Cardiac alpha1-adrenergic receptors: novel aspects of expression, signaling mechanisms, physiologic function, and clinical importance

TD O'Connell, BC Jensen, AJ Baker… - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - ASPET
Adrenergic receptors (AR) are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that have a crucial role
in cardiac physiology in health and disease. Alpha1-ARs signal through G α q, and signaling …

MRTF-A steers an epigenetic complex to activate endothelin-induced pro-inflammatory transcription in vascular smooth muscle cells

Y Yang, X Cheng, W Tian, B Zhou, X Wu… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Endothelin (ET-1) was initially identified as a potent vasoconstrictor contributing to
the maintenance of vascular rhythm. Later studies have implicated ET-1, when aberrantly up …

Significant reversal of cardiac upregulated endothelin-1 system in a rat model of sepsis by landiolol hydrochloride

Y Seki, S Jesmin, N Shimojo, MM Islam, MA Rahman… - Life sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims Landiolol hydrochloride, an ultra-short-acting highly cardio-selective β-1 blocker, has
become useful for various medical problems. Recent studies have demonstrated that co …

Endothelin 1 gene as a modifier in dilated cardiomyopathy

LS Matsa, SR Sagurthi, V Ananthapur, S Nalla… - Gene, 2014 - Elsevier
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disease of unknown etiology with left
ventricular dilatation and impaired myocardial contractility leading to heart failure. It is …

Conditional cardiac overexpression of S100A6 attenuates myocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis following myocardial infarction

JT Tsoporis, S Izhar, JF Desjardins… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
S100A6, a 20 kDa, Ca2+-binding dimer with low basal cardiac expression, is upregulated in
the rat heart following infarction and forced expression of S100A6 in rat neonatal cardiac …

Mechanical circulatory support improves diabetic control in patients with advanced heart failure

B Mohamedali, G Yost, G Bhat - European journal of heart …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used as life‐saving
therapy for end‐stage advanced heart failure. Diabetes is prevalent in advanced heart …

L'endothéline: de la découverte aux avancées pharmacothérapeutiques

V Richard - La Presse Médicale, 2014 - Elsevier
Résumé Objectif L'endothéline (ET) est une cible thérapeutique majeure dans les
pathologies cardiovasculaires et pulmonaires. Cette revue vise à synthétiser les différents …

[PDF][PDF] RATIONALE FOR PROMISING NOVEL THERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOCUSED ON ENDOTHELIN PATHWAY FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE

J de Haro, S Bleda, F Acin - EMJ, 2014 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
There is evidence to suggest that endothelin (ET-1) is involved in the pathophysiology of
peripheral arterial disease (PAD), contributing to atherosclerotic narrowing of the lower limb …