scholarly journals Establishment of a rabbit model of coronary artery bypass graft and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene transfection

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1479-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Zhu ◽  
H.-S. Wang ◽  
X.-M. Li ◽  
Z.-W. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Gene Transfection ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Graft ◽  
Rabbit Model ◽  
Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms -786T >C and 894G >T in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Ragia ◽  
Eleftherios Nikolaidis ◽  
Anna Tavridou ◽  
Kostas I Arvanitidis ◽  
Stavroula Kanoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Graft ◽  
Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Hyperhomocysteinemia, Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Polymorphism, and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Kerkeni ◽  
Faouzi Addad ◽  
Maryline Chauffert ◽  
Anne Myara ◽  
Mohamed Ben Farhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Tunisian Population ◽  
Enos Gene ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide ◽  
G894t Polymorphism

Abstract Background: Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent, graded risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). The G894T variant of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was postulated to be associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and could influence individual susceptibility to CAD. The aims of this study were to investigate (a) the relationship of the eNOS G894T polymorphism with the presence and the severity of CAD and (b) the possible relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and the eNOS G894T variant for the risk of CAD severity in a Tunisian population. Methods: We used PCR with restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to detect the G894T variant of the eNOS gene in 100 patients with CAD and 120 healthy controls. The severity of CAD was expressed by the number of affected vessels. Total plasma homocysteine concentrations were determined by direct chemiluminescence assay. Results: The frequencies of the eNOS GG, GT, and TT genotypes in the CAD group were significantly different from those in the control group (45%, 44%, and 11% vs 60%, 35.8% and 4.2%, respectively; P = 0.035). There was no association between the eNOS G894T genotype frequencies and the number of stenosed vessels (P = 0.149). In the CAD group, the coexistence of the 894 GT or TT genotypes and hyperhomocysteinemia led to an increased risk of CAD severity. Conclusion: The G894T polymorphism of the eNOS gene is associated with the presence of CAD, and in conjunction with hyperhomocysteinemia, increased the risk of CAD severity in a Tunisian population.

Recombinant Gene Transfer of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Augments Coronary Artery Relaxations During Hypoxia

Circulation ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 100 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Cable ◽  
Vincent J. Pompili ◽  
Timothy O’Brien ◽  
Hartzell V. Schaff
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Gene Transfer ◽  
Coronary Arteries ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
No Production ◽  
Viral Control ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide

Background —Coronary arteries respond to hypoxia with transient relaxations, which increases coronary blood flow, in part, by release of nitric oxide. We hypothesized that increased expression of nitric oxide synthase might further augment blood vessel relaxation during hypoxia. The present study examined the effect of adenovirus-mediated transfer of bovine endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) on hypoxia-induced transient relaxations in canine coronary arteries. Methods and Results —Paired segments of coronary arteries were exposed to vehicle (phosphate-buffered saline with albumin) or an adenovirus encoding either E coli β-galactosidase (Ad.CMVLacZ, viral control; 10 10 pfu/mL) or eNOS (Ad.CMVeNOS; 10 10 pfu/mL) for 2 hours at 37°C. Immunohistochemistry with a monoclonal antibody specific for eNOS documented both endothelial and adventitial expression in Ad.CMVeNOS arteries, whereas vehicle and viral controls demonstrated only constitutive expression. Levels of cGMP were increased 5-fold in Ad.CMVeNOS arteries compared with controls. In arteries exposed to Ad.CMVeNOS, maximum contraction to prostaglandin F 2α was reduced compared with viral controls, and this effect was eliminated by pretreatment with a competitive inhibitor of eNOS ( N G -monomethyl- l -arginine, 10 −3 mol/L). Hypoxia-induced transient relaxation (95% N 2 -5% CO 2 ) in Ad.CMVeNOS arteries (45.2±8.8%, n=6) was augmented compared with vehicle (26.3±6.0%) or viral (27.2±7.1%) controls. Conclusions —Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of nitric oxide synthase reduces receptor-dependent contractions and augments hypoxia-induced relaxations in canine coronary arteries; this method of augmentation of NO production might be advantageous for reduction of coronary artery vasospasm.

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