Search Results - "Toufektsian, M C"
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Inhibition of cardiac leptin expression after infarction reduces subsequent dysfunction
Published in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine (01-08-2011)“…Leptin is known to exert cardiodepressive effects and to induce left ventricular (LV) remodelling. Nevertheless, the autocrine and/or paracrine activities of…”
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Cardiac toxicity of singlet oxygen: implication in reperfusion injury
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (01-02-2001)“…Oxygen-derived free radicals (O2.-, H2O2, and .OH) that are produced during postischemic reperfusion are currently suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis…”
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Insulin resistance modifies plasma fatty acid distribution and decreases cardiac tolerance to in vivo ischaemia/reperfusion in rats
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-07-2003)“…Summary 1. The early stage of insulin resistance, also termed the ‘prediabetic state’, is characterized by the development of hyperinsulinaemia, which…”
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Aging exacerbates hydrogen peroxide-induced alteration of vascular reactivity in rats
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (01-06-2000)“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide anion (O2-*) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can be produced by vascular endothelium and smooth muscle cells…”
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Effects of selenium deficiency on the response of cardiac tissue to ischemia and reperfusion
Published in Toxicology (Amsterdam) (07-08-2000)“…Over a 10-week period, female Wistar rats received a diet containing a low level of selenium, cofactor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx)…”
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Simultaneous evaluation of infarct size and cardiac function in intact mice by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging reveals contractile dysfunction in noninfarcted regions early after myocardial infarction
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (09-03-2004)“…The objective of this study was to noninvasively determine the effects of reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) on regional and global left-ventricular (LV)…”
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Role of reactive oxygen species in cardiac preconditioning: study with photoactivated Rose Bengal in isolated rat hearts
Published in Free radical research (01-01-2000)“…Oxygen radical scavengers have been shown to prevent the development of ischemic preconditioning, suggesting that reactive oxygen species (ROS) might be…”
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Oral Selenium Supplementation in Rats does not Protect Isolated Rings of Aorta Against Exogenous Hydrogen Peroxide
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Effects of fasting and exogenous glucose delivery on cardiac tolerance to low-flow ischemia in adult and senescent rats
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (10-07-2000)“…Metabolic disorders due to changes in cytosolic glucose utilisation are suspected to be involved in the increased sensitivity of the aged myocardium to…”
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Assessment of non-reperfused and reperfused myocardial infarction using diffusible or deposited radiolabelled perfusion imaging agents
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (01-03-2007)“…Incomplete microvascular reperfusion is often observed in patients undergoing thrombolytic therapy or angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction and has…”
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B005 Dietary-induced insulin resistance associated with dyslipidemia induces progressive cardiac dysfunction in rats as evidenced by echocardiography
Published in Archives of cardiovascular diseases (2009)“…Background A major complication of diabetes is the development of cardiac dysfunction in absence of vascular disease. Metabolic disorders such as insulin…”
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Activated platelets contribute importantly to myocardial reperfusion injury
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-02-2006)“…Platelets become activated during myocardial infarction (MI), but the direct contribution of activated platelets to myocardial reperfusion injury in vivo has…”
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Preischemic selenium status as a major determinant of myocardial infarct size in vivo in rats
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (01-08-2004)“…Prospective epidemiological studies have shown that the incidence of numerous cardiovascular pathologies is correlated with body selenium status. However, it…”
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Dietary selenium intake affects cardiac susceptibility to ischaemia/reperfusion in male senescent rats
Published in Age and ageing (01-05-2003)“…Background: cardiovascular ageing is associated with an increase in cardiac susceptibility to ischaemia and reperfusion. This has been suggested to be partly…”
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Early pre-diabetic state alters adaptation of myocardial glucose metabolism during ischemia in rats
Published in Molecular and cellular biochemistry (01-04-2005)“…Pre-diabetic subjects with high insulin secretory capacity have double risk of cardiovascular disease compared with subjects who do not develop…”
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Involvement of reactive oxygen species in cardiac preconditioning in rats
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (01-02-2003)“…To date, the involvement of reactive oxygen species in ischemic preconditioning in vivo in rats is not clearly demonstrated. The aim of the present study was…”
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Selenium status as determinant of Connexin-43 dephosphorylation in ex vivo ischemic/reperfused rat myocardium
Published in Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology (01-01-2005)“…Recent studies have demonstrated that electrical uncoupling at gap junctions during ischemia is associated with cardiac Connexin-43 (Cx43) dephosphorylation…”
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