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Using stem cells to study atherosclerosis and Marfan syndromeUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the blood vessel wall contribute to the ‘furring up’ of vessels in coronary heart disease and stroke. SMCs are also involved in an inherited condition known as Marfan syndrome, where a defect in fibrillin-1, a ...
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Identifying and predicting which forms of titin are involved in cardiomyopathyUniversity of Liverpool | Dr Olga Mayans
The heart is made up of many different cell types and proteins that work together to produce every heart beat. One important protein is called titin. There are over 8,000 different versions of the titin gene and some of them don’t work prop...
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The link between high blood pressure and a protein called apelinUniversity of Bristol | Dr Anne Marie O Carroll
Dr Anne-Marie O’Carroll is studying a protein called apelin to work out what role it plays in high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major health problem but we don’t fully understand what causes it. Recently the...
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Could targeting CLIC4 treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
Dr Beata Wojciak Stothard and her team at Imperial College London are looking for new ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs leads to low oxygen level...
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Preventing arteries from blocking after angioplastyUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
Patients with blocked coronary arteries often undergo angioplasty - the insertion of a balloon catheter into the artery followed by balloon inflation to unblock the artery and restore blood flow to the heart. However, as a result of angiopl...
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Working out what protects blood vessels from diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Blood vessel disease includes any condition that affects the circulatory system. The cyclic AMP (cAMP) system controls many processes in the cells associated with blood vessel protection, and we know that the system does not work properly i...
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Studying how fats called electrophiles could protect against heart diseaseKing's College London | Professor Philip Eaton
Professor Philip Eaton studies a protein in heart cells and blood vessels called soluble Epoxide Hydrolase, or sEH. Drugs that block this protein have been shown to protect against heart and circulatory disease. During previous research, ...
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Targeting heart muscle motors to treat heart failureKing's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
In the search for new heart failure treatments, scientists have been studying the tiny muscle motors of heart cells that cause them to relax and contract. These motors are made up of two types of miniscule filaments – thick and thin – that ...
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Understanding how calcium-sensing receptors influence blood pressureSt George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert
Abnormal contraction of blood vessels leads to high blood pressure, which in turn is a significant risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Recently, a group of molecules called calcium-sensing receptors (CaSRs) have been shown to ...
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Understanding how blood flow causes vessel damage in atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Jovana Serbanovic Canic
Atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries – tends to develop in areas where the blood vessels are exposed to stress caused by changes in blood flow. This causes cells that line the blood vessel to die off, which furth...