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ArticleMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2017

Altered distribution of adrenergic constrictor responses contributes to skeletal muscle perfusion abnormalities in metabolic syndrome.

Kent Lemaster, Dwayne Jackson, Donald G Welsh, Steven D Brooks, Paul D Chantler, Jefferson C Frisbee

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Article in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kent LemasterDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Dwayne JacksonDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Donald G WelshDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Steven D BrooksDivision of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Paul D ChantlerDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Jefferson C FrisbeeDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2751-0599
Western University · CAWest Virginia University · US

Funding

WVU &MU NEW FACULTY GRANTSP20RR016477 · NCRR · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI RANKIN, GARY O · 2001 to 2011
$35.5M
Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation in Obese Zucker RatsR01DK064668 · NIDDK · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI FRISBEE, JEFFERSON C · 2004 to 2009
$1.1M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR016477NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK064668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlthough studies suggest elevated adrenergic activity paralleling metabolic syndrome in OZRs, the moderate hypertension and modest impact on organ perfusion question the multi-scale validity of these data.

methodsTo understand how adrenergic function contributes to vascular reactivity in OZR, we utilized a multi-scale approach to investigate pressure responses, skeletal muscle blood flow, and vascular reactivity following adrenergic challenge.

resultsFor OZR, adrenergic challenge resulted in increased pressor responses vs LZRs, mediated via α

conclusionsThese results support the central role of the α

Indexed as

Adrenergic AgentsAnimalsHemodynamicsMetabolic SyndromeMuscle, SkeletalPerfusionPressoreceptorsRatsRats, ZuckerReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Regional Blood FlowVasoconstrictionAdrenergic AgentsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1microvascular reactivityregulation of blood flowrodent models of metabolic syndrome

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PMID28036148
PMCPMC6328293
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