Guidelines for the measurement of vascular function and structure in isolated arteries and veins

CF Wenceslau, CG McCarthy… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The measurement of vascular function in isolated vessels has revealed important insights
into the structural, functional, and biomechanical features of the normal and diseased …

Perivascular adipose tissue and vascular smooth muscle tone: friends or foes?

A Ahmed, A Bibi, M Valoti, F Fusi - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is a specialized type of adipose tissue that surrounds
most mammalian blood vessels. PVAT is a metabolically active, endocrine organ capable of …

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the perivascular adipose tissue

AWC Man, Y Zhou, N Xia, H Li - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is a special type of ectopic fat depot that adheres to most
vasculatures. PVAT has been shown to exert anticontractile effects on the blood vessels and …

Lysophosphatidylcholine induces oxidative stress in human endothelial cells via NOX5 activation–implications in atherosclerosis

JF Da Silva, JV Alves, JA Silva-Neto, RM Costa… - Clinical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Objective: The mechanisms involved in NOX5 activation in atherosclerotic processes are not
completely understood. The present study tested the hypothesis that …

Restoration of coronary microvascular function by OGA overexpression in a high-fat diet with low-dose streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic mice

JT Cabrera, R Si, A Tsuji-Hosokawa… - Diabetes and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Sustained hyperglycemia results in excess protein O-GlcNAcylation, leading to vascular
complications in diabetes. This study aims to investigate the role of O-GlcNAcylation in the …

O‐GlcNAcylation mediates glucose‐induced alterations in endothelial cell phenotype in human diabetes mellitus

N Masaki, B Feng, R Bretón‐Romero… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Posttranslational protein modification with O‐linked N‐acetylglucosamine (O‐
Glc NA c) is linked to high glucose levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) and may alter …

Acute Increase in O-GlcNAc Improves Survival in Mice With LPS-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

JF Silva, VC Olivon, FLAC Mestriner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) resulting from a severe
infection that is characterized by immune dysregulation, cardiovascular derangements, and …

Glycation and glycosylation in cardiovascular remodeling: focus on advanced glycation end products and O-linked glycosylations as glucose-related pathogenetic …

E Dozio, L Massaccesi… - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glycation and glycosylation are non-enzymatic and enzymatic reactions, respectively, of
glucose, glucose metabolites, and other reducing sugars with different substrates, such as …

Emerging roles of protein O-GlcNAcylation in cardiovascular diseases: Insights and novel therapeutic targets

IO Bolanle, K Riches-Suman, R Williamson… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. While the major
focus of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions has been on targeting …

Perivascular adipose tissue as a target for antioxidant therapy for cardiovascular complications

AWC Man, Y Zhou, N Xia, H Li - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is the connective tissue surrounding most of the
systemic blood vessels. PVAT is now recognized as an important endocrine tissue that …