abstract：AIMS:Current mechanisms driving cardiac pacemaker function have focused on ion channel and gap junction channel function, which are essential for action potential generation and propagation between pacemaker cells. However, pacemaker cells also harbour desmosomes that structurally anchor pacemaker cells to each other i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mezzano V,Liang Y,Wright AT,Lyon RC,Pfeiffer E,Song MY,Gu Y,Dalton ND,Scheinman M,Peterson KL,Evans SM,Fowler S,Cerrone M,McCulloch AD,Sheikh F

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia type 1 (CPVT1) is caused by mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) that lead to disrupted Ca(2+) handling in cardiomyocytes and ventricular tachycardia. The aim of this study was to test whether exercise training could reduce the propensity for arrh...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Manotheepan R,Danielsen TK,Sadredini M,Anderson ME,Carlson CR,Lehnart SE,Sjaastad I,Stokke MK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second messenger cyclic guanosine 3'5' monophosphate (cGMP) and its downstream effector protein kinase G (PKG) have been discovered more than 40 years ago. In vessels, PKG1 induces smooth muscle relaxation in response to nitric oxide signalling and thus lowers systemic and pulmonary blood pressure. In platelets, P...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rainer PP,Kass DA

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Levels of circulating CD14(high)CD16(+) monocytes increase in atherosclerotic patients and are predictive of future cardiovascular events. Platelet activation has been identified as a crucial determinant in the acquisition of a CD16(+) phenotype by classical CD14(high)CD16(-) cells. We tested the hypothesis that a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Layne K,Di Giosia P,Ferro A,Passacquale G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In developing blood vessel networks, the overall level of vessel branching often correlates with angiogenic sprout initiations, but in some pathological situations, increased sprout initiations paradoxically lead to reduced vessel branching and impaired vascular function. We examine the hypothesis that defects in ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chappell JC,Cluceru JG,Nesmith JE,Mouillesseaux KP,Bradley VB,Hartland CM,Hashambhoy-Ramsay YL,Walpole J,Peirce SM,Mac Gabhann F,Bautch VL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for cardio-embolic stroke. Anticoagulant drugs are effective in preventing AF-related stroke. However, the high frequency of anticoagulant-associated major bleeding is a major concern. This study sought to identify new targets to develop safer antithrombotic therapie...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Allende M,Molina E,Guruceaga E,Tamayo I,González-Porras JR,Gonzalez-López TJ,Toledo E,Rabal O,Ugarte A,Roldán V,Rivera J,Oyarzabal J,Montes R,Hermida J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:TGF-β regulates tissue fibrosis: TGF-β promotes fibrosis, whereas bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-7 is antifibrotic. To demonstrate that (i) left ventricular (LV) remodelling after pressure overload is associated with disequilibrium in the signalling mediated by these cytokines, and (ii) BMP-7 exerts beneficial e...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Merino D,Villar AV,García R,Tramullas M,Ruiz L,Ribas C,Cabezudo S,Nistal JF,Hurlé MA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), as a gaseous signalling molecule, has been found to play important roles in postconditioning (PostC)-induced cardioprotection. Similar to nitric oxide (NO)-mediated protein S-nitrosylation (SNO), recent studies suggest that H2S could regulate protein function through another redox-based post-tr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sun J,Aponte AM,Menazza S,Gucek M,Steenbergen C,Murphy E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyocytes are long-lived post-mitotic cells with limited regenerative capacity. Proper cardiomyocyte function depends critically on the maintenance of a healthy homeostasis of protein expression, folding, assembly, trafficking, function, and degradation, together commonly referred to as proteostasis. Impairment o...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Zhang D,Hu X,Henning RH,Brundel BJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CaMKII is a serine-threonine protein kinase that is abundant in myocardium. Emergent evidence suggests that CaMKII may play an important role in promoting atrial fibrillation (AF) by targeting a diverse array of proteins involved in membrane excitability, cell survival, calcium homeostasis, matrix remodelling, inflamm...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mesubi OO,Anderson ME

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common tachyarrhythmia in clinical practice. Over decades of research, a vast amount of knowledge has been gathered about the causes and consequences of AF related to cellular electrophysiology and features of the tissue structure that influence the propagation of fibrillation wave...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Opacic D,van Bragt KA,Nasrallah HM,Schotten U,Verheule S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Despite the observation that ErbB2 regulates sensitivity of the heart to doxorubicin or ErbB2-targeted cancer therapies, mechanisms that regulate ErbB2 expression and activity have not been studied. Since isoproterenol up-regulates ErbB2 in kidney and salivary glands and β2AR and ErbB2 complex in brain and heart, ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sysa-Shah P,Tocchetti CG,Gupta M,Rainer PP,Shen X,Kang BH,Belmonte F,Li J,Xu Y,Guo X,Bedja D,Gao WD,Paolocci N,Rath R,Sawyer DB,Naga Prasad SV,Gabrielson K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Shock wave therapy (SWT) represents a clinically widely used angiogenic and thus regenerative approach for the treatment of ischaemic heart or limb disease. Despite promising results in preclinical and clinical trials, the exact mechanism of action remains unknown. Toll-like receptor 3, which is part of the innate...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Holfeld J,Tepeköylü C,Reissig C,Lobenwein D,Scheller B,Kirchmair E,Kozaryn R,Albrecht-Schgoer K,Krapf C,Zins K,Urbschat A,Zacharowski K,Grimm M,Kirchmair R,Paulus P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital coronary artery anomalies are of major significance in clinical cardiology and cardiac surgery due to their association with myocardial ischaemia and sudden death. Such anomalies are detectable by imaging modalities and, according to various definitions, their prevalence ranges from 0.21 to 5.79%. This cons...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Pérez-Pomares JM,de la Pompa JL,Franco D,Henderson D,Ho SY,Houyel L,Kelly RG,Sedmera D,Sheppard M,Sperling S,Thiene G,van den Hoff M,Basso C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia in humans, yet the genetic cause of AF remains elusive. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have reported risk variants in four distinct genetic loci, and more recently, a meta-GWAS has further implicated six new loci in AF. However, the functional...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Lozano-Velasco E,Hernández-Torres F,Daimi H,Serra SA,Herraiz A,Hove-Madsen L,Aránega A,Franco D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Atrial fibrosis, one of the most striking features in the pathology of atrial fibrillation (AF), is promoted by local and systemic inflammation. Electrophilic fatty acid nitroalkenes, endogenously generated by both metabolic and inflammatory reactions, are anti-inflammatory mediators that in synthetic form may be u...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Rudolph TK,Ravekes T,Klinke A,Friedrichs K,Mollenhauer M,Pekarova M,Ambrozova G,Martiskova H,Kaur JJ,Matthes B,Schwoerer A,Woodcock SR,Kubala L,Freeman BA,Baldus S,Rudolph V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Neointimal hyperplasia is a common feature of fibro-proliferative vascular disease and characterizes initial stages of atherosclerosis. Neointimal lesions mainly comprise smooth muscle-like cells. The presence of these lesions is related to local differences in shear stress. Neointimal cells may arise through migr...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Moonen JR,Lee ES,Schmidt M,Maleszewska M,Koerts JA,Brouwer LA,van Kooten TG,van Luyn MJ,Zeebregts CJ,Krenning G,Harmsen MC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The interaction between TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK, Tnfsf12) and the receptor, fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14), regulates vascular damage through different mechanisms, including inflammation. Oxidative stress plays a major role in inflammation and the development of atherosclerosis, but ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Madrigal-Matute J,Fernandez-Laso V,Sastre C,Llamas-Granda P,Egido J,Martin-Ventura JL,Zalba G,Blanco-Colio LM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrins are a family of laminin-like proteins, which were initially identified for their role in embryonic axonal guidance. Over recent years, it has become apparent that netrin-1 may additionally be involved in the underlying pathology of several multisystem diseases, making it an attractive potential therapeutic tar...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Layne K,Ferro A,Passacquale G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) induces platelet adhesion through thromboxane prostanoid (TP) receptor. Platelets contain many pro-angiogenic factors and are recruited to the site of vascular injury. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of platelet-dependent angiogenesis, especially the involvement of TP signallin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Amano H,Ito Y,Eshima K,Kato S,Ogawa F,Hosono K,Oba K,Tamaki H,Sakagami H,Shibuya M,Narumiya S,Majima M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:During restenosis, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) migrate from the vascular media to the developing neointima. Preventing VSMC migration is therefore a therapeutic target for restenosis. Drugs, such as prostacyclin analogues, that increase the intracellular concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： McKean JS,Murray F,Gibson G,Shewan DA,Tucker SJ,Nixon GF

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is thought to be a central player in regulating myocardial metabolism and its activation has been shown to inhibit cardiac hypertrophy. Recently, mice with muscle-specific deletion of AMPK β1/β2 subunits (AMPKβ1β2-deficient mice, β1β2M-KO) have been generated and possess <10% of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Sung MM,Zordoky BN,Bujak AL,Lally JS,Fung D,Young ME,Horman S,Miller EJ,Light PE,Kemp BE,Steinberg GR,Dyck JR

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Age and injury cause structural and functional changes in coronary artery smooth muscle cells (caSMCs) that influence the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. Although paracrine signalling is widely believed to drive phenotypic changes in caSMCs, here we show that developmental origin within the fetal epicardiu...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Wei K,Díaz-Trelles R,Liu Q,Diez-Cuñado M,Scimia MC,Cai W,Sawada J,Komatsu M,Boyle JJ,Zhou B,Ruiz-Lozano P,Mercola M

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Notch signalling is essential for blood vessel formation. During angiogenesis, the Notch ligand DLL4 on the leading tip cell activates Notch receptors on the adjacent stalk cells. DLL4-Notch signalling is impaired by the Notch ligand JAG1 in endothelial cells. The Delta/Serrate/Lag2 (DSL) domain of the Notch ligan...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Klose R,Berger C,Moll I,Adam MG,Schwarz F,Mohr K,Augustin HG,Fischer A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To define the molecular mechanisms of cardiotoxicity induced by Sunitinib and to identify the role of biological sex in modulating toxicity. METHODS AND RESULTS:Exposure of isolated cardiomyocytes to plasma-relevant concentrations of Sunitinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors produces a broad spectrum of abno...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Harvey PA,Leinwand LA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerases are a highly conserved family of immunophilins. The three peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerase subfamilies are cyclophilins, FK-506-binding proteins, and parvulins. Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans-isomerases are expressed in multiple human tissues and regulate different cellular functions...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Perrucci GL,Gowran A,Zanobini M,Capogrossi MC,Pompilio G,Nigro P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the obstacles to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of human cardiomyopathies has been poor availability of heart-tissue samples at early stages of disease development. This has possibly changed by the advent of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) from which cardiomyocytes can be deriv...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Eschenhagen T,Mummery C,Knollmann BC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The mesenchymal cushions lining the early embryonic heart undergo complex remodelling to form the membranous ventricular septum as well as the atrioventricular and semilunar valves in later life. Disruption of this process underlies the most common congenital heart defects. Here, we identified a novel role for Sli...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Mommersteeg MT,Yeh ML,Parnavelas JG,Andrews WD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Crosstalk between cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts in physiological conditions and during disease remains poorly defined. Previous studies have shown that fibroblasts and myocytes interact via paracrine communication, but several experimental confounding factors, including the use of immature myocytes and the induct...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Cartledge JE,Kane C,Dias P,Tesfom M,Clarke L,Mckee B,Al Ayoubi S,Chester A,Yacoub MH,Camelliti P,Terracciano CM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:P2X receptors (P2XRs) mediate sympathetic control and autoregulation of renal circulation triggering preglomerular vasoconstriction, which protects glomeruli from elevated pressures. Although previous studies established a casual link between glomerular susceptibility to hypertensive injury and decreased preglomer...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Gordienko D,Povstyan O,Sukhanova K,Raphaël M,Harhun M,Dyskina Y,Lehen'kyi V,Jama A,Lu ZL,Skryma R,Prevarskaya N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Polyunsaturated fatty n-3 acids (PUFAs) have been reported to exhibit antiarrhythmic properties. However, the mechanisms of action remain unclear. We studied the electrophysiological effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on IKs, and on the expression and location of Kv7.1 and KCNE1....

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Moreno C,de la Cruz A,Oliveras A,Kharche SR,Guizy M,Comes N,Starý T,Ronchi C,Rocchetti M,Baró I,Loussouarn G,Zaza A,Severi S,Felipe A,Valenzuela C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiac β-adrenergic receptors (β-AR) are key regulators of cardiac haemodynamics and size. The scaffolding protein A-kinase anchoring protein 79/150 (AKAP5) is a key regulator of myocardial signalling by β-ARs. We examined the function of AKAP5 in regulating cardiac haemodynamics and size, and the role of β-ARs a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Li X,Matta SM,Sullivan RD,Bahouth SW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The overloaded heart remodels by cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis, which contributes to the development of heart failure. Signalling via the TGFβ-pathway is crucial for this remodelling. Here we tested the hypothesis that microRNAs in the overloaded heart regulate this remodelling process via in...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Tijsen AJ,van der Made I,van den Hoogenhof MM,Wijnen WJ,van Deel ED,de Groot NE,Alekseev S,Fluiter K,Schroen B,Goumans MJ,van der Velden J,Duncker DJ,Pinto YM,Creemers EE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The TRPV1, transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1, agonist capsaicin is considered to be beneficial for cardiovascular health because it dilates coronary arteries through an endothelial-dependent mechanism and may slow atheroma progression. However, recent reports indicate that high doses of capsaicin may c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Hiett SC,Owen MK,Li W,Chen X,Riley A,Noblet J,Flores S,Sturek M,Tune JD,Obukhov AG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous epidemiological studies documented an inverse relationship between plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels and the extent of atherosclerotic disease. However, clinical interventions targeting HDL cholesterol failed to show clinical benefits with respect to cardiovascular risk reduction, sugge...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Potì F,Simoni M,Nofer JR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol is an essential component of both the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system (CNS) of mammals. Brain cholesterol is synthesized in situ by astrocytes and oligodendrocytes and is almost completely isolated from other pools of cholesterol in the body, but a small fraction can be taken up from t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Vitali C,Wellington CL,Calabresi L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Altered Ca(2+) handling in atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with dysregulated protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and subcellular heterogeneities in protein phosphorylation, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This is due to a lack of investigation into the local, rather than global, regulation of PP...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Chiang DY,Li N,Wang Q,Alsina KM,Quick AP,Reynolds JO,Wang G,Skapura D,Voigt N,Dobrev D,Wehrens XH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atherogenesis, evolution of plaque, and outcomes following endovascular intervention depend heavily on the unique vascular architecture of each individual. Patient-specific, multiscale models able to correlate changes in microscopic cellular responses with relevant macroscopic flow, and structural conditions may h...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Martorell J,Santomá P,Kolandaivelu K,Kolachalama VB,Melgar-Lesmes P,Molins JJ,Garcia L,Edelman ER,Balcells M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:TRPM2 is a Ca(2+)-permeable cationic channel of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily that is linked to apoptotic signalling. Its involvement in cardiac pathophysiology is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether the pro-apoptotic cytokine tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induces a TRPM...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： Roberge S,Roussel J,Andersson DC,Meli AC,Vidal B,Blandel F,Lanner JT,Le Guennec JY,Katz A,Westerblad H,Lacampagne A,Fauconnier J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ventricular remodelling following myocardial infarction progressively leads to loss of contractile capacity and heart failure. Although calcineurin promotes maladaptive cardiac hypertrophy, we recently showed that the calcineurin splicing variant, CnAβ1, has beneficial effects on the infarcted heart. However, whet...

journal_title：Cardiovascular research

authors： López-Olañeta MM,Villalba M,Gómez-Salinero JM,Jiménez-Borreguero LJ,Breckenridge R,Ortiz-Sánchez P,García-Pavía P,Ibáñez B,Lara-Pezzi E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00