Advances in the role and mechanism of BAG3 in dilated cardiomyopathy

L Liu, K Sun, X Zhang, Y Tang, D Xu - Heart Failure Reviews, 2021 - Springer
The B cell lymphoma 2–associated anthanogene (BAG3) is an anti-apoptotic co-chaperone
protein. Previous reports suggest that mutations in BAG3 are associated with dilated …

SARS-CoV-2 infection enhances mitochondrial PTP complex activity to perturb cardiac energetics

K Ramachandran, S Maity, AR Muthukumar, S Kandala… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly identified coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease called
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With an urgent need for therapeutics, we lack a full …

[HTML][HTML] HIV and Drug Use: A Tale of Synergy in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Development

CM Cook, VD Craddock, AK Ram… - Comprehensive …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the past two decades, with the advent and adoption of highly active anti-retroviral
therapy, HIV-1 infection, a once fatal and acute illness, has transformed into a chronic …

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and variation in heart failure risk by age, sex, and ethnicity: the HIV HEART Study

AS Go, K Reynolds, HR Avula, WJ Towner… - Mayo Clinic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the risk of heart failure (HF) linked to human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection, how risk varies by demographic characteristics, and whether it is explained …

β-Arrestin–Biased AT1 Agonist TRV027 Causes a Neonatal-Specific Sustained Positive Inotropic Effect Without Increasing Heart Rate

T Kashihara, H Kawagishi, T Nakada… - Basic to Translational …, 2020 - jacc.org
The treatment of pediatric heart failure is a long-standing unmet medical need. Angiotensin II
supports mammalian perinatal circulation by activating cardiac L-type Ca2+ channels …

Sex-specific neurogenic deficits and neurocognitive disorders in middle-aged HIV-1 Tg26 transgenic mice

R Putatunda, Y Zhang, F Li, PR Fagan, H Zhao… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Varying degrees of cognitive deficits affect over half of all HIV-1 infected patients. Because of
antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens, the HIV-1 patient population is increasing in age …

Come together: protein assemblies, aggregates and the sarcostat at the heart of cardiac myocyte homeostasis

M Islam, A Diwan, K Mani - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Homeostasis in vertebrate systems is contingent on normal cardiac function. This, in turn,
depends on intricate protein-based cellular machinery, both for contractile function, as well …

PKR activation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in HIV-transgenic mice with nephropathy

T Yoshida, KZ Latt, AZ Rosenberg, BA Santo… - eLife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
HIV disease remains prevalent in the USA and chronic kidney disease remains a major
cause of morbidity in HIV-1-positive patients. Host double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-activated …

Mitochondria and ageing with HIV

M Hunt, BAI Payne - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a very plausible driver of adverse ageing phenotypes in some
older PLWH. As such it may be a target for therapeutic interventions. Currently, however …

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and risks of morbidity and death in adults with incident heart failure

HR Avula, AP Ambrosy, MJ Silverberg… - … heart journal open, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases the risk of heart failure (HF), but
whether it influences subsequent morbidity and mortality remains unclear. Methods and …