Biomarkers of pathophysiology in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: implications for clinical management and prognosis

F Cambronero, F Marín, V Roldan… - European heart …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The study of biomarkers and their signalling pathways has allowed the development of new
therapeutic strategies in a range of disorders. The aim of the present systematic review is to …

Reciprocal regulation of microRNA-1 and insulin-like growth factor-1 signal transduction cascade in cardiac and skeletal muscle in physiological and pathological …

L Elia, R Contu, M Quintavalle, F Varrone, C Chimenti… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) are small conserved RNA molecules of 22
nucleotides that negatively modulate gene expression primarily through base paring to the …

The insulin-like growth factor family: molecular mechanisms, redox regulation, and clinical implications

G Vardatsikos, A Sahu, AK Srivastava - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-induced signaling networks are vital in modulating multiple
fundamental cellular processes, such as cell growth, survival, proliferation, and …

Early beneficial effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing Akt on cardiac metabolism after myocardial infarction

M Gnecchi, H He, LG Melo, N Noiseux, F Morello… - Stem …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an effective therapy to repair cardiac
damage after myocardial infarction (MI) in experimental models. However, the mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] IGF-1 Expression in Infarcted Myocardium and MGF E Peptide Actions in Rat Cardiomyocytes in Vitro

A Stavropoulou, A Halapas, A Sourla, A Philippou… - Molecular …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) expression is implicated in myocardial
pathophysiology, and two IGF-1 mRNA splice variants have been detected in rodents, IGF …

Role of obesity in cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension

CSD Cruz, RA Matthay - Clinics in chest medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
Obesity is becoming a worldwide problem of epidemic proportions, and its effect on the heart
is increasingly being recognized. Obesity is often associated with an increased risk for heart …

Cardiac-specific overexpression of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) rescues lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac dysfunction and activation of stress signaling in …

P Zhao, S Turdi, F Dong, X Xiao, G Su, X Zhu, GI Scott… - Shock, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria,
plays a key role in cardiac dysfunction in sepsis. Low circulating levels of insulin-like growth …

[PDF][PDF] Leu27IGF2 plays an opposite role to IGF1 to induce H9c2 cardiomyoblast cell apoptosis via Gaq signaling

RJ Chen, HC Wu, MH Chang, CH Lai, YC Tien… - J Mol Endocrinol, 2009 - Citeseer
This study examines the role of IGF2/mannose 6-phosphate receptor (IGF2R) signaling in
the signaling transduction regulation and cell apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells …

[HTML][HTML] Serum IGF-I and hormonal responses to incremental exercise in athletes with and without left ventricular hypertrophy

A Żebrowska, Z Gąsior, J Langfort - Journal of Sports Science & …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated the response of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I), insulin-like growth factor
binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and some hormones, ie, testosterone (T), growth hormone (GH) …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancement of AG1024-induced H9c2 cardiomyoblast cell apoptosis via the interaction of IGF2R with Galpha proteins and its downstream PKA and PLC-beta …

CH Chu, CY Huang, MC Lu, JA Lin, FJ Tsai, CH Tsai… - Chin J Physiol, 2009 - cps.org.tw
Our previous studies found that insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF1R) signaling
blockade caused cardiac hypertrophy, and that apoptosis is required for upregulating the …