The association of choroidal thickening by atropine with treatment effects for myopia: two-year clinical trial of the low-concentration atropine for myopia progression …

JC Yam, Y Jiang, J Lee, S Li, Y Zhang, W Sun… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To evaluate longitudinal changes in subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFChT)
among children receiving atropine 0.05%, 0.025%, or 0.01% over 2 years and their …

The effect of topical atropine on the choroidal thickness of healthy children

Z Zhang, Y Zhou, Z Xie, T Chen, Y Gu, S Lu, Z Wu - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of topical atropine on choroidal
thickness using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. A total of 30 healthy eyes …

Aortic smooth muscle and endothelial plasma membrane Ca2+ pump isoforms are inhibited differently by the extracellular inhibitor caloxin 1b1

J Pande, KK Mallhi, A Sawh… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Plasma membrane Ca2+ pumps (PMCA) that expel Ca2+ from cells are encoded by four
genes (PMCA1–4). In this study, we show that aortic endothelium and smooth muscle differ …

[HTML][HTML] Acidosis induces relaxation mediated by nitric oxide and potassium channels in rat thoracic aorta

AC Celotto, CBA Restini, VK Capellini… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigated the mechanism by which extracellular acidification promotes relaxation in
rat thoracic aorta. The relaxation response to HCl-induced extracellular acidification (7.4 to …

A NOVEL IN VITRO ENDOTHELIUM‐DEPENDENT VASCULAR RELAXANT EFFECT OF APOCYNUM VENETUM LEAF EXTRACT

CY Kwan, WB Zhang, S Nishibe… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, a novel in vitro vascular relaxant effect of Apocynum venetum leaf
extract (AVLE; also called 'Luobuma'), obtained from a traditional Chinese medicinal herb …

[HTML][HTML] Vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects of Tianshu Capsule on rats: An in vitro and in vivo approach

C Chen, C Guo, J Gao, K Shi, J Cheng, J Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Antihypertensive effect of Tianshu Capsule (TSC) is associated with
vasorelaxation.•TSC-induced vasorelaxation via both endothelium-dependent and …

Vascular effects of Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus): endothelium-dependent NO- and EDHF-mediated relaxation depending on vessel size

CY Kwan, WB Zhang, SM Sim, T Deyama… - … archives of pharmacology, 2004 - Springer
Siberian ginseng (SG) has been widely and historically consumed as a health food product
for the improvement of self well-being, but whether vascular relaxation may contribute to …

Mechanisms underlying the vascular relaxation activities of Zingiber officinale var. rubrum in thoracic aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats

N Razali, A Dewa, MZ Asmawi, N Mohamed… - Journal of Integrative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate vasorelaxant and vasoconstriction effects of Zingiber officinale var.
rubrum (ZOVR) on live rats and isolated aortic rings of spontaneously hypertensive rats …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms involved in the endothelium-dependent vasodilatory effect of an ethyl acetate fraction of Cyathea phalerata Mart. in isolated rats' aorta rings

MA Hort, IMC Brighente, MG Pizzolatti… - Journal of Traditional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The species Cyathea phalerata Mart. is a tree fern, commonly known as “xaxim”,
which is found in tropical and subtropical areas of Brazil. The present study investigated the …

Changes of Choroidal Thickness in Children after Short-Term Application of 1% Atropine Gel

Y Zhou, Y Zhu, XB Huang, YJ Xiong, YL Guo… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess changes in choroidal thickness (ChT) after
administration of 1% atropine for 1 week in myopic, emmetropic, and hyperopic children …