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EXPRESS: Endurance Exercise Training in Pulmonary Hypertension increases Skeletal Muscle Electron Transport Chain Supercomplex Assembly
Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with pronounced exercise intolerance (decreased V̇ O2 max) that can significantly impact quality of life. The cause of exercise intolerance in PH remains unclear. Mitochondrial supercomplexes (SC) …
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Melatonin protects against thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection through SIRT1‐dependent regulation of oxidative stress and vascular smooth muscle cell loss
Melatonin functions as an endogenous protective molecule in multiple vascular diseases, whereas its effects on thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) and underlying mechanisms have not been reported. In this study, TAAD mouse model was …
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Statin as anti-cancer therapy in autochthonous T-lymphomas expressing stabilized gain-of-function mutant p53 proteins
An important component of missense mutant p53 gain-of-function (mutp53 GOF) activities is the ability of stabilized mutp53 proteins to upregulate the mevalonate pathway, providing a rationale for exploring the statin family of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors …
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Tripartite motif 10 regulates cardiac hypertrophy by targeting the PTEN/AKT pathway
The pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy is tightly associated with activation of in- tracellular hypertrophic signalling pathways, which leads to the synthesis of various proteins. Tripartite motif 10 (TRIM10) is an E3 ligase with important functions in …
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Mangiferin activates Nrf2 to attenuate cardiac fibrosis via redistributing glutaminolysis-derived glutamate
Cardiac injury is followed by fibrosis, characterized by myofibroblast activation. Excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) impairs the plasticity of myocardium and results in myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Mangiferin is a …
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Total flavonoids from Anchusa italica Retz. Improve cardiac function and attenuate cardiac remodeling post myocardial infarction in mice
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The plant Anchusa italica Retz. (Anchusa azurea Mill.) has been traditionally used in Uygur medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China. Our previous study showed that total flavonoids …
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Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products promotes angiogenesis through activation of STAT3 in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury
Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE), which exerts cardioprotective effect through inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis and autophagy during ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, is also known to enhance angiogenesis in post-ischemic …
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Aging-regulated anti-apoptotic long non-coding RNA Sarrah augments recovery from acute myocardial infarction
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) contribute to cardiac (patho)physiology. Aging is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease with cardiomyocyte apoptosis as one underlying cause. Here, we report the identification of the aging-regulated lncRNA Sarrah …
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Early Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise Intervention Prevents Doxorubicin-Caused Cardiac Dysfunction Through Inhibition of Cardiac Fibrosis and Inflammation
Doxorubicin (DOX) is known as an effective drug in the fight against various cancers. However, one of the greatest impediments is DOX-induced cardiomyopathy, which may potentially lead to heart failure. Accumulating evidence has shed light on the …
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Amelioration of diastolic dysfunction by dapagliflozin in a non-diabetic model involves coronary endothelium
The results of trials with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors raised the possibility that this class of drugs provides cardiovascular benefits independently from their anti-diabetic effects, although the mechanisms are unknown. Therefore, …