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Perfusion Staining Methods for Visualization of Intact Microvascular Networks in Whole Mount Skeletal Muscle Preparations. 灌注染色法,用于观察整块骨骼肌制备物中完整的微血管网络。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1159/000542663
Barbara M Hyde-Lay, Mackenzie E Charter, Coral L Murrant
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Sympathetic Nerve Activity following Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Pilot Study. 急性B型主动脉夹层后交感神经活动:一项初步研究。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.1159/000543340
Eric T A Lim, David Jardine, Christopher Frampton, Christopher J Pemberton, Richard Troughton, Justin Roake, Adib Khanafer
{"title":"Sympathetic Nerve Activity following Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Eric T A Lim, David Jardine, Christopher Frampton, Christopher J Pemberton, Richard Troughton, Justin Roake, Adib Khanafer","doi":"10.1159/000543340","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Control of blood pressure following acute type B aortic dissection usually requires sympatholytic antihypertensive medication. Although sympathetic nerve activity is central to blood pressure control, its role in the hypertensive response to acute aortic dissection has not been assessed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective pilot study was performed over an 18-month period. Patients presenting with acute type B aortic dissection confirmed on computed tomographic angiography were recruited. We measured blood pressure, heart rate, muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), and plasma catecholamine levels in patients following acute type B dissection and controls. Comparisons between groups were made 1 week (acute phase) and 3 months after dissection (recovery phase).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five patients and four controls were recruited in the study. MSNA was higher in patients than controls during the acute phase of aortic dissection: 62 (60-62) versus 46 (29-60) bursts/min (effect size 0.88) and 88 (54-96) versus 71 (44-101) bursts/100 beats (effect size 0.60). Plasma normetanephrines were also increased acutely: 821.0 (489.0-884.0) versus 417.0 (348.5-561.5) pmol/L (effect size 0.85).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sympathetic nerve activity is increased acutely during the first week after type B aortic dissection, resolving towards control values after 3 months. Immediate sympatholytic drug treatment is likely to be crucial in order to prevent the acute and chronic complications of this response. This may confer benefits over and above simply lowering the blood pressure to protect the aorta in the acute phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane as an in vivo Model for the Study of Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis. 小鸡绒毛尿囊膜(CAM)作为血管生成和淋巴管生成的体内模型。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI: 10.1159/000542875
Zhenzhen Wan, Christoph Hirche, Fabia Fricke, Adrian Dragu, Patrick A Will
{"title":"Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane as an in vivo Model for the Study of Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis.","authors":"Zhenzhen Wan, Christoph Hirche, Fabia Fricke, Adrian Dragu, Patrick A Will","doi":"10.1159/000542875","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The high incidence of vascular and lymphatic metastasis is closely associated with poor prognosis and mortality in cancer. Finding effective inhibitors to prevent pathological angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis relies on appropriate in vivo models. The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is formed by the fusion of the chorion and allantois during embryonic development.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>In this context, we primarily summarize the changes in vascular and lymphatic vessel formation in tumors under the action of drugs using this model, providing a preclinical model basis for effective tumor inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>Due to natural immunological defects, chick embryos accept various tissue and species transplants without immune response. The CAM model has been widely used in studying angiogenesis, antiangiogenesis, tumor growth, tumor metastasis, and drug efficacy. This review describes the use of CAM assays as a valuable method for testing the in vivo effects of drugs on vascular and lymphatic vessel formation before further investigating the effects of drugs on tumor vessels and lymphatic vessels in animal models.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Novel in vivo Rat Mesentery Model for Studying Tumor Spheroid-Induced Microvascular Remodeling. 一种用于研究肿瘤球体诱导的微血管重构的大鼠肠系膜模型。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-12-19 DOI: 10.1159/000543011
Arinola O Lampejo, Luciana Fonseca Perez, Miriam M Girgis, Blanka Sharma, Dietmar W Siemann, Walter L Murfee
{"title":"A Novel in vivo Rat Mesentery Model for Studying Tumor Spheroid-Induced Microvascular Remodeling.","authors":"Arinola O Lampejo, Luciana Fonseca Perez, Miriam M Girgis, Blanka Sharma, Dietmar W Siemann, Walter L Murfee","doi":"10.1159/000543011","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The tumor microenvironment is comprised of neoplastic cells and a variety of host cell types. Investigation of cell dynamics within this environment has motivated in vitro and ex vivo biomimetic model development. Our laboratory recently introduced the tumor spheroid-rat mesentery culture model to investigate cancer-induced lymphatic/blood vessel remodeling. To validate the physiological relevance of this model, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of tumor spheroids on microvascular remodeling after transplantation onto rat mesenteric tissues in vivo.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Spheroids derived from H1299 lung cancer cells were seeded onto rat mesenteric tissues during a survival surgical procedure. Tissues were harvested 3-5 days post-seeding and stained with PECAM and LYVE-1 to identify blood and lymphatic vessels, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At all timepoints, cancer cells remained adhered to the tissue. Tissues seeded with tumor spheroids were shown to have increased vascular density, capillary sprouting, and tortuosity compared to sham tissues exposed to sterile saline only. Tumor spheroids also induced the formation of lymphatic/blood vessel connections and LYVE-1-negative protrusions emerging from lymphatic vessels.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, this study underscores the use of in vivo modeling to aid in the discovery of novel vascular growth dynamics and offers new methodologies for studying tumor-induced remodeling.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Functional Adaptations in Coronary Reactivity following Healthy Pregnancy in Swine. 猪健康妊娠后冠状动脉反应的功能适应。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1159/000543116
Selina M Tucker, Salman I Essajee, Cooper M Warne, Gregory M Dick, Styliani Goulopoulou, Johnathan D Tune
{"title":"Functional Adaptations in Coronary Reactivity following Healthy Pregnancy in Swine.","authors":"Selina M Tucker, Salman I Essajee, Cooper M Warne, Gregory M Dick, Styliani Goulopoulou, Johnathan D Tune","doi":"10.1159/000543116","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study was designed to test the hypothesis that coronary artery adaptations during the postpartum period are related to underlying reductions in endothelium-dependent relaxation and/or augmented smooth muscle vasoconstrictor responsiveness.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In vivo experiments were performed in control (nonpregnant) and postpartum swine 35-45 days of postdelivery, with isometric tension experiments performed in isolated coronary arteries from those animals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Coronary artery rings demonstrated increases in active tension generation following incremental increases in passive stretch with no differences between groups. Endothelium-dependent relaxation to bradykinin was attenuated in arteries from postpartum swine versus control (p < 0.005). Concentration-dependent contractions to the thromboxane A2 mimetic U46619 (0.1 n<sc>m</sc>-1 µ<sc>m</sc>) were shifted rightward (EC50 27 ± 10 n<sc>m</sc> vs. 238 ± 66 n<sc>m</sc>; p < 0.01) in arteries from postpartum swine, with no changes in maximum contractile responses (p = 0.68). Intracoronary administration of U46619 (1 n<sc>m</sc>-1 µ<sc>m</sc>) in open-chest swine decreased coronary blood flow ∼45 ± 3% in nonpregnant controls but had no effect on coronary blood flow in postpartum swine. Concentration-dependent contractions to KCl (5-90 m<sc>m</sc>) showed a rightward shift in arteries from postpartum swine (15.6 ± 1.4 m<sc>m</sc> vs. 21.8 ± 1.9 m<sc>m</sc>; p = 0.03), with no change in maximum response. Taken together, the postpartum period is associated with reduced endothelium-dependent relaxation and responsiveness to receptor-dependent and -independent vasoconstrictor stimuli.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings indicate that chronic exposure of the coronary circulation to the pregnancy/postpartum milieu results in functional adaptations in sensitivity to paracrine/hormonal compounds that should be further explored.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142813667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3 Augments Neuroinflammation by Facilitating Neutrophil Infiltration during an Ischemic Stroke. 在缺血性中风期间,RIP3 通过促进中性粒细胞浸润来加重神经炎症。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1159/000542571
Baiyu Li, Zexia Ling, Yanyan Wang, Yinhua Xing
{"title":"Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3 Augments Neuroinflammation by Facilitating Neutrophil Infiltration during an Ischemic Stroke.","authors":"Baiyu Li, Zexia Ling, Yanyan Wang, Yinhua Xing","doi":"10.1159/000542571","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Neutrophil infiltration is responsible for the neuroinflammation during an ischemic stroke. Here, we explored the role of receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) in neutrophil infiltration during an ischemic stroke.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was utilized to identify pivotal proteins involved in neutrophil infiltration during an ischemic stroke. Neutrophils were isolated from the peripheral blood of mice, and a co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) assay was performed to identify the proteins that interact with RIP3.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The rat MCAO model was successfully established. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) was significantly upregulated in the MCAO group, indicating the presence of neutrophil infiltration. RIP3 protein level exhibited a similar trend to MPO protein level, suggesting that neuroinflammation might be partly activated by RIP3 through the promotion of neutrophil infiltration. Co-IP and mass spectrometry analyses suggested that RIP3 facilitated neutrophil infiltration partly by affecting protein kinases (Rock1 and Prkaca) downstream of RIP3, and the interaction between RIP3 and Rock1 or Prkaca was validated by IF and co-IP assays.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, it was observed that RIP3 affects neutrophil infiltration, a critical phenomenon associated with neuronal injury during ischemic stroke, partly by the modulation of downstream proteins such as Rock1 and Prkaca.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142686954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Senescent CD4+ T-Cell Phenotypes and Inflammatory Milieu in the Coronary and Systemic Circulation in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Exploratory Study. ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者冠状动脉和全身循环中衰老的CD4+ T细胞表型和炎症环境:一项探索性研究
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1159/000541069
Fernanda Bocanegra-Zamora,Fernanda Espinosa-Bautista,Gian M Jiménez-Rodríguez,Felipe Masso,Araceli Paez,Hector Gonzalez-Pacheco,Mariana Patlán,Guering Eid-Lidt,Luis M Amezcua-Guerra
{"title":"Senescent CD4+ T-Cell Phenotypes and Inflammatory Milieu in the Coronary and Systemic Circulation in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Exploratory Study.","authors":"Fernanda Bocanegra-Zamora,Fernanda Espinosa-Bautista,Gian M Jiménez-Rodríguez,Felipe Masso,Araceli Paez,Hector Gonzalez-Pacheco,Mariana Patlán,Guering Eid-Lidt,Luis M Amezcua-Guerra","doi":"10.1159/000541069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000541069","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTIONIn ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), inflammation is pivotal, with early senescent CD4+CD28null cells implicated in its pathogenesis. However, the functional phenotype of these cells within the coronary circulation remains unclear.METHODSWe examined CD4+ cell subpopulations in blood samples from the coronary sinus and vena cava of 24 STEMI patients and the cephalic vein of seven healthy controls.RESULTSOur findings revealed reduced CD4+ cell counts in STEMI patients compared to controls (1,998, 1,275-3,268 vs. 4,278, 3,595-4,449), alongside an increased proportion of CD4+ cells lacking CD28 expression (20.1 vs. 6.1%). These CD4+CD28null cells in STEMI predominantly exhibited a Th1 phenotype (47.8% vs. 6.6%). Intriguingly, no significant differences were detected in CD4+CD28null cells between coronary sinus and vena cava, and cytokine levels in these compartments remained similar.CONCLUSIONCD4+CD28null cells are increased in STEMI, mainly polarized toward a Th1 phenotype, and distributed equally between the different vascular beds.","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142253533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Eva Aralikatti. 悼念向伊娃-阿拉里卡蒂致敬。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1159/000540829
Pooneh Bagher
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RNA Sequencing Screens the Key Genes and Pathways in a Mouse Model of HFpEF. RNA 测序筛选出高频低氧血症小鼠模型中的关键基因和通路。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1159/000539305
Yuxi Sun, Jiaxin Li, Xinxin Zhang, Ning Wang, Ying Liu
{"title":"RNA Sequencing Screens the Key Genes and Pathways in a Mouse Model of HFpEF.","authors":"Yuxi Sun, Jiaxin Li, Xinxin Zhang, Ning Wang, Ying Liu","doi":"10.1159/000539305","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a common syndrome with high morbidity and mortality but without available evidence-based therapies. It is essential to investigate changes in gene expression profiles in preclinical HFpEF animal models, with the aim of searching for novel therapeutic targets.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Wild-type male C57BL/6J mice were administrated with a combination of high-fat diet (HFD) and inhibition of constitutive nitric oxide synthase using N-nitro-<sc>l</sc>-arginine methyl ester (<sc>l</sc>-NAME) for 5 and 7 weeks. RNA sequencing was conducted to detect gene expression profiles, and bioinformatic analysis was performed to identify the core genes, pathways, and biological processes involved.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,347 genes were differentially expressed in the heart at week 5 and 7 post-intervention. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis indicated that these greatly changed genes were involved mainly in cell adhesion, neutrophil chemotaxis, cell communication, and other functions. Using hierarchical cluster analysis, these differentially expressed genes were classified into 16 profiles. Of these, three significant profiles were ultimately identified. Gene co-expression network analysis suggested troponin T type 1 (Tnnt1) directly regulated 31 neighboring genes and was considered to be at the core of the associated gene network.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The combined application of RNA sequencing, hierarchical cluster analysis, and gene network analysis identified Tnnt1 as the most important gene in the development of HFpEF.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"166-178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Effect of High-Salt Diet on Oxidative Stress Production and Vascular Function in Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N Knockout and Wild Type (C57BL/6N) Mice. 高盐饮食对Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N基因敲除小鼠和野生型(C57BL/6N)小鼠氧化应激产生和血管功能的影响
IF 1.8 4区 医学
Journal of Vascular Research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-29 DOI: 10.1159/000539614
Nataša Kozina, Ivana Jukić, Zrinka Mihaljević, Anita Matić, Marina Dobrivojević Radmilović, Anja Barić, Ines Drenjančević
{"title":"The Effect of High-Salt Diet on Oxidative Stress Production and Vascular Function in Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N Knockout and Wild Type (C57BL/6N) Mice.","authors":"Nataša Kozina, Ivana Jukić, Zrinka Mihaljević, Anita Matić, Marina Dobrivojević Radmilović, Anja Barić, Ines Drenjančević","doi":"10.1159/000539614","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It is well documented that high-salt (HS) diet increases systemic and vascular oxidative stress in various animal models and in humans, leading to impairment of vascular reactivity. The present study examined the interaction of genotype and HS diet intake and the potential effects of oxidative stress - antioxidative system balance on the flow-induced dilation (FID) in pressurized carotid arteries of normotensive Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N knockout mice and their wild-type (WT) controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Male, ten-week-old transgenic Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N (Tff3-/-) knockout mice and WT/C57BL/6N (WT) (parental strain) healthy mice were divided in LS (0.4% NaCl in rodent chow) and HS (4% NaCl in rodent chow fed for 1 week) groups. Additionally, LS and HS groups were treated with 1 mmol/L 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPOL) dissolved in the drinking water. After anesthesia with ketamine chloride (100 mg/kg) and midazolam (5 mg/kg), blood pressure was measured, carotid arteries and aortas were isolated, and blood samples were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>FID was decreased in WT_HS mice and restored by superoxide scavenger TEMPOL in vivo. On the other hand, attenuated FID of Tff3-/- mice was not further affected by HS diet or TEMPOL in vivo treatment. Vascular superoxide/reactive oxygen species levels were increased with HS diet in both strains and restored by TEMPOL. HS upregulated glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) gene expression in WT_HS and Tff3-/-_HS mice, while GPx activity was significantly decreased only in WT_HS group. Systemic (serum) markers of oxidative stress (oxLDL and AOPP) and arterial blood pressure were similar among groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HS diet increases vascular oxidative stress and impairs vasodilation in WT mice. Tff3 gene deficiency attenuates vasodilation per se, without further effects of HS intake. This can be attributed to vascular upregulation of antioxidative enzyme GPx1 in Tff3-/-/C57BL/6N mice conferring protection from oxidative stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":17530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Research","volume":" ","pages":"214-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141792735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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