Preeclampsia: novel mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches

Z Armaly, JE Jadaon, A Jabbour, ZA Abassi - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy where it affects 5–8% of all
pregnancies. It increases the morbidity and mortality of both the fetus and pregnant woman …

Research review on the pharmacological effects of astragaloside IV

L Li, X Hou, R Xu, C Liu, M Tu - Fundamental & clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Astragalus membranaceus Bunge has been used to treat numerous diseases for thousands
of years. As the main active substance of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge, astragaloside …

Regulation of blood-retinal barrier cell-junctions in diabetic retinopathy

M Rudraraju, SP Narayanan, PR Somanath - Pharmacological research, 2020 - Elsevier
Loss of the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) integrity and subsequent damage to the
neurovascular unit in the retina are the underlying reasons for diabetic retinopathy (DR) …

A multifaceted coating on titanium dictates osteoimmunomodulation and osteo/angio-genesis towards ameliorative osseointegration

L Bai, Z Du, J Du, W Yao, J Zhang, Z Weng, S Liu… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
A multifaceted coating for hard tissue implants, with favorable osteogenesis, angiogenesis,
and osteoimmunomodulation abilities, would be of great value since it could improve …

Macrophages regulate salt-dependent volume and blood pressure by a vascular endothelial growth factor-C–dependent buffering mechanism

A Machnik, W Neuhofer, J Jantsch, A Dahlmann… - Nature medicine, 2009 - nature.com
In salt-sensitive hypertension, the accumulation of Na+ in tissue has been presumed to be
accompanied by a commensurate retention of water to maintain the isotonicity of body fluids …

Cardiovascular toxicity of angiogenesis inhibitors in treatment of malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Abdel-Qadir, JL Ethier, DS Lee… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The cardiovascular risk of angiogenesis inhibitors is not well-quantified. We
hypothesized that, compared to direct vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors …

Vitamin D improves endothelial function in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and low vitamin D levels

JA Sugden, JI Davies, MD Witham, AD Morris… - Diabetic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To test whether a single large dose of vitamin D2 can improve endothelial function in
patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and low serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D levels. Methods …

S-Nitrosylation in Cardiovascular Signaling

B Lima, MT Forrester, DT Hess, JS Stamler - Circulation research, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Well over 2 decades have passed since the endothelium-derived relaxation factor was
reported to be the gaseous molecule nitric oxide (NO). Although soluble guanylyl cyclase …

Dysregulation of hydrogen sulfide producing enzyme cystathionine γ-lyase contributes to maternal hypertension and placental abnormalities in preeclampsia

K Wang, S Ahmad, M Cai, J Rennie, T Fujisawa… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The exact etiology of preeclampsia is unknown, but there is growing evidence
of an imbalance in angiogenic growth factors and abnormal placentation. Hydrogen sulfide …

Negative regulation of soluble Flt-1 and soluble endoglin release by heme oxygenase-1

M Cudmore, S Ahmad, B Al-Ani, T Fujisawa, H Coxall… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Preeclampsia is characterized clinically by hypertension and proteinuria.
Soluble Flt-1 (sFlt-1; also known as soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 …