Université de Fribourg

Caffeine induces endothelial tissue factor expression via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibition

Gebhard, C. ; Holy, E. W. ; Camici, Giovanni G. ; Akhmedov, Alexander ; Stämpfli, S. F. ; Stähli, B. E. ; Rickenbach, B. von ; Breitenstein, A. ; Greutert, Helen ; Yang, Zhihong ; Lüscher, Thomas F. ; Tanner, Felix C.

In: Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2012, vol. 107, no. 5, p. 803-1007

Tissue factor (TF) is the key activator of coagulation and is involved in acute coronary syndromes. Caffeine is often reported to increase cardiovascular risk; however, its effect on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is controversial. Hence, this study was designed to investigate the impact of caffeine on endothelial TF expression in vitro . Caffeine concentration-dependently enhanced TF...

Université de Fribourg

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene transfer inhibits human smooth muscle cell migration via inhibition of Rho A

Largiadèr, Thomas ; Eto, Masato ; Payeli, Sravan K. ; Greutert, Helen ; Viswambharan, Hema ; Lachat, Mario ; Zünd, Gregor ; Yang, Zhihong ; Tanner, Felix C. ; Lüscher, Thomas F.

In: Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2008, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 369-374

Smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration contributes to vascular remodeling. Nitric oxide (NO) produced via endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) inhibits SMC migration. This study analyzes signal transduction mechanisms of SMC migration targeted by NO. SMCs were cultured from human saphenous veins, and cell migration was studied using Boyden chambers. PDGF-BB (0.1 to 10 ng/ml) stimulated SMC migration in a...