Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor and Vascular Grafting

Esquivel CO , Blaisdell FW . Why small caliber vascular grafts fail: a review of clinical and experimental experience and the significance of the interaction of blood at the interface. J Surg Res 1986; 41: 1–15.

Clowes AW , Reidy MA . Mechanisms of arterial graft failure: the role of cellular proliferations. Ann NY Acad Sci 1987; 516: 673–8.

Callow AD . Endothelial cell seeding: problems and expectations. J Vasc Surg 1987; 6: 318–9.

Stanley JC , Burkel WE , Graham LM , Lindblad B. Endothelial cell seeding of synthetic vascular prostheses. Acta Chir Scand Suppl 1985; 529: 17–28.

Fasol R , Zilla P , Deutsch M , Grimm M , Fischlein T , Laufer G. Human endothelial cell seeding. Evaluation of its effectiveness by platelet parameters after one year. J Vasc Surg 1989; 9: 432–6.

Furchgott RF , Zawadzki JV . The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine. Nature 1980; 288: 373–6.

Griffith TM , Lewis MJ , Newby AC , Henderson AH . Endothelium-derived relaxing factor. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988; 12: 797–806.

Furchgott RF , Vanhoutte PM . Endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors. FASEB J 1989; 2007–18.

Pohl U , Holtz J , Busse R , Bassenge E. Crucial role of endothelium in the vasodilator response to increased flow in vivo. Hypertension 1986; 8: 37–44.

Miller VM , Aarhus LL , Vanhoutte PM . Modulation of endothelium-dependent responses by chronic alterations of blood flow. Am J Physiol 1986; 251: H520–7.

Vanhoutte PM . Miller VM . Heterogeneity of endothelium-dependent responses in mammalian blood vessels. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1985; 5 (Suppl 3); S12–23.

Van de Voorde J , Leusen I. Effect of histamine on aorta preparations of different species. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther 1984; 268: 95–105.

Van de Voorde J , Leusen I. Role of the endothelium in the vasodilator response of rat thoracic aorta to histamine. Eur J Pharmacol 1983; 87: 113–20.

Griffith TM , Edwards DH , Lewis MJ , Newby AC , Henderson AH . The nature of endothelium-derived vascular relaxant factor. Nature 1984; 308: 645–7.

Van de Voorde J , Vanderstichele H , Leusen I. Release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor from human umbilical vessels. Circ Res 1987; 60: 517–22.

Angus JA , Cocks TM . The half-life of endothelium-derived relaxing factor released from bovine aortic endothelial cells in culture. J Physiol (Lond) 1987; 388: 71–81.

Holzmann S. Endothelium-induced relaxation by acetylcholine associated with larger rises in cyclic GMP in coronary arterial strips. J Cyclic Nucl Res 1982; 8: 409–19.

Rapoport RM , Murad F. Agonist-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat thoracic aorta may be mediated through cGMP. Circ Res 1983; 52: 352–7.

Palmer RMJ , Ferrige AG , Moncada S. Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor. Nature 1987; 327: 524–6.

Palmer RMJ , Ashton DS , Moncada S. Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine. Nature 1988; 333: 664–6.

Schmidt HHHW , Nau H , Wittfoht W , Arginine is a physiological precursor of endothelium-derived nitric oxide. Eur J Pharmacol 1988; 154: 213–6.

Azuma H , Ishikawa M , Sekizaki S. Endothelium-dependent inhibition of platelet aggregation, Br J Pharmacol 1986; 88: 411–5.

Furlong B , Henderson AH , Lewis MJ , Smith JA . Endothelium-derived relaxing factor inhibits in vitro platelet aggregation. Br J Pharmacol 1987; 90: 687–92.

Radomski MW , Palmer RMJ , Moncada S. The anti-aggregating properties of vascular endothelium: interactions between prostacyclin and nitric oxide. Br J Pharmacol 1987; 92: 639–46.

Radomski MW , Palmer RMJ , Moncada S. The role of nitric oxide and cGMP in platelet adhesion to vascular endothelium. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987; 148: 1482–9.

Luscher TF , Diederich D , Siebenmann R , Difference between endothelium-dependent relaxation in arterial and in venous coronary bypass grafts. N Engl J Med 1988; 319: 462–7.

Barrett ML , Willis AL , Vane JR . Inhibition of platelet-derived mitogen release by nitric oxide (EDRF). Agent Actions 1989; 27: 488–91.

Miller VM , Flahavan NA , Gloviczki P , Vanhoutte PM . Effect of pertussis toxin on endothelium-dependent and independent responses in canine veins and vein-grafts. J Vasc Med Biol 1989; 1: 189.

Christie MI , Angelini GD , Bryant A , Lewis MJ . Surgical preparation of human saphenous vein autografts reduces the release of endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF). Br J Pharmacol 1988; 95: 682P.

Angelini GD , Breckenridge IM , Psaila JV , Williams HM , Henderson AH , Newby AC . Preparation of human saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting impairs its capacity to produce prostacyclin. Cardiovasc Res 1987; 21: 28–33.

Hess F. History of (micro)vascular surgery and the development of small-caliber blood vessel prostheses (with some notes on patency rates and re-endothelization). Microsurgery 1985; 6: 59–69.

Shimokawa H , Aarhus LL , Vanhoutte PM . Porcine coronary arteries with regenerated endothelium have a reduced endothelium-dependent responsiveness to aggregating platelets and serotonin. Circ Res 1987; 61: 256–70.

Cocks TM , Angus JA , Campbell JH , Campbell GR . Release and properties of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) from endothelial cells in culture. J Cell Physiol 1985; 123: 310–20.

Boulanger C , Hendrickson H , Lorenz RR , Vanhoutte PM . Release of different relaxing factors by cultured porcine endothelial cells. Circ Res 1989; 64: 1070–8.

Wilson JM , Birinyi LK , Salomon RN , Libby P , Callow AD , Milligan RC . Implantation of vascular grafts lined with genetically modified endothelial cells. Science 1989; 244: 1344–6.