Molecular distinction between physiological and pathological cardiac hypertrophy: experimental findings and therapeutic strategies

BC Bernardo, KL Weeks, L Pretorius… - Pharmacology & …, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in the heart: angels versus demons in a heart-breaking tale

BA Rose, T Force, Y Wang - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Among the myriad of intracellular signaling networks that govern the cardiac development
and pathogenesis, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are prominent players that …

Cardiac hypertrophy: the good, the bad, and the ugly

N Frey, EN Olson - Annual review of physiology, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Cardiac hypertrophy is the heart's response to a variety of extrinsic and intrinsic
stimuli that impose increased biomechanical stress. While hypertrophy can eventually …

Electrical and mechanical stimulation of cardiac cells and tissue constructs

WL Stoppel, DL Kaplan, LD Black III - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The field of cardiac tissue engineering has made significant strides over the last few
decades, highlighted by the development of human cell derived constructs that have shown …

Mesenchymal stem cells modified with Akt prevent remodeling and restore performance of infarcted hearts

AA Mangi, N Noiseux, D Kong, H He, M Rezvani… - Nature medicine, 2003 - nature.com
Transplantation of adult bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells has been proposed
as a strategy for cardiac repair following myocardial damage. However, poor cell viability …

Seven-transmembrane-spanning receptors and heart function

HA Rockman, WJ Koch, RJ Lefkowitz - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Understanding precisely how the heart can recognize and respond to many different
extracellular signalling molecules, such as neurotransmitters, hormones and growth factors …

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (p110α) plays a critical role for the induction of physiological, but not pathological, cardiac hypertrophy

JR McMullen, T Shioi, L Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
An unresolved question in cardiac biology is whether distinct signaling pathways are
responsible for the development of pathological and physiological cardiac hypertrophy in …

Akt1 is required for physiological cardiac growth

B DeBosch, I Treskov, TS Lupu, C Weinheimer… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Postnatal growth of the heart chiefly involves nonproliferative cardiomyocyte
enlargement. Cardiac hypertrophy exists in a “physiological” form that is an adaptive …

MEK and the inhibitors: from bench to bedside

A Akinleye, M Furqan, N Mukhi, P Ravella… - Journal of hematology & …, 2013 - Springer
Four distinct MAP kinase signaling pathways involving 7 MEK enzymes have been
identified. MEK1 and MEK2 are the prototype members of MEK family proteins. Several MEK …

Cytoplasmic signaling pathways that regulate cardiac hypertrophy

JD Molkentin, GW Dorn II - Annual review of physiology, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review discusses the rapidly progressing field of cardiomyocyte signal
transduction and the regulation of the hypertrophic response. When stimulated by a wide …