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ReviewMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2013

Diversity in mechanisms of endothelium-dependent vasodilation in health and disease.

Matthew J Durand, David D Gutterman

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In one paragraph

Review in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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96citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  20. Unraveling the Gordian knot of coronary pressure-flow autoregulation.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Matthew J DurandDepartment of Medicine, Cardiology Division, and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
David D Gutterman

Funding

HYPERTENSION TRAINING GRANTT32HL007792 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HARDER, DAVID RAE · 1994 to 2013
$3.7M
Mechanism of Flow-Induced Dilation in the Human MicrocirculationR01HL113612 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI GUTTERMAN, DAVID D. · 2013 to 2016
$1.7M
Role of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Mechanism of Flow-Induced Dilation of the Human R01HL094971 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI GUTTERMAN, DAVID D. · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL007792NHLBI NIH HHS HL094971NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL094971NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL113612NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small arterioles (40-150 μm) contribute to the majority of vascular resistance within organs and tissues. Under resting conditions, the basal tone of these vessels is determined by a delicate balance between vasodilator and vasoconstrictor influences. Cardiovascular homeostasis and regional tissue perfusion is largely a function of the ability of these small blood vessels to constrict or dilate in response to the changing metabolic demands of specific tissues. The endothelial cell layer of these microvessels is a key modulator of vasodilation through the synthesis and release of vasoactive substances. Beyond their vasomotor properties, these compounds importantly modulate vascular cell proliferation, inflammation, and thrombosis. Thus, the balance between local regulation of vascular tone and vascular pathophysiology can vary depending upon which factors are released from the endothelium. This review will focus on the dynamic nature of the endothelial released dilator factors depending on species, anatomic site, and presence of disease, with a focus on the human coronary microcirculation. Knowledge how endothelial signaling changes with disease may provide insights into the early stages of developing vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, or related vascular pathologies.

Indexed as

Vascular ResistanceVasodilationAnimalsArteriolesAtherosclerosisEndothelium, VascularHumansVasculitis

Identifiers

PMID23311975
PMCPMC3625248

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