Dr. Richard Larivière is a professor in the Department of Medicine at Laval University, and a researcher within the Endocrinology and Nephrology axis of the CHU of Quebec Research Centre. He is also Director of Master’s and PhD programs in Clinical and Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine at Laval University. Following his doctoral studies in Clinical Sciences (cardiovascular pharmacology) at the Université de Montréal, and postdoctoral studies in molecular endocrinology at McGill University, Dr. Larivière established himself as a professor-researcher in nephrology and hypertension at L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. He is an active member of the Amgen-Laval University Research Chair in Nephrology, a multidisciplinary group of fundamentalist and clinical researchers.

The main objective of Dr. Larivière’s research is to better define the mechanisms of arterial hypertension and remodeling of the blood vessel wall. More specifically, he studies the role of endothelial dysfunction, that is, factors derived from the vascular endothelium in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension, vascular and renal damage in the case of chronic renal failure, and aging. Over the years, he has demonstrated that an imbalance in endothelial production of vasoconstrictor and vasodilator factors, as well as pro-inflammatory factors, contributes significantly to the increase of arterial pressure and rigidity by stimulating, among other things, hypertrophic remodeling and calcification of the blood vessel wall. He has also demonstrated that endothelial dysfunction can be modulated by various endocrine factors and pharmacological agents, including certain drugs. Dr. Larivière’s research uses a variety of experimental models and human tissue libraries.

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Mac-Way F, Couture V, Utescu MS, Ignace S, De Serres SA, Loignon RC, Marquis K, Lariviere R, Agharazii M

Advanced glycation end products, aortic stiffness, and wave reflection in peritoneal dialysis as compared to hemodialysis

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Int Urol Nephrol, 46 (4), 2014.

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Gauthier-Bastien A, Ung RV, Lariviere R, Mac-Way F, Lebel M, Agharazii M

Vascular remodeling and media calcification increases arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease

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Clin Exp Hypertens, 36 (3), 2014.

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Fortier C, Mac-Way F, De Serres SA, Marquis K, Douville P, Desmeules S, Lariviere R, Agharazii M

Active vitamin D and accelerated progression of aortic stiffness in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal observational study

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Am J Hypertens, 27 (11), 2014.

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Utescu MS, Couture V, Mac-Way F, De Serres SA, Marquis K, Lariviere R, Desmeules S, Lebel M, Boutouyrie P, Agharazii M

Determinants of progression of aortic stiffness in hemodialysis patients: a prospective longitudinal study

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Hypertension, 62 (1), 2013.

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Bourgoin F, Bachelard H, Badeau M, Lariviere R, Nadeau A, Pitre M

Effects of tempol on endothelial and vascular dysfunctions and insulin resistance induced by a high-fat high-sucrose diet in the rat

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Can J Physiol Pharmacol, 91 (7), 2013.

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Savard S, Lavoie P, Villeneuve C, Agharazii M, Lebel M, Lariviere R

eNOS gene delivery prevents hypertension and reduces renal failure and injury in rats with reduced renal mass

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Nephrol Dial Transplant, 27 (6), 2012.

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Therrien FJ, Agharazii M, Lebel M, Lariviere R

Neutralization of tumor necrosis factor-alpha reduces renal fibrosis and hypertension in rats with renal failure

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Am J Nephrol, 36 (2), 2012.

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Ignace S, Utescu MS, De Serres SA, Marquis K, Gaudreault-Tremblay MM, Lariviere R, Cote I, Houde I, Lebel M, Agharazii M

Age-related and blood pressure-independent reduction in aortic stiffness after kidney transplantation

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J Hypertens, 29 (1), 2011.

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Cellier E, Midaoui AE, Robitaille GA, Richard DE, Lariviere R, Lebel M

Effects of TGF-beta1 on endothelial factors

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Arch Physiol Biochem, 116 (1), 2010.

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D'Amours M, Chbinou N, Beaudoin J, Lebel M, Lariviere R

Increased ET-1 and reduced ET(B) receptor expression in uremic hypertensive rats

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Clin Exp Hypertens, 32 (1), 2010.

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Active projects

  • Rôle de la dysfonction endothéliale dans le remodelage et la calcification vasculaire en insuffisance rénale chronique, from 2016-04-01 to 2025-03-31

Recently finished projects

  • Accelerated CKD-related vascular calcification: Role of thiazide-type, thiazide-like and loop diuretics, from 2020-10-01 to 2023-05-31
  • Proline hydroxylase inhibitors: linking HIF-1 to arterial calcification, from 2019-07-01 to 2021-09-30
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