Journal article
Perivascular adipose tissue modulates vascular function in the human internal thoracic artery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown that perivascular adipose tissue from the rat aorta secretes a substance that can dilate the aorta. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether this vasodilator is also present in human internal thoracic arteries.
METHODS: Vascular function of human internal thoracic arteries with and without perivascular adipose tissue was assessed with wire myography, and morphology was examined with light …
Authors
Gao Y-J; Zeng Z-H; Teoh K; Sharma AM; Abouzahr L; Cybulsky I; Lamy A; Semelhago L; Lee RMKW
Journal
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 130, No. 4, pp. 1130–1136
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.05.028
ISSN
0022-5223