Gallbladder Muscarinic Receptors in Acute Cholecystitis

Myers, Stuart I.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01DK061276-04
• Application #: 6775528
• Study Section: Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section (SAT)
• Program Officer: Serrano, Jose
• Project Start: 2001-09-25
• Project End: 2006-04-30
• Budget Start: 2004-05-01
• Budget End: 2005-04-30
• Support Year: 4
• Fiscal Year: 2004
• Total Cost: $277,313

Institution

• Name: Virginia Commonwealth University
• Department: Surgery
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 105300446
• City: Richmond
• State: VA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 23298

Publications

Myers, Stuart I; Wang, Li; Myers, Daniel J (2007) Loss of renal function and microvascular blood flow after suprarenal aortic clamping and reperfusion (SPACR) above the superior mesenteric artery is greatly augmented compared with SPACR above the renal arteries. J Vasc Surg 45:357-66

Myers, Stuart I; Wang, Li; Liu, Fang et al. (2006) Oxygen-radical regulation of renal blood flow following suprarenal aortic clamping. J Vasc Surg 43:577-86

Myers, Stuart I; Wang, Li; Liu, Fang et al. (2006) Iodinated contrast induced renal vasoconstriction is due in part to the downregulation of renal cortical and medullary nitric oxide synthesis. J Vasc Surg 44:383-91

Myers, Stuart I; Wang, Li; Liu, Fang et al. (2005) Suprarenal aortic clamping and reperfusion decreases medullary and cortical blood flow by decreased endogenous renal nitric oxide and PGE2 synthesis. J Vasc Surg 42:524-31

Myers, Stuart I; Bartula, Lori L; Colvin, Mary P et al. (2005) Cholecystokinin (CCK) down regulates PGE2 and PGI2 release in inflamed Guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscle cell cultures. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 73:121-6