Assessing drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity in cardiomyocytes: implications for preclinical cardiac safety evaluation

X Tang, Z Wang, S Hu, B Zhou - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug-induced cardiotoxicity not only leads to the attrition of drugs during development, but
also contributes to the high morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular diseases …

Calcium signaling in polycystic kidney disease-cell death and survival

KM Márquez-Nogueras, V Vuchkovska, IY Kuo - Cell calcium, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycystic kidney disease is typified by cysts in the kidney and extra-renal manifestations
including hypertension and heart failure. The main genetic underpinning this disease are …

Melatonin attenuates oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of bovine ovarian granulosa cells by promoting mitophagy via SIRT1/FoxO1 signaling pathway

G Xu, Y Dong, Z Wang, H Ding, J Wang, J Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis of granulosa cells is considered to be a main driver of
follicular atresia. Increasing evidence suggests a protective effect of melatonin against …

Mitochondrial GSNOR alleviates cardiac dysfunction via ANT1 denitrosylation

X Tang, S Zhao, J Liu, X Liu, X Sha, C Huang… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The cardiac-protective role of GSNOR (S-nitrosoglutathione reductase) in
the cytoplasm, as a denitrosylase enzyme of S-nitrosylation, has been reported in cardiac …

NPPA/atrial natriuretic peptide is an extracellular modulator of autophagy in the heart

M Forte, S Marchitti, F Di Nonno, R Stanzione… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT NPPA/atrial natriuretic peptide (natriuretic peptide type A) exerts critical
pleiotropic effects in the cardiovascular system, limiting cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and …

Activation of FMS‐like tyrosine kinase 3 protects against isoprenaline‐induced cardiac hypertrophy by improving autophagy and mitochondrial dynamics

X Jiang, K Zhang, C Gao, W Ma, M Liu… - The FASEB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
FMS‐like receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) expression was reported to increase in the heart
in response to pathological stress, but the role of Flt3 activation and its underlying …

Wall Tension and Tubular Resistance in Kidney Cystic Conditions

M Della Corte, D Viggiano - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The progressive formation of single or multiple cysts accompanies several renal diseases.
Specifically,(i) genetic forms, such as adult dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) …

[HTML][HTML] The pathophysiology of left ventricular hypertrophy, beyond hypertension, in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

OA Oto, CL Edelstein - Nephron, 2024 - karger.com
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney
disease (ADPKD) patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an early and severe …

Inspiring Tactics with the Improvement of Mitophagy and Redox Balance for the Development of Innovative Treatment against Polycystic Kidney Disease

M Nakashima, N Suga, Y Ikeda, S Yoshikawa… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common genetic form of chronic kidney disease
(CKD), and it involves the development of multiple kidney cysts. Not enough medical …

Polycystin-2 (PC2) is a key determinant of in vitro myogenesis

KM Márquez-Nogueras… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The development of skeletal muscle (myogenesis) is a well-orchestrated process where
myoblasts withdraw from the cell cycle and differentiate into myotubes. Signaling by fluxes in …