Cardiac hypertrophy can be defined as an increase in heart mass. Pathological cardiac
hypertrophy (heart growth that occurs in settings of disease, eg hypertension) is a key risk …

Endurance training is associated with increased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and
decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, a causal relationship between …

Fructose intake is linked with the increasing prevalence of insulin resistance and there is
now evidence for a specific insulin-resistant cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study was to …

Although myocardial growth corresponds to an adaptive response to maintain cardiac
contractile function, the cardiac hypertrophy is a condition that occurs in many …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Glycochenodeoxycholate (GCDC) and taurolithocholate (TLC) are
hepatotoxic and cholestatic bile salts, whereas tauroursodeoxycholate (TUDC) is …

1284 WU J et al. tion after stretch. Coincidently, we observed that a neutralizing antibody of
AngII abolished the AngII-but not stretch-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated …

AIMS: Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are cytochrome P450 epoxygenase metabolites of
arachidonic acid that have known cardioprotective properties. While the mechanism (s) …

Purpose Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and a stronger predictor of CVD morbidity and mortality than established risk factors …

Bile acids, synthesized from cholesterol, are known to produce beneficial as well as toxic
effects in the liver. The beneficial effects include choleresis, immunomodulation, cell …

The frequency of cardiovascular disorders is increasing in HIV-infected individuals despite a
significant reduction in the viral load by antiretroviral therapies (ART). Since the CD4+ T …