Lovastatin increases the vasodilatory response to acetylcholine in the renal microcirculation in rats. Endothelin increases following 24 hours of cold storage preservation in canine kidneys. Vasodilation of the renal microcirculation by the combined use of endothelin ETA and ETB receptor antagonists. The vasoconstrictor effect of neuropeptide Y on the renal microcirculation. Microcirculatory Society Annual Mtg., 1996.
Lovastatin enhances the renal microvascular vasodilator response to acetylcholine.
Cyclosporine A enhances the vascular reactivity to angiotensin II but not norepinephrine in the renal microcirculation in rodents. Beneficial renal hemodynamic effects of lovastatin. Endothelin modulates vascular tone in the rat testicular microcirculation. Modulation of renal microvascular resistance by endothelin. The primary interest of the lab is the study of the relationship between pre-retrieval warm ischemic injury and endothelin, a potent renal vasoconstrictor, blockade on long term graft function.