Background Meat quality is an important economic trait in chickens. To identify loci and
genes associated with meat quality traits, we conducted a genome-wide association study …

Background Obese subjects have lower natriuretic peptide levels, but males and females
have different anthropometric characteristics and fat distribution. Whether obesity …

Prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease is increasing worldwide. One of the most
important risk factors for CV disease is hypertension that is very often related to obesity and …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess whether N-terminal pro–B-type
natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels differ according to race/ethnicity. Background …

Circulating natriuretic peptide (NP) levels are reduced in obesity and predict the risk of type
2 diabetes (T2D). Since skeletal muscle was recently shown as a key target tissue of NP, we …

In rodents, brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a metabolic organ that produces heat in response
to cold and dietary intake through mitochondrial uncoupling. For long time, BAT was …

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has an established role in cardiovascular disease (CVD).
However, recent animal studies suggest direct metabolic effects of BNP. To determine the …

Context: The widespread use of T therapy, particularly in aging males, necessitates
knowledge of the relationship between T and the cardiovascular system. Evidence …

Heart failure (HF) is a widespread public health problem with increasing burdens of
morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. As of 2018, approximately 6.5 million American …

Pathological cardiac hypertrophy activates a suite of genes called the fetal gene program
(FGP). Pathological hypertrophy occurs in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM); therefore, the …