Endothelin receptor blockade improves endothelial function in human internal mammary arteries

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 146-151

  Verma, Subodh ^a   Lovren, Fina ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a   Mather, Kieren J ^a   Maitland, Andrew ^a   Kieser, Teresa M ^a   Kidd, William ^a   McNeill, John H ^b   Stewart, Duncan J ^c   Triggle, Christopher R ^a   Anderson, Todd J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Endothelial function; Endothelins; Vasoactive agents; Vasoconstriction dilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BOSENTAN; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOSPASM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; SULFONAMIDES; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034749318     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00244-3     Document Type: Article

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