carbenoxolone/hypoxia

We previously demonstrated that cortisol regulated alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediated contractions differentially in nonpregnant and pregnant uterine arteries. Given that chronic hypoxia during pregnancy has profound effects on maternal uterine artery reactivity, the present study investigated the

OBJECTIVE Transfusion of red blood cells has been linked to disappointing clinical outcomes in the critically ill, but specific mechanisms of organ dysfunction after transfusion remain poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that red blood cell storage impairs the ability of red blood cells to

CONCLUSIONS 5-HT is a neuromodulator released from carotid body (CB) chemoreceptor (type I) cells and facilitates the sensory discharge following chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). In the present study, we show that, in addition to type I cells, adjacent glial-like type II cells express functional,

Signal processing in the carotid body (CB) is initiated at receptor glomus (or type I) cells which depolarize and release the excitatory neurotransmitter ATP during chemoexcitation by hypoxia and acid hypercapnia. Glomus cell clusters (GCs) occur in intimate association with glia-like type II cells

The carotid body (CB) chemosensory complex uses ATP as a key excitatory neurotransmitter that is the main contributor to the sensory discharge during acute hypoxia. The complex includes receptor type I cells, which depolarize and release various neurochemicals including ATP during hypoxia, and

Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) commonly suffer from ischemic pain associated with severe thrombosis. However, the pathophysiology of peripheral ischemic pain is not fully understood due to the lack of an adequate animal model. In this study, we developed a new rodent model of

CONCLUSIONS Carotid body chemoreceptors are organized in clusters containing receptor type I and contiguous glial-like type II cells. While type I cells depolarize and release ATP during chemostimulation, the role of type II cells which express purinergic P2Y2 receptors (P2Y2Rs) and ATP-permeable

Ischemic brain injury results in neuronal loss and associated neurologic deficits. Although there is some evidence that intercellular communication via gap junctions can spread oxidative cell injury, the possible role of gap-junctional communication in ischemia-induced cell death is the object of

OBJECTIVE We investigated the contribution of gap junctions to brain damage and delayed neuronal death produced by oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). METHODS Histopathology, molecular biology, and electrophysiological and fluorescence cell death assays in slice cultures after OGD and in developing

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury (IRI), which involves inflammation, vascular permeability, and edema, remains a major challenge after lung transplantation. Pannexin-1 (Panx1) channels modulate cellular ATP release during inflammation. This study tests the hypothesis that endothelial Panx1 is a key

OBJECTIVE We investigated the impact of hypoxia-reoxygenation on endothelial relaxation and aimed to clarify the role of transient receptor potential cation channels V4 (TRPV4) and gap junctions in the protective effect associated with hypoxic preconditioning on the vascular function. RESULTS By

Neuronal gap junctional hemichannels, composed of pannexin-1 subunits, have been suggested to play a crucial role in epilepsy and brain ischaemia. After a few minutes of anoxia or ischaemia, neurons in brain slices show a rapid depolarization to ∼-20 mV, called the anoxic depolarization. Glutamate