Andrzej Loesch
PhD, DSc, FRSB
Professor of Medical Sciences
Visitor to
Centre for Rheumatology
Division of Medicine
Royal Free Campus
University College London
Rowland Hill Street
London NW3 2PF, UK
Email: a.loesch@ucl.ac.uk
aloesch@talktalk.net
This website presents some issues relevant to cardiovascular research
on the structure, function and significance of neural-vascular interaction
in health and pathology. The focus is on the electron-immunocytochemical
localisation of vasoactive agents, their synthetic enzymes or receptors
in perivascular autonomic nerves, and vascular endothelium in physiological
and pathophysiological circumstances.
Electron-immunocytochemistry is still one of the most powerful tools
allowing identification of fine reactions of cells to trauma, and to
observe the fine relationship between antigenic sites and subcellular
organelles and structures.
For specific details of recent research projects, go to the Research
page. Conferences, presentations and seminars are listed on the Conferences
page. The Galleries display ultrastructural images: (1)
vessel structure and cerebral endothelium, (2)
the localisation of endothelial vasoactive agents and P2 receptor,
(3) injured vessels, platelets and leukocytes,
and (4) the perivascular nerves.