Imo E. Hoefer

Something is rotten in the state of angiogenesis -- H2S as gaseous stimulator of angiogenesis.

Toll-like receptor 4 mediates maladaptive left ventricular remodeling and impairs cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

Circulating immunoglobulins are not associated with intraplaque mast cell number and other vulnerable plaque characteristics in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Direct evidence for tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling in arteriogenesis.

Modulation of collateral artery growth in a porcine hindlimb ligation model using MCP-1.

Involvement of the fibroblast growth factor system in adaptive and chemokine-induced arteriogenesis.

Invasive and non-invasive evaluation of spontaneous arteriogenesis in a novel porcine model for peripheral arterial obstructive disease.

Arteriogenesis proceeds via ICAM-1/Mac-1- mediated mechanisms.

Differential effects of MCP-1 and leptin on collateral flow and arteriogenesis.

All arteriogenesis is local? Home boys versus the newcomers.

Abnormal monocyte recruitment and collateral artery formation in monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 deficient mice.

Leukocyte subpopulations and arteriogenesis: specific role of monocytes, lymphocytes and granulocytes.

Aspirin, but not clopidogrel, reduces collateral conductance in a rabbit model of femoral artery occlusion.

Experimental models of arteriogenesis: differences and implications.

G-CSF administration after myocardial infarction in mice attenuates late ischemic cardiomyopathy by enhanced arteriogenesis.

Pharmaceutical interventions to influence arteriogenesis: new concepts to treat ischemic heart disease.

Arteriogenesis depends on circulating monocytes and macrophage accumulation and is severely depressed in op/op mice.

End-stage renal disease causes an imbalance between endothelial and smooth muscle progenitor cells.

Haematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells are deficient in quiescent systemic lupus erythematosus.

Growth factor therapy in atherosclerotic disease-friend or foe.

A new intra-arterial delivery platform for pro-arteriogenic compounds to stimulate collateral artery growth via transforming growth factor-beta1 release.

Hyaluronic acid: targeting immune modulatory components of the extracellular matrix in atherosclerosis.

Interferon-beta signaling is enhanced in patients with insufficient coronary collateral artery development and inhibits arteriogenesis in mice.

The Nuclear Factor-kappa B p50 subunit is involved in flow-induced outward arterial remodeling.

Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 response and expression on monocytes decrease rapidly in patients undergoing arterial surgery and are related to preoperative smoking.

Insights into mechanisms behind arteriogenesis: what does the future hold?

Endothelial progenitor cell levels in obese men with the metabolic syndrome and the effect of simvastatin monotherapy vs. simvastatin/ezetimibe combination therapy.

The proteoglycan osteoglycin/mimecan is correlated with arteriogenesis.

Increased expression of the transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathway, endoglin, and early growth response-1 in stable plaques.

Targeting adhesion molecules in cardiovascular disorders.

Biobanks and the search for predictive biomarkers of local and systemic outcome in atherosclerotic disease.

Targeted deletion of nuclear factor kappaB p50 enhances cardiac remodeling and dysfunction following myocardial infarction.

Exenatide reduces infarct size and improves cardiac function in a porcine model of ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Reduction of myocardial infarct size by human mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium.

Endothelial glycocalyx dimensions are reduced in growing collateral arteries and modulate leucocyte adhesion in arteriogenesis.

Locally applied recombinant plasmin results in effective thrombolysis in a porcine model of arteriovenous graft thrombosis.

Local cytokine concentrations and oxygen pressure are related to maturation of the collateral circulation in humans.

Impaired recruitment of HHT-1 mononuclear cells to the ischaemic heart is due to an altered CXCR4/CD26 balance.

Past, current and future concepts in atherosclerotic biobanking.

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is mediated by leukocytic toll-like receptor-2 and reduced by systemic administration of a novel anti-toll-like receptor-2 antibody.

Targeted deletion of the inhibitory NF-kappaB p50 subunit in bone marrow-derived cells improves collateral growth after arterial occlusion.

Hyaluronic acid metabolism is increased in unstable plaques.

Arteriogenesis requires toll-like receptor 2 and 4 expression in bone-marrow derived cells.

Blocking interferon {beta} stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and arteriogenesis.

Assessment of collateral artery function and growth in a pig model of stepwise coronary occlusion.

Arterial occlusion induces systemic changes in leucocyte composition.

Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in human and mouse vein graft remodeling, and local gene silencing reduces vein graft disease in hypercholesterolemic APOE*3Leiden mice.

Lack of fibronectin-EDA promotes survival and prevents adverse remodeling and heart function deterioration after myocardial infarction.

Human mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium improves cardiac function following myocardial infarction.

Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 stimulation elicits an enhanced inflammatory response in human obese patients with atherosclerosis.

Quantification of collateral artery growth by automated fluorescent microsphere perfusion.

Forkhead box protein P1 as a downstream target of transforming growth factor-β induces collagen synthesis and correlates with a more stable plaque phenotype.

In-vivo validation of a new non-invasive continuous ventricular stroke volume monitoring system in an animal model.

Circumferential heterogeneity in the abdominal aortic aneurysm wall composition suggests lateral sides to be more rupture prone.

Inducible cardiac ischaemia is related to a decrease in the whole-blood Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 response.

A fibronectin-fibrinogen-tropoelastin coating reduces smooth muscle cell growth but improves endothelial cell function.

Shear induced collateral artery growth modulated by endoglin but not by ALK1.

Transendocardial cell injection is not superior to intracoronary infusion in a porcine model of ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a study on delivery efficiency.

Deep proteome profiling of circulating granulocytes reveals bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein as a biomarker for severe atherosclerotic coronary stenosis.

Fractional flow reserve is not associated with inflammatory markers in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Temporal changes of soluble ST2 after cardiovascular interventions.

Distinct CD44 splice variants differentially affect collateral artery growth.

CD26 inhibition enhances perfusion recovery in ApoE-/-mice.

Toll-Like Receptor induced CD11b and L-selectin response in patients with coronary artery disease.

Biomechanical factors as triggers of vascular growth.

Circulating biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular disease risk; a systematic review and comprehensive overview of meta-analyses.

Proteomics of plaques and novel sources of potential biomarkers for atherosclerosis.

Mast cells in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques are associated with intraplaque microvessel density and the occurrence of future cardiovascular events.

Circulating cells as predictors of secondary manifestations of cardiovascular disease: design of the CIRCULATING CELLS study.

The nonocclusive laser-assisted coronary anastomotic connector in an off-pump porcine bypass model.

Toll-like receptor 4 inhibitor TAK-242 treatment does not influence perfusion recovery in tissue ischemia.

Soluble ST2 levels are not associated with secondary cardiovascular events and vulnerable plaque phenotype in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Innate collateral segments are predominantly present in the subendocardium without preferential connectivity within the left ventricular wall.

FLow-induced PRotrusions (FLIPRs): a platelet-derived platform for the retrieval of microparticles by monocytes and neutrophils.

Absence of chemokine (C-x-C motif) ligand 10 diminishes perfusion recovery after local arterial occlusion in mice.

Leukotriene B4 levels in human atherosclerotic plaques and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Six-month healing of the nonocclusive coronary anastomotic connector in an off-pump porcine bypass model.

Admittance-based pressure-volume loops versus gold standard cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in a porcine model of myocardial infarction.

The multifaceted functions of CXCL10 in cardiovascular disease.

The CD200-CD200 receptor inhibitory axis controls arteriogenesis and local T lymphocyte influx.

Atherosclerotic risk factors and atherosclerotic postoperative events are associated with low inflammation in abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Endogenous contrast MRI of cardiac fibrosis: Beyond late gadolinium enhancement.

Extracellular vesicle protein CD14 relates to common carotid intima-media thickness in eight year old children.

Biomechanical factors in atherosclerosis: mechanisms and clinical implications†

Popliteal artery aneurysms differ from abdominal aortic aneurysms in cellular topography and inflammatory markers.

Intracoronary infusion of encapsulated glucagon-like Peptide-1-eluting mesenchymal stem cells preserves left ventricular function in a porcine model of acute myocardial infarction.

Monocyte hyporesponsiveness and Toll-like receptor expression profiles in coronary artery bypass grafting and its clinical implications for postoperative inflammatory response and pneumonia: An observational cohort study.