Galectin-3 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin which is important in numerous biological
activities in various organs, including cell proliferation, apoptotic regulation, inflammation …

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in industrialized
countries, and myocardial infarction (MI) is a major CVD with significant morbidity and …

Myocardial infarction (MI) denotes the death of cardiac myocytes due to extended ischemia.
Myocardial reperfusion is the restoration of coronary blood flow after a period of coronary …

Background/Aims: Myocardial reperfusion has the potential to salvage the ischemic
myocardium after a period of coronary occlusion. Reperfusion, however, can cause a wide …

Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is involved in inflammation, fibrogenesis, and cardiac remodeling.
Previous evidence shows that Gal-3 interacts with aldosterone in promoting macrophage …

Galectins are β-galactoside-binding proteins that bind and crosslink molecules via their
sugar moieties, forming signaling and adhesion networks involved in cellular …

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a very common cause of hospitalizations worldwide each
year. In the past decades biomarkers have become an indispensable tool for diagnosis, risk …

The use of molecular biomarkers for the early detection of heart disease, before their onset
of symptoms, is an attractive novel approach. Ideal molecular biomarkers, those that are …

The objective was to evaluate the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) using the biomarkers, growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), galectin-3 (Gal-3) …

This review summarizes the current literature regarding the involvement and the putative
role (s) of galectin-3 in post-myocardial infarction cardiac remodeling. Post-myocardial …