Demonstration of functional dipeptide transport with expression of PEPT2 in guinea pig cardiomyocytes

H Lin, N King - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2007 - Springer
The transporters PEPT1 and PEPT2 accept a broad spectrum of substrates including small,
naturally occurring peptides and peptidomimetic drugs. This study aimed to investigate for …

Coronary artery disease progression is associated with increased resistance of hearts and myocytes to cardiac insults

A Chase, CL Jackson, GD Angelini… - Critical care …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate whether coronary artery disease alters vulnerability of hearts and
myocytes to cardiac insults. To address this issue, we developed an experimental model of …

Amino acids and the mitochondria

N King - Mitochondria: the dynamic organelle, 2007 - Springer
This chapter describes some of the important physiological functions of amino acids in the
mitochondria and the alterations caused by specific pathologies. To some extent all of the …