Quantitative blood flow measurements with cine phase-contrast MR imaging of subjects at rest and after exercise to assess peripheral vascular disease.

1996 ◽  
Vol 167 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
C S Pena ◽  
T R McCauley ◽  
T B Price ◽  
B Sumpio ◽  
R J Gusberg ◽  
...  
1972 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 91-92

Many drugs are recommended for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease but evidence for their usefulness is conflicting, mainly because the drug responses are difficult to assess. For instance a symptom such as intermittent claudication may fluctuate spontaneously1 and is also particularly susceptible to a placebo effect.2 Objective criteria may also mislead, for an increase in the blood flow in the ischaemic limb during exercise does not necessarily correlate with symptomatic improvement,3 and in healthy limbs the response to a drug may be quite different from that in a diseased one. In the diseased limb, for instance, a vasodilator drug may not increase the blood flow above that already produced by the local accumulation of metabolites,4 and furthermore any drug that causes widespread dilatation in normal vessels may reduce the perfusion pressure and thus the flow to the ischaemic limb,5 or may shunt blood away from ischaemic zones towards normal areas.


2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Steigerwalt ◽  
Gianni V. Belcaro ◽  
Vichy Christopoulos ◽  
Lucrezia Incandela ◽  
Maria Rosaria Cesarone ◽  
...  

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 835-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. PARKIN ◽  
P. J. ROBINSON ◽  
D. MARTINEZ ◽  
D. WILKINSON ◽  
R. C. KESTER

1998 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Schellong ◽  
W. Burchert ◽  
R. M. Böger ◽  
A. Creutzig ◽  
H. Hundeshagen ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-439
Author(s):  
Zsolt Vendégh ◽  
András Melly ◽  
Balázs Tóth ◽  
Konrad Wolf ◽  
Tamás Farkas ◽  
...  

Previous studies have demonstrated a dynamic ingrowth of vessels into the developing callus. In this study, maturation and development of the regulation of microcirculation were followed in the callus of rabbits. In the first series, the effects of vasoactive substances on blood flow velocity, perfusion pressure, duration of effects and peripheral vascular resistance of the bone marrow in the femur and tibia were compared. In the second series, the same parameters were measured in the femur and in the developing callus 10 and 15 days following gap osteotomy of the tibia. There were no significant differences between the microcirculatory reactions of the intact femur and tibia. Basal blood flow could be verified in the callus on the 10th postoperative day. No vascular reactions could be elicited. Basal blood flow velocity was higher on the 15th day, when compared to the measurements on the 10th day. The substances elicited statistically significant differences in flow velocity, resistance and 50% recovery time in the callus on the 15th day. Blood flow reactions of the ipsilateral femoral and tibial bone marrow are identical, thus the femur can serve as a reference site for blood flow measurements in the callus. Regulation and maturation of callus microcirculation develop rapidly between the 10th and 15th days.


2004 ◽  
Vol 2004.39 (0) ◽  
pp. 176-177
Author(s):  
Suguru YOKOSAWA ◽  
Masanori NAKAMURA ◽  
Daisuke MORI ◽  
Shigeo WADA ◽  
Ken-ichi TSUBOTA ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (1) ◽  
pp. H268-H276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew N. Carr ◽  
Michael G. Davis ◽  
Elaine Eby-Wilkens ◽  
Brian W. Howard ◽  
Bryan A. Towne ◽  
...  

During embryonic development, the growth of blood vessels requires the coordinated activation of endothelial receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) such as vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) and Tie-2. Similarly, in adulthood, activation of endothelial RTKs has been shown to enhance development of the collateral circulation and improve blood flow to ischemic tissues. Recent evidence suggests that RTK activation is negatively regulated by protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs). In this study, we used the nonselective PTP inhibitor bis(maltolato)oxovanadium IV (BMOV) to test the potential efficacy of PTP inhibition as a means to enhance endothelial RTK activation and improve collateral blood flow. In cultured endothelial cells, pretreatment with BMOV augmented VEGFR-2 and Tie-2 tyrosine phosphorylation and enhanced VEGF- and angiopoietin-1-mediated cell survival. In rat aortic ring explants, BMOV enhanced vessel sprouting, a process that can be influenced by both VEGFR-2 and Tie-2 activation. Moreover, 2 wk of BMOV treatment in a rat model of peripheral vascular disease enhanced collateral blood flow similarly to VEGF, and after 4 wk, BMOV was superior to VEGF. Taken together, these studies provide evidence that PTPs are important regulators of endothelial RTK activation and for the first time demonstrate the potential utility of phosphatase inhibition as a means to promote collateral development and enhance collateral blood flow to ischemic tissue.


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