Background We sought to assess the release of cardiac troponins in congestive heart failure
(CHF). Methods and Results We performed a computer-assisted search of the English …

Several members of the chemokine family play an important role in reparative fibrosis and
are involved in the pathogenesis of remodeling following myocardial infarction. Chemokines …

Objectives. This study sought to analyze the determinants of pulmonary hypertension in
patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Background. Pulmonary hypertension in patients …

Cardiac troponin‐I (cTnI) is a highly sensitive and specific marker of myocardial injury and
can be detected in plasma by immunoassay techniques. The purpose of this study was to …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac cell death has been shown to occur in heart failure and has been
implicated as one of the mechanisms responsible for progression of the disease. Cardiac …

This study aimed to understand the role of the matrix polysaccharide, hyaluronan (HA), in
influencing the scarring process by assessing its impact on regulating fibroblast behavior …

This study aims to understand the role of the matrix polysaccharide hyaluronan (HA) in
influencing fibroblast proliferation and thereby affecting wound healing outcomes. To …

Fibroblast proliferation is an early feature of progressive tissue fibrosis and is largely
regulated by the cytokine transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). In the oral mucosa …

In conclusion detectable cTn-I in HF identifies a subgroup of patients with a particularly
severe clinical and functional status, at risk for subsequent deterioration, including death …

Recent evidence suggests that mutant huntingtin protein-induced energetic perturbations
contribute to neuronal dysfunction in Huntington's disease (HD). Given the ubiquitous …