Independent signals control expression of the calcineurin inhibitory proteins MCIP1 and MCIP2 in striated muscles.

abstract：:Voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) channels (LCCs) provide Ca(2+) ingress into cardiac myocytes and play a key role in intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis and excitation-contraction coupling. We investigated the effects of a constitutive increase of LCC density on Ca(2+) signaling in ventricular myocytes from 4-month-old transg...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Song LS,Guia A,Muth JN,Rubio M,Wang SQ,Xiao RP,Josephson IR,Lakatta EG,Schwartz A,Cheng H

更新日期：2002-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:POSTN (Periostin) is an ECM (extracellular matrix) protein involved in tissue remodeling in response to injury and a contributing factor in tumorigenesis, suggesting that POSTN plays a role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). OBJECTIVE:We aimed to gain insight into the mechanistic contributio...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Nie X,Shen C,Tan J,Wu Z,Wang W,Chen Y,Dai Y,Yang X,Ye S,Chen J,Bian JS

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (acetyl-glyceryl-ether-phosphorylcholine; 1-O-alkyl-2-O-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine), which is released by stimulated neutrophils and platelets, possesses the ability to alter vascular tone and permeability and to activate various formed blood elements. We have characterized the he...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Jackson CV,Schumacher WA,Kunkel SL,Driscoll EM,Lucchesi BR

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of myocardial gap junction-mediated cell coupling have been implicated in cardiac arrhythmogenesis. The potential role of gap junctional dysfunction in the generation of reperfusion-induced arrhythmias is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of myocardial ischemia and reperfusi...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kieval RS,Spear JF,Moore EN

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long QT syndrome (LQTS) type 3 (LQT3), typified by the DeltaKPQ mutation (LQT3 mutation in which amino acid residues 1505 to 1507 [KPQ] are deleted), is caused by increased sodium entry during the action potential plateau resulting from mutation-altered inactivation of the Na(v)1.5 channel. Although rare, LQT3 is the ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Fredj S,Lindegger N,Sampson KJ,Carmeliet P,Kass RS

更新日期：2006-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac muscarinic potassium channel (IK.ACh) is activated by a G protein upon receptor stimulation with acetylcholine. The G protein subunit responsible for activation (G alpha versus G beta gamma) has been disputed. We used G beta gamma inhibitors derived from the beta-adrenergic kinase 1 (beta ARK1) to assess t...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Nair LA,Inglese J,Stoffel R,Koch WJ,Lefkowitz RJ,Kwatra MM,Grant AO

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The heart contains abundant interstitial and perivascular fibroblasts. Traditional views suggest that, under conditions of mechanical stress, cytokines, growth factors, and neurohumoral mediators stimulate fibroblast activation, inducing ECM (extracellular matrix) protein synthesis and promoting fibrosis and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Russo I,Cavalera M,Huang S,Su Y,Hanna A,Chen B,Shinde AV,Conway SJ,Graff J,Frangogiannis NG

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of these studies was to evaluate cardiovascular structural and functional changes in a model of hypertension-induced myocardial hypertrophy in which vasodilator therapy decreased blood pressure to normal levels. Thus, we determined the separate contributions of hypertension and hypertrophy on myocardial an...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Anderson PG,Bishop SP,Digerness SB

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical responses induced by perivasascular nerve stimulation were recorded intracellularly from the smooth muscle of dog middle cerebral artery. With nerve stimulation, the muscle membrane produced excitatory junction potential and then a slow hyperpolarization. The excitatory junction potential showed facilitatio...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Suzuki H,Fujiwara S

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent year, increasing evidence suggests that noncoding RNAs play important roles in the regulation of tissue homeostasis and pathophysiological conditions. Besides small noncoding RNAs (eg, microRNAs), >200-nucleotide long transcripts, namely long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), can interfere with gene expressions and ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Uchida S,Dimmeler S

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Choline acetyltransferase is the enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the pre- and postganglionic parasympathetic system. To assess the extent of parasympathetic innervation, enzyme activity was measured in specialized and contractile regions throughout the guinea pig heart....

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Schmid PG,Greif BJ,Lund DD,Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RhoA and Rac1 regulate formation of stress fibers and intercellular junctions, thus modulating endothelial monolayer permeability. Posttranslational modifications of RhoA and Rac1 regulate enzyme activity and subcellular localization, resulting in altered cellular function. The role of RhoA and Rac1 carboxyl methylati...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Lu Q,Harrington EO,Hai CM,Newton J,Garber M,Hirase T,Rounds S

更新日期：2004-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although urinary sodium excretion is positively influenced by acute changes in renal perfusion pressure, micropuncture studies show highly conflicting results concerning the response of superficial proximal tubule sodium reabsorption to changes in renal perfusion pressure. In the present study, the changes of superfic...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kinoshita Y,Knox FG

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Activin receptor-like kinase-1 (ALK1) is an endothelial transforming growth factor β receptor involved in angiogenesis. ALK1 expression is high in the embryo vasculature, becoming less detectable in the quiescent endothelium of adult stages. However, ALK1 expression becomes rapidly increased after angiogenic ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Garrido-Martín EM,Blanco FJ,Roquè M,Novensà L,Tarocchi M,Lang UE,Suzuki T,Friedman SL,Botella LM,Bernabéu C

更新日期：2013-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)2 opposes the actions of angiotensin (Ang) II by degrading it to Ang 1-7. OBJECTIVE:Given the important role of Ang II/Ang 1-7 in atherogenesis, we investigated the impact of ACE2 deficiency on the development of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:C57Bl6, Ace2 knockout (...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Thomas MC,Pickering RJ,Tsorotes D,Koitka A,Sheehy K,Bernardi S,Toffoli B,Nguyen-Huu TP,Head GA,Fu Y,Chin-Dusting J,Cooper ME,Tikellis C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinidine is the most commonly used drug for the chronic treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, but it may be arrhythmogenic. Much information exists concerning quinidine's effects on active properties in cardiac tissues, but virtually nothing is known of its effects on passive properties. We studied the effects of qui...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Arnsdorf MF,Sawicki GJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Circulating progenitor cells (CPCs) mobilize in response to ischemic injury, but their predictive value remains unknown in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the number of CPCs in ACS compared with those with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), relationship between bone marrow...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Samman Tahhan A,Hammadah M,Raad M,Almuwaqqat Z,Alkhoder A,Sandesara PB,Mohamed-Kelli H,Hayek SS,Kim JH,O'Neal WT,Topel ML,Grant AJ,Sabbak N,Heinl RE,Gafeer MM,Obideen M,Kaseer B,Abdelhadi N,Ko YA,Liu C,Hesaroieh I

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the spread of contraction in the rabbit ear artery, changes in segment diameter were measured after local stimulation. No spread of contraction was produced by direct current or local application of norepinephrine (NE). Repetitive electrical stimulation caused contraction which spread far from the point...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Vonderlage M

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is known to play a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis. However, the factors present within lesions that mediate VSMC phenotypic switching are unclear. Oxidized phospholipids (OxPLs), including 1-palmitoyl-2-(5-oxovaleroyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosp...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Cherepanova OA,Pidkovka NA,Sarmento OF,Yoshida T,Gan Q,Adiguzel E,Bendeck MP,Berliner J,Leitinger N,Owens GK

更新日期：2009-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and the autophagic-lysosomal pathway are pivotal to proteostasis. Targeting these pathways is emerging as an attractive strategy for treating cancer. However, a significant proportion of patients who receive a proteasome inhibitor-containing regime show cardiotoxicity. Mo...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Pan B,Li J,Parajuli N,Tian Z,Wu P,Lewno MT,Zou J,Wang W,Bedford L,Mayer RJ,Fang J,Liu J,Cui T,Su H,Wang X

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The activation of the Smad2 signaling pathway is thought to play an important role in human aneurysmal diseases as described by an important body of research. We previously showed that constitutive Smad2 activation is associated with Smad2 mRNA overexpression in aneurysmal vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Gomez D,Kessler K,Michel JB,Vranckx R

更新日期：2013-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the molecular interactions among components of cardiac Z-discs and their role in signaling has become pivotal in explaining long- and short-term regulation of cardiac function. In striated muscle, the ends of the thin filaments from opposing sarcomeres overlap and are cross-linked by an elaborate array o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Pyle WG,Solaro RJ

更新日期：2004-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) represent a major advance in oral anticoagulant therapy and have replaced the vitamin K antagonists as the preferred treatment for many indications. By simplifying long-term anticoagulant therapy and improving its safety, the DOACs have the potential to reduce the global burden o...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Chan NC,Eikelboom JW,Weitz JI

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelin-3 (ET-3) produced positive inotropic effects on electrically stimulated left atria and increased the frequency of spontaneously beating right atria of adult rats. The potency of the inotropic effect of ET-1 was greater than that of ET-3, but the potencies of the chronotropic effects ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Ishikawa T,Li LM,Shinmi O,Kimura S,Yanagisawa M,Goto K,Masaki T

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that accumulation of H+ or inorganic phosphate (Pi) is responsible for the early contractile failure of hypoxia by measuring maximal Ca2+-activated pressure and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectra in Langendorff-perfused ferret hearts at 30 degrees C. Maximal Ca2+-activated pressure was ide...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Kusuoka H,Weisfeldt ML,Zweier JL,Jacobus WE,Marban E

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:ASK1-interacting protein-1 (AIP1), a Ras GTPase-activating protein family member, is highly expressed in endothelial cells and vascular smooth musccells (VSMCs). The role of AIP1 in VSMCs and VSMC proliferative disease is not known. OBJECTIVE:We used mouse graft arteriosclerosis models characterized by VSMC ...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yu L,Qin L,Zhang H,He Y,Chen H,Pober JS,Tellides G,Min W

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:H11 kinase/Hsp22 (H11K) is a chaperone promoting cardiac cell growth and survival through the activation of Akt, a downstream effector of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). In this study, we tested whether H11K-induced activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway is mediated by the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling,...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Sui X,Li D,Qiu H,Gaussin V,Depre C

更新日期：2009-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that play specialized and niche-specific roles in distinct organs. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the possible function of NK cells in the pathogenesis of congestive heart failure after myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:Depletion of N...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Yan X,Hegab AE,Endo J,Anzai A,Matsuhashi T,Katsumata Y,Ito K,Yamamoto T,Betsuyaku T,Shinmura K,Shen W,Vivier E,Fukuda K,Sano M

更新日期：2014-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA splicing represents a post-transcriptional mechanism to generate multiple functional RNAs or proteins from a single transcript. The evolution of RNA splicing is a prime example of the Darwinian function follows form concept. A mutation that leads to a new mRNA (form) that encodes for a new functional protein (func...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： van den Hoogenhof MM,Pinto YM,Creemers EE

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The impact of severe cardiovascular disease and critical limb ischemia (CLI) on the bone marrow (BM) is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To investigate microvascular and neuropathic changes in BM of patients with CLI. METHODS AND RESULTS:BM biopsies were obtained from patients with CLI (n=33) included in the Reju...

journal_title：Circulation research

authors： Teraa M,Fledderus JO,Rozbeh RI,Leguit RJ,Verhaar MC,Juventas Study Group{dagger}.

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00