US-Hungary Research on Intrinsic Control of Venous Capacity

威斯康星医学院的Allen Cowley博士和塞梅尔韦斯医科大学的Emil Monos博士开展的这一美国-匈牙利合作研究项目的目的是利用两个小组的互补专业知识来研究血管的收缩机制。特别是，威斯康星小组在血管和肌肉细胞去极化的离子基础上的专业知识与匈牙利人在血管壁生物力学方面的专业知识相结合，有望提高对静脉生肌性(静脉压力导致静脉壁收缩的程度)的理解，而其科学基础几乎是未知的。提高对这一现象的理解对于确定心血管系统中调节血管顺应性的基本机制至关重要。

The purpose of this U.S.-Hungary cooperative research project between Dr. Allen Cowley of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Dr. Emil Monos of the Semmelweis Medical University is to take advantage of the complementary expertise of the two groups to investigate the contractile mechanisms of blood vessels. In particular, combination of the Wisconsin group's expertise on the ionic basis for depolarization of vascular and muscle cells, combined with the Hungarians'expertise on the biomechanics of the blood vessel wall, is expected to lead to improved understanding of venous myogenicity (the extent to which venous pressure causes contraction of the vein wall), the scientific basis of which is virtually unknown. Improved understanding of this phenomenon is crucial for defining the basic mechanisms which regulate vascular compliance in the cardiovascular system.