Sex-related differences in myocardial remodeling

M Piro, R Della Bona, A Abbate, LM Biasucci… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Sex has a profound impact on myocardial remodeling, which is defined as the molecular
and cellular events after an injury to the myocardium (ie, necrosis, pressure overload …

Habitual exercise and arterial aging

DR Seals, CA DeSouza, AJ Donato… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Aging affects the function and structure of arteries and increases the risk of cardiovascular
diseases (CVD). In healthy sedentary adults, aging is associated with increased stiffness …

Downregulation of microRNA-126 in endothelial progenitor cells from diabetes patients, impairs their functional properties, via target gene Spred-1

S Meng, JT Cao, B Zhang, Q Zhou, CX Shen… - Journal of molecular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely affects the number and function of circulating endothelial
progenitor cells (EPCs). Consequently, there is also a reduction in the repair mechanism of …

Endothelin-1 vasoconstrictor tone increases with age in healthy men but can be reduced by regular aerobic exercise

GP Van Guilder, CM Westby, JJ Greiner, BL Stauffer… - …, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Increased endothelin-1–mediated vasoconstrictor tone has been linked to the etiology of a
number of pathologies associated with human aging, including hypertension, congestive …

Gender differences in endothelial progenitor cells and cardiovascular risk profile: the role of female estrogens

GP Fadini, S de Kreutzenberg, M Albiero… - … , and vascular biology, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) participate in vascular homeostasis and
angiogenesis. The aim of the present study was to explore EPC number and function in …

Aging, exercise, and endothelial progenitor cell clonogenic and migratory capacity in men

GL Hoetzer, GP Van Guilder… - Journal of applied …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Numerical and functional impairment of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is
thought to contribute to vascular aging and the associated increase in cardiovascular risk …

Current perspective of pathophysiological and interventional effects on endothelial progenitor cell biology: focus on PI3K/AKT/eNOS pathway

BR Everaert, EM Van Craenenbroeck… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
For more than a decade, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been implicated in
cardiovascular homeostasis. EPCs are believed to reside within the bone marrow in close …

Sex steroids and stem cell function

R Ray, NM Novotny, PR Crisostomo, T Lahm… - Molecular …, 2008 - Springer
Gender dimorphisms exist in the pathogenesis of a variety of cardiovascular,
cardiopulmonary, neurodegenerative, and endocrine disorders. Estrogens exert immense …

Genous™ endothelial progenitor cell capturing stent vs. the Taxus Liberté stent in patients with de novo coronary lesions with a high-risk of coronary restenosis: a …

MAM Beijk, M Klomp, NJW Verouden… - European heart …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims The purpose of this study was to evaluate the GenousTM endothelial progenitor cell
capturing stent vs. the Taxus Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with de novo …

The relationship between the yo-yo tests, anaerobic performance and aerobic performance in young soccer players

B Karakoç, C Akalan, U Alemdaroğlu… - Journal of human …, 2012 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between performance in the
Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YIRT1), the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 2 …