Characterization of Beta3-Adrenoceptors in Human Internal Mammary Artery and Putative Involvement in Coronary Artery Bypass Management

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9960138	Journal of the American College of Cardiology	2005	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Those results demonstrated the presence of Î²3-ARs in the endothelial layer of human IMA. The present work highlights the role of Î²3-ARs in vasomotor control of IMA and opens new fields of investigation in coronary bypass graft management, heart failure, and hypertension.

Keywords

NG-monomethyl-l-arginine monoacetate RT-PCR α-AR β-AR L-NMMA Alpha-adrenoceptor ACh Acetylcholine Ima Beta-adrenoceptor CABG internal mammary artery phenylephrine LIPE hormone-sensitive lipase Nitric oxide reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction Coronary artery bypass graft

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Characterization of Beta3-Adrenoceptors in Human Internal Mammary Artery and Putative Involvement in Coronary Artery Bypass Management

Authors

Bertrand MD, Sabrina PhD, Gilles PhD, Camille MSc, Yohann PhD, Olivier MD, Jacques PhD, Chantal PhD,