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A Comparison of Measures of Endothelial Function in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Age and Gender Matched Controls 外周动脉疾病患者与年龄、性别匹配对照组内皮功能指标的比较

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-31 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2969740

Richard B. Allan, Simon V. Vun, J. Ian Spark

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引用次数: 15

Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players 美国橄榄球运动员的血管健康:III级运动员心血管风险增加

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-24 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6851256

D. Feairheller, Kristin R. Aichele, Joyann E. Oakman, M. P. Neal, Christina M. Cromwell, Jessica M. Lenzo, Avery N. Perez, Naomi L. Bye, Erica L. Santaniello, Jessica A. Hill, Rachel C. Evans, Karla A. Thiele, Lauren N. Chavis, Allyson K. Getty, Tia R. Wisdo, JoAnna M. McClelland, K. Sturgeon, Pamela S Chlad

{"title":"Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players","authors":"D. Feairheller, Kristin R. Aichele, Joyann E. Oakman, M. P. Neal, Christina M. Cromwell, Jessica M. Lenzo, Avery N. Perez, Naomi L. Bye, Erica L. Santaniello, Jessica A. Hill, Rachel C. Evans, Karla A. Thiele, Lauren N. Chavis, Allyson K. Getty, Tia R. Wisdo, JoAnna M. McClelland, K. Sturgeon, Pamela S Chlad","doi":"10.1155/2016/6851256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6851256","url":null,"abstract":"Studies report that football players have high blood pressure (BP) and increased cardiovascular risk. There are over 70,000 NCAA football players and 450 Division III schools sponsor football programs, yet limited research exists on vascular health of athletes. This study aimed to compare vascular and cardiovascular health measures between football players and nonathlete controls. Twenty-three athletes and 19 nonathletes participated. Vascular health measures included flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Cardiovascular measures included clinic and 24 hr BP levels, body composition, VO2 max, and fasting glucose/cholesterol levels. Compared to controls, football players had a worse vascular and cardiovascular profile. Football players had thicker carotid artery IMT (0.49 ± 0.06 mm versus 0.46 ± 0.07 mm) and larger brachial artery diameter during FMD (4.3 ± 0.5 mm versus 3.7 ± 0.6 mm), but no difference in percent FMD. Systolic BP was significantly higher in football players at all measurements: resting (128.2 ± 6.4 mmHg versus 122.4 ± 6.8 mmHg), submaximal exercise (150.4 ± 18.8 mmHg versus 137.3 ± 9.5 mmHg), maximal exercise (211.3 ± 25.9 mmHg versus 191.4 ± 19.2 mmHg), and 24-hour BP (124.9 ± 6.3 mmHg versus 109.8 ± 3.7 mmHg). Football players also had higher fasting glucose (91.6 ± 6.5 mg/dL versus 86.6 ± 5.8 mg/dL), lower HDL (36.5 ± 11.2 mg/dL versus 47.1 ± 14.8 mg/dL), and higher body fat percentage (29.2 ± 7.9% versus 23.2 ± 7.0%). Division III collegiate football players remain an understudied population and may be at increased cardiovascular risk.","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/6851256","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64493135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 11

Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Patients with Cancer: Complications and Retrieval Success Rate 可回收下腔静脉过滤器在癌症患者中的并发症及成功率

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-21 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6413541

A. Casanegra, L. Landrum, A. Tafur

{"title":"Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Patients with Cancer: Complications and Retrieval Success Rate","authors":"A. Casanegra, L. Landrum, A. Tafur","doi":"10.1155/2016/6413541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6413541","url":null,"abstract":"Active cancer (ACa) is strongly associated with venous thromboembolism and bleeding. Retrievable inferior vena cava filters (RIVCF) are frequently placed in these patients when anticoagulation cannot be continued. Objectives. To describe the complications and retrieval rate of inferior vena cava filters in patients with ACa. Methods. Retrospective review of 251 consecutive patients with RIVCF in a single institution. Results. We included 251 patients with RIVCF with a mean age of 58.1 years and a median follow-up of 5.4 months (164 days, IQR: 34–385). Of these patients 32% had ACa. There were no differences in recurrence rate of DVT between patients with ACa and those without ACa (13% versus 17%, p = ns). Also, there were no differences in major filter complications (11% ACa versus 7% no ACa, p = ns). The filter retrieval was not different between groups (log-rank = 0.16). Retrieval rate at 6 months was 49% in ACa patients versus 64% in patients without ACa (p = ns). Filter retrieval was less frequent in ACa patients with metastatic disease (p < 0.01) or a nonsurgical indication for filter placement (p = 0.04). Conclusions. No differences were noted in retrieval rate, recurrent DVT, or filter complications between the two groups. ACa should not preclude the use of RIVCF.","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/6413541","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64477940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms 胸主动脉瘤内皮和平滑肌细胞的表型和功能改变

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-19 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3107879

A. Malashicheva, D. Kostina, A. Kostina, O. Irtyuga, I. Voronkina, L. Smagina, E. Ignatieva, N. Gavriliuk, V. Uspensky, O. Moiseeva, J. Vaage, A. Kostareva

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引用次数: 47

Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Nondiabetic Hypertensive Nigerians: Role of Fasting and Postprandial Blood Glucose. 尼日利亚非糖尿病高血压患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度:空腹和餐后血糖的作用。

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-04-10 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1429451

B N Okeahialam, S A Muoneme, H O Kolade-Yunusa

{"title":"Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Nondiabetic Hypertensive Nigerians: Role of Fasting and Postprandial Blood Glucose.","authors":"B N Okeahialam, S A Muoneme, H O Kolade-Yunusa","doi":"10.1155/2016/1429451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1429451","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Aims. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) tracks atherosclerotic vascular disease. Hypertension and diabetes chiefly contribute to atherosclerosis with 75% of symptomatic cardiovascular disease cases having dysglycaemia even in normal cases. Hypothesising that postprandial hyperglycaemia contributes to cardiovascular morbidity, we sought to determine if any relationship existed between glycaemic profile in nondiabetic hypertensives and atherosclerosis. Methods. In a study of CIMT in nondiabetic, statin-naïve hypertensives, we evaluated fasting blood glucose (FBG) and 2-hour postprandial sugar (2hPPBG) in the patients and compared them with the CIMT. CIMT was measured on both sides, 1 cm proximal to the carotid bulb using a 7.5 mHz transducer of ALOKA SSD-3500 ultrasound machine. Results. The subjects with complete data were 86 (63 F). The mean (SD) of CIMT was 0.89 (0.15) mm, FBG 4.8 (0.097) mmol/L, and 2hPPBG 6.5 (1.81) mmol/L. There was no significant correlation between FBG and 2hPPBG with CIMT. Blood pressure had no bearing on this. When blood glucose data were divided into quartiles and post hoc multiple comparison was done, there was significant difference in CIMT for the different ranges. This was not so for 2hPPBG. Conclusion. Though expected from other studies, we did not show any significant correlation between FBG and 2hPPBG status and CIMT. This may be our pattern as the degree of excursion of 2hPPBG was low. There may be a threshold level above which PPBG starts to impact CIMT. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 ","pages":"1429451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/1429451","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34370051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Renal Blood Flow Response to Angiotensin 1-7 versus Hypertonic Sodium Chloride 7.5% Administration after Acute Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats. 大鼠急性失血性休克后肾血流对血管紧张素 1-7 和 7.5% 高渗氯化钠的反应

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-03-17 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6562017

Maryam Maleki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

{"title":"Renal Blood Flow Response to Angiotensin 1-7 versus Hypertonic Sodium Chloride 7.5% Administration after Acute Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats.","authors":"Maryam Maleki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh","doi":"10.1155/2016/6562017","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2016/6562017","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Angiotensin 1-7 (Ang1-7) plays an important role in renal circulation. Hemorrhagic shock (HS) may cause kidney circulation disturbance, and this study was designed to investigate the renal blood flow (RBF) response to Ang1-7 after HS. Methods. 27 male Wistar rats were subjected to blood withdrawal to reduce mean arterial pressure (MAP) to 45 mmHg for 45 min. The animals were treated with saline (group 1), Ang1-7 (300 ng·kg(-1) min(-1)), Ang1-7 in hypertonic sodium chloride 7.5% (group 3), and hypertonic solution alone (group 4). Results. MAP was increased in a time-related fashion (P time < 0.0001) in all groups; however, there was a tendency for the increase in MAP in response to hypertonic solution (P = 0.09). Ang1-7, hypertonic solution, or combination of both increased RBF in groups 2-4, and these were significantly different from saline group (P = 0.05); that is, Ang1-7 leads to a significant increase in RBF to 1.35 ± 0.25 mL/min compared with 0.55 ± 0.12 mL/min in saline group (P < 0.05). Conclusion. Although Ang1-7 administration unlike hypertonic solution could not elevate MAP after HS, it potentially could increase RBF similar to hypertonic solution. This suggested that Ang1-7 recovers RBF after HS when therapeutic opportunities of hypertonic solution are limited. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 ","pages":"6562017"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814681/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34399849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Paraoxonase-1 and Simvastatin Treatment in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease. 对氧磷酶-1和辛伐他汀治疗稳定型冠心病患者。

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-04-11 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6312478

Rafał Januszek

{"title":"Paraoxonase-1 and Simvastatin Treatment in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease.","authors":"Rafał Januszek","doi":"10.1155/2016/6312478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6312478","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is the crucial antioxidant marker of high-density lipoproteins. The present study is aimed at assessing the effect of simvastatin treatment on PON1 activity and its relationship to Q192R and M55L polymorphisms in subjects with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods. The patient group was composed of 53 individuals with stable CAD, and the control group included 53 sex-matched police officers without CAD. CAD patients were treated with simvastatin 40mg/day for 12 months. Respectively, flow mediated dilatation (FMD), serum hs-CRP and TNF-α levels, urinary 8-iso-PGF2α concentrations, and PON1 activity were evaluated in definitive intervals. Results. There was no effect of simvastatin treatment on urinary 8-iso-PGF2α . Simvastatin treatment significantly increased FMD value, decreased CRP and TNF-α concentration. After adjusting for PON1 genotypes, significantly higher PON1 activity was noted in the 192R allele carriers, in both groups. Regardless of genotype, PON1 activity remained stable after simvastatin treatment. Conclusions. The present study confirms a positive effect of simvastatin therapy on endothelial function and inflammatory markers in secondary prevention. Simvastatin treatment shows no effects on PON1 activity and 8-isoprostanes level. The effect of simvastatin therapy on PON1 activity is not modulated by Q192R and M55L polymorphisms. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 ","pages":"6312478"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/6312478","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34508076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

ABPI against Colour Duplex Scan: A Screening Tool for Detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Low Resource Setting Approach to Validation. ABPI 针对彩色双功扫描：在低资源环境中检测外周动脉疾病的筛查工具验证方法。

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-03-10 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1390475

Janaka Weragoda, Rohini Seneviratne, Manuj C Weerasinghe, S M Wijeyaratne

{"title":"ABPI against Colour Duplex Scan: A Screening Tool for Detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Low Resource Setting Approach to Validation.","authors":"Janaka Weragoda, Rohini Seneviratne, Manuj C Weerasinghe, S M Wijeyaratne","doi":"10.1155/2016/1390475","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2016/1390475","url":null,"abstract":"Background. In Sri Lanka the ABPI has not been used as a screening tool to detect peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in epidemiological studies. This study was conducted to determine the best cutoff value of ABPI to detect PAD in Sri Lankan population. Methods. The ABPI measured by arterial Doppler to detect PAD was validated against colour duplex scan as the criterion using 165 individuals referred to vascular laboratory, National Hospital Sri Lanka. In all selected individuals ABPI was measured and lower limb colour duplex scan was performed. Narrowing of luminal diameter of lower limb arteries 50% or more was considered as haemodynamically significant and having PAD. The discriminative performance of the ABPI was assessed using Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve and calculating the area under the curve (AUC). The sensitivity and specificity of different threshold levels of ABPI and the best cutoff value of ABPI to detect PAD were determined. Results. ABPI 0.89 was determined as the best cutoff value to identify individuals with PAD. At this level of ABPI high sensitivity (87%), specificity (99.1%), positive predictive value (98.9%), and negative predictive value (88.4%) were observed. Conclusion. ABPI ≤ 0.89 could be used as the best cut off value to detect PAD. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1390475"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806287/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64220937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relationship of Inflammatory Biomarkers with Severity of Peripheral Arterial Disease. 炎症生物标志物与外周动脉疾病严重程度的关系。

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-07-31 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6015701

Kimihiro Igari, Toshifumi Kudo, Takahiro Toyofuku, Yoshinori Inoue

{"title":"Relationship of Inflammatory Biomarkers with Severity of Peripheral Arterial Disease.","authors":"Kimihiro Igari, Toshifumi Kudo, Takahiro Toyofuku, Yoshinori Inoue","doi":"10.1155/2016/6015701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6015701","url":null,"abstract":"Objective. The pentraxin family, including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), serum amyloid P (SAP), and pentraxin 3 (PTX3), has been identified as playing a key role in inflammatory reactions such as in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. In this study, we examined the relationship between peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and serum levels of pentraxins. Methods. This study was undertaken via a retrospective review of PAD patients with surgical intervention for lesions of the common femoral artery. We evaluated the preoperative patient conditions, hemodynamic status, such as ankle brachial index (ABI), and clinical ischemic conditions according to Rutherford classification. Preoperatively, we collected blood samples for determining the serum levels of hs-CRP, SAP, and PTX3. Results. Twelve PAD patients with common femoral arterial lesions were treated and examined. The hemodynamic severity of PAD was not negatively correlated with hs-CRP, SAP, or PTX3. The clinical severity evaluated by Rutherford classification was significantly positively correlated with the serum level of PTX3 (p = 0.019). Conclusion. We demonstrated that PTX3 might be a better marker of PAD than hs-CRP and SAP. Furthermore, PTX3 might be a prognostic marker to evaluate the severity of PAD. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 ","pages":"6015701"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/6015701","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34335917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 13

Investigation of TGFβ1-Induced Long Noncoding RNAs in Endothelial Cells. tgf - β1诱导内皮细胞长链非编码rna的研究。

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International Journal of Vascular Medicine Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-04-10 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2459687

Krishna K Singh, Pratiek N Matkar, Adrian Quan, Laura-Eve Mantella, Hwee Teoh, Mohammed Al-Omran, Subodh Verma

{"title":"Investigation of TGFβ1-Induced Long Noncoding RNAs in Endothelial Cells.","authors":"Krishna K Singh, Pratiek N Matkar, Adrian Quan, Laura-Eve Mantella, Hwee Teoh, Mohammed Al-Omran, Subodh Verma","doi":"10.1155/2016/2459687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2459687","url":null,"abstract":"Objective. To evaluate the relationship between TGFβ signaling and endothelial lncRNA expression. Methods. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVECs) lncRNAs and mRNAs were profiled with the Arraystar Human lncRNA Expression Microarray V3.0 after 24 hours of exposure to TGFβ1 (10 ng/mL). Results. Of the 30,584 lncRNAs screened, 2,051 were significantly upregulated and 2,393 were appreciably downregulated (P < 0.05) in response to TGFβ. In the same HUVEC samples, 2,148 of the 26,106 mRNAs screened were upregulated and 1,290 were downregulated. Of these 2,051 differentially expressed upregulated lncRNAs, MALAT1, which is known to be induced by TGFβ in endothelial cells, was the most (~220-fold) upregulated lncRNA. Bioinformatics analyses indicated that the differentially expressed upregulated mRNAs are primarily enriched in hippo signaling, Wnt signaling, focal adhesion, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, and pathways in cancer. The most downregulated are notably involved in olfactory transduction, PI3-Akt signaling, Ras signaling, neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, and apoptosis. Conclusions. This is the first lncRNA and mRNA transcriptome profile of TGFβ-mediated changes in human endothelial cells. These observations may reveal potential new targets of TGFβ in endothelial cells and novel therapeutic avenues for cardiovascular disease-associated endothelial dysfunction. ","PeriodicalId":14448,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vascular Medicine","volume":"2016 ","pages":"2459687"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/2459687","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34370052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 15