References on Cardiovascular Research using ALZET® Osmotic Pumps
Animal models of human cardiovascular disease such as those for spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) or balloon injury have long represented an important area of research and discovery. Whether studying hypertension, restenosis, nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthase inhibitors, or the renin-angiotensin system, the use of ALZET osmotic pumps to deliver agents continuously provides a powerful tool for experimentation. ALZET pumps have been used to deliver antihypertensive drugs, angiogenic agents, compounds which inhibit vascular restenosis, and hormones with cardiovascular effects. The following reference lists contain examples of these types of research:
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Pump Advantages
- Ensure around-the-clock exposure to test agents at predictable levels
- Permit continuous administration of short half-life proteins and peptides
- Provide a convenient method for the chronic dosing of laboratory animals
- Minimize unwanted experimental variables and ensure reproducible, consistent results
- Eliminate the need for nighttime or weekend dosing
- Reduce handling and stress to laboratory animals
- Small enough for use in mice or very young rats
- Allow for targeted delivery of agents to virtually any tissue
- Cost-effective research tool