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Suyin Tae Woo

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Hypoxia is a key condition to ischemia, the primary driver of heart disease. A reduction in oxygen tension induces changes within endothelial cells in arteries. Kv7 channels are key modules in arteriolar vasodilation, though the expression of this specific channel has not been compared in different artery sizes. The endothelium is responsible for releasing endothelial hyperpolarizing factors (EDHFs), which may contribute to the kv7 channel activation in the smooth muscle. As a result, research on H2O2 levels affecting cells as a possible EDHF contributor has been proposed as a preliminary testing mechanism that supports endothelium kv7 activation in large arteries. Using the clinically relevant swine model for the current study, we isolate a reduction in oxygen tension, ex vivo, as a single characteristic of ischemic heart disease to test the hypoxic impact on the severity of endothelial cell damage. Current data is inconclusive to show Kv7 channel expression, but we have demonstrated hypoxic insult to endothelial cells in both isolated coronary arteries and arterioles. Modeling Molecule Diffusion Through a Hydrogel-based Multi-analyte Biosensor Lainey Streetman

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Texas A&M University / 2025

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