W. J. Cai

Activation of the integrins alpha5beta1 and alphavbeta3 and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) during arteriogenesis (2009)

Cai, W.J., Li, M.B., Wu, X., Wu, S., Zhu, W., Chen, D., ...

Migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMC) are important events during arteriogenesis, but the underlying mechanism is still only partially understood. The present study investigates...

Trpv4 induces collateral vessel growth during regeneration of the arterial circulation (2008)

Troidl, C., Troidl, K., Schierling, W., Cai, W.J., Nef, H., Mollmann, H., ...

Abstract Introduction: The development of a collateral circulation (arteriogenesis), bypassing an arterial occlusion, is important for tissue survival, but it remains functionally defective. Micro...

The range of adaptation by collateral vessels after femoral artery occlusion (2006)

Eitenmuller, I., Volger, O., Kluge, A., Troidl, K., Barancik, M., Cai, W. J., ...

Natural adaptation to femoral artery occlusion in animals by collateral artery growth restores only approximately 35% of adenosine-recruitable maximal conductance (C(max)) probably because initially...

The range of adaptation by collateral vessels after femoral artery occlusion (2006)

Eitenmueller, I., Volger, O., Kluge, A., Troidl, K., Barancik, M., Cai, W.J., ...

Natural adaptation to femoral artery occlusion in animals by collateral artery growth restores only approximate to 35% of adenosine-recruitable maximal conductance (C-max) probably because initially...

Ischemia depletes dystrophin and inhibits protein synthesis in the canine heart: mechanisms of myocardial ischemic injury (2005)

Rodriguez, M., Cai, W. J., Kostin, S., Lucchesi, B. R., Schaper, J.

In this study we tested our previous hypothesis that ischemia is a multifactorial injurious event involving all components of the myocyte simultaneously. This hypothesis was based on ultrastructural...

Ischemia depletes dystrophin and inhibits protein synthesis in the canine heart: mechanisms of myocardial ischemic injury (2005)

Rodriguez, M., Cai, W. J., Kostin, S., Lucchesi, B. R., Schaper, J.

In this study we tested our previous hypothesis that ischemia is a multifactorial injurious event involving all components of the myocyte simultaneously. This hypothesis was based on ultrastructural...

Ischemia depletes dystrophin and inhibits protein synthesis in the canine heart (2005)

Rodriguez, M., Cai, W. J., Kostin, S., Lucchesi, B.R., Schaper, J.

Expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the vascular wall during arteriogenesis (2004)

Cai, W. J., Kocsis, E., Luo, X., Schaper, W., Schaper, J.

Remodeling of the vascular tunica media is essential for the development of collateral vessels in the canine heart (2004)

Cai, W. J., Schaper, J.

Structural remodeling during growth of collateral vessels (2004)

Cai, W. J., Scholz, D., Ziegelhoeffer, T., Schaper, J.

Elevated fluid shear stress enhances post-occlusive collateral artery growth and gene expression in the pig hind limb (2004)

Pipp, F., Boehm, S., Cai, W. J., Adili, F., Ziegler, B., Karanovic, G., ...

Presence of CX37 and lack of desmin in smooth muscle cells are early markers for arteriogenesis (2003)

Cai, W.J., Kocsis, E., Scholz, D., Luo, X., Schaper, W., Schaper, J.

Remodeling of the adventitia during coronary arteriogenesis (2003)

Cai, W. J., Koltai, S., Kocsis, E., Scholz, D., Kostin, S., Luo, X., ...

We studied the role of the adventitia in adaptive arteriogenesis during the phase of active growth of coronary collateral vessels (CV) induced by chronic occlusion of the left circumflex coronary...