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Section of Pharmacology, Section of Pharmacology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Torre Biologica 5th floor, c/o AOU Policlinico G. Martino, Via C. Valeria Gazzi, 98125 Messina, Italy
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integrity of endothelium was assessed by a relaxant response to ACh (100 nM). The tissue was then washed occasionally for 30 min. Endothelium response was evaluated with cumulative concentrations of ACh (10 nM–1 μM) in aortic rings precontracted with
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exposed to 75 mM KCl to check their functional integrity. After a washout period, the presence of vascular endothelium was tested by the ability of 10 μM ACh to relax segments precontracted with 1 μM noradrenaline (NA). The segments were rinsed
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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mast cells of the human lung ( Gaston et al. 1994 ) and the skin vascular endothelium ( Abd-El-Aleem et al. 2000 ) suggesting that both of these sites are potential sources of NO in human skin. In our study the inhibition of NOS using N ω -nitro- l
Cátedra de Bioquímica Clínica II, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, B8000ICN Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Cátedra de Bioquímica Clínica II, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, B8000ICN Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Cátedra de Bioquímica Clínica II, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, B8000ICN Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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monocytes) and vascular cells ( Villar et al . 2008 ). Vascular endothelium plays a critical role in the maintenance of antiatherogenic and antithrombotic properties of blood vessels. Besides acting as a selective diffusion barrier, endothelium allows the
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readjusted every 15 min during a 90-min equilibration period before drug administration. After this, the vessels were exposed to 75 mM KCl to check their functional integrity. After a washout period, the presence of vascular endothelium was confirmed by the
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Introduction As the primary barrier to the movement of circulating endocrine factors from the bloodstream to the interstitial space, the endothelium plays a critical role in hormone action ( Kolka & Bergman 2012 , Yoon et al . 2014
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-supplemented diabetic (DM+ins, n = 11) and both insulin- and C-peptide-supplemented diabetic (DM+ins+CP, n = 14) mice were dissected and cut longitudinally to expose the endothelium for immediate staining. To measure the intracellular levels, aortic segments were
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, immunofluorescence staining for CD31 (an endothelial cell marker) revealed the presence of de-endothelialized region in aortal endothelium of diabetic mice induced by STZ (100 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) compared with its corresponding control littermates. Systemic
Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Taichung Poah-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Taichung Poah-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Taichung Poah-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Taichung Poah-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Taichung Poah-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Albany Medical College,
Stratton VA Medical Center, 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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. The tissue blocks were sectioned at 5 μm and were used for the immunostaining studies. Immunostaining for vascular endothelium using CD31 Tissue sections were stained with the mouse monoclonal antibody anti-CD31
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diameter changes after transient ischemia. Transient ischemia leads to reactive hyperemia with increase in flow velocity and vascular wall shear stress. Increased shear stress can induce nitric oxide (NO) production from endothelium, leading to vasodilation