Matrix metalloproteinase 2 as a pharmacological target in heart failure

PR Gonçalves, LD Nascimento, RF Gerlach… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heart failure (HF) is an acute or chronic clinical syndrome that results in a decrease in
cardiac output and an increase in intracardiac pressure at rest or upon exertion. The …

RUNX1: an emerging therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease

A Riddell, M McBride, T Braun, SA Nicklin… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Runt-related transcription factor-1 (RUNX1), also known as acute myeloid
leukaemia 1 protein (AML1), is a member of the core-binding factor family of transcription …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of SARS-CoV2: Pathogenesis of infection and cardiovascular involvement

H Amirfakhryan - Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) has emerged
from China, the infection (novel corona virus disease-2019, COVID-19) has affected many …

Decoding empagliflozin's molecular mechanism of action in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction using artificial intelligence

A Bayes-Genis, O Iborra-Egea, G Spitaleri… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors to treat heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF) is under investigation in ongoing clinical trials, but the exact …

Angiotensin Ⅱ activates MCP-1 and induces cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction via toll-like receptor 4

S Matsuda, S Umemoto, K Yoshimura, S Itoh… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: Angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) produces reactive oxygen species (ROS), thus contributing to
the development of cardiac hypertrophy and subsequent heart failure, and stimulates the …

Multiscale simulations of left ventricular growth and remodeling

H Sharifi, CK Mann, AL Rockward, M Mehri… - Biophysical …, 2021 - Springer
Cardiomyocytes can adapt their size, shape, and orientation in response to altered
biomechanical or biochemical stimuli. The process by which the heart undergoes structural …

Left ventricular diastolic function in subjects conceived through assisted reproductive technologies

F Sciuk, T Vilsmaier, M Kramer, M Langer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Subjects conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) potentially suffer from
impaired left ventricular (LV) function due to premature vascular aging. This study aimed to …

Intermittent electrical stimulation of the right cervical vagus nerve in salt‐sensitive hypertensive rats: effects on blood pressure, arrhythmias, and ventricular …

EM Annoni, X Xie, SW Lee, I Libbus… - Physiological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension (HTN) is the single greatest risk factor for potentially fatal cardiovascular
diseases. One cause of HTN is inappropriately increased sympathetic nervous system …

The exenatide analogue AC3174 attenuates hypertension, insulin resistance, and renal dysfunction in Dahl salt-sensitive rats

Q Liu, L Adams, A Broyde, R Fernandez… - Cardiovascular …, 2010 - Springer
Background Activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors improves insulin
sensitivity and induces vasodilatation and diuresis. AC3174 is a peptide analogue with …

NR3C2 genotype is associated with response to spironolactone in diastolic heart failure patients from the Aldo‐DHF trial

L Dumeny, O Vardeny, F Edelmann… - … : The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Study Objective This study aimed to determine if variants in NR3C2, which codes
the target protein of spironolactone, or CYP11B2, which is involved in aldosterone synthesis …