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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2018

Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Resistance Vessel Endothelial Dysfunction Induced by Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.

Ana P Davel, Qing Lu, M Elizabeth Moss, Sitara Rao, Imran J Anwar, Jennifer J DuPont, Iris Z Jaffe

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ana P DavelMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Qing LuMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
M Elizabeth MossMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Sitara RaoMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Imran J AnwarMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Jennifer J DuPontMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Iris Z JaffeMolecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA ijaffe@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
Tufts Medical Center · US

Funding

The Role of Vascular MR-Regulated Genes in Vascular Function and DiseaseR01HL095590 · NHLBI · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Iris Z Jaffe · 2009 to 2026
$7.7M
Tufts BIRCWH ProgramK12HD092535 · NICHD · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI FREUND, KAREN, JAFFE, IRIS Z · 2017 to 2023
$4.3M
The Role of Endothelial Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptors in the Development of Vascular Inflammation and AtherosclerosisF30HL137255 · NHLBI · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI MOSS, MARY ELIZABETH · 2017 to 2021
$184k
NHLBI NIH HHS F30 HL137255NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095590NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD092535
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of obesity is rising, particularly among women. Microvascular dysfunction is more common with female sex, obesity, and hyperlipidemia and predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes, but the molecular mechanisms are unclear. Because obesity is associated with mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation, we tested the hypothesis that MR in endothelial cells contribute to sex differences in resistance vessel dysfunction in response to cardiometabolic risk factors. METHODS AND

resultsMale and female endothelial cell-specific MR knockout mice and MR-intact littermates were randomized to high-fat-diet-induced obesity or obesity with hyperlipidemia induced by adeno-associated virus-based vector targeting transfer of the mutant stable form (DY mutation) of the human

conclusionsThese data reveal distinct mechanisms driving resistance vessel dysfunction in males versus females and suggest that personalized treatments are needed to prevent the progression of vascular disease in the setting of obesity, depending on both the sex and the metabolic profile of each patient.

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VasodilationAnimalsBiological FactorsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelium, VascularFemaleHyperlipidemiasIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMaleMesenteric ArteriesMice, KnockoutMutationNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIObesityOxidative StressBiological Factorsendothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factorIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsKcnn3 protein, mouseNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINos3 protein, mousePCSK9 protein, humanProprotein Convertase 9Receptors, MineralocorticoidSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsSuperoxidesaldosteroneendothelial dysfunctionmicrovascular dysfunctionmineralocorticoid receptormineralocorticoidsnitric oxideobesitysex differences

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PMID29453308
PMCPMC5850194
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