Retention of Lipoprotein by Lesion-Prone Aorta

Schwenke, Dawn Colleen

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 5R29HL045027-05
• Application #: 2221854
• Study Section: Pathology A Study Section (PTHA)
• Project Start: 1991-04-01
• Project End: 1996-12-31
• Budget Start: 1995-04-01
• Budget End: 1996-12-31
• Support Year: 5
• Fiscal Year: 1995

Institution

• Name: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Department: Pathology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 041418799
• City: Winston-Salem
• State: NC
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 27106

Publications

Schwenke, D C (2000) Metabolic evidence for sequestration of low-density lipoprotein in abdominal aorta of normal rabbits. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 279:H1128-40

Schwenke, D C (1997) Comparison of aorta and pulmonary artery: I. Early cholesterol accumulation and relative susceptibility to atheromatous lesions. Circ Res 81:338-45

Schwenke, D C (1997) Gender differences in intima-media permeability to low-density lipoprotein at atherosclerosis-prone aortic sites in rabbits. Lack of effect of 17 beta-estradiol. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 17:2150-7

Schwenke, D C (1997) Comparison of aorta and pulmonary artery: II. LDL transport and metabolism correlate with susceptibility to atherosclerosis. Circ Res 81:346-54

Schwenke, D C (1995) Selective increase in cholesterol at atherosclerosis-susceptible aortic sites after short-term cholesterol feeding. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 15:1928-37