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Assessing Endothelial Vasodilator Function with the Endo-PAT 2000
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2010
A noninvasive procedure to assess endothelial function is demonstrated using the Endo-PAT 2000.
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Vasodilation of Isolated Vessels and the Isolation of the Extracellular Matrix of Tight-skin Mice
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2017
We describe the isolation of cardiac extracellular matrix from C57Bl/6J control mice, tight-skin mice, and tight-skin mice treated with the IRF5 inhibitory peptide. We also describe the vasodilation studies on the isolated vessels from C57Bl/6J, tight-skin mice and tight-skin mice treated with the IRF5 inhibitory peptide.
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Antihypertensive Drugs: Vasodilators
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2024
Vasodilators, primarily affecting the smooth muscles within arterial and venous walls, are commonly used for hypertension treatment. Medications such as minoxidil and hydralazine primarily target arteries and arterioles, while sodium nitroprusside acts on arterioles and venules. Minoxidil, functioning as a prodrug, is metabolized by hepatic sulfotransferase into its active form, minoxidil sulfate, after oral administration. This metabolite binds to the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) component of...
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Combining Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and fMRI to Examine the Default Mode Network
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2010
In this article, we examine the methodology and considerations relevant to the combination of TMS and fMRI to examine the effects of brain stimulation on the default network.
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Stimulating the Lip Motor Cortex with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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2014
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has proven to be a useful tool in investigating the role of the articulatory motor cortex in speech perception. This article describes how to record motor evoked potentials (MEPs) from the lip muscles and how to disrupt the motor lip representation using repetitive TMS.
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Endothelial signaling increases nitric oxide availability, which acts on vascular smooth muscle to reduce contraction. As the smooth muscle relaxes, the vessel lumen can widen, lowering vascular resistance and supporting greater local blood flow. This pathway makes the response useful for examining how effectively the endothelium communicates with the contractile layer of the vessel.
A reduced response may indicate that vascular reactivity is impaired rather than simply reflecting a smaller stimulus. Because the process probes endothelial signaling and smooth-muscle relaxation, the resulting change can provide information about vascular function associated with cardiovascular disease. Interpretation therefore focuses on the measured vascular response, not only on whether vessel widening occurs.
Relaxation of vascular smooth muscle can decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow in the affected region. Depending on the assessment, investigators may examine vessel diameter, perfusion, or other hemodynamic variables to characterize the response. These measurements describe different consequences of the same vascular reaction and help connect vessel behavior with blood-pressure regulation.
The approach is informative because endothelial signaling is one route through which vascular smooth muscle relaxes. Measuring the resulting change in diameter, perfusion, or hemodynamic behavior provides a functional readout of that signaling pathway. In cardiovascular research, this helps assess endothelial function and identify altered vascular reactivity linked to disease-related vascular dysfunction.
Assessment centers on measurable vascular or circulatory changes after the stimulus. Vessel diameter can show structural widening, while perfusion reflects the resulting change in local blood delivery. Hemodynamic variables add information about resistance and blood-pressure regulation. Using one or more of these outcomes allows a study to match its measurement strategy to the vascular function under investigation.
The method is used when investigators need to evaluate endothelial function, examine blood-pressure regulation, or study vascular physiology. Clinically, the response can contribute to assessment of impaired vascular reactivity associated with cardiovascular disease. In research, repeated measurements can also help investigate vascular mechanisms and evaluate whether treatment is associated with improved vascular behavior.
Treatment assessment can compare vascular measurements before and after an intervention or across different study conditions. Changes in vessel diameter, perfusion, or hemodynamic variables may indicate altered vascular reactivity and provide evidence about vascular function. This makes the response useful as a functional outcome when the aim is to examine cardiovascular effects rather than only structural findings.