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ArticleMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2013

Impaired vascular KATP function attenuates exercise capacity in obese zucker rats.

Silu Lu, Lusha Xiang, John S Clemmer, Andrew R Gowdey, Peter N Mittwede, Robert L Hester

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Article in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. KMicrovascular research · 2025
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  2. Review
  3. Sexual dimorphism in vascular ATP-sensitive KThe Journal of physiology · 2021
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  4. Regulation of capillary hemodynamics by KPhysiological reports · 2021
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  5. Vascular ATP-sensitive KThe Journal of physiology · 2020
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  6. ATP-sensitive KRespiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2020
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  10. Distinct temporal phases of microvascular rarefaction in skeletal muscle of obese Zucker rats.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silu LuDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Lusha Xiang
John S Clemmer
Andrew R Gowdey
Peter N Mittwede
Robert L Hester
Jackson Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center · US

Funding

STRUCTURAL VASCULAR ADAPTATION OF THE MICROCIRCULATIONP01HL051971 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER · PI HALL, JOHN E · 1993 to 2018
$39.4M
Hypertension and Cardiorenal Research Training ProgramT32HL105324 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI Joey P. Granger · 2010 to 2026
$7.8M
Microcirculation in Health and DiseaseR01HL089581 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI HESTER, ROBERT L · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-51971NHLBI NIH HHS HL-89581NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL051971NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089581NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL105324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveObese subjects exhibit decreased exercise capacity (VO2max ). We have shown that vascular KATP channel mediates arteriolar dilation to muscle contraction. We hypothesize that exercise capacity is decreased in obesity due to impaired vascular KATP function.

methodsThe VO2max was measured in LZR and OZR by treadmill running before and following treatment with the KATP blocker glibenclamide i.p. One week later, the spinotrapezius muscle was prepared for in vivo microscopy. Arcade arteriolar diameters were measured following muscle contraction or application of the KATP opener cromakalim before and after glibenclamide application. In additional animals, LZR and OZR were treated with apocynin for five weeks. VO2max and arteriolar dilation experiments were repeated.

resultsThe OZR exhibited decreased VO2max , functional and cromakalim-induced vasodilation as compared with LZR. Glibenclamide had no effect on VO2max and functional vasodilation in OZR, but significantly inhibited responses in LZR. Vascular superoxide levels and NADPH oxidase activity were increased in OZR, but reduced in apocynin-treated OZR. Apocynin increased the VO2max , functional and cromakalim-induced vasodilation in OZR with no effect in LZR.

conclusionsExercise capacity is dependent on vascular KATP channel function. The reduced exercise capacity in OZR appears to be due in part to superoxide-mediated impairment in vascular KATP function.

Indexed as

Muscle ContractionObesityPhysical EnduranceVasodilationAcetophenonesAnimalsCromakalimEnzyme InhibitorsGlyburideHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleNADPH OxidasesPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, ZuckerAcetophenonesacetovanilloneCromakalimEnzyme InhibitorsGlyburideHypoglycemic AgentsNADPH OxidasesPotassium ChannelsSuperoxidesVasodilator AgentsKATP channelsNADPH oxidaseobesesuperoxidevascular

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PMID23647569
PMCPMC3778059
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