Probucol prevents the progression of atherosclerosis in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit, an animal model for familial hypercholesterolemia.

T. Kita, Yukio Nagano, Masataka Yokode, +5

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Vascular DiseasePathologyHyperlipidemiaWhhl RabbitsOxidative Stress +16

Quantitative analysis of myocardial fibrosis in normals, hypertensive hearts, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Masato Tanaka, Hisayoshi Fujiwara, Tomoya Onodera, +3

Heart

Cardiac MuscleHeart FailurePathologyStructural Heart DiseaseDiastolic Function +15

Quantitative analysis of narrowings of intramyocardial small arteries in normal hearts, hypertensive hearts, and hearts with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Masaru Tanaka, Hisayoshi Fujiwara, Tomoya Onodera, +4

Circulation

Cardiac MuscleHypertensionHeart FailurePathologyImsa Disease +19

Contractile performance of the hypertrophied ventricle in patients with systemic hypertension.

M Takahashi, S Sasayama, C Kawai, +1

Circulation

HypertensionHeart FailureDiastolic FunctionBlood PressureHypertrophied Ventricle +17

Comparative effects of three calcium antagonists, diltiazem, verapamil and nifedipine, on the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes. Experimental and clinical studies.

C Kawai, Tomotsugu Konishi, E Matsuyama, +1

Circulation

Nifedipine Suppress SinoatrialHypertensionHeart FailureCardiac AnaesthesiaCardiovascular Pharmacology +18

Purification of nitric oxide synthase from rat macrophages

Yoshiki Yui, Ryuichi Hattori, K Kosuga, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Ischemic preconditioning preserves creatine phosphate and intracellular pH.

M Kida, Hisayoshi Fujiwara, Moriharu Ishida, +3

Circulation

Serum prostacyclin stabilizing factor is identical to apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I). A novel function of Apo A-I.

Yoshiki Yui, Takeshi Aoyama, H. Morishita, +3

Journal of Clinical Investigation

HyperlipidemiaOxidative StressInflammationMolecular PharmacologyThrombosis +16

An animal model of congestive (dilated) cardiomyopathy: dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart in the chronic stage in DBA/2 mice with myocarditis caused by encephalomyocarditis virus.

Akira Matsumori, C Kawai

Circulation

Cardiac MuscleHeart FailureViral PathogenesisImmunologyPathology +16

Calmodulin-independent nitric oxide synthase from rat polymorphonuclear neutrophils

Yoshiki Yui, Ryuichi Hattori, K Kosuga, +6

Journal of Biological Chemistry