Ketone bodies and cardiovascular disease: an alternate fuel source to the rescue

AS Manolis, TA Manolis, AA Manolis - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increased metabolic activity of the heart as a pump involves a high demand of
mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production for its mechanical and electrical …

Cardiac metabolism, reprogramming, and diseases

H Wang, M Shen, X Shu, B Guo, T Jia, J Feng… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) account for the largest bulk of deaths worldwide, posing a
massive burden on societies and the global healthcare system. Besides, the incidence and …

Recent advances in microbiota-associated metabolites in heart failure

SK Masenga, JP Povia, PC Lwiindi, A Kirabo - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heart failure is a risk factor for adverse events such as sudden cardiac arrest, liver and
kidney failure and death. The gut microbiota and its metabolites are directly linked to the …

Branched-chain amino acid catabolic defect in vascular smooth muscle cells drives thoracic aortic dissection via mTOR hyperactivation

L Yu, T Huang, J Zhao, Z Zhou, Z Cao, Y Chi… - Free Radical Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolic reprogramming of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) plays a critical role in the
pathogenesis of thoracic aortic dissection (TAD). Previous researches have mainly focused …

Branched chain amino acids metabolism in heart failure

C Gao, L Hou - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As a terminal stage of various cardiovascular diseases, heart failure is of great concern due
to its high mortality rate and limited treatment options. Researchers are currently focusing …

From energy metabolic change to precision therapy: a holistic view of energy metabolism in heart failure

J Wen, C Chen - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2024 - Springer
Heart failure (HF) is a complex and multifactorial disease that affects millions of people
worldwide. It is characterized by metabolic disturbances of substrates such as glucose, fatty …

Dysregulated amino acid metabolism in heart failure: role of gut microbiome

WHW Tang - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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Integration of proteomic and metabolomic characterization in atrial fibrillation-induced heart failure

H Zhang, L Wang, D Yin, Q Zhou, L Lv, Z Dong, Y Shi - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background The exact mechanism of atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced heart failure (HF)
remains unclear. Proteomics and metabolomics were integrated to in this study, as to …

Mendelian randomization analysis provides insights into the pathogenesis of serum levels of branched-chain amino acids in cardiovascular disease

W Jiang, K Lu, Z Zhuang, X Wang, X Tang, T Huang… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several observational studies have indicated an association between high serum levels of
branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease …

Metabolic determinants in cardiomyocyte function and heart regenerative strategies

M Correia, F Santos, R da Silva Ferreira, R Ferreira… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in developed countries. The associated
pathology is characterized by a loss of cardiomyocytes that leads, eventually, to heart failure …