β3-adrenoceptor stimulation of perivascular adipocytes leads to increased fat cell-derived nitric oxide and vascular relaxation in small arteries (2018)
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Bussey, C., Withers, S., Saxton, S., Bodagh, N., Aldous, R., & Heagerty, A. (2018). β3-adrenoceptor stimulation of perivascular adipocytes leads to increased fat cell-derived nitric oxide and vascular relaxation in small arteries. British Journal of Pharmacology, 175(18), 2685-3698. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.14433

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In response to norepinephrine healthy perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anticontractile effect on adjacent small arterial tissue. Organ bath solution transfer experiments have demonstrated the release of PVAT-deriv... Read More about β3-adrenoceptor stimulation of perivascular adipocytes leads to increased fat cell-derived nitric oxide and vascular relaxation in small arteries.

Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) (2018)
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Agabiti Rosei, C., Paini, A., De Ciuceis, C., Withers, S., Greenstein, A., Heagerty, A., & Rizzoni, D. (2018). Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT). Current Hypertension Reports, 20(44), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-018-0835-5

Purpose of Review: In this review we discuss the role of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) in the modulation of vascular contractility and arterial pressure, focusing on the role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and oxidative stress/infla... Read More about Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT).

Personalizing hypertension treatment? (2018)
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Withers, S., Saxton, S., & Heagerty, A. (2018). Personalizing hypertension treatment?. Hypertension, 71(6), 1028-1029. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11107

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