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Vascular hyper-reactivity following arterial balloon injury: distant and delayed effects.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15037512     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The adverse functional effects of balloon angioplasty include simple procedure failure, compromise of vessel lumen (rupture), and restenosis. A much less well-defined repercussion of balloon injury to arteries is a paradoxical alteration in vascular reactivity at an anatomically distant site. The paper by Accorsi-Mendonça in the current issue presents new data showing that, following balloon injury to the rat left common carotid artery, there is a delayed hyperreactivity to both phenylephrine and angiotensin II in the contralateral artery. The pharmacological basis of these effects is unknown, although the authors demonstrate that products of cyclooxygenase (COX) 1 or 2 are responsible for the hyperreactivity to angiotensin II and phenylephrine, respectively. The absence of delayed hyperreactivity to these agents in the aorta of injured rats would suggest that a humoral factor is not involved.
Authors:
Andrew J Wilson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article; Review     Date:  2004-03-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of pharmacology     Volume:  142     ISSN:  0007-1188     ISO Abbreviation:  Br. J. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2004 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-05-07     Completed Date:  2004-12-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502536     Medline TA:  Br J Pharmacol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, The Rayne Building, University College London, 5 University Street, London, WC1E 6JJ. andrew.wilson@ucl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
Animals
Carotid Arteries / pathology*
Humans
Time Factors
Vascular Diseases / pathology*
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Br J Pharmacol. 2004 May;142(1):79-88   [PMID:  15037520 ]

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