Na/K-ATPase has been extensively studied for its ion pumping function, but, in the past
several decades, has been identified as a scaffolding and signaling protein. Initially it was …

Objectives: Activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes with and without
mitochondrially encoded subunits was assessed in failing human myocardium together with …

Background There are several mechanisms, including inflammation, oxidative stress and
abnormal calcium homeostasis, involved in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation. In diabetes …

BACKGROUND: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been linked to hypertrophy,
remodeling and abnormal excitation-contraction coupling. Previous data demonstrated that …

There is not too much success in the antioxidant treatment of heart deceases in humans.
However a new approach is now developed that suggests that depending on their structures …

Curcumin, a major active component of turmeric, is extracted from the powdered dry rhizome
of Curcuma longa Linn (Zingiberaceae) and it has been used for centuries in indigenous …

Recovery from myocardial infarction is associated with a series of alterations in heart
structure and function, collectively known as cardiac remodelling, which play a major role in …

Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a ubiquitous complex cytosolic molybdoflavoprotein
which controls the rate limiting step of purine catabolism by converting xanthine to uric acid …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by several different cellular sources, and
their accumulation within the myocardium is widely considered to cause harmful oxidative …

Oxidative stress is a hallmark of systemic illnesses, including heart failure. Nevertheless, the
overall importance of radical production in the heart remains conjectural; is it merely a …