Bruce N Van Vliet

Summary

Affiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi A multi-component model of the dynamics of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl-S rats
    Violeta I McLoone
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
    BMC Physiol 9:20. 2009
  2. ncbi Direct and indirect methods used to study arterial blood pressure
    B N Van Vliet
    Basic Sciences Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Saint John s, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
    J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 44:361-73. 2000
  3. ncbi The time course of salt-induced hypertension, and why it matters
    B N Van Vliet
    Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:S35-47. 2008
  4. ncbi Maternal endothelial nitric oxide synthase genotype influences offspring blood pressure and activity in mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Basic Medical Science Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Hypertension 49:556-62. 2007
  5. ncbi Phenotyping the level of blood pressure by telemetry in mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 33:1007-15. 2006
  6. ncbi Distinct rapid and slow phases of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Basic Medical Science Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    J Hypertens 24:1599-606. 2006
  7. ncbi Characteristics of 24 h telemetered blood pressure in eNOS-knockout and C57Bl/6J control mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Canada A1B 3V6
    J Physiol 549:313-25. 2003
  8. ncbi Baroreflex stabilization of the double (pressure-rate) product at 0.05 Hz in conscious rabbits
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3V6
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 282:R1746-53. 2002
  9. ncbi Efforts to reduce sodium intake in Canada: why, what, and when?
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Can J Cardiol 27:437-45. 2011
  10. ncbi Increased salt-sensitivity in endothelial nitric oxide synthase-knockout mice
    Allison M Leonard
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
    Am J Hypertens 19:1264-9. 2006

Collaborators

  • John J McGuire
  • Jean Pierre Montani
  • Semone B Myrie
  • Robert F Bertolo
  • Leslie L McKnight
  • Violeta I McLoone
  • Allison M Leonard
  • J Christopher King
  • Dylan S Mackay
  • John V Ringwood
  • Linda L Chafe

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi A multi-component model of the dynamics of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl-S rats
    Violeta I McLoone
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
    BMC Physiol 9:20. 2009
    ..To better understand these components, the present study sought to model the dynamics of salt-induced hypertension in the Dahl salt sensitive (Dahl-S) rat using 3 sets of time course data...
  2. ncbi Direct and indirect methods used to study arterial blood pressure
    B N Van Vliet
    Basic Sciences Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Saint John s, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
    J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 44:361-73. 2000
    ..However, validation of new methods, such as the insertion of the catheter tip via the carotid artery, may make the technique more widely accessible in the near future...
  3. ncbi The time course of salt-induced hypertension, and why it matters
    B N Van Vliet
    Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:S35-47. 2008
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  4. ncbi Maternal endothelial nitric oxide synthase genotype influences offspring blood pressure and activity in mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Basic Medical Science Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Hypertension 49:556-62. 2007
    ..Our results suggest that the maternal eNOS genotype influences both blood pressure and behavior of offspring, possibly as a consequence of developmental programming associated with intrauterine growth retardation...
  5. ncbi Phenotyping the level of blood pressure by telemetry in mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 33:1007-15. 2006
    ..Consideration of these factors may help improve accuracy and precision when phenotyping the BP level in mice...
  6. ncbi Distinct rapid and slow phases of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Basic Medical Science Division, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    J Hypertens 24:1599-606. 2006
    ..To test the hypothesis that Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl-S) rats exhibit distinct and separable phases of salt sensitivity...
  7. ncbi Characteristics of 24 h telemetered blood pressure in eNOS-knockout and C57Bl/6J control mice
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Canada A1B 3V6
    J Physiol 549:313-25. 2003
    ..Our results also demonstrate a marked effect of locomotor activity on BP in mice, which may confound short-term measurements of BP...
  8. ncbi Baroreflex stabilization of the double (pressure-rate) product at 0.05 Hz in conscious rabbits
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3V6
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 282:R1746-53. 2002
    ..Our results suggest that baroreflex adjustments of HR stabilize the DP during spontaneous low-frequency variations in SBP in conscious rabbits...
  9. ncbi Efforts to reduce sodium intake in Canada: why, what, and when?
    Bruce N Van Vliet
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Can J Cardiol 27:437-45. 2011
    ..Health care practitioners are encouraged to promote lower dietary sodium intake in their patients and to advocate continued Government efforts to reduce the sodium content of the Canadian food supply...
  10. ncbi Increased salt-sensitivity in endothelial nitric oxide synthase-knockout mice
    Allison M Leonard
    Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
    Am J Hypertens 19:1264-9. 2006
    ..This finding suggests that eNOS normally provides an important contribution to the body's adaptation to a salt load and that reduced production of NO by eNOS may promote salt-sensitivity and salt-induced hypertension...
  11. ncbi Blood pressures, heart rate and locomotor activity during salt loading and angiotensin II infusion in protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) knockout mice
    John J McGuire
    Cardiovascular Research Group, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    BMC Physiol 8:20. 2008
    ..In addition we tested for an influence of PAR-2 on salt-sensitivity (8% versus 0.5% NaCl diet, 2.5 weeks) and angiotensin II-induced hypertension (1 microg Ile5-angiotensin II/kg/min versus 0.25 microl/h saline, 2 weeks)...
  12. ncbi Early programming of adult blood pressure in the low birth weight Yucatan miniature pig is exacerbated by a post-weaning high-salt-fat-sugar diet
    Semone B Myrie
    Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Br J Nutr 108:1218-25. 2012
    ..In conclusion, a post-weaning Western-style diet exacerbates early programming of diastolic BP in Yucatan miniature swine, whereas systolic BP is more sensitive to postnatal diet...
  13. ncbi Effects of a diet high in salt, fat, and sugar on telemetric blood pressure measurements in conscious, unrestrained adult Yucatan miniature swine (Sus scrofa)
    Semone B Myrie
    Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Comp Med 62:282-90. 2012
    ..In conclusion, in a Yucatan miniature pigs model chronically fed a HSFS diet, DAP did not increase, but SAP and pulse pressure appeared to be affected by high dietary levels of fat or sugar (or both)...
  14. ncbi Persistence of PAR-2 vasodilation despite endothelial dysfunction in BPH/2 hypertensive mice
    John J McGuire
    Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
    Pflugers Arch 454:535-43. 2007
    ..In BPH/2 mice, vascular smooth muscle relaxation by PAR-2 is well preserved despite the presence of hypertension and impaired vasodilation responses to acetylcholine and bradykinin...
  15. ncbi Low birth weight is associated with reduced nephron number and increased blood pressure in adulthood in a novel spontaneous intrauterine growth-restricted model in Yucatan miniature Swine
    Semone B Myrie
    Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Nfld, Canada
    Neonatology 100:380-6. 2011
    ..Impaired fetal growth and rapid postnatal growth are associated with programming of hypertension and metabolic syndrome in adulthood...