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Diet-induced obesity: dopamine transporter function, impulsivity and motivation by Narayanaswami, V, Thompson, A C, Cassis, L A, Bardo, M T, Dwoskin, L P

“…Objective: A rat model of diet-induced obesity (DIO) was used to determine dopamine transporter (DAT) function, impulsivity and motivation as neurobehavioral…”
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In vivo therapeutic efficacy of intra-renal CD40 silencing in a model of humoral acute rejection by Ripoll, E, Pluvinet, R, Torras, J, Olivar, R, Vidal, A, Franquesa, M, Cassis, L, Cruzado, J M, Bestard, O, Grinyó, J M, Aran, J M, Herrero-Fresneda, I

“…The humoral branch of the immune response has an important role in acute and chronic allograft dysfunction. The CD40/CD40L costimulatory pathway is crucial in…”
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Angiotensin II promotes atherosclerotic lesions and aneurysms in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice by Daugherty, A, Manning, M W, Cassis, L A

“…Increased plasma concentrations of angiotension II (Ang II) have been implicated in atherogenesis. To examine this relationship directly, we infused Ang II or…”
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Enhanced vascular contractility and diminished coronary artery flow in rats made hypertensive from diet-induced obesity by BOUSTANY-KARI, C. M, GONG, M, AKERS, W. S, GUO, Z, CASSIS, L. A

“…To determine whether obesity-induced hypertension was associated with alterations in vascular contractility and/or cardiac function. Male Sprague-Dawley rats…”
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Dendritic cells phenotype fitting under hypoxia or lipopolysaccharide; adenosine 5′‐triphosphate‐binding cassette transporters far beyond an efflux pump by Lloberas, N., Rama, I., Llaudó, I., Torras, J., Cerezo, G., Cassis, L., Franquesa, M., Merino, A., Benitez‐Ribas, D., Cruzado, J. M., Herrero‐Fresneda, I., Bestard, O., Grinyó, J. M.

“…Summary This study examines adenosine 5′‐triphosphate‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters as a potential therapeutic target in dendritic cell (DC) modulation…”
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DNA and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vaccines Encoding Multiple Cytotoxic and Helper T-Lymphocyte Epitopes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Are Safe but Weakly Immunogenic in HIV-1-Uninfected, Vaccinia Virus-Naive Adults by Gorse, Geoffrey J, Newman, Mark J, deCamp, Allan, Hay, Christine Mhorag, De Rosa, Stephen C, Noonan, Elizabeth, Livingston, Brian D, Fuchs, Jonathan D, Kalams, Spyros A, Cassis-Ghavami, Farah L

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Effects of nornicotine enantiomers on intravenous S(-)-nicotine self-administration and cardiovascular function in rats by STAIRS, D. J, NEUGEBAUER, N. M, WEI, X, BOUSTANY, C, HOJAHMAT, M, CASSIS, L. A, CROOKS, P. A, DWOSKIN, L. P, BARDO, M. T

“…Previous neurochemical evidence indicates that R(+)-nornicotine is more potent than S(-)-nornicotine in evoking dopamine release in rat nucleus accumbens…”
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Antagonism of AT2 receptors augments Angiotensin II‐induced abdominal aortic aneurysms and atherosclerosis by Daugherty, Alan, Manning, Michael W, Cassis, Lisa A

“…We have recently demonstrated that chronic infusion of Angiotensin II into apoE−/− mice promotes the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms. To determine…”
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Mouse Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Daugherty, Alan, Cassis, Lisa A

“…ABSTRACT—Many mouse models of abdominal aortic aneurysms have been developed that use a diverse array of methods for producing the disease, including genetic…”
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Characterization of renin activity in brown adipose tissue by Shenoy, U, Cassis, L

“…Angiotensin (ANG) II plays a vital role in blood pressure regulation and body fluid homeostasis. Although many peripheral tissues synthesize components of the…”
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Facilitation of sympathetic neurotransmission contributes to angiotensin regulation of body weight by ENGLISH, V, CASSIS, L

“…Previous studies demonstrated that angiotensin II (AnglI) decreases body weight. The purpose of this study was to determine if AngII-reductions in body weight…”
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Aortic Dissection Precedes Formation of Aneurysms and Atherosclerosis in Angiotensin II-Infused, Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice by Saraff, Kiran, Babamusta, Fjoralba, Cassis, Lisa A, Daugherty, Alan

“…OBJECTIVE—We sought to define the temporal characteristics of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and to provide mechanistic…”
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Induction of gene pattern changes associated with dysfunctional lipid metabolism induced by dietary fat and exposure to a persistent organic pollutant by Arzuaga, Xabier, Ren, Na, Stromberg, Arnold, Black, Esther P., Arsenescu, Violeta, Cassis, Lisa A., Majkova, Zuzana, Toborek, Michal, Hennig, Bernhard

“…Environmental modulators of chronic diseases can include nutrition, lifestyle, as well as exposure to environmental toxicants such as persistent organic…”
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Downregulation of the renin-angiotensin system in streptozotocin-diabetic rats by Cassis, L A

“…To determine if insulin has the ability to regulate components of the renin-angiotensin system, renin and angiotensinogen mRNA and plasma concentrations were…”
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Differential Effects of Doxycycline, a Broad-Spectrum Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor, on Angiotensin II–Induced Atherosclerosis and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Manning, Michael W, Cassis, Lisa A, Daugherty, Alan

“…OBJECTIVE—Angiotensin II (AngII) infusion into hyperlipidemic mice leads to the rapid formation of atherosclerotic lesions and abdominal aortic aneurysms…”
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Role of angiotensin II in brown adipose thermogenesis during cold acclimation by Cassis, L A

“…The role of angiotensin II (ANG II) in increased sympathetic neuroeffector mechanisms observed in cold-induced thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue (BAT) was…”
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Influence of perivascular adipose tissue on rat aortic smooth muscle responsiveness by Soltis, E E, Cassis, L A

“…Virtually every blood vessel in the body is surrounded to some degree by adipose tissue. A potential role for perivascular adipose tissue as a neurohumoral…”
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Near-IR imaging of atheromas in living arterial tissue by Cassis, Lisa A, Lodder, Robert A

“…A near-IR imaging system and parallel vector supercomputer are used with a fiber-optic probe to produce chemical maps of the intimal surface of living…”
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Angiotensin II in brown adipose tissue from young and adult Zucker obese and lean rats by Cassis, L.A

“…Previous studies demonstrated that interscapular brown adipose tissue (ISBAT) produces angiotensin II (ANG II), which facilitates sympathetic neurotransmission…”
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Localization of Angiotensinogen Messenger RNA in Rat Aorta by Cassis, L A, Lynch, K R, Peach, M J

“…The distribution of angiotensinogen messenger (mRNA) was determined in the rat aorta. Other investigators have demonstrated the presence of angiotensinogen…”
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