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Expression and function of angiotensin converting enzyme, chymase, and angiotensin II in the human radial artery and internal thoracic artery by Borland, Julie A.A, Chester, Adrian H, Rooker, Serena J, Wharton, John, Davie, Neil, Amrani, Mohamed, Yacoub, Magdi H

“…Background. The potential role of the local renin-angiotensin system to differentially affect radial artery and internal thoracic artery graft performance has…”
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Comparison of the morphologic and vascular reactivity of the proximal and distal radial artery by Chester, Adrian H, Marchbank, Adrian J, Borland, Julie A.A, Yacoub, Magdi H, Taggart, David P

“…Background. Variations in the morphology and vascular reactivity of the proximal and distal radial artery might influence its performance as a bypass conduit…”
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The renin angiotensin system in bypass graft surgery by Borland, Julie A.A, Chester, Adrian H, Yacoub, Magdi H

“…The renin angiotensin system is implicated in the development of vein graft disease after coronary artery bypass surgery. Components of this system have been…”
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Expression, localisation and function of ACE and chymase in normal and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries by Borland, Julie A.A., Kelsall, Chris, Yacoub, Magdi H., Chester, Adrian H.

“…The expression, localisation and function of enzymes responsible for the local formation of angiotensin II in atherosclerotic and non-atherosclerotic human…”
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Induction of nitric oxide synthase in human vascular smooth muscle : Interactions between proinflammatory cytokines by CHESTER, A. H, BORLAND, J. A. A, BUTTERY, L. D. K, MITCHELL, J. A, CUNNINGHAM, D. A, HAFIZI, S, HOARE, G. S, SPRINGALL, D. R, POLAK, J. M, YACOUB, M. H

“…We have attempted to demonstrate the induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human vascular tissue and define the capacity of different cytokines to…”
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Alternative pathways of angiotensin II production in the human saphenous vein by Borland, Julie A A, Chester, Adrian H, Morrison, Karen A, Yacoub, Magdi H

“…1 The aim of our study was to demonstrate the existence, location and functional importance of an alternative angiotensin II‐forming pathway other than…”
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Role of vasoactive mediators in primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension by Mikhail, Ghada, Chester, Adrian H., Gibbs, J.Simon R., Borland, Julie A.A., Banner, Nicholas R., Yacoub, Magdi H.

“…The role of vasoactive mediators, such as endothelin-1, nitric oxide, prostacyclin, and thromboxane, in pulmonary hypertension remains undefined. This study…”
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Vascular biology of the radial artery by Chester, A H, Amrani, M, Borland, J A

“…In recent years, the use of the radial artery as a coronary artery bypass graft has enjoyed a revival. This follows the initial disappointing results with the…”
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EXPLANTED VEIN GRAFTS WITH AN INTACT ENDOTHELIUM DEMONSTRATE REDUCED FOCAL EXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE SPECIFIC TO ATHEROSCLEROTIC SITES by BUTTERY, LEE D. K., CHESTER, ADRIAN H., SPRINGALL, DAVID R., BORLAND, JULIE A. A., MICHEL, THOMAS, YACOUB, MAGDI H., POLAK, JULIA M.

“…The endothelial l‐arginine:nitric oxide (NO) system is fundamental to vascular function. It is becoming evident that this system is compromised in…”
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Effect of surgical preparation and arterialization on vasomotion of human saphenous vein by O'Neil, Gregory S., Chester, Adrian H., Schyns, Catherine J., Tadjkarimi, Samad, Borland, Julie A.A., Yacoub, Magdi H.

“…To gain an insight into venous physiologic adaptation to arterialization, this study examined the effects of thromboxane, 5-hydroxytryptamine, endothelin,…”
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Reactivity of small intramyocardial arteries from atherosclerotic and non-atherosclerotic human hearts by Chester, A H, Borland, J A, Morrison, K J, Amrani, M, Thom, S M, Yacoub, M H

“…Little is known about how the vascular reactivity of the coronary microcirculation is affected by upstream atherosclerotic disease. We have examined, with a…”
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Structural, biochemical and functional effects of distending pressure in the human saphenous vein: implications for bypass grafting by Chester, A H, Buttery, L D, Borland, J A, Springall, D R, Rothery, S, Severs, N J, Polak, J M, Yacoub, M H

“…Distension of the saphenous vein before and after coronary artery bypass grafting results in damage to mechanisms that regulate vascular tone. We have…”
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