Reed GL The CREB leucine zipper regulates CREB phosphorylation, cardiomyopathy, and lethality in a transgenic model of heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2007; 293: H1877 - H1882 1.4-Fr Millar pressure catheter mouse adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate responsive element binding protein
Palmer LA, Doctor A, Chhabra P, Sheram M:,Laubach VE, Karlinsey MZ, Forbes MS, Macdonald T, Gaston B S-Nitrosothiols signal hypoxia-mimetic vascular pathology J. Clin. Invest., Sep 2007; 117: 2592 - 2601 Millar 1.4 F catheter/transducer mouse chronic NAC administration, pulmonary arterial hypertension
Khan M, Kutala VK, Vikram DS, Wisel S, Chacko SM, Kuppusamy ML, Mohan IK, Zweier JL, Kwiatkowski P, Kuppusamy P Skeletal myoblasts transplanted in the ischemic myocardium enhance in situ oxygenation and recovery of contractile function Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2007; 293: H2129 - H2139 SPR-1000 mouse ischemic heart; myocardial infarction; electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry; OxySpin
Ogino A, Takemura G, Kanamori H, Okada H, Maruyama R, Miyata S, Esaki M, Nakagawa M, Aoyama T, Ushikoshi H, Kawasaki M, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H Amlodipine inhibits granulation tissue cell apoptosis through reducing calcineurin activity to attenuate postinfarction cardiac remodeling Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2007; 293: H2271 - H2280 SPR 671 mouse Ca2+ channels; heart failure
Gendron M-E, Thorin E A change in the redox environment and thromboxane A2 production precede endothelial dysfunction in mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2007; 293: H2508 - H2515 Millar catheter  mouse nitric oxide; cyclooxygenase; reactive oxygen species
Bostick B, Yue Y, Long C, Duan D Prevention of Dystrophin-Deficient Cardiomyopathy in Twenty-One-Month-Old Carrier Mice by Mosaic Dystrophin Expression or Complementary Dystrophin/Utrophin Expression Circ. Res., Oct 2007; doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.162982  closed-chest Millar catheter mouse cardiomyopathy • gene therapy • myocardium • genetics • heart disease 
Desjardins J-F, Teichert-Kuliszewska K, Quan A, Verma S, Stewart DJ, Parker TG Abstract 444: Absence of S100A1 in Mice is Associated With a Hypertensive Phenotype Dependent on Both Gender and Endothelial Function Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_74 Millar catheter mouse cardiac muscle Ca2+ homeostasis
Partovian C, Zhuang ZW, Martin KA, Simons M Abstract 326: Syndecan-4 Knockout Mice Exhibit Decreased eNOS Activity And Increased Blood Pressure Via Disruption Of mTOR Complex Assembly In Raft Domains Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_47 Millar transducer  mouse eNOS activity and angiogenesis
Horstkotte J, Lange P, Schroeder M, Schneider M, Perisic T, Hinkel R, Kiermayer C, Brielmeier M, Boekstegers P, Markus C, Kupatt C Abstract 1010: Endogenous Mitochondrial, But Not Cytosolic Thioredoxin Reductase Protects Against Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion Injury Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_201 Millar tip catheter  mouse protective ROS-scavenging, knock-out mouse
Iwasaki M, Koyanagi M, Rapp S, Schuetz C, Bushoven P, Schranz D, Galvez BG, Cossu G, Zeiher AM, Urbich C, Dimmeler S Abstract 855: Circulating Mesoangioblasts Differentiate Into Cardiac Myocytes And Improve Function After Acute Myocardial Infarction Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_166 Millar catheter mouse Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy-Experimental: Stem Cell Origin and Myocardial Homing, nude mouse
Tang YL, Shen L, Qian K, Phillips MI Abstract 859: Hypoxia-activated CXCR4 Expression In Cardiac Progenitor Cells For Replenishing Stem Cell Pool In Acute Ischemic Myocardium Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_167 Millar catheter mouse Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy-Experimental: Stem Cell Origin and Myocardial Homing
Urashima T, Zhao M, Wagner R, Fajardo G, Farahani S, Quertermous T, Bernstein D Abstract 3129: Molecular and Physiologic Characterization of RV Remodeling and Failure in a Murine Model of Mild, Moderate and Severe Pulmonary Stenosis Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_702 Millar catheter mouse Mechanical Regulation of the  Right Side of the Heart in Congenital Heart Disease: Influence of Age and Hemodynamic Load
Diwan A, Krenz M, Syed FM, Wansapura J, Ren X, Koesters AG, Li H, Kirshenbaum LA, Hahn HS, Robbins J,  Jones WK, Dorn II GW Inhibition of ischemic cardiomyocyte apoptosis through targeted ablation of Bnip3 restrains postinfarction remodeling in mice J. Clin. Invest., Oct 2007; 117: 2825 - 2833 1.4 French Millar solid-state catheters  mouse proapoptotic gene
Hambleton M, York A, Sargent MA, Kaiser RA, Lorenz JN, Robbins J, Molkentin JD Inducible and myocyte-specific inhibition of PKC enhances cardiac contractility and protects against infarction-induced heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2007; 293: H3768 - H3771 1.4 F Millar catheter mouse protein kinase C; signaling; myocardial infarction
El-Bizri N, Wang L, Merklinger SL, Guignabert C, Desai T, Urashima T, Sheikh AY, Knutsen RH, Mecham RP, Mishina Y, Rabinovitch M Smooth Muscle Protein 22–Mediated Patchy Deletion of Bmpr1a Impairs Cardiac Contractility but Protects Against Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling Circ. Res., Dec 2007; doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.161059 1.4F Millar catheter mouse Bmpr1a (Alk3) • pulmonary hypertension • hypoxia • vascular remodeling • smooth muscle cell • pericytes • proliferation • apoptosis • transgenic mice
Rose RA,Kabir MG, Backx PH Altered Heart Rate and Sinoatrial Node Function in Mice Lacking the cAMP Regulator Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-g Circ. Res., Dec 2007; 101: 1274 - 1282. pressure catheter mouse ion channels • electrophysiology • action potentials • arrhythmia
Li L, Takemura G, Li Y, Miyata S, Esaki M, Okada H, Kanamori H, Ogino A, Maruyama R, Nakagawa M, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H, Takemura G Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor improves left ventricular function of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy  Laboratory Investigation 87, 440 - 455 (05 Mar 2007) SPR 671 mouse cardiomyopathy, cytokines, doxorubicin, ERK, G-CSF, heart failure
Sanbe A, Tanaka Y, Fujiwara Y, Tsumura H, Yamauchi J, Cotecchia S, Koike K, Tsujimoto G, Tanoue A α1-Adrenoceptors are required for normal male sexual function British Journal of Pharmacology 152, 332 - 340 (01 Oct 2007) SPR-671 mouse α1-Adrenoceptor, ejaculation, vas deferens
Johns, DG Behm DJ, Walker DJ, Ao Z, Shapland EM, Daniels DA, Riddick M, Dowell S, Staton PC, Green P, Shabon U, Bao W, Aiyar N, Yue T-L, Brown AJ, Morrison AD, Douglas SA The novel endocannabinoid receptor GPR55 is activated by atypical cannabinoids but does not mediate their vasodilator effects  British Journal of Pharmacology 152, 825 - 831 (20 Aug 2007)  SPR-671 mouse GPR55, cannabinoid receptors, abnormal cannabidiol, CBx receptor
Reddy MK, Schultz HD, Zheng H, Patel KP Altered nitric oxide mechanism within the paraventricular nucleus contributes to the augmented carotid body chemoreflex in heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2007; 292: H149 - H157 2-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter rat renal sympathetic nerve activity; phrenic nerve activity; hypothalamus
Susic D, Varagic J, Ahn J, Matavelli L, Frohlich ED Long-term mineralocorticoid receptor blockade reduces fibrosis and improves cardiac performance and coronary hemodynamics in elderly SHR Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2007; 292: H175 - H179 catheter-tip transducer rat aldosterone; myocardial fibrosis; left ventricular diastolic function; minimal vascular resistance; antihypertensive/diuretics
Pan Y-X, Gao L, Wang W-Z, Zheng H, Liu D, Patel KP, Zucker IH, Wang W Exercise Training Prevents Arterial Baroreflex Dysfunction in Rats Treated With Central Angiotensin II Hypertension, Jan 2007; doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000256955.74461.93 SPR-524 rat exercise • baroreflex • sympathetic nerve activity • reactive oxygen species • AT1 receptor
Li J, Gao Z, Kehoe V, Sinoway LI Interstitial K+ concentration in active muscle after myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2007; 292: H808 - H813 2-Fr microMillar pressure transducer catheter rat sympathetic nervous system; exercise; blood flow
Gao Z, Xing J, Sinoway L, Li J P2X receptor-mediated muscle pressor reflex in myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Feb 2007; 292: H939 - H945 Millar catheter rat exercise; blood pressure; sympathetic nervous system; dorsal root ganglion; heart failure
Rennison JH, McElfresh TA, Okere IC, Vazquez EJ, Patel HV, Foster AB, Patel KK, Chen Q, Hoit BD, Tserng K-Y, Hassan MO, Hoppel CL, Chandler MP High-fat diet postinfarction enhances mitochondrial function and does not exacerbate left ventricular dysfunction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2007; 292: H1498 - H1506 3.5 Fr rat oxidative phosphorylation; electron transport chain; ceramide; lipotoxicity
Helwig BG, Musch TI, Craig RA, Kenney MJ Increased interleukin-6 receptor expression in the paraventricular nucleus of rats with heart failure Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Mar 2007; 292: R1165 - R1173.  2-Fr catheter-tip pressure manometer rat signal transduction; gp130; hypothalamic-pituitary axis
Sethi R, Saini HK, Wang X, Elimban V, Dhalla NS Dependence of changes in β-adrenoceptor signal transduction on type and stage of cardiac hypertrophy J Appl Physiol, Mar 2007; 102: 978 - 984 SPR-249 rat pressure overload; volume overload; cardiac function; β-adrenoceptors; adenylyl cyclase; intracellular calcium concentr
Pan Y-X, Gao L, Wang W-Z, Zheng H, Liu D, Patel KP, Zucker IH, Wang W Exercise Training Prevents Arterial Baroreflex Dysfunction in Rats Treated With Central Angiotensin I Hypertension, Mar 2007; 49: 519 - 527 SPR-524 rat exercise • baroreflex • sympathetic nerve activity • reactive oxygen species • AT1 receptor
Milano G, Morel S, Bonny C, Samaja M, von Segesser LK, Nicod P, Vassalli G A peptide inhibitor of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase reduces myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and infarct size in vivo Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2007; 292: H1828 - H1835 MPC-500 rat myocardium; mitogen-activated protein kinases; apoptosis; isolated
Simpson JA, Iscoe S Cardiorespiratory failure in rat induced by severe inspiratory resistive loading J Appl Physiol, Apr 2007; 102: 1556 - 1564 SPR 524 rat diaphragm; fatigue; heart; injury; troponin
Cosson E, Herisse M, Laude E, Thomas F, Valensi P, Attali J-R, Safar ME, Dabire H Aortic stiffness and pulse pressure amplification in Wistar-Kyoto and spontaneously hypertensive rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2007; 292: H2506 - H2512 SPR-330 rat pulse wave velocity; body weight; conscious rat; autonomic nervous system
Garg P, Martin CF, Elms SC, Gordon FJ, Wall SM, Garland CJ, Sutliff RL, O'Neill WC Effect of the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC1 on systemic blood pressure and smooth muscle tone Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2007; 292: H2100 - H2105 SPR-671 rat resistance arteries; hypertension; bumetanide
Chicco AJ, Johnson MS, Armstrong CJ, Lynch JM, Gardner RT, Fasen GS, Gillenwater CP, Moore RL Sex-specific and exercise-acquired cardioprotection is abolished by sarcolemmal KATP channel blockade in the rat heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2007; 292: H2432 - H2437 3-Fr pressure-transducing catheter  rat ischemia; infarction; sex differences; gender
Gao E, Boucher M, Chuprun JK, Zhou R-H, Eckhart AD, Koch WJ Darbepoetin alfa, a long-acting erythropoietin analog, offers novel and delayed cardioprotection for the ischemic heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2007; 293: H60 - H68 2-Fr micromanometer  rat myocardial ischemia; ischemia-reperfusion injury; apoptosis
van Hees HWH, van der Heijden HFM, Ottenheijm CAC, Heunks LMA, Pigmans CJC, Verheugt FWA, Brouwer RMHJ, Dekhuijzen PNR Diaphragm single-fiber weakness and loss of myosin in congestive heart failure rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2007; 293: H819 - H828 SPC-330 rat skinned muscle single fibers; cross-bridge cycling kinetics; Ca2+ sensitivity; proteasome; caspase-3
Ito T, Okada T, Mimuro J, Miyashita H, Uchibori R, Urabe M, Mizukami H, Kume A, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Sakata Y, Shimada K, Ozawa K Adenoassociated Virus-Mediated Prostacyclin Synthase Expression Prevents Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats Hypertension, Jul 2007; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.091348  SPC-320 rat hypertension • pulmonary • gene therapy • remodeling • prostacyclin synthase
Henkens IR,  Mouchaers KTB,  Vliegen HW, van der Laarse WJ, Swenne CA, Maan AC, Draisma HHM, Schalij I, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Vonk-Noordegraaf A Early changes in rat hearts with developing pulmonary arterial hypertension can be detected with three-dimensional electrocardiography Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2007; 293: H1300 - H1307 Millar pressure catheter  rat right ventricular hypertrophy; monocrotaline; electrocardiogram
Lee T-M, Lin M-S, Chang N-C Inhibition of histone deacetylase on ventricular remodeling in infarcted rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2007; 293: H968 - H977 SPR-407 rat hypertrophy; infarction
Xing J, Koba S, Kehoe V, Gao Z, Rice K, King N, Sinoway L, Li J Interstitial norepinephrine concentrations in skeletal muscle of ischemic heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2007; 293: H1190 - H1195 2-Fr micro-Millar pressure transducer catheter rat nervous system; sympathetic; exercise; blood flow
Yamamoto T, Shirayama T, Sakatani T, Takahashi T, Tanaka H, Takamatsu T, Spitzer KW, Matsubara H Enhanced activity of ventricular Na+-HCO3– cotransport in pressure overload hypertrophy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2007; 293: H1254 - H1264 Microtip catheter rat cardiac myocytes; intracellular pH regulation; messenger ribonucleic acid; polymerase chain reaction
Schultz RL, Swallow JG, Waters RP, Kuzman JA, Redetzke RA, Said S, de Escobar GM, Gerdes AM Effects of Excessive Long-Term Exercise on Cardiac Function and Myocyte Remodeling in Hypertensive Heart Failure Rats Hypertension, Jun 2007; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.106.086371 Millar Mikro-tip catheter  rat hypertension • heart failure • exercise • hypertrophy • myocytes • voluntary wheel running • SHHF
Ito T, Okada T, Miyashita H, Nomoto T, Nonaka-Sarukawa M, Uchibori R, Maeda Y, Urabe M, Mizukami H, Kume A, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Shimada K, Ozawa K Interleukin-10 Expression Mediated by an Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Prevents Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats Circ. Res., Aug 2007; doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.153023 SPC-320 rat pulmonary hypertension • interleukins • gene therapy • inflammation • vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation 
Chandler MP, Morgan EE, McElfresh TA, Kung TA, Rennison JH, Hoit BD, Young ME Heart failure progression is accelerated following myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetic rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2007; 293: H1609 - H1616 3.5-Fr pressure transducer  rat contractile function; left ventricular remodeling; gene expression
Ito T, Okada T, Miyashita H, Nomoto T, Nonaka-Sarukawa M, Uchibori R, Maeda Y, Urabe M, Mizukami H, Kume A, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Shimada K, Ozawa K Interleukin-10 Expression Mediated by an Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Prevents Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats Circ. Res., Sep 2007; 101: 734 - 741 SPC-320 rat pulmonary hypertension • interleukins • gene therapy • inflammation • vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation
Yildirim Y, Naito H, Didié M, Karikkineth BC, Biermann D, Eschenhagen T, Zimmermann W-H Development of a Biological Ventricular Assist Device: Preliminary Data From a Small Animal Model Circulation, Sep 2007; 116: I-16 - I-23 Millar-tip catheter rat tissue engineering • myocardium • cardiomyocyte • regeneration • transplantation
Sartório CL, Fraccarollo D, Galuppo P, Leutke M, Ertl G, Stefanon I,  Bauersachs J Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blockade Improves Vasomotor Dysfunction and Vascular Oxidative Stress Early After Myocardial Infarction Hypertension, Sep 2007; doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.093450 micromanometer rat aldosterone • acute myocardial infarction • endothelial dysfunction • oxidative stress
Ito T, Okada T, Mimuro J, Miyashita H, Uchibori R, Urabe M, Mizukami H, Kume A, Takahashi M, Ikeda U, Sakata Y, Shimada K, Ozawa K Adenoassociated Virus–Mediated Prostacyclin Synthase Expression Prevents Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats Hypertension, Sep 2007; 50: 531 - 536 SPC-320 rat hypertension • pulmonary • gene therapy • remodeling • prostacyclin synthase
Farahmand P, Weisel RD, Menasche P, Li R-K Abstract 2673: Myoblast Transplantation Improves Cardiac Function Whether the Cells are Implanted Early or Late After Coronary Ligation Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_592 Millar catheter rat myocardial infarction 
Behnke BJ, Delp MD, Poole DC, Musch TI Aging potentiates the effect of congestive heart failure on muscle microvascular oxygenation J Appl Physiol, Nov 2007; 103: 1757 - 1763 2-Fr catheter-tip pressure manometer  rat heart failure; skeletal muscle; oxygen exchange
Sartório CL, Fraccarollo D, Galuppo P, Leutke M, Ertl G, Stefanon I, Bauersachs J Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blockade Improves Vasomotor Dysfunction and Vascular Oxidative Stress Early After Myocardial Infarction Hypertension, Nov 2007; 50: 919 - 925 micromanometer rat aldosterone • acute myocardial infarction • endothelial dysfunction • oxidative stress
Chen-Izu Y, Chen L, Bányász T, McCulle SL, Norton B, Scharf SM, Agarwal A, Patwardhan A, zu LT, Balke CW Hypertension-induced remodeling of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling in ventricular myocytes occurs prior to hypertrophy development Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2007; 293: H3301 - H3310 SPR-249A, SPR-671 rat heart failure; action potential; L-type Ca2+ channel; ryanodine receptor
Lee T-M, Lin M-S, Chang N-C Effect of pravastatin on sympathetic reinnervation in postinfarcted rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2007; 293: H3617 - H3626 SPR-407 rat immunohistochemistry; ion channels; myocardial infarction; norepinephrine; polymerase chain reaction
Hydock DS, Lien C-Y, Schneider CM, Hayward R Effects of voluntary wheel running on cardiac function and myosin heavy chain in chemically gonadectomized rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2007; 293: H3254 - H3264 SPR-671 rat echocardiography; myosin heavy chain; orchiectomy; ovariectomy; sex hormones
Chang K-C, Liang J-T, Tseng C-D, Wu E-T, Hsu K-L, Wu M-S, Lin Y-T, Tseng Y-Z Aminoguanidine prevents fructose-induced deterioration in left ventricular?arterial coupling in Wistar rats  British Journal of Pharmacology 151, 341 - 346 (02 Apr 2007) SPC-320 rat aminoguanidine, effective arterial volume elastance, fructose loading, end-systolic elastance, ventricular–arterial coupling
 
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Donath S, Li P, Willenbockel C, Al-Saadi N, Gross V, Willnow T, Bader M, Martin U, Bauersachs J, Wollert KC, Dietz R, von Harsdorf R Apoptosis Repressor With Caspase Recruitment Domain Is Required for Cardioprotection in Response to Biomechanical and Ischemic Stress Circulation, Mar 2006; 113: 1203 - 1212 high-fidelity catheter tip transducer, 1.4F mouse apoptosis, heart failure, hypertophy, ischemia, myocardial infarction
Peng X, Kraus MS, Wei H, Shen T-L, Pariaut R, Alcaraz A, Ji G, Cheng L, Yang Q, Kotlikoff MI, Chen J, Chien K, Gu H, Guan J-L Inactivation of focal adhesion kinase in cardiomyocytes promotes eccentric cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice J Clin Invest. 2006 January 4; 116(1): 217–227 1.4-F Millar catheter–tip micromanometer catheter mouse cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase, CFKO
Stauffer BL, Konhilas JP, Luczak ED, Leinwand LA Soy diet worsens heart disease in mice J. Clin. Invest. 116:209-216 (2006). 1.4-fr Millar Mikro-tip pressure transducer mouse glycogen synthase kinase 3ß, caspase-3 activation, fibrosis, ß-myosin heavy chain, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Lindsey ML, Escobar GP, Dobrucki LW, Goshorn DK, Bouges S, Mingoia JT, McClister Jr DM, Su H, Gannon J, MacGillivray C, Lee RT, Sinusas AJ, Spinale FG Matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene deletion facilitates angiogenesis after myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2006; 290: H232 - H239 SPR-671 mouse leukocytes; remodeling; imaging
Li  Y, Takemura G, Okada H, Miyata S, Esaki M, Maruyama R, Kanamori H, Li L, Ogino A, Misao Y, Khai NC, Mikami A, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H Treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor ameliorates chronic heart failure Laboratory Investigation 86, 32-44 (01 Jan 2006) SPR-407 mouse chronic heart failure; cytokines; G-CSF; remodeling; signal transduction
Xu J, Kimball TR, Lorenz JN, Brown DA, Bauskin AR, Klevitsky R, Hewett TE, Breit SN, Molkentin JD GDF15/MIC-1 Functions As a Protective and Antihypertrophic Factor Released From the Myocardium in Association With SMAD Protein Activation Circ. Res., Feb 2006; 98: 342 - 350 1.4F Millar catheter mouse cardiac • signaling • hypertrophy • growth factors • mouse genetics
Kempf T, Eden M, Strelau J, Naguib M, Willenbockel C, Tongers J, Heineke J, Kotlarz D, Xu J, Molkentin JD, Niessen HW, Drexler H, . Wollert KC The Transforming Growth Factor-ß Superfamily Member Growth-Differentiation Factor-15 Protects the Heart From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Circ. Res., Feb 2006; 98: 351 - 360 1.4 F Millar catheter mouse growth-differentiation factor-15 • ischemia/reperfusion • apoptosis • PI3K • Akt
Fitch RM, Rutledge JC, Wang Y-X, Powers AF, Tseng J-L, Clary T, Rubanyi GM Synergistic effect of angiotensin II and nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in increasing aortic stiffness in mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2006; 290: H1190 - H1198 1.4-Fr Millar Mikrotip pressure transducer mouse blood pressure; vascular smooth muscle; collagen; elastin; Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
Kakkar R, Ye B, Stoller DA, Smelley M, Shi N-Q, Galles K, Hadhazy M, Makielski JC, McNally EM Spontaneous Coronary Vasospasm in KATP Mutant Mice Arises From a Smooth Muscle–Extrinsic Process Circ. Res., Mar 2006; 98: 682 - 689 pressure-sensing catheter mouse KATP channel • sulfonylurea receptor • vasospasm • smooth muscle
Donath S, Li P, Willenbockel C, Al-Saadi N, Gross V, Willnow T, Bader M, Martin U, Bauersachs J, Wollert KC, Dietz R, von Harsdorf R Apoptosis Repressor With Caspase Recruitment Domain Is Required for Cardioprotection in Response to Biomechanical and Ischemic Stress Circulation, Mar 2006; 113: 1203 - 1212 1.4F mouse ARC,  tissue-specific antiapoptotic factor
Pokreisz P, Fleming I, Kiss L, Barbosa-Sicard E, Fisslthaler B, Falck JR, Hammock BD, Kim I-H, Szelid Z, Vermeersch P, Gillijns H,  Pellens M, Grimminger F, van Zonneveld A-J, Collen D, Busse R, Janssens S Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenase Gene Function in Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling Hypertension, Apr 2006; 47: 762 - 770 1.4F Millar catheter mouse endothelium-derived factors • arachidonic acids • endothelium-derived factors • lung • remodeling
Matsushima S, Ide T, Yamato M, Matsusaka H, Hattori F, Ikeuchi M, Kubota T, Sunagawa K, Hasegawa Y, Kurihara T, Oikawa S, Kinugawa S, Tsutsui H Overexpression of Mitochondrial Peroxiredoxin-3 Prevents Left Ventricular Remodeling and Failure After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Circulation, Apr 2006; 113: 1779 - 1786 Millar catheter (1.4 F) mouse myocyte hypertrophy, interstitial fibrosis, apoptosis
Yamamoto K, Ohishi M, Katsuya T, Ito N, Ikushima M, Kaibe M, Tatara Y, Shiota A, Sugano S, Takeda S, Rakugi H, Ogihara T Deletion of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Accelerates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Increasing Local Angiotensin II Hypertension, Apr 2006; 47: 718 - 726 micro-tip catheter mouse hypertrophy • remodeling • angiotensin antagonist • receptors, angiotensin
Matsusaka H, Ide T, Matsushima S, Ikeuchi M, Kubota T, Sunagawa K, Kinugawa S, Tsutsui H Targeted Deletion of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Ameliorates Myocardial Remodeling in Mice With Chronic Pressure Overload Hypertension, Apr 2006; 47: 711 - 717 1.4-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse hypertrophy • heart failure • fibrosis • extracellular matrix • hypertension, experimental • myocardium
Huber TB, Kwoh C, Wu H, Asanuma K, Gödel M, Hartleben B, Blumer KJ, Miner JH, Mundel P, Shaw AS Bigenic mouse models of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis involving pairwise interaction of CD2AP, Fyn, and synaptopodin J. Clin. Invest., May 2006; 116: 1337 - 1345 Millar 1.4 French blood pressure probe and transducer mouse FSGS, end-stage renal disease
MacGowan GA, Kirk JA, Evans C, Shroff SG Pressure-calcium relationships in perfused mouse hearts Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2006; 290: H2614 - H2624 MPC-500 mouse murine heart; length-dependent activation; load-dependent relaxation; excitation-contraction coupling; model-based analysis
Okere IC, MChandler MP, McElfresh TA, Rennison JH, Sharov V, Sabbah HN, Tserng K-Y, Hoit BD, Ernsberger P, Young ME, Stanley WC Differential effects of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid diets on cardiomyocyte apoptosis, adipose distribution, and serum leptin Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: H38 - H44 3.5-Fr pressure transducer  mouse myocardial infarction; cardiac injury; murine model
Hataishi R, Rodrigues AC, Neilan TG, Morgan JG, Buys E, Shiva S, Tambouret R, Jassal DS, Raher MJ, Furutani E, Ichinose F, Gladwin MT, Rosenzweig A, Zapol WM, Picard MH, Bloch KD, Scherrer-Crosbie M Inhaled nitric oxide decreases infarction size and improves left ventricular function in a murine model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: H379 - H384 SPR-671 mouse myocardial infarction; cardiac injury; murine model
Rodriguez WE,Joshua IG, Falcone JC, Tyagi SC Pioglitazone prevents cardiac remodeling in high-fat, high-calorie-induced Type 2 diabetes mellitus Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: H81 - H87 pressure-tipped Millar catheter  mouse endothelial myocyte coupling; nitric oxide; matrix metalloproteinase; homocysteine; heart failure; acetylcholine; nitroprusside; cardiac rings; peroxisome proliferator
Kuhlencordt PJ, Hötten S, Schödel J, Rützel S, Hu K, Widder J, Marx A, Huang PL, Ertl G Atheroprotective Effects of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol., Jul 2006; 26: 1539 - 1544 1.4 F mouse nitric oxide • nitric oxide synthase • arteriosclerosis • blood pressure • gene expression
Larsen K-O, Sjaastad I, Svindland A, Krobert KA, Skjønsberg OH, Christensen G Alveolar hypoxia induces left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and reduces phosphorylation of phospholamban in mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2006; 291: H507 - H516 SPR-671 mouse diastole; calcium; echocardiography
Neilan TG, Doherty GA, Chen G, Deflandre C, McAllister H, Butler RK, McClelland SE, Kay E, Ballou LR, Fitzgerald DJ Disruption of COX-2 modulates gene expression and the cardiac injury response to doxorubicin Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2006; 291: H532 - H536 SPR-671, ARIA pressure conductance system mouse apoptosis; cyclooxygenase
Zhou H_Z, Swanson RA, Simonis U, Ma X, Cecchini G, Gray MO Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 hyperactivation and impairment of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I function in reperfused mouse hearts Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2006; 291: H714 - H723 micromanometer catheter mouse oxidative stress; energetics; metabolism; glycolysis
Tong XY, Porter LM, Liu GX, Dhar-Chowdhury P, Srivastava S, Pountney DJ, Yoshida H, Artman M, Fishman GI, Yu C, Iyer R, Morley GE, Gutstein DE, Coetzee WA Consequences of cardiac myocyte-specific ablation of KATP channels in transgenic mice expressing dominant negative Kir6 subunits Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2006; 291: H543 - H551 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter pressure transducer  mouse potassium channels; ATP-sensitive K+ channel; heart; ventricle; stress responses
Hambleton M, Hahn H, Pleger ST, Kuhn MC, Klevitsky R, Carr AN, Kimball TF, Hewett TE, Dorn II GW, Koch WJ, Molkentin JD Pharmacological- and Gene Therapy-Based Inhibition of Protein Kinase Cα/ß Enhances Cardiac Contractility and Attenuates Heart Failure Circulation, Aug 2006; 114: 574 - 582 1.4F Millar catheter mouse Ro-32-0432, Ro-31-8220
Kawano S, Kubota T, Monden Y, Tsutsumi T,Inoue T, Kawamura N,  Tsutsui T, Sunagawa K Blockade of NF-κB improves cardiac function and survival after myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2006; 291: H1337 - H1344 1.4-F micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse cardiac remodeling; inflammation; mitogen-activated protein kinases
Sheikh F, Chen Y, Liang X, Hirschy A, Stenbit AE, Gu Y, Dalton ND, Yajima T, Lu Y, Knowlton KU, Peterson KL, Perriard J-C, Chen J α-E-Catenin Inactivation Disrupts the Cardiomyocyte Adherens Junction, Resulting in Cardiomyopathy and Susceptibility to Wall Rupture Circulation, Sep 2006; 114: 1046 - 1055 1.4F Millar catheter-tip micromanometer catheter mouse cardiomyocyte
Matsushima S, Kinugawa S, Ide T, Matsusaka H, Inoue N, Ohta Y, Yokota T, Sunagawa L, Tsutsui H Overexpression of glutathione peroxidase attenuates myocardial remodeling and preserves diastolic function in diabetic heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Nov 2006; 291: H2237 - H2245 1.4-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse oxidative stress; diabetes mellitus; heart failure; antioxidant; hypertrophy; glutathione peroxidase
Weiss RM, Ohashi M, Miller JD, Young SG, Heistad DD Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis in Old Hypercholesterolemic Mice Circulation, Nov 2006; 114: 2065 - 2069 1.4F microtransducer-tipped catheter mouse calcification and oxidative stress in the aortic valve
Belke DD, Gloss B, Hollander JM, Swanson EA, Duplain H, Dillmann WH n vivo gene delivery of HSP70i by adenovirus and adeno-associated virus preserves contractile function in mouse heart following ischemia-reperfusion Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2006; 291: H2905 - H2910 2-Fr Millar pressure transducer mouse inducible heat shock protein 70; left ventricle
Bloch O, Auguste KI, Manley GT, Verkman AS Accelerated progression of kaolin-induced hydrocephalus in aquaporin-4-deficient mice Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 26, 1527 - 1537 SPR-320, TC-510 mouse AQP4, blood–brain barrier, hydrocephalus, interstitial edema, water channel
Sakamoto M, Minamino M, Toko H, Kayama Y, Zou Y, Sano M, Takaki E, Aoyagi T, Tojo K, Tajima N, Nakai A, Aburatani H, Komuro I Upregulation of Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 Plays a Critical Role in Adaptive Cardiac Hypertrophy Circ. Res., Dec 2006; 99: 1411 - 1418 polyethylene catheter mouse pressure overload • exercise • heart failure
Vercauteren M, Remy E, Devaux C, Dautreaux B, Henry J-P, Bauer F, Mulder P, van Huijsduijnen RH, Bombrun A, Thuillez C,  Richard V Improvement of Peripheral Endothelial Dysfunction by Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibitors in Heart Failure Circulation, Dec 2006; 114: 2498 - 2507 1.2F micromanometer mouse Chronic heart failure
Krummen S, Drouin A, Gendron M-E, Falck JR, Thorin E ROS-sensitive cytochrome P450 activity maintains endothelial dilatation in ageing but is transitory in dyslipidaemic mice British Journal of Pharmacology 147, 897 - 904 (01 Apr 2006) Millar catheter  mouse Endothelium, gracilis artery, EDHF, hypercholesterolaemia, triglycerides, ageing, reactive oxygen species, mouse
Zhou H, Liu H, Porvasnik SL, Terada N, Agarwal A, Cheng Y, Visner GA Heme oxygenase-1 mediates the protective effects of rapamycin in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

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Millar catheter rat animal model; aorta; heme oxygenase; monocrotaline; pulmonary hypertension; rapamycin
Hacker TA, McKiernan SH, Douglas PS, Wanagat J, Aiken JM Age-related changes in cardiac structure and function in Fischer 344 x Brown Norway hybrid rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jan 2006; 290: H304 - H311 2-French micromanometer-tipped catheter rat hybrid rat; echocardiography
Souzeau E, Llamas B, Bélanger S, Picard S, Deschepper CF A Genetic Locus Accentuates the Effect of Volume Overload on Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Male and Female Rats Hypertension, Jan 2006; 47: 128 - 133 2-F single sensor pressure catheter rat hypertrophy • myocardium • myocytes • heart failure • genetics • gender • natriuretic peptides
Chicco AJ, Hydock DS, Schneider CM, Hayward R Low-intensity exercise training during doxorubicin treatment protects against cardiotoxicity J Appl Physiol, Feb 2006; 100: 519 - 527 microtip catheter pressure transducer rat adriamycin; apoptosis; physical activity; cardioprotection; myosin heavy chain
Burgoyne JR, Brennan JP, Eaton P BSCR AUTUMN MEETING 2005, 001 STUDIES ASSESSING PROTEIN S-NITROSYLATION IN THE RAT HEART Heart, Feb 2006; 92: e1 1.4 F Millar catheter rat S-nitrosylated proteins
Ha T, Hua F, Li Y, Ma J, Gao X, Kelley J, Zhao A, Haddad GE, Williams DL, Browder IW, Kao RL, Li C Blockade of MyD88 attenuates cardiac hypertrophy and decreases cardiac myocyte apoptosis in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in vivo Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Mar 2006; 290: H985 - H994 microconductance pressure catheter rat dominant negative myeloid differentiation factor-88; nuclear factor-κB; signal transduction
Kennedy DJ, Vetteth S, Periyasamy SM, Kanj M, Fedorova L, Khouri S, Kahaleh MB, Xie Z, Malhotra D, Kolodkin NI, Lakatta EG, Fedorova OV, Bagrov AY, Shapiro JI Central Role for the Cardiotonic Steroid Marinobufagenin in the Pathogenesis of Experimental Uremic Cardiomyopathy Hypertension, Mar 2006; 47: 488 - 495 2F Millar Microtip Catheter rat cardiomyopathy • sarcoplasmic reticulum • cardiotonic agents • fibrosis • renal failure • reactive oxygen species
Schellings MWM, Baumann M, van Leeuwen REW, Duisters RFJJ, Janssen SHP, Schroen B, Peutz-Kootstra CJ, Heymans S, Pinto YM Imatinib Attenuates End-Organ Damage in Hypertensive Homozygous TGR(mRen2)27 Rats Hypertension, Mar 2006; 47: 467 - 474 2F Millar microtip catheter rat platelet-derived growth factor • angiotensin II • hypertrophy • fibrosis
Varagic J, Frohlich ED, Díez J, Susic D, Ahn J, González A, López B Myocardial fibrosis, impaired coronary hemodynamics, and biventricular dysfunction in salt-loaded SHR Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2006; 290: H1503 - H1509 Micro-Tip 3F rat sodium excess; left and right ventricular function; spontaneously hypertensive rats; Wistar-Kyoto rats
Frank Langer , Filiberto Rodriguez, Allen Cheng, Saskia Ortiz, Tom C. Nguyen, Mary K. Zasio, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, and D. Craig Miller Homing of intravenously infused embryonic stem cell-derived cells to injured hearts after myocardial infarction J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Apr 2006; 131: 889 - 897 Millar catheter rat Ventricular function, regional blood flow, and arteriole density
Morgan EE, Rennison JH, Young ME, McElfresh TA, Kung TA, Tserng K-Y, Hoit BD, Stanley WC, Chandler MP Effects of chronic activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- or high-fat feeding in a rat infarct model of heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2006; 290: H1899 - H1904 3,5 Fr rat cardiac; left ventricular dysfunction; ceramide; triglycerides; fatty acids
Carroll JF, Zenebe WJ, Strange TB Cardiovascular Function in a Rat Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Hypertension, May 2006; doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000224147.01024.77 SPR-249 rat hypertrophy • echocardiography • blood pressure • cardiac output • rats • diurnal rhythm
Lunde PK, Sejersted OM, Thorud H-MS, Tønnessen T, Henriksen UL, Christensen G, Westerblad H, Bruton J Effects of Congestive Heart Failure on Ca2+ Handling in Skeletal Muscle During Fatigue Circ. Res., May 2006; doi:10.1161/01.RES.0000226529.66545.e5 SPR-407 rat skeletal muscle • congestive heart failure • muscle fatigue • Ca2+
Bonnet S, Michelakis ED, Porter CJ, Andrade-Navarro MA, Thébaud B, Bonnet S, Haromy A, Harry G, Moudgil R, McMurtry MS, Weir EK, Archer SL An Abnormal Mitochondrial–Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1–Kv Channel Pathway Disrupts Oxygen Sensing and Triggers Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Fawn Hooded Rats: Similarities to Human Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Circulation, Jun 2006; 113: 2630 - 2641 1.4F Millar catheters rat Serial Doppler echocardiograms
Lunde PK, Sejersted OM, Thorud H-MS, Tønnessen T, Henriksen UL, Christensen G, Westerblad H, Bruton J Effects of Congestive Heart Failure on Ca2+ Handling in Skeletal Muscle During Fatigue Circ. Res., Jun 2006; 98: 1514 - 1519 SPR-407 rat skeletal muscle • congestive heart failure • muscle fatigue • Ca2+
Sekine H, Shimizu T, Yang J, Kobayashi E, Okano T Pulsatile myocardial tubes fabricated with cell sheet engineering Circulation 2006;114;87-93 SPR-320 rat cardiac tube   cell sheet   transplantation
Okere IC, Chandler MP, McElfresh TA, Rennison JH, Sharov V, Sabbah HN, Tserng K-Y, Hoit BD,Ernsberger P, Young ME, Stanley WC Differential effects of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid diets on cardiomyocyte apoptosis, adipose distribution, and serum leptin Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: H38 - H44 3.5-Fr pressure transducer rat ceramide; fatty acids; heart; lipotoxicity; mitochondria; obesity
Dean SA, Tan J, White R, O’Brien ER, Leenen FHH Regulation of components of the brain and cardiac renin-angiotensin systems by 17β-estradiol after myocardial infarction in female rats Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Jul 2006; 291: R155 - R162 SPR-407 rat ovariectomy; heart failure; estrogens
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Carroll JF, Zenebe WJ, Strange TB Cardiovascular Function in a Rat Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Hypertension, Jul 2006; 48: 65 - 72 SPR-249 rat hypertrophy • echocardiography • blood pressure • cardiac output • rats • diurnal rhythm
Jasmin J-F, Mercier I, Dupuis J, Tanowitz HB, Lisanti MP Short-Term Administration of a Cell-Permeable Caveolin-1 Peptide Prevents the Development of Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Circulation, Aug 2006; 114: 912 - 920 SPR-249 rat pulmonary artery medial hypertrophy
Jazbutyte V, Hu K, Kruchten P, Bey E, Maier SKG, Fritzemeier K-H, Prelle K, Hegele-Hartung C, Hartmann RW, Neyses L, Ertl G, Pelzer T Aging Reduces the Efficacy of Estrogen Substitution to Attenuate Cardiac Hypertrophy in Female Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Hypertension, Aug 2006; doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000240053.48517.c7 microtip manometer rat estrogen receptors • cardiac hypertrophy • aging • hypertension
Masuyama H, Tsuruda T, Kato J, Imamura T, Asada Y, Stasch J-P, Kitamura K, Eto T Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulation on Cardiovascular Remodeling in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertensive Rats Hypertension, Sep 2006; doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000241087.12492.47 SPC-721, TCB-500 rat hypertension • fibrosis • soluble guanylate cyclase • cGMP • extracellular matrix
Kang Y-M, Zhang Z-H, Johnson RF, Yu Y, Beltz T, Johnson AK, Weiss RM, Felder RB Novel Effect of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism to Reduce Proinflammatory Cytokines and Hypothalamic Activation in Rats With Ischemia-Induced Heart Failure Circ. Res., Sep 2006; 99: 758 - 766 SPR-671 rat congestive heart failure • aldosterone • cytokines • cyclooxygenase-2 • nervous system
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Li J, Coven DL, Miller EJ, Hu X, Young ME, Carling D, Sinusas AJ, Young LH Activation of AMPK α- and γ-isoform complexes in the intact ischemic rat heart Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2006; 291: H1927 - H1934 transmyocardial Millar 1.5-F pressure transducer rat adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase; ischemia; subunits; isoforms
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Masuyama H, Tsuruda T, Kato J,  Imamura T, Asada Y, Stasch J-P, Kitamura K, Eto T Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulation on Cardiovascular Remodeling in Angiotensin II–Induced Hypertensive Rats Hypertension, Nov 2006; 48: 972 - 978 SPC-721, TCB-500 rat hypertension • fibrosis • soluble guanylate cyclase • cGMP • extracellular matrix
Chang K-C, Hsu K-L, Tseng C-D, Lin Y-D, Cho Y-L, Tseng Y-Z Aminoguanidine prevents arterial stiffening and cardiac hypertrophy in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats  British Journal of Pharmacology 147, 944 - 950 (01 Apr 2006) SPC-320 rat Advanced glycation endproducts, aminoguanidine, aortic input impedance, streptozotocin-diabetic rats, pulse wave reflection
           
Tsoporis JN, Marks A, Haddad A, Dawood F, Liu PP, Parker TG S100B Expression Modulates Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Circulation. 2005;111:598-606 Millar microtip catheter transducer mouse hypertrophy • proteins • myocardial infarction • apoptosis • remodeling
Chiu H-C, Kovacs A, Blanton RM, Han X, Courtois M, Weinheimer CJ, Yamada KA, Brunet S, Xu H, Nerbonne JM, Welch MJ, Fettig NM, Sharp TL, Sambandam N, Olson KM, Ory DS, Schaffer JE Transgenic Expression of Fatty Acid Transport Protein 1 in the Heart Causes Lipotoxic Cardiomyopathy Circulation Research. 2005;96:225 1.4 Fr micromanometer catheter mouse lipids • metabolism • cardiomyopathy
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Chiu H-C, Kovacs A, Blanton RM, Han X, Courtois M, Weinheimer CJ, Yamada KA, Brunet S, Xu H, Nerbonne JM, Welch MJ, Fettig NM, Sharp TL, Sambandam N, Olson KM, Ory DS, Schaffer JE Transgenic Expression of Fatty Acid Transport Protein 1 in the Heart Causes Lipotoxic Cardiomyopathy Circulation Research. 2005;96:225 1.4 Fr micromanometer catheter mouse lipids • metabolism • cardiomyopathy
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Xiao C-Y, Chen M, Zsengellér Z, Li H, Kiss L, Kollai M, Szabó C Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Promotes Cardiac Remodeling, Contractile Failure, and Translocation of Apoptosis-Inducing Factor in a Murine Experimental Model of Aortic Banding and Heart Failure JPET 312:891-898, 2005 1.4F mouse hypertrophy, mouse
Kuzume K, Kuzume K, Cao Z, Liu L, Van Winkle DM Long-term infusion of Met5-enkephalin fails to protect murine hearts against ischemia-reperfusion injury Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2005; 288: H1717 - H1723 SPR-671 mouse infarction; ischemic preconditioning; myocardial; peptides; opioid
Royer A, van Veen TAB, Le Bouter S, Marionneau C, Griol-Charhbili V, Léoni A-L, Steenman M, van Rijen HVM, Demolombe S, Goddard CA, Richer C, Escoubet B, Jarry-Guichard T, Colledge WH, Gros D, de Bakker JMT, Grace AA, Escande D, Charpentier F Mouse Model of SCN5A-Linked Hereditary Lenègre’s Disease: Age-Related Conduction Slowing and Myocardial Fibrosis Circulation, Apr 2005; 111: 1738 - 1746 Mikrotip 1.4F mouse conduction • ion channels • remodeling
Hayashida K, Fujita J, Miyake Y, Kawada H, Ando K, Ogawa S, Fukuda K Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contribute to Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension Chest, May 2005; 127: 1793 - 1798 SPR-671 mouse bone marrow transplantation • hypoxia • myofibroblast • progenitor cell • pulmonary hypertension • vascular remodeling
Sebag IA, Handschumacher MD, Ichinose F, Morgan JG, Hataishi R, Rodrigues ACT, Guerrero JL, Steudel W, Raher MJ, Halpern EF, Derumeaux G, Bloch KD, Picard MH, Scherrer-Crosbie M Quantitative Assessment of Regional Myocardial Function in Mice by Tissue Doppler Imaging: Comparison With Hemodynamics and Sonomicrometry Circulation, May 2005; 111: 2611 - 2616 1.4F high-fidelity micromanometer catheter mouse echocardiography • systole • inotropic agents
Okada H, Takemura G, Kosai K, Li Y, Takahashi T, Esaki M, Yuge K, Miyata S, Maruyama R, Mikami A, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H Postinfarction Gene Therapy Against Transforming Growth Factor-ß Signal Modulates Infarct Tissue Dynamics and Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Heart Failure Circulation, May 2005; 111: 2430 - 2437 SPR-407 mouse heart failure • gene therapy • myocardial infarction • transforming growth factors
Katada J, Meguro T, Saito H, Ohashi A, Anzai T, Ogawa S, Yoshikawa T Persistent Cardiac Aldosterone Synthesis in Angiotensin II Type 1A Receptor–Knockout Mice After Myocardial Infarction Circulation, May 2005; 111: 2157 - 2164 1.4F high-fidelity catheter mouse myocardial infarction • remodeling • angiotensin
Gao X-M, Kiriazis H, Moore X-L, Feng X-H, Sheppard K, Dart A, Du X-J Regression of pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy in mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2005; 288: H2702 - H2707 1.4-Fr Millar catheter mouse aortic banding; cardiac function/remodeling; model
Moshal KS, Tyagi N, Henderson B, Ovechkin AV, Tyagi SC Protease-activated receptor and endothelial-myocyte uncoupling in chronic heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2005; 288: H2770 - H2777 pressure-tipped Millar catheter mouse proteomics; shedding; nitric oxide; NADPH oxidase; cardiac ring; contraction; relaxation; dilatation; matrix metalloproteinase; nitrotyrosine; tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase; coupling
Barandon L, Dufourcq P, Costet P, Moreau C, Allières C, Daret D, Dos Santos P, Lamazière J-M, Couffinhal T, Duplàa C Involvement of FrzA/sFRP-1 and the Wnt/Frizzled Pathway in Ischemic Preconditioning Circ. Res., Jun 2005; 96: 1299 - 1306 1.4 Fr microtipped transducer mouse animal models of human disease • cell signaling/signal transduction • genetically-altered mice • ischemia • heart
Zhao X, He G, Chen Y-R, Pandian RP, Kuppusamy P, Zweier JL Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide Regulates Postischemic Myocardial Oxygenation and Oxygen Consumption by Modulation of Mitochondrial Electron Transport Circulation, Jun 2005; 111: 2966 - 2972 SPR-261 mouse nitric oxide • enzymes • free radicals • reperfusion • ischemia
Song Y, Jones JE, Beppu H, Keaney Jr JF, Loscalzo J, Zhang Y-Y Increased Susceptibility to Pulmonary Hypertension in Heterozygous BMPR2-Mutant Mice Circulation, Jul 2005; 112: 553 - 562 1.4F Millar Mikro-Tip pressure catheter mouse inflammation • hypertension, pulmonary • vasoconstriction • bone morphogenetic proteins • thromboxane
Qianli Yu, Ronald R. Watson, John J. Marchalonis, and Douglas F. Larson A role for T lymphocytes in mediating cardiac diastolic function Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: H643 - H651 1.4-Fr mouse LP-BM5 retrovirus; T-helper cell; cardiac fibroblast; extracellular matrix; collagen types I and III; T helper 1; T helper 2; cross-linking; T-cell receptor peptide
Woldbæk PR, Sande JB, Strømme TA, Lunde PK, Djurovic S, Lyberg T, Christensen G, Tønnessen T Daily administration of interleukin-18 causes myocardial dysfunction in healthy mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: H708 - H714 SPR-671 mouse cytokines; heart failure; contractile function; calcium
Gaussin V, Morley GE, Cox L, Zwijsen A, Vance KM, Emile L, Tian Y, Liu J, Hong C, Myers D, Conway SJ, Depre C, Mishina Y, Behringer RR, Hanks MC, Schneider MD, Huylebroeck D, Fishman GI, Burch JBE, Vatner SF Alk3/Bmpr1a Receptor Is Required for Development of the Atrioventricular Canal Into Valves and Annulus Fibrosus Circ. Res., Aug 2005; 97: 219 - 226 1.4F micromanometer catheter mouse bone morphogenetic protein signaling • heart development • atrioventricular canal • Cre-lox system
Ikeuchi M, Matsusaka H, Kang D, Matsushima S, Ide T, Kubota T, Fujiwara T, Hamasaki N, Takeshita A, Sunagawa K, Tsutsui H Overexpression of Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A Ameliorates Mitochondrial Deficiencies and Cardiac Failure After Myocardial Infarction Circulation, Aug 2005; 112: 683 - 690 1.4F micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse free radicals • genes • heart failure • myocardial infarction • remodeling
Patel JB, Valencik ML, Pritchett AM,Burnett Jr JC, McDonald JA, Redfield MM Cardiac-specific attenuation of natriuretic peptide A receptor activity accentuates adverse cardiac remodeling and mortality in response to pressure overload Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: H777 - H784 1.4-Fr manometer-tipped catheter mouse natriuretic peptides; diastole; hypertrophy; fibrosis
Bridgman P, Aronovitz MA, Kakkar R, Oliverio MI, Coffman TM, Rand WM, Konstam MA, Mendelsohn ME, Patten RD Gender-specific patterns of left ventricular and myocyte remodeling following myocardial infarction in mice deficient in the angiotensin II type 1a receptor Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 289: H586-H592, 2005 1.4-Fr micro-tip pressure transducer mouse angiotensin II receptors; ventricular remodeling; myocyte; hypertrophy
van den Bos EJ, Mees BME, de Waard MC, de Crom R, Duncker DJ A novel model of cryoinjury-induced myocardial infarction in the mouse: a comparison with coronary artery ligation Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2005; 289: H1291 - H1300 1.4-Fr Millar catheter mouse heart function; cardiac remodeling; echocardiography
Gutstein DE, Danik SB, Lewitton S, France D, Liu F, Chen FL, Zhang J, Ghodsi N, Morley GE, Fishman GI Focal gap junction uncoupling and spontaneous ventricular ectopy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2005; 289: H1091 - H1098 1.4-Fr Mikro-Tip catheter pressure transducer mouse connexin43; ventricular dysfunction; chimera
Wagenseil JE, Nerurkar NL, Knutsen RH, Okamoto RJ, Li DY, Mecham RP Effects of elastin haploinsufficiency on the mechanical behavior of mouse arteries Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2005; 289: H1209 - H1217 catheter mouse catheter
Kiriazis HK, Du X-J, Feng X, Hotchkin E, Marshall T, Finch S, Gao X-M, Lambert G, Choate JK, Kaye DM Preserved left ventricular structure and function in mice with cardiac sympathetic hyperinnervation Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2005; 289: H1359 - H1365 1.4-Fr Millar Mikro-Tip catheter mouse echocardiography; myocardial contraction; catecholamine; transgenic; nerve growth factor
Boudina S, Sena S, O’Neill BT, Tathireddy P, Young ME, Abel ED Reduced Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity and Increased Mitochondrial Uncoupling Impair Myocardial Energetics in Obesity Circulation, Oct 2005; 112: 2686 - 2695 Millar transducer mouse myocardial oxygen consumption, reduced cardiac efficiency
Limana F, Germani A, Zacheo A, Kajstura J, Di Carlo A, Borsellino G, Leoni O, Palumbo R, Battistin L, Rastaldo R, Müller S, Pompilio G, Anversa P, Bianchi ME, Capogrossi MC Exogenous High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Induces Myocardial Regeneration After Infarction via Enhanced Cardiac C-Kit+ Cell Proliferation and Differentiation Circ. Res., Oct 2005; 97: e73 - e83 Millar 1.4F mouse myocardial infarction • regeneration • stem cells • cytokines
Kato T, Muraski J, Chen Y, Tsujita Y, Wall J, Glembotski CC, Schaefer E, Beckerle M, Sussman MA Atrial natriuretic peptide promotes cardiomyocyte survival by cGMP-dependent nuclear accumulation of zyxin and Akt J. Clin. Invest., Oct 2005; 115: 2716 - 2730 Millar transducer mouse cardioprotective stimuli
Arteaga GM, Warren CM, Milutinovic S, Martin AF, Solaro RJ Specific enhancement of sarcomeric response to Ca2+ protects murine myocardium against ischemia-reperfusion dysfunction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Nov 2005; 289: H2183 - H2192 SPR-671, TCB-500 mouse troponin I; calcium sensitizers; phosphorylation; stunning; cross bridge-dependent activation
Matsusaka H, Ikeuchi M, Matsushima S, Ide T, Kubota T, Feldman AM, Takeshita A, Sunagawa K, Tsutsui H Selective disruption of MMP-2 gene exacerbates myocardial inflammation and dysfunction in mice with cytokine-induced cardiomyopathy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Nov 2005; 289: H1858 - H1864 1.4-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter mouse metalloproteinases; heart failure; tumor necrosis factor
Zhai P, Yamamoto M, Galeotti J, Liu J, Masurekar M, Thaisz J, Irie K, Holle E, Yu X, Kupershmidt S, Roden DM, Wagner T, Yatani A, Vatner DE, Vatner SF, Sadoshima J Cardiac-specific overexpression of AT1 receptor mutant lacking Gαq/Gαi coupling causes hypertrophy and bradycardia in transgenic mice J. Clin. Invest., Nov 2005; 115: 3045 - 3056 1.4-French (Millar Instruments Inc.) catheter-tip micromanometer catheter, EPR-800 mouse heterotrimeric G protein–dependent
Liu Y-H, Carretero OA, Cingolani OH, Liao T-D, Sun Y, Xu J, Li LY, Pagano PJ, Yang JJ, Yang X-P Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in cardiac function and remodeling in mice with heart failure due to myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 2005; 289: H2616 - H2623 4-Fr. micromanometer pressure catheter mouse oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; ejection time
Ovechkin AV, Tyagi N, Rodriguez WE, Hayden MR, Moshal KS, Tyagi SC Role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in endothelial apoptosis in chronic heart failure in mice J Appl Physiol, Dec 2005; 99: 2398 - 2405 pressure-tipped Millar catheter mouse arteriovenous fistula; endocardial dysfunction; extracellular matrix remodeling; terminal deoxynucleotidyl nick-end labeling; connexin-43; protease-activated receptors-1; a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-12; congestive heart failure
Wang H, Oestreich EA, Maekawa N, Bullard TA, Vikstrom KL, Dirksen RT, Kelley GG, Blaxall BC, Smrcka AV Phospholipase C Modulates ß-Adrenergic Receptor– Dependent Cardiac Contraction and Inhibits Cardiac Hypertrophy Circ. Res., Dec 2005; 97: 1305 - 1313 Millar pressure transducer mouse phospholipase C • ß-adrenergic receptor • heart failure • contractility
Ditting T, Hilgers KF, Scrogin KE, Stetter A, Linz P, Veelken R Mechanosensitive cardiac C-fiber response to changes in left ventricular filling, coronary perfusion pressure, hemorrhage, and volume expansion in rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H541-H552, 2005 SPC-320 rat cardiac afferent C fiber; renal sympathetic nerve activity; cardiorenal reflexes
Wang Y, Liu X-F, Cornish KG, Zucker IH, Patel KP Effects of nNOS antisense in the paraventricular nucleus on blood pressure and heart rate in rats with heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H205-H213, 2005 3.5-F catheter transducer rat oligonucleotides; gene expression; sympathetic nerve activity
Ditting T, Hilgers KF, Scrogin KE, Stetter A, Linz P, Veelken R Mechanosensitive cardiac C-fiber response to changes in left ventricular filling, coronary perfusion pressure, hemorrhage, and volume expansion in rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H541-H552, 2005 SPC-320 rat cardiac afferent C fiber; renal sympathetic nerve activity; cardiorenal reflexes
Izumiyama H, Tanaka H, Egi K, Sunamori M, Hirata Y, Shichiri M Synthetic Salusins as Cardiac Depressors in Rat Hypertension, Mar 2005; 45: 419 - 425 Millar Microtip catheter pressure transducer system rat cardiac output • heart rate • blood pressure • vascular resistance
Zhao YD, Courtman DW, Deng Y, Kugathasan L, Zhang Q, Stewart DJ Rescue of Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using Bone Marrow–Derived Endothelial-Like Progenitor Cells: Efficacy of Combined Cell and eNOS Gene Therapy in Established Disease Circ. Res., Mar 2005; 96: 442 - 450 3F Millar microtip catheter rat progenitor cells • pulmonary hypertension • endothelium • endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Lou H, Danelisen I, Singal PK Involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2005; 288: H1925 - H1930 SPR-249 rat dilated cardiomyopathy; oxidative stress and apoptosis
Shao Q, Ren B, Saini HK, Netticadan T, Takeda N, Dhalla NS Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transport and gene expression in congestive heart failure are modified by imidapril treatment Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2005; 288: H1674 - H1682 SPR-249 rat myocardial infarction; cardiac gene expression; renin-angiotensin system
Pourdjabbar A, Parker TG, Nguyen QT, Desjardins J-F, Lapointe N, Tsoporis JN, Rouleau J-L Effects of pre-, peri-, and postmyocardial infarction treatment with losartan in rats: effect of dose on survival, ventricular arrhythmias, function, and remodeling Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Apr 2005; 288: H1997 - H2005 microtip catheter transducer rat angiotensin II receptor blockers; heart failure; infarction; remodeling; hypotension
Thomas TA, Kuzman JA, Anderson BE, Andersen SMK, Schlenker EH, Holder MS, Gerdes AM Thyroid hormones induce unique and potentially beneficial changes in cardiac myocyte shape in hypertensive rats near heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2005; 288: H2118 - H2122 Millar Mikro-tip catheter rat shape; ventricular remodeling; wall stress; myosin ratio
Huang BS, Leenen FHH Blockade of brain mineralocorticoid receptors or Na+ channels prevents sympathetic hyperactivity and improves cardiac function in rats post-MI Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 2005; 288: H2491 - H2497 SPC-350 rat myocardial infarction; cardiac dysfunction; aldosterone
Huang BS, Leenen FHH Blockade of brain mineralocorticoid receptors or Na+ channels prevents sympathetic hyperactivity and improves cardiac function in rats post-MI Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H2491-H2497, 2005 SPR-407 rat myocardial infarction; cardiac dysfunction; aldosterone
Ferrario CM, Jessup J, Chappell MC, Averill DB, Brosnihan KB, Tallant EA, Diz DI, Gallagher PE Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on Cardiac Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Circulation, May 2005; 111: 2605 - 2610 SPR-671 rat angiotensin • receptors • inhibitors • genetics • myocardium
Sakaguchi G, Tambara K, Sakakibara Y, Ozeki M, Yamamoto M, Premaratne G, Lin X, Hasegawa K, Tabata Y, Nishimura K, Komeda M Control-Released Hepatocyte Growth Factor Prevents the Progression of Heart Failure in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Ann. Thorac. Surg., May 2005; 79: 1627 - 1634 2F micromanometer-tipped catheter rat hydrogel sheet
Shao Q, Ren B, Elimban V, Tappia PS, Takeda N, Dhalla NS Modification of sarcolemmal Na+-K+-ATPase and Na+/Ca2+ exchanger expression in heart failure by blockade of renin-angiotensin system Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2005; 288: H2637 - H2646 SPR-249 rat cardiac sarcolemma; Na+-K+-ATPase isoforms; cardiac gene expression; congestive heart failure; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Thukkani AK, Martinson BD, Albert CJ, Vogler GA, Ford DA Neutrophil-mediated accumulation of 2-ClHDA during myocardial infarction: 2-ClHDA-mediated myocardial injury Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2005; 288: H2955 - H2964 6-F pressure-transducer catheter rat 2-chlorohexadecanal; myeloperoxidase; ischemia; fatty aldehyde
Waller C, Engelhorn T, Hiller K-H, Heusch G, Ertl G, Bauer WR, Schulz R Impaired resting perfusion in viable myocardium distal to chronic coronary stenosis in rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jun 2005; 288: H2588 - H2593 micromanometer rat ischemic cardiomyopathy; necrosis
Gao L, Schultz HD, Patel KP, Zucker IH, Wang W Augmented Input From Cardiac Sympathetic Afferents Inhibits Baroreflex in Rats With Heart Failure Hypertension, Jun 2005; 45: 1173 - 1181 SPR-524 rat baroreflex • cardiac function • heart failure • reflex • renal nerves • sympathetic nervous system
McMurtry MS, Archer SL, Altieri DC, Bonnet S, Haromy A, Harry G, Bonnet S, Puttagunta L, Michelakis ED Gene therapy targeting survivin selectively induces pulmonary vascular apoptosis and reverses pulmonary arterial hypertension J. Clin. Invest., Jun 2005; 115: 1479 - 1491 high-fidelity Millar catheters human, rat bone morphogenetic protein axis, vascular mitochondria-dependent apoptosis
Wang X, Sentex E, Saini HK, Chapman D, Dhalla NS Upregulation of β-adrenergic receptors in heart failure due to volume overload Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2005; 289: H151 - H159 SPR-249 rat β-adrenoceptors; congestive heart failure; G protein-coupled receptor kinase; renin-angiotensin system blockade
Campbell KB, Wu Y, Simpson AM, Kirkpatrick RD, Shroff SG, Granzier HL, Slinker BK Dynamic myocardial contractile parameters from left ventricular pressure-volume measurements Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Jul 2005; 289: H114 - H130 3-Fr catheter-tip Millar pressure transducer rat heart function; muscle; mathematical model; cardiac fiber; force
Chicco AJ, Schneider CM, Hayward R Voluntary exercise protects against acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in the isolated perfused rat heart Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: R424 - R431 microtip catheter pressure transducer rat adriamycin; cardioprotection; heart; physical activity; cardiac function
Eklund KE, K. Hageman KS, Poole DC, Musch TI Impact of aging on muscle blood flow in chronic heart failure J Appl Physiol, Aug 2005; 99: 505 - 514 TC-510 rat myocardial infarction; exercise; fiber type; left ventricular dysfunction; exercise hyperemia
Tambara K, Premaratne GU, Sakaguchi G, Kanemitsu N, Lin X, Nakajima H, Sakakibara Y, Kimura Y, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y, Ikeda T, Komeda M Administration of Control-Released Hepatocyte Growth Factor Enhances the Efficacy of Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation in Rat Infarcted Hearts by Greatly Increasing Both Quantity and Quality of the Graft Circulation, Aug 2005; 112: I-129 - I-134 2 F micromanometer-tipped catheter rat apoptosis • cells • muscles • myocardial infarction • transplantation
Nagaya N, Kangawa K, Itoh T, Iwase T, SMurakami S, Miyahara Y, Fujii T, Uematsu M, Ohgushi H, Yamagishi M, Tokudome T, Mori H, Miyatake K, Kitamura S Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Cardiac Function in a Rat Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Circulation, Aug 2005; 112: 1128 - 1135 1.5F micromanometer-tipped catheter rat myocardial fibrosis
Lekgabe ED, Kiriazis H, Zhao C, Xu Q, Moore XL, Su Y, Bathgate RAD, Du X-J, Samuel CS Relaxin Reverses Cardiac and Renal Fibrosis in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Hypertension, Aug 2005; 46: 412 - 418 2Fr Millar catheter rat rats • extracellular matrix • remodeling • fibrosis
Souzeau E, Bélanger S, Picard S, Deschepper CF Dietary isoflavones during pregnancy and lactation provide cardioprotection to offspring rats in adulthood Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: H715 - H721 Fr-2 single sensor pressure catheter (2F) rat phytoestrogen; dilated ventricular hypertrophy; neonatal exposure; congestive heart failure; isolated adult rat cardiomyocytes
Phillipson A, Peterman EE, Taormina Jr P, Harvey M, Brue RJ, Atkinson N, Omiyi D, Chukwu U, Young LH Protein kinase C- inhibition exerts cardioprotective effects in ischemia-reperfusion injury Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Aug 2005; 289: H898 - H907 SPR-524 rat neutrophils; superoxide radicals; left ventricular developed pressure; endothelial dysfunction
Omiyi D, Brue RJ, Taormina II P, Harvey M, Atkinson N, Young LH Protein Kinase Cβ II Peptide Inhibitor Exerts Cardioprotective Effects in Rat Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury JPET 314:542-551, 2005 SPR-524 rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Slama M, Ahn J, Peltier M, Maizel J, Chemla D, Varagic J, Susic D, Tribouilloy C, Frohlich ED Validation of echocardiographic and Doppler indexes of left ventricular relaxation in adult hypertensive and normotensive rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Sep 2005; 289: H1131 - H1136 catheter-tipped transducer rat spontaneously hypertensive rats; diastolic function; left ventricle; echocardiography
Supinski GS, Callahan LA Diaphragmatic free radical generation increases in an animal model of heart failure J Appl Physiol, Sep 2005; 99: 1078 - 1084 microtip catheter rat oxidative stress
Partovian C, Zhuang Z, Moodie K, Lin M, Ouchi N, Sessa WC, Walsh K, Simons M PKα Activates eNOS and Increases Arterial Blood Flow In Vivo Circ. Res., Sep 2005; 97: 482 - 487 Millar transducer rat protein kinase C • blood flow • nitric oxide synthase • endothelial cells
Malhotra A, Begley R, Kang BPS, Rana I, Liu J, Yang G, Mochly-Rosen D, Meggs LG PKC-ε-dependent survival signals in diabetic hearts Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Oct 2005; 289: H1343 - H1350 SPR-671   hyperglycemia; diabetes mellitus; protein kinase C; isozymes; translocation activator; cardioprotection
Thorud H-MS, Verburg E, Lunde PK, Strømme TA, Sjaastad I, Sejersted OM Temperature-dependent skeletal muscle dysfunction in rats with congestive heart failure J Appl Physiol, Oct 2005; 99: 1500 - 1507 SPR-407 rat soleus muscle
Xu J, Nagata K, Obata K, Ichihara S, Izawa H, Noda A, Nagasaka T, Iwase M, Naoe T, Murohara T, Yokota M Nicorandil Promotes Myocardial Capillary and Arteriolar Growth in the Failing Heart of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Hypertensive Rats Hypertension, Oct 2005; 46: 719 - 724 SPR-407 rat endothelial growth factors • fibroblast growth factor • potassium channels • heart failure
Zakrzeska A, Schlicker E, Kwolek G, Kozowska H, Malinowska B Positive inotropic and lusitropic effects mediated via the low-affinity state of β1-adrenoceptors in pithed rats British Journal of Pharmacology 146, 760 - 768 (01 Nov 2005)  SPR-407 rat Pithed rat, positive chronotropic effect, positive inotropic effect, positive lusitropic effect, low-affinity state of b1-adrenoceptor, mesenteric blood flow, CGP 12177, cyanopindolol, CGP 20712A, bupranolol
Saini HK, Shao Q, Musat S, Takeda N, Tappia PS, Dhalla NS Imidapril treatment improves the attenuated inotropic and intracellular calcium responses to ATP in heart failure due to myocardial infarction  British Journal of Pharmacology 144, 202 - 211 (01 Jan 2005)  SPR-249 rat ATP-mediated responses, congestive heart failure, isolated cardiomyocytes, intracellular calcium, angiotensin blockade
Ke Q,  Yang Y, Rana JS, Chen Y, Morgan JP,  Xiao Y-F  Embryonic stem cells cultured in biodegradable scaffold repair infarcted myocardium in mice Acta Physiologica Sinica, December 25, 2005, 57 (6): 673-681 pressure transducer mouse myocardial infarction; embryonic stem cell; scaffold; patch; cardiac repair
           
Diwan A, Dibbs Z, Nemoto S, DeFreitas G, Carabello BA, Sivasubramanian N, Wilson EM, Spinale FG, Mann DL Targeted Overexpression of Noncleavable and Secreted Forms of Tumor Necrosis Factor Provokes Disparate Cardiac Phenotypes Circulation. 2004;109:262-268 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse hypertrophy • remodeling • metalloproteinases
Ichinose F, Bloch KD, Wu JC, Hataishi R, Aretz HT, Picard MH, Scherrer-Crosbie M Pressure overload-induced LV hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice are exacerbated by congenital NOS3 deficiency  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286:H1070-H1075, 2004 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse hert failure; remodeling
Shiomi T, Tsutsui H, Matsusaka H, Murakami K, Hayashidani S, Ikeuchi M, Wen J, Kubota T, Utsumi H, Takeshita A Overexpression of Glutathione Peroxidase Prevents Left Ventricular Remodeling and Failure After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Circulation. 2004;109:544-549 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse myocardial infarction • heart failure • remodeling • antioxidants • free radicals
van Rooij E, Doevendans PA, Crijns HJGM, Heeneman S, Lips DJ, van Bilsen M, Williams RS, Olson EN, Bassel-Duby R, Rothermel BA, De Windt LJ MCIP1 Overexpression Suppresses Left Ventricular Remodeling and Sustains Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction Circulation Research. 2004;94:e18 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse myocardial infarction • heart failure • calcineurin • signaling • hypertrophy
Wang Q, Brunner HR, Burnier M Determination of cardiac contractility in awake unsedated mice with a fluid-filled catheter Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H806-H814, 2004 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse anesthesia; Millar; Pebax catheter; frequency; deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt
Hattori T, Shimokawa H, Higashi M, Hiroki J, Mukai Y, Tsutsui H, Kaibuchi K, Takeshita A Long-Term Inhibition of Rho-Kinase Suppresses Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Circulation. 2004;109:2234-2239 1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter   myocardial infarction • heart failure • myocardium • remodeling • signal transduction
Janssens S, Pokreisz P, Schoonjans L, Pellens M, Vermeersch P, Tjwa M, Jans P, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Picard MH, Szelid Z, Gillijns H, Van de Werf F, Collen D, Bloch KD Cardiomyocyte-Specific Overexpression of Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Improves Left Ventricular Performance and Reduces Compensatory Hypertrophy After Myocardial Infarction Circulation Research. 2004;94:1256 1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter mouse nitric oxide synthase • myocardial infarction • left ventricular remodeling • myocyte hypertrophy
Oudit GY, Trivieri MG, Khaper N, Husain T, Wilson GJ, Liu P, Sole MJ, Backx PH Taurine Supplementation Reduces Oxidative Stress and Improves Cardiovascular Function in an Iron-Overload Murine Model Circulation. 2004;109:1877-1885 1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter mouse hemochromatosis • cardiomyopathy • taurine • stress, oxidative • glutathione
Roman BB, Goldspink PH, Spaite E, Urboniene D, McKinney R, Geenen DL, Solaro RJ, Buttrick PM Inhibition of PKC phosphorylation of cTnI improves cardiac performance in vivo Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H2089-H2095, 2004 1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter mouse troponin; protein kinase C; contractility; mouse
Yang LL, Gros R, Kabir MG, Sadi A, Gotlieb AI, Husain M, Stewart DJ Conditional Cardiac Overexpression of Endothelin-1 Induces Inflammation and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Mice Circulation. 2004;109:255-261 1.4F sensor, 2F catheter mouse endothelin • myocarditis • hypertrophy • heart failure
Suarez J, Belke DD, Gloss B, Dieterle T, McDonough PM, Kim Y-K, Brunton LL, Dillmann WH In vivo adenoviral transfer of sorcin reverses cardiac contractile abnormalities of diabetic cardiomyopathy  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H68-H75, 2004 2F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse calcium handling; gene therapy
Schultz JEJ, Glascock BJ, Witt SA, Nieman ML, Nattamai KJ, Liu LH, Lorenz JN, Shull GE, Kimball TR, Periasamy M Accelerated onset of heart failure in mice during pressure overload with chronically deceased SERCA2 calcium pump activity   Mikro-Tip catheter mouse sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium-adenosine 5'-triphosphatase pump; knockout mice; echocardiography; cardiac dysfunction
Abella BS, Zhao D, Alvarado J, Hamann K, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB Intra-Arrest Cooling Improves Outcomes in a Murine Cardiac Arrest Model Circulation. 2004;109:2786-2791 SPR-671 mouse cardiopulmonary resuscitation • heart arrest • death, sudden • circulation
Ishizaka S, Sievers RE,  Zhu B-Q, Rodrigo MC, Joho S, Foster E, Simpson PC, Grossman W New technique for measurement of left ventricular pressure in conscious mice Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H1146-h1153, 2004 SPR-671 mouse left ventricular hemodynamics; first derivative of left ventricular pressure; anesthesia; mouse physiology
Jones SP, Greer JJM, Kakkar AK, Ware D, Turnage RH,  Hicks M, van Haperen R, de Crom R, Kawashima S, Yokoyama M, Lefer DJ Endothelial nitric oxide synthase overexpression attenuates myocardial reperfusion injury Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H276-H282, 2004 SPR-671 mouse myocardial infarction; cardiac dysfunction; murine model
Chen H, Liu LL, Ye LL, McGuckin C, Tamowski S, Scowen P, Tian H, Murray K, Hatton WJ, Duan D Targeted Inactivation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Chloride Channel Gene Prevents Ischemic Preconditioning in Isolated Mouse Heart Circulation. 2004;110:700-704 1.4/0.8F pressure transducer mouse ischemia • myocardial infarction • hemodynamics • ion channels • genes
Jones JE, Walker JL, Song Y, Weiss N, Cardoso WV, Tuder RM, Loscalzo J, Zhang Y-Y Effect of 5-lipoxygenase on the development of pulmonary hypertension in rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H1775-H1784, 2004 1.4-Fr Millar Mikro-Tip pressure catheter rat inflammation; monocrotaline
Bos R, Mougenot N, Médiani O, Vanhoutte PM, Lechat P Potassium Canrenoate, an Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist, Reduces Isoprenaline-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in the Rat JPET 309:1160-1166, 2004 2F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat norepinephrine
Kuwahara F; Kai H; Tokuda T; Takeya M; Takeshita A; Egashira K; Imaizumi T Hypertensive Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction: Another Model of Inflammation? Hypertension. 2004;43:73 2F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat macrophages • fibrosis • hypertension • diastole
Wang H, Huang BS, Ganten D, Leenen FHH Prevention of Sympathetic and Cardiac Dysfunction After Myocardial Infarction in Transgenic Rats Deficient in Brain Angiotensinogen Circulation Research. 2004;94:843 2F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat angiotensin • brain • cardiac remodeling • left ventricular dysfunction • arterial baroreflex
Hu K, Naumann A, Fraccarollo D, Gaudron P, Kaden JJ, Neubauer S, Ertl G Heart rate reduction by zatebradine reduces infarct size and mortality but promotes remodeling in rats with experimental myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H1281-H1288, 2004 Mikro-Tip Catheter rat neurohumoral systems; heart failure; bradycardia
Mulder P, Barbier S, Chagraoui A, Richard V, Henry JP; Lallemand F; Renet S; Lerebours G, Mahlberg-Gaudin F, Thuillez C Long-Term Heart Rate Reduction Induced by the Selective If Current Inhibitor Ivabradine Improves Left Ventricular Function and Intrinsic Myocardial Structure in Congestive Heart Failure Circulation. 2004;109:1674-1679 Mikro-Tip Catheter rat heart failure • heart rate • drugs • pathology
Li M, Zheng C, Sato T, Kawada T, Sugimachi M, Sunagawa K Vagal Nerve Stimulation Markedly Improves Long-Term Survival After Chronic Heart Failure in Rats  Circulation. 2004;109:120-124.) SPC-320 rat electrical stimulation • heart failure • myocardial infarction • remodeling • vagus nerve
Chen L, Chen CX, Gan XT, Beier N, Scholz, W, Karmazyn M Inhibition and reversal of myocardial infarction-induced hypertrophy and heart failure by NHE-1 inhibition  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H381-H387, 2004 SPR 249 rat coronary artery ligation; EMD-87580; atrial natriuretic peptide; Na-H exchange
Yndestad A,  Ueland T, Øie E, Florholmen G, Halvorsen B, Attramadal H, Simonsen S, Frøland S, Gullestad L, Christensen G, Damås JK, Aukrust P Elevated Levels of Activin A in Heart Failure  Circulation. 2004; 109: 1379-1385 SPR-407 rat heart failure • inflammation • leukocytes • myocardium
Gao L, Zhu Z, Zucker IH, Wang W Cardiac sympathetic afferent stimulation impairs baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 286: H1706-H1711, 2004 SPR-524 rat angiotensin type 1 receptor
Sándor Bátkai, Pál Pacher, Zoltán Járai, Jens A. Wagner, George
Kunos
Cannabinoid antagonist SR141716 inhibits endotoxic hypotension by a cardiac mechanism not involving CB1 or CB2 receptors Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (April 1, 2004). 10.1152/ajpheart.00184.2004 SPR-524 rat trangenics, toxemia, pharmaceuticals, endotoxin; cannabinoids; hypotension; negative inotropy
Jin H, Fedorowicz G, Yang R, Ogasawara A, Peale F, Pham T, Paoni NF Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Is Induced in the Left Ventricle of Rats With Heart Failure and Can Provide Inotropic Support to the Failing Heart Circulation. 2004;109:2240-2245 SPR-629 rat hormones • heart failure • myocardial infarction • inotropic agents
Pearson JT, PhD; Mikiyasu Shirai M, Ito H, Tokunaga N, Tsuchimochi H, Nishiura N; Schwenke DO, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Akiyama R, Mori H, Kangawa K, Suga H, Yagi N In Situ Measurements of Crossbridge Dynamics and Lattice Spacing in Rat Hearts by X-Ray Diffraction Circulation. 2004;109:2976-2979 SPR-671 rat ischemia • myocardial contraction • myosin • radiography
Dent MR, Dhalla NS, Tappia PS Phospholipase C gene expression, protein content, and activities in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure due to volume overload Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287: H719-H727, 2004. SPR-249 rat cardiac sarcolemma; signal transduction
Xiao C-Y, Chen M,  Zsengellér Z, Szabó C  Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Contributes to the Development of Myocardial Infarction in Diabetic Rats and Regulates the Nuclear Translocation of Apoptosis-Inducing Factor  JPET 310:498-504, 2004 SPR-524 rat myocardial infarction, diabetes, streptozotocin
Zhu G-Q, Gao L, Li Y, Patel KP, Zucker IH, Wang W AT1 receptor mRNA antisense normalizes enhanced cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex in rats with chronic heart failure Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287: H1828-H1835, 2004 pressure transducer rat angiotensin II; renal sympathetic nerve activity; paraventricular nucleus
McMurtry MS, Bonnet S, Wu X, Dyck JRB, Haromy A, Hashimoto L, \Michelakis ED  Dichloroacetate Prevents and Reverses Pulmonary Hypertension by Inducing Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis Circulation Research. 2004;95:830 1.4-French Millar catheters rat apoptosis • proliferation • smooth muscle • vascular remodeling
Holmes JW Candidate mechanical stimuli for hypertrophy during volume overload J Appl Physiol 97: 1453-1460, 2004 SPR-671 rat arteriovenous fistula; sonomicrometry; rat; growth; mechanics; stress
Corno AF, Milano G, Morel S, Tozzi P, Genton CY, Samaja M, von Segesser LK Hypoxia: Unique myocardial morphology? J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., May 2004; 127: 1301 - 1308 MPC-500 rat polycythemia, cardiopulmonary support and physiology
           
Farjah M; Roxas BP; Geenen DL; Danziger RS
Dietary Salt Regulates Renal SGK1 Abundance
Hypertension. 2003;41:874
    hypertension, aldosterone, rat, Dahl , glucocorticoids, kinase, hypertension, renal, sodium, dietary, blood pressure
Woldbaek PR, Strømme TA, ,Sande JB,
Christensen G, Tønnessen T, Ilebekk A
"Evaluation of a new fiber-optic pressure recording system for cardiovascular
measurements in mice"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2233-H2239, 2003
SPR-671   catheter size, fiberoptic, aortic pressure
Shioi T, McMullen JR, Tarnavski O, Converso K, Sherwood MC, Manning WJ, Izumo S Rapamycin Attenuates Load-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice Circulation 2003 107:1664-1670 1.4F high-fidelity pressure catheter mouse hypertrophy, heart failure, signal transduction
Hu P, Zhang D, Swenson L, Chakrabarti G,
Abel ED, Litwin SE
"Minimally invasive aortic banding in mice: effects of altered cardiomyocyte
insulin signaling during pressure overload"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1261-H1269, 2003

1.4-F micromanometer-tipped catheter
mouse hypertrophy, contractility; fibrosis
Hayashidani S, Tsutsui H, Ikeuchi M, Shiomi T, Matsusaka H, Kubota T, Imanaka-Yoshida K, Itoh T, Takeshita A "Targeted deletion of MMP-2 attenuates early LV rupture and late remodeling
after experimental myocardial infarction"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1229-H1235, 2003
1.4-F micromanometer-tipped catheter
mouse Transgenics, myocardial infarction, matrix metalloproteinase; cardiac rupture; heart failure; myocyte; extracellular matrix
Brede M; Roell W; Ritter O; Wiesmann F; Jahns R; Haase A; Fleischmann BK; Hein L
Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Associated With Decreased eNOS Expression in Angiotensin AT2 Receptor–Deficient Mice
Hypertension. 2003;42:1177
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter
mouse myocardial infarction • cryoinjury • animals, transgenic • mice • nitric oxide synthase
Hayashidani S, Tsutsui H, Shiomi T, Ikeuchi M, Matsusaka H, Suematsu N, Wen J, Egashira K, Takeshita A Anti-Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Gene Therapy Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Failure After Experimental Myocardial Infarction Circulation. 2003;108:2134 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse heart failure • remodeling • inflammation
Flesch M, Höper A, Dell’Italia L, Evans K, Bond R, Peshock R, Diwan A, Brinsa TA, Wei C-C, Sivasubramanian N, Spinale FG, Mann DL
Activation and Functional Significance of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Mice With Cardiac Restricted Overexpression of Tumor Necrosis Factor
Circulation. 2003;108:598
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse hypertrophy • genes • heart failure • remodeling • apoptosis
Ishibashi Y, Takahashi M, Isomatsu Y, Qiao F,
Iijima Y, Shiraishi H, Simsic JM, Baicu CF, Robbins J, Zile MR, Cooper IV G
"Role of microtubules versus myosin heavy chain isoforms in contractile
dysfunction of hypertrophied murine cardiocytes"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1270-H1285, 2003
1.4-F Mikro-Tip catheter transducer
mouse Transgenics, hypertrophy, left ventricle; heart failure; cytoskeleton; contractile proteins; sarcomeres
Eigenthaler M, Engelhardt S, Schinke B, Kobsar A, Schmitteckert E, Gambaryan S, Engelhardt CM, Krenn V, Eliava M, Jarchau T, Lohse MJ, Walter U, Hein L
Disruption of cardiac Ena-VASP protein localization in intercalated disks causes dilated cardiomyopathy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2471-H2481, 2003
1.4-F Mkro-Tip catheter
mouse
transgenic mice; hypertrophy; arrhythmia
Ichinose F, Hataishi R, Wu JC, Kawai N, Rodrigues ACT, Mallari C, Post JM, Parkinson JF, Picard MH, Bloch KD, Zapol WM
A selective inducible NOS dimerization inhibitor prevents systemic, cardiac, and pulmonary hemodynamic dysfunction in endotoxemic mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2524-H2530, 2003
1.4-Fr high-fidelity pressure catheter
mouse
nitric oxide synthase; inflammation; inhibitors
Keys JR, Greene EA, Cooper CJ, Prasad SVN, Rockman HA, Koch WJ
"Cardiac hypertrophy and altered beta-adrenergic signaling in transgenic mice
that express the amino terminus of beta-ARK1"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2201-H2211, 2003
1.8-Fr high-fidelity micromanometer catheter
mouse Transgenics, hypertrophy, left ventricle; heart failure; cytoskeleton; contractile proteins; sarcomeres
Lindsey ML, Yoshioka J, MacGillivray C, Muangman S, Gannon J, Verghese A, Aikawa M, Libby P, Krane SM, Lee RT
Effect of a Cleavage-Resistant Collagen Mutation on Left Ventricular Remodeling
Circulation Research. 2003;93:238
Mikro-Tip catheter mouse matrix metalloproteinases • collagen • left ventricular remodeling • myocardial infarction
Flesch M, Höper A, Dell’Italia L, Evans K, Bond R, Peshock R, Diwan A, Brinsa TA, Wei C-C, Sivasubramanian N, Spinale FG, Mann DL
Activation and Functional Significance of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Mice With Cardiac Restricted Overexpression of Tumor Necrosis Factor
Circulation. 2003;108:598
Mikro-Tip catheter mouse hypertrophy • genes • heart failure • remodeling • apoptosis
Lindsey ML, Yoshioka J, MacGillivray C, Muangman S, Gannon J, Verghese A, Aikawa M, Libby P, Krane SM, Lee RT
Effect of a Cleavage-Resistant Collagen Mutation on Left Ventricular Remodeling
Circulation Research. 2003;93:238
SPR-671 mouse matrix metalloproteinases • collagen • left ventricular remodeling • myocardial infarction
Gros R, Afroze T, You X-M, Kabir G, Van Wert R, Kalair W, Hoque AE, Mungrue IN, Husain M Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase Overexpression in Arterial Smooth Muscle Increases Vasomotor Responsiveness and Blood Pressure Circulation Research. 2003;93:614 SPR-671 mouse transgenic mice • blood pressure • nitric oxide synthase • intracellular calcium • myogenic tone
Herrmann KL, McCulloch AD, Omens JH Glycated collagen cross-linking alters cardiac mechanics in volume-overload hypertrophy Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1277-H1284, 2003 1.4F rat Cardiac hypertrophy, ventricle; strain; stress; material properties
Zlatko I, Dyck JRB, Hashimoto K, Wang S, Moudgil R, Harry G, Sultanian R, Koshal A, MD; Archer SL
In Vivo Gene Transfer of the O2-Sensitive Potassium Channel Kv1.5 Reduces Pulmonary Hypertension and Restores Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction in Chronically Hypoxic Rats
Circulation. 2003;107:2037
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter rat transgenics, pulmonary hypertension, catheterization, hypoxia, cardiac output, oxygen, gene therapy
Iglarz M; Touyz RM; Viel EC; Paradis P; Amiri F; Diep QN; Schiffrin EL Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- and Receptor- Activators Prevent Cardiac Fibrosis in Mineralocorticoid-Dependent Hypertension Hypertension. 2003;42:737 1.5F nylon with single 2F pressure sensor rat endothelin • remodeling • fibrosis • hypertension, mineralocorticoid • collagen • hypertrophy
David A. Brown,1 Korinne N. Jew,1 Genevieve C. Sparagna,1 Timothy I. Musch,2 and Russell L. Moore
Exercise training preserves coronary flow and reduces infarct size after ischemia-reperfusion in rat heart
J Appl Physiol 95: 2510-2518, 2003
3F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat
cardioprotection; superoxide dismutase
Thai H, Wollmuth J, Goldman S, Gaballa M
Angiotensin Subtype 1 Receptor (AT1) Blockade Improves Vasorelaxation in Heart Failure by Up-Regulation of Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase via Activation of the AT2 Receptor
JPET 307:1171-1178, 2003
A 1-mm micromanometer tipped catheter
rat
candesartan
Lapointe N, Nguyen QT, Desjardins J-F, 1Marcotte F, Pourdjabbar A, Moe G, Calderone A, Rouleau J-L
Effects of pre-, peri-, and postmyocardial infarction treatment with omapatrilat in rats: survival, arrhythmias, ventricular function, and remodeling
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H398-H405, 2003
Micro-Tip catheter
rat vasopeptidase inhibitor
Fechner H, Noutsias M, Tschoepe C, Hinze K, Wang X, Escher F, Pauschinger M, Dekkers D, Vetter R, Paul M, Lamers J, Schultheiss H-P, Poller W Induction of Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus-Receptor Expression During Myocardial Tissue Formation and Remodeling: Identification of a Cell-to-Cell Contact-Dependent Regulatory Mechanism Circulation 2003 107:876-882 Mikro-Tip catheter rat viruses • receptors • signaling • myocardial infarction • remodeling
Nahrendorf M, Hu K, Fraccarollo D, Hiller K-H, Haase A, Bauer WR, Ertl G Time course of right ventricular remodeling in rats with experimental myocardial infarction Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H241-H248, 2003 Mikro-Tip manometer rat rat heart; magnetic resonance imaging
Wang Y, Patel KP, Cornish KG, Channon KM, Zucker IH
"nNOS gene transfer to RVLM improves baroreflex function in rats with chronic
heart failure"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1660-H1667, 2003
Mikro-Tip transducer rat sympathetic nerve activity; heart rate; nitric oxide; adenovirus
Sato T, Kawada T, Inagaki M, Shishido T, Sugimachi M, Sunagawa K
Dynamics of sympathetic baroreflex control of arterial pressure in rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 285: R262-R270, 2003
SPC-320 rat baroreflex sensitivity; dynamic system; feedback system; mechanoneural arc; neuromechanical arc
Koch M, ,Wendorf M, Dendorfer A, Wolfrum S, Schulze K, Spillmann F, 1Schultheiss H-P, Tschöpe C
Cardiac kinin level in experimental diabetes mellitus: role of kininases
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H418-H423, 2003
SPR 407
rat bradykinin; kininase; myocardial ischemia
Wang X, Ren B, Liu S, Sentex E, Tappia PS, Dhalla NS
Characterization of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure due to volume overload in the rat
J Appl Physiol 94: 752-763, 2003

SPR-249 rat aortocaval fistula; beta-adrenergic mechanisms
Deten A, Volz HC, Briest W, Zimmer H-G Differential Cytokine Expression in Myocytes and Non-myocytes after Myocardial Infarction in Rats Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 242: 47-55, 2003 SPR-249
SPR-291
rat myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure, cytokine expression
Wei C-C, Lucchesi PA, Tallaj J, Bradley WE, Powell PC, Dell'Italia LJ
Cardiac interstitial bradykinin and mast cells modulate pattern of LV remodeling in volume overload in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H784-H792, 2003
SPR-249A rat hypertrophy; chymase; angiotensin-converting enzyme
Hayakawa K, Takemura G, Kanoh M, Li Y, Koda M, Kawase Y, Maruyama R, Okada H, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H
Inhibition of Granulation Tissue Cell Apoptosis During the Subacute Stage of Myocardial Infarction Improves Cardiac Remodeling and Dysfunction at the Chronic Stage
Circulation. 2003;108:104
SPR-407 rat apopstosis • heart failure • myocardial infarction • remodeling
Tanaka T, Kono T, Terasaki F, Kintaka T, Sohmiya K,
Mishima T, Kitaura Y
"Gene-environment interactions in wet beriberi: effects of thiamine depletion
in CD36-defect rats"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1546-H1553, 2003
SPR-407 rat CD36 deficiency
Schlenker EH, Tamura T, Gerdes AM
Gender-specific effects of thyroid hormones on cardiopulmonary function in SHHF rats
J Appl Physiol 95: 2292-2298, 2003
SPR-407, curved
rat
hypertension; sick euthryoid syndrome; hyperthyroidism
Bagi Z, Csekö C, Tóth E, Koller A
Oxidative stress-induced dysregulation of arteriolar wall shear stress and blood pressure in hyperhomocysteinemia is prevented by chronic vitamin C treatment
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2277-H2283, 2003
SPR-524
rat
homocysteine; nitric oxide; thromboxane A2 power dissipation
Kamo I, Torimoto K, Chancellor MB, de Groat WC, Yoshimura N
Kamo I, Torimoto K, Chancellor MB, de Groat WC, Yoshimura N
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 285: R356-R365, 2003
SPR-524 rat urethral resistance; active urethral closure; sneeze leak point pressure
Deten A, Millar H, Zimmer H-G
"Catheterization of pulmonary artery in rats with an ultraminiature catheter
pressure transducer"
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2212-H2217, 2003
SPR-671 rat cardiac output; contractility; norepinephrine; right heart
Briest W, Holzl A, Raffler B, Deten A, Baba HA, Zimmer H-G Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Norepinephrine-induced Remodelling of Rat Hearts Cardiovascular Research I (2003) 000-000 (in press) Ultra-miniature Catheter Pressure Transducer rat adrenergic (ant)agonists, extracellular matrix, fibrosis, hemodynamics, remodeling
Min J-Y, Yang Y, Sullivan MF, Ke Q, Converso KL, Chen Y, Morgan JP, Xiao Y-F Long-term improvement of cardiac function in rats after infarction by transplantation of embryonic stem cells J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Feb 2003; 125: 361 - 369 3F high-fidelity microtip catheter connected to a pressure transducer rat mouse embryonic stem cells
           
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Lorenz, John N. A practical guide to evaluating cardiovascular, renal, and pulmonary function in mice Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 282: R1565-R1582; 10.1152/ajpregu.00759.2001. 1.4 F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse phenotype, methods, surgery, heart, lung, kidney
Huke S, Prasad V, Nieman ML, Nattamai KJ, Grupp IL, Lorenz JN, Periasamy M
Altered dose response to -agonists in SERCA1a-expressing hearts ex vivo and in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H958-H965, 2002
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse transgenic mice; contractility; sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium adenosinetriphosphatase; phospholamban
Liao R, Jain M, Cui L, D’Agostino J, Aiello F, Luptak I, Ngoy S; Mortensen RM, Tian R

Cardiac-Specific Overexpression of GLUT1 Prevents the Development of Heart Failure Attributable to Pressure Overload in Mice Circulation. 2002;106:2125
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter
mouse glucose • heart failure • metabolism
Hardouin SN, Richmond KN, Zimmerman A, Hamilton SE, Feigl EO, Nathanson NM
Altered Cardiovascular Responses in Mice Lacking the M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor JPET, Vol. 301, Issue 1, 129-137, April 2002
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse arrhythmia, catecholamines, Immunoprecipitation
Hahn HS, Yussman MG, Toyokawa T, Marreez Y, Barrett TJ, Hilty KC, Osinska H, Robbins J, Dorn II GW
Ischemic Protection and Myofibrillar Cardiomyopathy
Circulation Research. 2002;91:741
1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse ischemia/reperfusion • protein kinase C • myofibrillar cardiomyopathy • congestive heart failure
Funakoshi H, Kubota T, Machida Y, Kawamura N, Feldman AM, Tsutsui H, Shimokawa H, Takeshita A
Involvement of inducible nitric oxide synthase in cardiac dysfunction with tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 282: H2159-H2166, 2002. First published February 14, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00872.2001
1.4-F Mikro-Tip catheter
mouse
cytokine; heart failure; transgenic mice
Nemoto S, Vallejo JG, Knuefermann P, Misra A, Defreitas G, Carabello BA, Mann DL
Escherichia coli LPS-induced LV dysfunction: role of toll-like receptor-4 in the adult heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 282: H2316-H2323, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00763.2001
1.4-F Mikro-Tip catheter
mouse
innate immunity; endotoxic shock; proinflammatory cytokine; myocardial depression
Jin Z-Q, Zhou H-Z, Zhu P, Honbo N, Mochly-Rosen D, Messing RO, Goetzl EJ, Karliner JS, Gray MO
Cardioprotection mediated by sphingosine-1-phosphate and ganglioside GM-1 in wild-type and PKCepsilon knockout mouse hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 282: H1970-H1977, 2002. First published February 14, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.01029.2001
1.4-F Mikro-Tip catheter
mouse
ischemia-reperfusion injury; epsilon -isoform of protein kinase C
Shiomi T, Hiroyuki Tsutsui H, Hayashidani S, Suematsu N, Ikeuchi M, Wen J, Ishibashi M, Kubota T, Egashira K, Takeshita A
Pioglitazone, a Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor- Agonist, Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Failure After Experimental Myocardial Infarction
Circulation. 2002;106:3126
1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter mouse myocardial infarction • heart failure • myocardium • remodeling • receptors
Brum, PC, Kosek J, Patterson A, Bernstein D, Kobilka B
Abnormal cardiac function associated with sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1838-H1845, 2002
1.8-Fr high-fidelity catheter-tipped micromanometer
mouse alpha2-adrenergic receptor; knockout mice; heart failure
Aasum E, Belke DD, Severson DL, Riemersma RA, Cooper M, Andreassen M, Larsen TS
Cardiac function and metabolism in Type 2 diabetic mice after treatment with BM 17.0744, a novel PPAR- activator
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H949-H957, 2002
2.5F Mikro-Tip mouse substrate oxidation; isolated working mouse hearts
Alan Y. H. Wong, Shathiyah Kulandavelu, Kathie J. Whiteley, Dawei Qu, B. Lowell Langille and S. Lee Adamson
Maternal cardiovascular changes during pregnancy and postpartum in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 282: H918-H925, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00641.2001
5F Catheter-tip PressureTransducer
mouse
cardiac output; blood pressure; angiotensin; hematocrit; heart rate; Doppler ultrasound; aortic blood velocity waveform
Hui-Zhong Zhou, Joel S. Karliner, and Mary O. Gray
Moderate alcohol consumption induces sustained cardiac protection by activating PKC- and Akt
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H165-H174, 2002. First published February 28, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00408.2001
Micromanometer
mouse
heart; ischemia; reperfusion; ethanol; signaling
Weiss RG, Chatham JC, Charron MJ, Georgakopolous D, Wallimann T, Kay L, Walzel B, Wang Y, Kass DA, Gerstenblith G, Chacko VP
An increase in the myocardial PCr/ATP ratio in GLUT4 null
mice
The FASEB Journal express article 10.1096/fj.01-0462fje
Mikro-Tip Catheter mouse phosphocreatine • glucose • left ventricular hypertrophy • 31P NMR spectroscopy • magnetic resonance imaging
Takimoto E, Yao A, Toko H, Takano H, Shimoyama M, Sonoda M, Wakimoto K, Takahashi T, Akazawa H, Mizukami M, Nagai T, Nagai Y, Komuro I
Sodium calcium exchanger plays a key role in alteration of cardiac function in response to pressure overload
The FASEB Journal. 2002;16:373-378
SPR-612 mouse Na+-Ca2+ exchanger • sarcoplasmic reticulum • knockout mice • NCX
Iversen PO, Woldbaek PR, Tønnessen T, Christensen G
Decreased hematopoiesis in bone marrow of mice with congestive heart failure
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 282: R166-R172, 2002
SPR-671 mouse blood cells; bone marrow cells; immunity; myocardial infarction
Zaidi SHE, You X-M, Ciura S, Husain M, Rabinovitch M Overexpression of the Serine Elastase Inhibitor Elafin Protects Transgenic Mice From Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension Circulation. 2002;105:516 SPR-671 mouse hypoxia • hypertension, pulmonary • lung
Pieples K, Arteaga G, Solaro J, Grupp I, Lorenz JN, Boivin GP, Jagatheesan G, Labitzke E, deTombe PP, Konhilas JP, Irving TC, Wieczorek DF
Tropomyosin 3 expression leads to hypercontractility and attenuates myofilament length-dependent Ca2+ activation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1344-H1353, 2002
SPR-671
mouse heart; cardiac muscle; thin filament regulation
Pacher P, Liaudet L, Bai P, Virag L, Mabley JG, Hasko G, Szabo C Activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase contributes to development of doxorubicin-induced heart failure The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 300, No. 3, 862-867, 2002 SPR-671 mouse hypertension, aging, atherosclerosis, vasorelaxation, acetylcholine, oxidative stress, blood pressure
Meyer JW, Flagella M, Sutliff RL, Lorenz JN, Nieman ML, Weber CS, Paul RJ, Shull GE
Decreased blood pressure and vascular smooth muscle tone in mice lacking basolateral Na+-K+-2Cl cotransporter
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1846-H1855, 2002
SPR-612 mouse vasculature; hypotension; bumetanide
Jones JE, Mendes L, Rudd MA, Russo G, Loscalzo J, Zhang Y-Y
Serial noninvasive assessment of progressive pulmonary hypertension in a rat model
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H364-H371, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00979.2001
1.4-F Mikro-Tip catheter
rat
echocardiography; monocrotaline; pulmonary artery acceleration time
Michelakis ED, McMurtry MS, Wu X-C, Dyck JRB, Moudgil R, Hopkins TA, Lopaschuk GD, Puttagunta L, Waite R, Archer SL Dichloroacetate, a Metabolic Modulator, Prevents and Reverses Chronic Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats Circulation. 2002;105:244 1.4F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat hypertension, pulmonary • kinases • dichloroacetate • metabolism • ion channels
Musch TI, Wolfram S, Hageman KS, Pickar JG
Skeletal muscle ouabain binding sites are reduced in rats with chronic heart failure
J Appl Physiol 92: 2326-2334, 2002 2F Mikro-Tip catheter rat Na+-K+ pump; exercise; performance; oxygen uptake; congestive failure
Kuwahara F, Kai H, Tokuda K, Kai M, Takeshita A, Egashira K, Imaizumi T
Transforming Growth Factor-ß Function Blocking Prevents Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction in Pressure-Overloaded Rats
Circulation. 2002;106:130
2F Mikro-Tip catheter
rat
growth substances, fibrosis, hypertension, diastole
Zhang K, Li Y-F, Patel KP
Reduced endogenous GABA-mediated inhibition in the PVN on renal nerve discharge in rats with heart failure
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 282: R1006-R1015, 2002
2F Mikro-Tip catheter rat paraventricular nucleus; renal sympathetic nerve activity; muscimol; bicuculline
Sakakibara Y, Tambara K, Lu F, Nishina T, Sakaguchi G, Nagaya N, Nishimura K, Li R-K, Weisel RD, Komeda M
Combined Procedure of Surgical Repair and Cell Transplantation for Left Ventricular Aneurysm: An Experimental Study
Circulation. 2002;106:I-193
2F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat aneurysm • cells • myocardial infarction • surgery • transplantation
Nomoto T, Nishina T, Miwa S, Tsuneyoshi H, Maruyama I, Nishimura K, Komeda M
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Helps Prevent Late Remodeling After Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair in Rats
Circulation. 2002;106:I-115
3F Fogarty baloon catheter rat surgery • myocardial infarction • aneurysm • remodeling • angiotensin
Bates K, Ruggeroli CE, Goldman S, Gaballa MA
Simvastatin restores endothelial NO-mediated vasorelaxation in large arteries after myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H768-H775, 2002
Mikro-Tip Dual Sensor catheter
rat
congestive heart failure; arterial relaxation; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
Pacher P, Mabley JG, Soriano FG, Liaudet L, Komjati K, Szabo C Endothelial dysfunction in aging animals: the role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation British Journal of Pharmacology 2002 Mar;135(6):1347-50 Millar rat reperfusion, shock, diabetes, oxidant induced cell injury
Iemitsu M, Miyauchi T, Maeda S, Tanabe T, Takanashi, M, Irukayama-Tomobe Y, Sakai S, Ohmori H, Matsuda M, Yamaguchi I
Aging-induced decrease in the PPAR- level in hearts is improved by exercise training
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1750-H1760, 2002.
SPC-320 rat peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha; swimming training; aged rat; fatty acid
Sato T, Kawada T, Sugimachi M, Sunagawa K
Bionic Technology Revitalizes Native Baroreflex Function in Rats With Baroreflex Failure
Circulation. 2002;106:730
SPC-320
rat
baroreceptors • blood pressure • dynamics • electrical stimulation • nervous system, sympathetic
Mulder P, Boujedaini H, Richard V, Henry J-P, Renet S, Münter K, Thuillez C
Long-Term Survival and Hemodynamics After Endothelin-A Receptor Antagonism and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition in Rats With Chronic Heart Failure
Circulation. 2002;106:1159
SPR-407
rat
endothelin • hemodynamics • heart failure • inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme
Podesser BK, Schirnhofer J, Bernecker OY, Kröner A, Franz M, Semsroth S, Fellner B, Neumüller J, Hallström S, Wolner E
Optimizing Ischemia/Reperfusion in the Failing Rat Heart—Improved Myocardial Protection With Acute ACE Inhibition
Circulation. 2002;106:I-277
SPR-407 rat heart failure • cardiopulmonary bypass • ACE inhibitors
Deschepper CF, Picard S, Thibault G, Touyz R, Rouleau J-L Characterization of Myocardium, Isolated Cardiomyocytes, and Blood Pressure in WKHA and WKY rats Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 282: H149-H155, 2002. First published September 27, 2001; 10.1152/ajpheart.00672.2001 SPR-407 rat cell width; intracellular free calcium concentration; left ventricular hypertrophy; cardiac morphology; cardiac function
Sjaastad I, Bøkenes J, Swift F, Wasserstrom JA, Sejersted OM
Normal contractions triggered by ICa,L in ventricular myocytes from rats with postinfarction CHF
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H1225-H1236, 2002
SPR-407 rat electrophysiology; myocardial infarction; sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase; phospholamban; caffeine; L-type Ca2+ current; congestive heart failure
Prunier F, Gaertner R, Louedec L, Michel J-B, Mercadier J-J, Escoubet B
Doppler echocardiographic estimation of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure after MI in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 283: H346-H352, 2002. First published March 28, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.01050.2001
SPR-524
rat
myocardial infarction; echocardiography; heart failure; tissue, Doppler imaging
Pal Pacher, MD, PHD, Lucas Liaudet, MD, Jon G. Mabley, PHD, Katalin Komjati, MD, PHD,
Csaba Szabo´, MD, PHD
Pharmacologic Inhibition of Poly(Adenosine Diphosphate-Ribose) Polymerase May Represent a Novel Therapeutic Approach in Chronic Heart Failure JACC Vol. 40, No. 5, 2002 September 4, 2002:1006–16 SPR-524 rat PARP
Corno AF, Milano G, Samaja M, Tozzi P, von Segesser LK Chronic hypoxia: A model for cyanotic congenital heart defects
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Jul 2002; 124: 105 - 112 MPC-500 rat reoxygenation injury, cardiopulmonary bypass.
Sakakibara Y, Nishimura K, Tambara T, Yamamoto M, Lu F, Tabata Y, Komeda M Prevascularization with gelatin microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor enhances the benefits of cardiomyocyte transplantation J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Jul 2002; 124: 50 - 56 2Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter  rat fibroblast growth factor-incorporated microspheres
Gao F, Yao C-L, Gao E, Mo Q-Z, Yan W-L, McLaughlin R, Lopez BL, Christopher TA, Ma XL
Enhancement of Glutathione Cardioprotection by Ascorbic Acid in Myocardial Reperfusion Injury
JPET Vol. 301, Issue 2, 543-550, May 2002
SPR-524 rat, isolated heart glutathione monoethyl ester (GSHme)
Pacher P, Mabley JG, Soriano FG, Liaudet L, Szabo C Activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase contributes to the endothelial dysfunction associated with hypertension and aging International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 9:659-664, 2002 SPR-524 rat, mouse hypertension, aging, atherosclerosis, vasorelaxation, acetylcholine, oxidative stress, blood pressure
Pacher P, Cziraki A, Mabley JG, Liaudet L, Papp L, Szabo C Role of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Activation in Endotoxin-induced Cardiac Collapse in Rodents Biochemical Pharmacology 64 (2002) 1785-1791 SPR-671, SPR-524 mice, rats systolic pressure increment; dP/dt, systolic pressure decrement; PARP, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; STZ, streptozotocin
Pacher P, Liaudet L, Soriano FG, Mabley JG, Szabo E, Szabo C The role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation in the development of myocardial and endothelial dysfunction in diabetes Diabetes 51:514-521, 2002 SPR-671, SPR-524 rat, mouse cardiomyopathy, streptozotocin, hypertension, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy
Deten A, Zimmer H-G Heart Function andCytokine Expression is Similar in Mice and Rats after Myocardial Infarction but Differences occur in TNFalpha Expression Eur J. Physiol (2002) 445:289-296 SPR-291, SPR-612, SPR-249, SPR-671 mouse, rat cytokines, growth factors, heart failure, hemodynamics, hypertrophy, infarction, remodeling
         
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Kohout TA, Takaoka H, McDonald PH, Perry SJ, Mao L, Lafkowitz RJ, Rockman HA Augmentation of cardiac contractility mediated by the human b3-adrenergic receptor overexpressed in the hearts of transgenic mice Circulation. 2001;104:2485 1.4F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse signal transduction • pharmacology • gene therapy • inotropic agents
Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD*; Roman Ullrich, MD*; Kenneth D. Bloch, MD; Hiroshi Nakajima, MD; Boris Nasseri, MD; H. Thomas Aretz, MD; Merry L. Lindsey, MD; Anne-Claire Vançon, MD; Paul L. Huang, MD; Richard T. Lee, MD; Warren M. Zapol, MD; Michael H. Picard, MD Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Limits Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Circulation. 2001;104:1286 1.4F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse echocardiography • ventricles • hypertrophy
Brian B. Roman, David L. Geenen, Michael Leitges, and Peter M. Buttrick PKC-beta is not necessary for cardiac hypertrophy AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(5):H2264-H2270 1.4FMikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse transgenic mouse; LacZ; cell signaling
Engelhardt S, Boknik P, Keller U, Neumann J, Lohse MJ, Hein L
"Early impairment of calcium handling and altered
expression of junctin in hearts of mice overexpressing the ß1- adrenergic receptor"
The FASEB Journal express article 10.1096/fj.01-0107fje.
1.8 French Mikro-Tip Catheter
mouse transgenic mouse • heart failure • triadin • sarcoplasmic reticulum
Markus Meyer, Susanne U. Trost, Wolfgang F. Bluhm, Harm J. Knot, Eric Swanson, and Wolfgang H. Dillmann Impaired sarcoplasmic reticulum function leads to contractile dysfunction and cardiac hypertrophy AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(5):H2046-H2052 1.8F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse growth; inotropic agents; myocardial contraction; Ca2+ handling; endothelial cell coupling
Marc Brede; Kerstin Hadamek; Lorenz Meinel; Frank Wiesmann, MD; Jörg Peters, MD; Stefan Engelhardt, MD; Andreas Simm, MD; Axel Haase, PhD; Martin J. Lohse, MD; Lutz Hein, MD
Vascular Hypertrophy and Increased P70S6 Kinase in Mice Lacking the Angiotensin II AT2 Receptor
Circulation. 2001;104:2602 1.8F Mikro-Tip; Pressure Transducer mouse angiotensin • receptors • hypertrophy • vasculature • magnetic resonance imaging
Kalev Freeman, Cynthia Colon-Rivera, M. Charlotte Olsson, Russell L. Moore, Howard D. Weinberger, Ingrid L. Grupp, Karen L. Vikstrom, Guido Iaccarino, Walter J. Koch, and Leslie A. Leinwand Progression from hypertrophic to dilated cardiomyopathy in mice that express a mutant myosin transgene
AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 1, H151-H159, January 2001
3F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse myosin heavy chain; cardiac decompensation; exercise intolerance; beta-adrenergic receptor kinase 1
M. Charlotte Olsson, Bradley M. Palmer, Leslie A. Leinwand, and Russell L. Moore Gender and aging in a transgenic mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 3, H1136-H1144, March 2001 3F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse myosin; isovolumic; diastolic; systolic
Shi J, Larson DF, Yang B, Hunter K, Gorman M, Montes S, Beischel J, Watson RR Differential effects of acute ethanol treatment on cardiac contractile function in young adult and senescent mice Alcohol 24(2001) 197-204 CCS, MCS-100, TCB-100 mouse alcohol, aging, nitric oxide, cGMP
Jiqiu Chen, MD; Peter J. Kuhlencordt, MD; Joshua Astern, BS; Robert Gyurko, DDS, PhD; Paul L. Huang, MD, PhD
Hypertension Does Not Account for the Accelerated Atherosclerosis and Development of Aneurysms in Male Apolipoprotein E/Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Double Knockout Mice Circulation. 2001;104:2391 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse arteriosclerosis • nitric oxide synthase • aneurysm • hypertension • hydralazine
Bradley K. McConnell, Diane Fatkin, Christopher Semsarian, Karen A. Jones, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Colin T. Maguire, Michael J. Healey, James O. Mudd, Ivan P. G. Moskowitz, David A. Conner, Michael Giewat, Hiroko Wakimoto, Charles I. Berul, Frederick J. Schoen, David A. Kass, Christine E. Seidman, J. G. Seidman Comparison of Two Murine Models of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Circulation Research. 2001;88:383

Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse cardiomyopathy • hypertrophy • genetics • myosin • cardiac myosin binding protein C
Xuejun Wang, Hanna Osinska, Raisa Klevitsky, A. Martin Gerdes, Michelle Nieman, John Lorenz, Timothy Hewett, Jeffrey Robbi Expression of R120G–B-Crystallin Causes Aberrant Desmin and B-Crystallin Aggregation and Cardiomyopathy in Mice
Circulation Research. 2001;89:84 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer mouse transgenic • heart disease • mouse • cardiac • genetics
Qingping Feng, MD, PhD; Xiangru Lu, MD; Douglas L. Jones, PhD; Ji Shen, MD; J. Malcolm O. Arnold, MD
Increased Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression Contributes to Myocardial Dysfunction and Higher Mortality After Myocardial Infarction in Mice
Circulation. 2001;104:700 SPR-671 mouse heart failure • nitric oxide • nitric oxide synthase • myocardial infarction
Chari Y. T. Hart, John C. Burnett Jr., and Margaret M. Redfield Effects of avertin versus xylazine-ketamine anesthesia on cardiac function in normal mice
AJP Heart Circ Physiol Vol. 281, Issue 5, H1938-H1945, November 2001
SPR-671 mouse echocardiography; left ventricular function; murine physiology
Valérie Marque; Pascal Kieffer; Barbara Gayraud; Isabelle Lartaud-Idjouadiene; Francesco Ramirez; Jeffrey Atkinson Aortic Wall Mechanics and Composition in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2001;21:1184 SPR-671 mouse fibrillin-1 • elastic modulus • aneurysm • desmosines • elastic fibers
J. Thomas Peterson, PhD; Hussein Hallak, PhD; Linda Johnson, MS; Hua Li, MD; Patrick M. O’Brien, MS; Drago R. Sliskovic, PhD; Thomas M. A. Bocan, PhD; Mytsi L. Coker, PhD; Takuma Etoh, MD; Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD
Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Progressive Heart Failure Circulation. 2001;103:2303 rat ventricles • remodeling • hypertrophy • hypertension • systole
Federica del Monte, MD, PhD; Eric Williams, BS; Djemal Lebeche, PhD; Ulrich Schmidt, MD, PhD; Anthony Rosenzweig, MD; Judith K. Gwathmey, VMD, PhD; E. Douglas Lewandowski, PhD; Roger J. Hajjar, MD Improvement in Survival and Cardiac Metabolism After Gene Transfer of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase in a Rat Model of Heart Failure Circulation. 2001;104:1424 1.4F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat gene therapy • heart failure • calcium • excitation • contractility
Takashi Matsui, MD, PhD; Jingzang Tao, MD; Federica del Monte, MD, PhD; Kyung-Han Lee, MD, PhD; Ling Li, MD; Michael Picard, MD; Thomas L. Force, MD; Thomas F. Franke, MD, PhD; Roger J. Hajjar, MD; Anthony Rosenzweig, MD Akt Activation Preserves Cardiac Function and Prevents Injury After Transient Cardiac Ischemia In Vivo Circulation. 2001;104:330 1.8F LV pressure transducer rat apoptosis • signal transduction • gene therapy • ischemia
Teruo Noguchi, Zengyi Chen, Stephen P. Bell, Lori Nyland, and Martin M. LeWinter Activation of PKC decreases myocardial O2 consumption and increases contractile efficiency in rats
AJP Heart Circ Physiol Vol. 281, Issue 5, H2191-H2197, November 2001
2.5F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat mechanoenergetics; protein kinase C; excitation-contraction coupling; inotropy; phorbol ester
Okada M, Fujita T, Sakaguchi T, Olson KE, Collins T, Stern DM, Yan SF, Pinsky DJ
"Extinguishing Egr-1-dependent inflammatory and
thrombotic cascades following lung transplantation"
The FASEB Journal express article 10.1096/fj.01-0490fje.
2F rat "early growth response-1 • antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide • transcription factor •
ischemia"
Sullivan DM, Watts JA, Kline JA
Biventricular cardiac dysfunction after acute massive pulmonary embolism in the rat
J Appl Physiol 90: 1648-1656, 2001
2F Mikro-Tip catheter rat pulmonary heart disease; tumor necrosis factor-; myocardial contraction; shock; animal model; fibrinolysis
J. David Symons and Saul Schaefer Na+/H+ exchange subtype 1 inhibition reduces endothelial dysfunction in vessels from stunned myocardium AJP Heart Circ. Physiol., Vol. 281, Issue 4, H1575-H1582, October 2001 2F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat coronary resistance vessels; myocardial function; endothelium; vascular smooth muscle; acetylcholine; myocardial ischemia; myocardial stunning
Kun Zhang, Yi-Fan Li, and Kaushik P. Patel Blunted nitric oxide-mediated inhibition of renal nerve discharge within PVN of rats with heart failure AJP Heart Circ Physiol Vol. 281, Issue 3, H995-H1004, September 2001 2F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat hypothalamus; sympathetic outflow; cardiovascular regulation
Bruno K. Podesser, Deborah A. Siwik, Franz R. Eberli, Flora Sam, Soeun Ngoy, Julie Lambert, Khahn Ngo, Carl S. Apstein, and Wilson S. Colucci ETA-receptor blockade prevents matrix metalloproteinase activation late post myocardial infarction in the rat AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(3):H984-H991 2F Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat endothelin; left ventricle; remodeling

Julia H. Indik, Steven Goldman, and Mohamed A. Gaballa Oxidative stress contributes to vascular endothelial dysfunction in heart failure AJP Heart Circ. Physiol., Vol. 281, Issue 4, H1767-H1770, October 2001
2-Fr solid-state micromanometer-tipped catheter with two pressure sensors, 3-Fr echo-Doppler catheter rat congestive heart failure; superoxide dismutase; nitric oxide; endothelial function
Zhenhai Gao1 , Zhihe Li1 , Stephen P. Baker, Robert D. Lasley, Stephanie Meyer, Elfatih Elzein, Venkata Palle, Jeff A. Zablocki, Brent Blackburn and Luiz Belardinelli Novel Short-Acting A2A Adenosine Receptor Agonists for Coronary Vasodilation: Inverse Relationship between Affinity and Duration of Action of A2A Agonists
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 298, Issue 1, 209-218, July 2001 5F high-fidelity pressure sensitive tip transducer rat, pig coronary vasodilators, myocardial imaging
Thomas A. Fischer; Stephan Ludwig; Egbert Flory; Stepan Gambaryan; Krishna Singh; Peter Finn; Marc A. Pfeffer; Ralph A. Kelly; Janice M. Pfeffer
Activation of Cardiac c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinases and p38-Mitogen–Activated Protein Kinases With Abrupt Changes in Hemodynamic Load Hypertension. 2001;37:1222
5F Mikro-Tip rat hypertrophy • protein kinases • transcription, genetic • hemodynamics
Mohamed A. Gaballa, Andrea Eckhart, Walter J. Koch, and Steven Goldman Vascular beta-adrenergic receptor system is dysfunctional after myocardial infarction AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(3):H1129-H1135 Dual Sensor Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat heart failure; G protein; hemodynamics, cAMP/cGMP; beta-adrenergic receptor-coupled kinase
Jew KN, Moore RL
Glibenclamide improves postischemic recovery of myocardial contractile function in trained and sedentary rats
J Appl Physiol 91: 1545-1554, 2001
Mikro-Tip catheter rat exercise; myocardial recovery
Terrence M. Yau, MD, MSc; Karen Fung, BSc; Richard D. Weisel, MD; Takeshiro Fujii, MD; Donald A.G. Mickle, MD; Ren-Ke Li, MD, PhD

Enhanced Myocardial Angiogenesis by Gene Transfer With Transplanted Cells
Circulation. 2001;104:I-218 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat gene therapy • cells • transplantation • angiogenesis
Andrew I.M. Campbell, MD; Yidan Zhao, MD, PhD; Reena Sandhu, PhD; Duncan J. Stewart, MD Cell-Based Gene Transfer of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Attenuates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension Circulation. 2001;104:2242 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat angiogenesis • gene therapy • endothelium-derived factors • hypertension, pulmonary • remodeling
Zhu-Shan Zhang, Heng-Jie Cheng, Tomohiko Ukai, Hideo Tachibana and Che-Ping Cheng Enhanced Cardiac L-Type Calcium Current Response to 2-Adrenergic Stimulation in Heart Failure Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,Vol. 298, Issue 1, 188-196, July 2001 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat zinterol, isolated left ventricular cardiomyocytes
Christiane Waller, MD; Karl-Heinz Hiller, PhD; Elke Kahler, PhD; Kai Hu, MD; Matthias Nahrendorf, MD; Sabine Voll, MA; Axel Haase, PhD; Georg Ertl, MD; Wolfgang Rudolf Bauer, MD Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Microvascular Remodeling in the Infarcted Rat Heart Circulation. 2001;103:1564 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat remodeling • microcirculation • magnetic resonance imaging
Takeshi Nishina, MD; Kazunobu Nishimura, MD; Sadatoshi Yuasa, MD; Senri Miwa, MD; Takuya Nomoto, MD; Yutaka Sakakibara, MD; Nobuhiro Handa, MD; Ichiro Hamanaka, MD; Yoshihiko Saito, MD; Masashi Komeda, MD Initial Effects of the Left Ventricular Repair by Plication May Not Last Long in a Rat Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model Circulation. 2001;104:I-241 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat surgery • ischemia • cardiomyopathy • infarction • natriuretic peptides
Tian-li Yue, PhD; Jun Chen, MS; Weike Bao, MD; Padma K. Narayanan, PhD; Antoine Bril, PhD; Wen Jiang, MD; Paul G. Lysko, PhD; Juan-Li Gu, MD; Rogely Boyce, PhD; Dawn M. Zimmerman, MS; Timothy K. Hart, PhD; Robin E. Buckingham, PhD; Eliot H. Ohlstein, PhD
In Vivo Myocardial Protection From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by the Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor- Agonist Rosiglitazone Circulation. 2001;104:2588 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat ischemia • myocardial infarction • diabetes • PPAR- • rosiglitazone
Karel Rakusan, N. Cicutti, and F. Kolar Effect of anemia on cardiac function, microvascular structure, and capillary hematocrit in rat hearts AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(3):H1407-H1414 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat coronary microcirculation; hemodilution; arterioles; capillaries
Gary J. Grover, Albert J. D'Alonzo, Keith D. Garlid, Robert Bajgar, Nicholas J. Lodge, Paul G. Sleph, Raymond B. Darbenzio, Thomas A. Hess, Mark A. Smith, Petr Paucek and Karnail S. Atwal Pharmacologic Characterization of BMS-191095, a Mitochondrial KATP Opener with No Peripheral Vasodilator or Cardiac Action Potential Shortening Activity
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 297, Issue 3, 1184-1192, June 2001 Mikro-Tip Pressure Transducer rat, guinea pig, dog glyburide-reversible cardioprotective activity, cromakalim, ischemia, reperfusion
Li W, Gan R, Sun G
Chronic treatment of enbrel in rats with isoproterenol-induced congestive heart failure limits left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling
Department of Cardiology, The First Clinical College, Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150001, China (Li WM, Gan RT and Sun GF)
SPC-320
rat TNF-a • antagonist • isoproterenol • heart failure • hemodynamics • remodeling
Giuseppe Rossoni , Barbara Manfredi, Vito De Gennaro Colonna, Micaela Bernareggi and Ferruccio Berti The Nitroderivative of Aspirin, NCX 4016, Reduces Infarct Size Caused by Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion in the Anesthetized Rat
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 297, Issue 1, 380-387, April 2001
SPR-249 rat plasma creatine phosphokinase, antithrombotic
Aschenbach WG, Brower GL, Talmadge RJ, Dobson JL, Gladden LB
Effect of a myocardial volume overload on lactate transport in skeletal muscle sarcolemmal vesicles
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 281: R176-R186, 2001
SPR-249A rat congestive heart failure; monocarboxylate transporter proteins; monocarboxylate; membrane diffusion
Jan P. Loennechen, Asbjørn Støylen, Vidar Beisvag, Ulrik Wisløff, and Øyvind Ellingsen Regional expression of endothelin-1, ANP, IGF-1, and LV wall stress in the infarcted rat heart AJP Heart Circ Physiol 280(6):H2902-H2910 SPR-407 rat heart failure; myocardial infarction; cardiomyocytes
Lindon H. Young, Yasuhiko Ikeda, and Allan M. Lefer Caveolin-1 peptide exerts cardioprotective effects in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion via nitric oxide mechanism AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 280, Issue 6, H2489-H2495, June 2001 SPR-524 rat contractile dysfunction; polymorphonuclear leukocytes; polymorphonuclear neutrophil adherence
John I. Nwogu, MD; David Geenen, PhD; Maurice Bean, BS; Mitchell C. Brenner, PhD; Xinfan Huang, MD; Peter M. Buttrick, MD Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase Inhibitor Improves Left Ventricular Function and Alters the Pattern of Left Ventricular Dilatation After Myocardial Infarction Circulation. 2001;104:2216 SPR-671 rat myocardial infarction • collagen • remodeling
Karck M, Tanaka S, Berenshtein E, Sturm C, Haverich A, Chevion M The push-and-pull mechanism to scavenge redox-active transition metals: A novel concept in myocardial protection J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Jun 2001; 121: 1169 - 1178 Mikro-Tip catheter rat heart desferrioxamine, zinc-histidinate, gallium-nitrate
Karck M, Tanaka S, Bolling SF, Simon A, Su T-P, Oeltgen PR, Haverich A Myocardial protection by ischemic preconditioning and -opioid receptor activation in the isolated working rat heart J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., Nov 2001; 122: 986 - 992 Mikro-Tip catheter connected to a pressure transducer  rat heart D-Ala2-D-Leu5 enkephalin (DADLE)
         
Bing H. Wang, Xiao-Jun Du, Dominic J. Autelitano, Carmelo A. Milano, and Elizabeth A. Woodcock Adverse effects of constitutively active alpha1B-adrenergic receptors after pressure overload in mouse hearts AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(3):H1079-H1086 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Brian D. Hoit, Vivek J. Kadambi, Daniel A. Tramuta, Nancy Ball, Evangelia G. Kranias, and Richard A. Walsh Influence of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium loading on mechanical and relaxation restitution AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(3):H958-H963 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Dorothy E. Vatner, Gui-Ping Yang, Yong-Jian Geng, Kuniya Asai, Jeung S. Yun, Thomas E. Wagner, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Sanford P. Bishop, Charles J. Homcy, Stephen F. Vatner Determinants of the Cardiomyopathic Phenotype in Chimeric Mice Overexpressing Cardiac Gsalpha Circulaton Research 2000;86:802 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Roman Ullrich, MD; Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD; Kenneth D. Bloch, MD; Fumito Ichinose, MD; Hiroshi Nakajima, MD; Michael H. Picard, MD; Warren M. Zapol, MD; Zenaide M. N. Quezado, MD Congenital Deficiency of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Protects Against Endotoxin-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction in Mice Circulation 2000;102:1440 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Giovanni Esposito, L. F. Santana, Keith Dilly, Jader Dos Santos Cruz, Lan Mao, W. J. Lederer, and Howard A. Rockman Cellular and functional defects in a mouse model of heart failure AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(6):H3101-H3112 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Larissa Lipskaia, Nicole Defer, Giovanni Esposito, Iman Hajar, Marie-Claude Garel, Howard A. Rockman, Jacques Hanoune Enhanced Cardiac Function in Transgenic Mice Expressing a Ca2+-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclase Circulation Research 2000;86:795 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Xiao-Jun Du, Xiao-Ming Gao, Garry L. Jennings, Anthony M. Dart, and Elizabeth A. Woodcock Preserved ventricular contractility in infarcted mouse heart overexpressing beta2-adrenergic receptors AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(5):H2456-H2463 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Xiao-Jun Du, MBBS, PhD; Dominic J. Autelitano, PhD; Rodney J. Dilley, PhD; Binghui Wang, PhD; Anthony M. Dart, FRCP, PhD; Elizabeth A. Woodcock, PhD ß2-Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Exacerbates Development of Heart Failure After Aortic Stenosis Circulation 2000;101:71 1.4F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Yi-Xin Wang, Meredith Halks-Miller, Ron Vergona, Mark E. Sullivan, Richard Fitch, Cornell Mallari, Baby Martin-McNulty, Valdeci da Cunha, Ana Freay, Gabor M. Rubanyi, and Katalin Kauser . Increased aortic stiffness assessed by pulse wave velocity in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(2):H428-H434 1.4F, 1.8F mouse  
Robert Gyurko, Peter Kuhlencordt, Mark C. Fishman, and Paul L. Huang Modulation of mouse cardiac function in vivo by eNOS and ANP AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(3):H971-H981 1.8F Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
William J. Karlon, Andrew D. McCulloch, James W. Covell, John J. Hunter, and Jeffrey H. Omens Regional dysfunction correlates with myofiber disarray in transgenic mice with ventricular expression of ras AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(3):H898-H906 Mikro-Tip catheter mouse  
Antine E. Stenbit, Ellen B. Katz, John C. Chatham, David L. Geenen, Stephen M. Factor, Robert G. Weiss, Tsu-Shuen Tsao, Ashwani Malhotra, V. P. Chacko, Christopher Ocampo, Linda A. Jelicks, and Maureen J. Charron Preservation of glucose metabolism in hypertrophic GLUT4-null hearts AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(1):H313-H318 SPR-407 mouse  
Christian C. Evans, James R. Pena, Ronald M. Phillips, Mariappan Muthuchamy, David F. Wieczorek, R. John Solaro, and Beata M. Wolska Altered hemodynamics in transgenic mice harboring mutant tropomyosin linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(5):H2414-H2423 SPR-671 mouse  
Jin H, Yang R, Li W, Lu H, Ryan AM, Ogasawara AK, Van Peborgh J, Paoni NF Effects of exercise training on cardiac function, gene expression, and apoptosis in rats AJP Heart Circ Physiol, Vol. 279, Issue 6, H2994-H3002, December 2000 rat  
Ulrich Schmidt, MD, PhD; Federica del Monte, MD, PhD; Michael I. Miyamoto, MD; Takashi Matsui, MD, PhD; Judith K. Gwathmey, VMD, PhD; Anthony Rosenzweig, MD; Roger J. Hajjar, MD Restoration of Diastolic Function in Senescent Rat Hearts Through Adenoviral Gene Transfer of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase Circulation 2000;101:790 1.8F Mikro-Tip catheter rat  
Hans-Jörg Weig, MD; Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, MD; Alessandra Moretti, PhD; Kai Kronsbein, BS; Christian Städele, MD; Stefan Brüning, MD; Melchior Seyfarth, MD; Thomas Brill, MD; Albert Schömig, MD; Martin Ungerer, MD Enhanced Cardiac Contractility After Gene Transfer of V2 Vasopressin Receptors In Vivo by Ultrasound-Guided Injection or Transcoronary Delivery Circulation 2000;101:1578 2.5F Mikro-Tip catheter rat, rabbit  
Symons JD, Rendig SV, Stebbins CL, Longhurst JC
Microvascular and myocardial contractile responses to ischemia: influence of exercise training
J Appl Physiol 88: 433-442, 2000
2F Mikro-Tip catheter rat myocardial function; coronary vascular function; coronary resistance arteries; endothelium; vascular smooth muscle; acetylcholine; sodium nitroprusside; endothelin-1; thromboxane A2; U-46619
Akihiko Igawa, Takashi Nozawa, Naohiro Yoshida, Nozomu Fujii, Minoru Inoue, Shusaku Tazawa, Hidetsugu Asanoi, and Hiroshi Inoue Heterogeneous cardiac sympathetic innervation in heart failure after myocardial infarction of rats AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(4):H1134-H1141 2F Mikro-Tip Catheter rat  
Lars Rothermund, MD; Yigal M. Pinto, MD, PhD; Berthold Hocher, MD; Roland Vetter, MD; Stefan Leggewie, MS; Peter Koßmehl, MS; Hans-Dieter Orzechowski, MD; Reinhold Kreutz, MD; Martin Paul, MD
Cardiac Endothelin System Impairs Left Ventricular Function in Renin-Dependent Hypertension via Decreased Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Uptake Circulation. 2000;102:1582 3F Mikro-Tip catheter rat  
Yigal M. Pinto; Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma; Tobias Philipp; Sonja Engler; Peter Koßmehl; Berthold Hocher; Heike Marquardt; Svenja Sethmann; Roland Lauster; Hans-Joachim Merker; Martin Paul Reduction in Left Ventricular Messenger RNA for Transforming Growth Factor ß1 Attenuates Left Ventricular Fibrosis and Improves Survival Without Lowering Blood Pressure in the Hypertensive TGR(mRen2)27 Rat Hypertension. 2000;36:747 3F Mikro-Tip catheter rat  
Hiroshi Miyashita, Masaru Sugimachi, Takayuki Sato, Toru Kawada, Toshiaki Shishido, Tsutomu Nakahara, Ryoichi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Takaki, Hiroshi Miyano, and Kenji Sunagawa A novel servo-control system that imposes desired aortic input impedance on in situ rat heart AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(3):H998-H1007 SPC-320 rat  
G. Kissling, B. Blickle, and U. Pascht Modified heart-lung preparation for the evaluation of systolic and diastolic coronary flow in rats AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(1):H277-284 SPC-320 rat  
Jianming Hao, Baiqiu Wang, Stephen C. Jones, Davinder S. Jassal, and Ian M. C. Dixon Interaction between angiotensin II and Smad proteins in fibroblasts in failing heart and in vitro
AJP Heart Circ Physiol., Vol. 279, Issue 6, H3020-H3030, December 2000
SPR-249 rat  
Hideaki Yoshida; Jenny J Zhang; Lee Chao; Julie Chao Kallikrein Gene Delivery Attenuates Myocardial Infarction and Apoptosis After Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Hypertension 2000;35:25 SPR-320 rat  
J. Andrew Wasserstrom, Even Holt, Ivar Sjaastad, Per Kristian Lunde, Annlaug Odegaard, and Ole M. Sejersted Altered E-C coupling in rat ventricular myocytes from failing hearts 6 wk after MI AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(2):H798-H807 SPR-407 rat  
Erik Oie, Reidar Bjornerheim, Ole Petter F. Clausen, and Havard Attramadal Cyclosporin A inhibits cardiac hypertrophy and enhances cardiac dysfunction during postinfarction failure in rats AJP Heart Circ Physiol 278(6):H2115-H2123 SPR-407 rat  
Nathalie Niederhoffer; Pascal Kieffer; Dominique Desplanches; Isabelle Lartaud-Idjouadiene; Marie-Hélène Sornay; Jeffrey Atkinson Physical Exercise, Aortic Blood Pressure, and Aortic Wall Elasticity and Composition in Rats Hypertension 2000;35:919 SPR-407 rat  
Erik Øie, MD; Leif Erik Vinge, MD; Arne Yndestad, MSc; Cecilie Sandberg, MSc; Haakon K. Grøgaard, MD; Håvard Attramadal, MD, PhD Induction of a Myocardial Adrenomedullin Signaling System During Ischemic Heart Failure in Rats Circulation 2000;101:415 SPR-407 rat  
Rémi Varin, BS; Paul Mulder, PhD; Fabienne Tamion, MD; Vincent Richard, PhD; Jean-Paul Henry, BS; Françoise Lallemand, BS; Guy Lerebours, MD, PhD; Christian Thuillez, MD, PhD Improvement of Endothelial Function by Chronic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition in Heart Failure Circulation 2000;102:351 SPR-407 rat  
Sjaastad I, Sejersted OM, Ilebekk A, Bjørnerheim R
Echocardiographic criteria for detection of postinfarction congestive heart failure in rats
J Appl Physiol 89: 1445-1454, 2000
SPR-407 rat  
Lindon H. Young2, Yasuhiko Ikeda3, Rosario Scalia and Allan M. Lefer Wortmannin, a Potent Antineutrophil Agent, Exerts Cardioprotective Effects in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion1 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 295, Issue 1, 37-43, October 2000 SPR-524 rat  
Lindon H. Young, Yasuhiko Ikeda, Rosario Scalia, and Allan M. Lefer C-peptide exerts cardioprotective effects in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion AJP Heart Circ Physiol 279(4):H1453-H1459 SPR-524 rat  
Kai C. Wollert, MD; Jörg Heineke, BS; Jürgen Westermann, MD; Mark Lüdde, BS; Beate Fiedler, PhD; Wolfgang Zierhut, MD; Didier Laurent, PhD; Manuel K. A. Bauer, PhD; Klaus Schulze-Osthoff, PhD; Helmut Drexler, MD The Cardiac Fas (APO-1/CD95) Receptor/Fas Ligand System Circulation 2000;101:1172 Ultra-miniature Mikro-Tip catheter rat  
Fogelson BG, Nawas SI, Law WR MECHANISMS OF MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION BY ADENOSINE-SUPPLEMENTED CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTION: MYOFILAMENT AND METABOLIC RESPONSES J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000;119:601-609 microtransducer-tipped Millar catheter with lumen rat postarrest myocardial recovery

 

 

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