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On P2X receptors in the brain: microvessels. Dedicated to the memory of the late Professor Geoffrey Burnstock (1929–2020) by Loesch, Andrzej

“…This tribute article presents selected immunocytochemical and transmission electron microscope data on the location of ATP-gated P2X receptor in the rat brain,…”
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Vasa Vasorum in Saphenous Vein for CABG: A Review of Morphological Characteristics by Loesch, Andrzej

“…This short article discusses selected scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope features of vasa vasorum including pericytes and…”
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Multinucleated Giant Cells Are Specialized for Complement-Mediated Phagocytosis and Large Target Destruction by Milde, Ronny, Ritter, Julia, Tennent, Glenys A., Loesch, Andrzej, Martinez, Fernando O., Gordon, Siamon, Pepys, Mark B., Verschoor, Admar, Helming, Laura

“…Multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) form by fusion of macrophages and are presumed to contribute to the removal of debris from tissues. In a systematic in vitro…”
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A Brief Comment on Vasa Vasorum of Human Saphenous Vein: relevance for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael Richard

“…The importance of the vasa vasorum and blood supply to the wall of human saphenous vein (hSV) used for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is briefly…”
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Vasa vasorum inside out/outside in communication: a potential role in the patency of saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts by Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R.

“…The saphenous vein (SV) is the most commonly used conduit for revascularization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). The patency rate…”
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Saphenous Vein Vasa Vasorum as a Potential Target for Perivascular Fat-Derived Factors by Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael Richard

“…Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is a source of factors affecting vasomotor tone with the potential to play a role in the performance of saphenous vein (SV)…”
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Three arteries versus the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graft: Why use a damaged graft to repair a damaged heart? by Loesch, Andrzej, PhD, DSc, Dashwood, Michael R., PhD

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Nerve-perivascular fat communication as a potential influence on the performance of blood vessels used as coronary artery bypass grafts by Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R.

“…Perivascular fat, the cushion of adipose tissue surrounding blood vessels, possesses dilator, anti-contractile and constrictor actions. The majority of these…”
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What is the impact of preserving the endothelium on saphenous vein graft performance? Comments on the 'NO' touch harvesting technique by Samano, Ninos, Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R

“…Saphenous veins used for coronary artery bypass surgery are subjected to considerable vascular trauma when harvested by conventional methods. This vascular…”
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COVID-19 - Endothelial Axis and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency: a Target for Therapeutic Intervention? by Topal, Gokce, Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R

“…It has been reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection induces endothelial inflammation, therefore facilitating the…”
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Why Use the Radial Artery? The Saphenous Vein is the Second Graft of Choice for CABG in Brazil by Loesch, Andrzej, Pinheiro, Bruno Botelho, Dashwood, Michael Richard

“…The saphenous vein (SV) is the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and the second conduit of choice in Brazil and many other…”
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Loss of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase 2α activity causes late onset degeneration of spinal cord axons by Simons, J. Paul, Al-Shawi, Raya, Minogue, Shane, Waugh, Mark G, Wiedemann, Claudia, Evangelou, Stylianos, Loesch, Andrzej, Sihra, Talvinder S, King, Rosalind, Warner, Thomas T, Hsuan, J. Justin

“…Phosphoinositide (PI) lipids are intracellular membrane signaling intermediates and effectors produced by localized PI kinase and phosphatase activities…”
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Localisation of endothelin-1 and its receptors in vascular tissue as seen at the electron microscopic level by Loesch, Andrzej

“…Since the discovery of endothelin in vascular endothelial cells and its pivotal role in vascular physiology (Yanagisawa and colleagues), a number of studies…”
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Cannabinoid receptor agonists are mitochondrial inhibitors: A unified hypothesis of how cannabinoids modulate mitochondrial function and induce cell death by Athanasiou, Andriani, Clarke, Anna B., Turner, Amy E., Kumaran, Nethia M., Vakilpour, Sara, Smith, Paul A., Bagiokou, Dimitra, Bradshaw, Tracey D., Westwell, Andrew D., Fang, Lin, Lobo, Dileep N., Constantinescu, Cris S., Calabrese, Vittorio, Loesch, Andrzej, Alexander, Stephen P.H., Clothier, Richard H., Kendall, David A., Bates, Timothy E.

“…Time-lapse microscopy of human lung cancer (H460) cells showed that the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide (AEA), the phyto-cannabinoid Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol…”
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Neointima development in externally stented saphenous vein grafts. External stents are bad for the patient: why not use an undamaged saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass graft? by Dashwood, Michael R, Loesch, Andrzej

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Inducible nitric oxide synthase and vein graft performance in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: physiological or pathophysiological role? by Dashwood, Michael R, Loesch, Andrzej

“…Coronary artery disease is the major cause of mortalilty in the West with coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) being a means of restoring blood supply to…”
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Endothelin-1 as a neuropeptide: neurotransmitter or neurovascular effects? by Dashwood, Michael R., Loesch, Andrzej

“…Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an endothelium-derived peptide that also possesses potent mitogenic activity. There is also a suggestion the ET-1 is a neuropeptide,…”
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The Vasa Vasorum and Associated Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase is More Important for Saphenous Vein Than Arterial Bypass Grafts by Dreifaldt, Mats, Souza, Domingos, Bodin, Lennart, Shi-Wen, Xu, Dooley, Audrey, Muddle, John, Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R.

“…No-touch (NT) saphenous vein (SV) grafts are superior to SVs harvested by the conventional technique (CT), with a patency comparable with the internal thoracic…”
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Identification of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in human penis: a potential role of reduced neuronally-derived nitric oxide in erectile dysfunction by Dashwood, Michael R, Crump, Ann, Shi-Wen, Xu, Loesch, Andrzej

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) commonly occurs in approximately 15% of men over 70 years old. A number of causes of this condition are recognised with the major…”
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On the sympathetic innervation of the human greater saphenous vein: relevance to clinical practice by Loesch, Andrzej, Dashwood, Michael R

“…This review focuses on sympathetic perivascular innervation of human saphenous vein. It shows the distribution of the nerves in the vein wall, including an…”
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