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Volume 27, Issue 8; August 1, 2007

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EditorialsBack

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women: Does Aging Limit Therapeutic Benefits?

Matthias Barton, Matthias R. Meyer, and Elvira Haas
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1669-1672, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.106.130260
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Combating Nitrate Tolerance: A Novel Endogenous Mechanism

David D. Gutterman
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1673-1676, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.148023
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A No-No for NonO and JNK in Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis and Vascular Stability

David Y. Hui
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1677-1678, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.146894
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Emerging Role of IGF-1R in Stretch-Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia in Venous Grafts

Hannah Song, Amy L. Mowbray, Michelle C. Sykes, and Hanjoong Jo
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1679-1681, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.148189
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Summary of the American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement on the Relevance of Genetics and Genomics for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Donna K. Arnett for the Writing Group
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1682-1686, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.147207
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Brief ReviewsBack

Nigel Mackman, Rachel E. Tilley, and Nigel S. Key
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1687-1693; published online before print June 7 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.141911
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The extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation is required for thrombosis. However, under pathologic conditions, TF expression within the vasculature leads to thrombosis. Development of safe and effective hemostatic agents and antithrombotic drugs requires a better understanding of the role of TF and FVIIa in hemostasis and thrombosis.  

Dermot F. Reilly, Elizabeth J. Westgate, and Garret A. FitzGerald
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1694-1705; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.144923
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Endogenous circadian clocks are present in the cardiovascular system. At the molecular level output from these oscillators manifests as circadian expression of transcripts for many genes relevant to cardiovascular disease. In this review we discuss the potential contribution of these molecular oscillators to the observed diurnal variation in cardiovascular disease.  

Susanne Zadelaar, Robert Kleemann, Lars Verschuren, Jitske de Vries-Van der Weij, José van der Hoorn, Hans M. Princen, and Teake Kooistra
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1706-1721; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.142570
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This review highlights some frequently used mouse models for atherosclerosis research and compares their responses to selective antiatherosclerotic manipulation.  

Vyacheslav A. Korshunov, Stephen M. Schwartz, and Bradford C. Berk
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1722-1728; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.106.129254
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This review focuses attention on the need to identify specific molecular pathways that explain the relationship of physical parameters and arterial remodeling. Recent studies have begun to define the transduction pathways in the artery wall that determine their ability to respond to the physical forces exerted by blood flow.  

 

Vascular BiologyBack

Philip Wenzel, Matthias Oelze, Meike Coldewey, Marcus Hortmann, Andreas Seeling, Ulrich Hink, Hanke Mollnau, Dirk Stalleicken, Henry Weiner, Jochen Lehmann, Huige Li, Ulrich Förstermann, Thomas Münzel, and Andreas Daiber
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1729-1735; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143909
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Tolerance to nitroglycerin is likely attributable to an increased production of reactive oxygen species and an inhibition of its bioactivating enzyme. Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate (PETN) therapy is devoid of tolerance, potentially because of HO-1 induction. Inhibition of HO-1 expression induced "tolerance" to PETN, whereas HO-1 induction prevented tolerance in nitroglycerin-treated rats.  

Katrin Schröder, Ina Helmcke, Katalin Palfi, Karl-Heinz Krause, Rudi Busse, and Ralf P. Brandes
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1736-1743; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.142117
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The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by NADPH oxidase for basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced smooth muscle cell migration was studied. bFGF-induced migration was dependent on ROS generated from the NADPH oxidase Nox1 but not Nox4 via a pathway involving JNK and paxillin.  

Jizhong Cheng and Jie Du
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1744-1751; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.147371
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In vein VSMCs, mechanical stretch induces proliferation and activation of IGF-1R. Conditional null deletion of IGF-1R in mice reduced the formation of neointima in the vein graft. Our results have uncovered a signaling pathway that leads to neointima formation in vein graft.  

Wu-Guo Deng, Alberto J. Montero, and Kenneth K. Wu
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1752-1759; published online before print June 7 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.144352
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INF-{gamma} suppressed proinflammatory mediator-induced transcriptional activation in human cells by selective inhibition of C-Jun and C/EBPß binding to their respective response elements on COX-2 promoter. We propose that IFN{gamma} may represent an important factor for controlling COX-2-mediated vascular inflammatory diseases including the development of atheromatous plaque.  

Cheng Zhang, Ming-Xiang Zhang, Ying H. Shen, Jared K. Burks, Yun Zhang, Jian Wang, Scott A. LeMaire, Koichi Yoshimura, Hiroki Aoki, Joseph S. Coselli, and Xing Li Wang
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1760-1767; published online before print May 3 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.144881
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We showed that TNF-A dose-dependently downregulated the P4H{alpha}(I)--the rate-limiting subunit for the P4H enzyme essential for procollagen hydroxylation, secretion, and deposition. Using a progressive deletion cloning approach, we characterized the TNF-A-responsive element in the P4H{alpha}(I) promoter and identified the NonO protein may be responsible for the suppressing effect.  

Won Sun Park, Jae-Hong Ko, Nari Kim, Youn Kyoung Son, Sung Hyun Kang, Mohamad Warda, In Duk Jung, Yeong-Min Park, and Jin Han
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1768-1775; published online before print May 24 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143339
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Kir current amplitude was definitely lower in the coronary arterial smooth muscle cells of Iso-induced hypertrophied model than in the control. Ang II inhibits Kir current, which is more prominent in Iso-induced hypertrophied model owing to increases in the expression of AT1 receptor and the activation of PKC{alpha}. The results help for better understanding the responsiveness of small-diameter arteries during hypertrophy.  

Vera Jankowski, Andreas-Alexander Meyer, Peter Schlattmann, Yu Gui, Xi-long Zheng, Irini Stamcou, Kristina Radtke, Thi Nguyet Anh Tran, Markus van der Giet, Markus Tölle, Walter Zidek, and Joachim Jankowski
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1776-1781; published online before print June 14 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143958
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This study describes the association of circulating levels of Up4A with juvenile hypertension. Up4A concentration correlated with blood pressure, intima media wall thickness, and left ventricular mass.  

 

Atherosclerosis and LipoproteinsBack

Andrew Sherwood, Julie K. Bower, Judith McFetridge-Durdle, James A. Blumenthal, L. Kristin Newby, and Alan L. Hinderliter
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1782-1787; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.145383
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We sought to evaluate whether age and coronary heart disease moderate the effects of 17ß-estradiol on vascular endothelial function. For younger postmenopausal women, short-term estradiol transdermal patch exposure was associated with improved flow mediated dilation. Benefits of estrogen supplementation on vascular endothelial function may be dependent on postmenopausal age.  

Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit, Manuel Mayr, Brigitte Viehweider, Martin Oberhollenzer, Florian Kronenberg, Christian J. Wiedermann, Sabine Oberthaler, Qingbo Xu, Joseph L. Witztum, and Sotirios Tsimikas
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1788-1795; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.145805
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Oxidized phospholipids (OxPL) detected by monoclonal antibody E06 (OxPL/apoB), lipoprotein(a), and Lp-PLA2 activity were measured in the Bruneck Study, where 82 of 765 subjects developed cardiovascular events over 10 years. OxPL/apoB and Lp(a) predicted 10-year cardiovascular events independently of traditional risk factors, hsCRP, and the Framingham risk score. Increasing Lp-PLA2 activity further amplified the risk mediated by OxPL/apoB and Lp(a).  

D.C.Y. Yeung, A. Xu, C.W.S. Cheung, N.M.S. Wat, M.H. Yau, C.H.Y. Fong, M.T. Chau, and K.S.L. Lam
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1796-1802; published online before print May 17 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.146274
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This study investigated the relationship between serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) levels and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in 479 Chinese subjects. It was found that serum A-FABP levels correlated positively with carotid IMT in both sexes. Multiple regression analysis showed that serum A-FABP levels were independently associated with carotid IMT in women.  

H.J. Avis, M.N. Vissers, E.A. Stein, F.A. Wijburg, M.D. Trip, J.J.P. Kastelein, and B.A. Hutten
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1803-1810; published online before print June 14 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.145151
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This meta-analysis supports the notion that statin therapy is efficacious and safe in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Statin-treated children had a less atherogenic lipid profile and did not experience more adverse events, impaired growth and sexual development, or worsened laboratory safety profile when compared with placebo.  

Paul T. Williams, Kathryn Hoffman, and Isabelle La
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1811-1819; published online before print May 17 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.141853
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Even among normal-weight physically-active individuals (BMI <25 kg/m2), increasing BMI and waist circumference significantly increased the odds for hypertension (P<0.0001), hypercholesterolemia (P<0.0001), and diabetes (P<0.02) in men, and hypertension in women (P=0.05). The odds for being diagnosed with high cholesterol also increased significantly with increasing BMI in women <25 kg/m2.  

O. Christopher Raffel, Guillermo J. Tearney, Denise DeJoseph Gauthier, Elkan F. Halpern, Brett E. Bouma, and Ik-Kyung Jang
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1820-1827; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.145987
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We compared the relationships between the peripheral white cell count, local plaque fibrous cap macrophage density, and the morphological features and presence of TCFA by using optical coherence tomography. Fibrous cap macrophage density correlated significantly with the peripheral WBC count, and both parameters independently and particularly in combination predict the presence of TCFA.  

Anny Mulya, Ji-Young Lee, Abraham K. Gebre, Michael J. Thomas, Perry L. Colvin, and John S. Parks
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1828-1836; published online before print May 17 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.142455
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Incubation of apoA-I with ABCA1-expressing cells generated heterogeneous-sized nascent pre-ß HDLs, which appear to form simultaneously. These particles are poor substrates for ABCA1, suggesting that the initial interaction of apoA-I with ABCA1 results in a constrained conformation of apoA-I and that further maturation of these nascent HDL occurs via non-ABCA1-mediated pathways.  

Ming-Dong Wang, Vivian Franklin, and Yves L. Marcel
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1837-1842; published online before print May 31 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.146068
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ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is a key mediator of cholesterol efflux to apoA-I in cholesterol loaded macrophages, a first step of reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) in vivo. Here we demonstrate that abca1 inactivation in macrophages significantly impairs in vivo RCT.  

Anatol Kontush, Patrice Therond, Amal Zerrad, Martine Couturier, Anne Négre-Salvayre, Juliana A. de Souza, Sandrine Chantepie, and M. John Chapman
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1843-1849; published online before print June 14 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.145672
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Preferential sphingosine-1-phosphate enrichment, but sphingomyelin depletion, distinguish normolipidemic small, dense HDL3 from large HDL2. Elevated sphingosine-1-phosphate/sphingomyelin ratio constitutes a hallmark of the lipid moiety of small dense HDL3 particles and is implicated in their antiatherogenic activity.  

 

ThrombosisBack

Guohong Li, Alison C. Keenan, Justin C. Young, Margaret J. Hall, Zehra Pamuklar, E. Magnus Ohman, Steven R. Steinhubl, and Susan S. Smyth
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1850-1856; published online before print May 24 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.144576
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Unfractionated heparin+eptifibatide was associated with higher myeloperoxidase levels after percutaneous coronary intervention. Heparin, but not bivalirudin, fondaparinux, or eptifibatide, increased MPO release from and binding to isolated neutrophils. These results indicate that adjuvant therapy during PCI may have undesired effects on neutrophil activation, MPO release, and systemic inflammation.  

James P. Luyendyk, J. Daniel Piper, Michael Tencati, K. Veera Reddy, Todd Holscher, Rong Zhang, Jayraz Luchoomun, Xilin Chen, Wang Min, Charles Kunsch, and Nigel Mackman
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1857-1863; published online before print June 7 2007, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143552
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We showed that novel compounds with antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties inhibit LPS activation of the redox-sensitive kinase, ASK-1, MAPKs, and the transcription factors AP-1 and Egr-1 without affecting nuclear translocation of NF-{kappa}B. This results in a reduction in TF gene expression in monocytic and endothelial cells.  

 

Letters to the EditorBack

Does Cuff Location for FMD Matter in Smokers?

Joshua A. Beckman
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:e140, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.142828
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Does Cuff Location for FMD Matter in Smokers?

Sashi Guthikonda, Christine A. Sinkey, and William G. Haynes
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:e141, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.148197
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Reconstituted HDL Increases Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

O. van Oostrom, M. Nieuwdorp, P.E. Westerweel, I.E. Hoefer, R. Basser, E.S.G. Stroes, and M.C. Verhaar
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1864-1865, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.143875
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Prevalence of Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease

Sandro Muntoni, Heiko Wiebusch, Marianne Jansen-Rust, Stephan Rust, Udo Seedorf, Helmut Schulte, Klaus Berger, Harald Funke, and Gerd Assmann
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007;27:1866-1868, doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.146639
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