p38 MAPK pathway in the heart: new insights in health and disease

R Romero-Becerra, AM Santamans… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The p38 mitogen-activated kinase (MAPK) family controls cell adaptation to stress stimuli.
p38 function has been studied in depth in relation to cardiac development and function. The …

Inflammation and immune response in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: state-of-the-art review

B Asatryan, A Asimaki, AP Landstrom, MY Khanji… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a primary disease of the myocardium,
predominantly caused by genetic defects in proteins of the cardiac intercalated disc …

Arrhythmias as presentation of genetic cardiomyopathy

J Lukas Laws, MC Lancaster… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
There is increasing evidence regarding the prevalence of genetic cardiomyopathies, for
which arrhythmias may be the first presentation. Ventricular and atrial arrhythmias …

The role of junctophilin proteins in cellular function

SE Lehnart, XHT Wehrens - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Junctophilins (JPHs) comprise a family of structural proteins that connect the plasma
membrane to intracellular organelles such as the endo/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) …

Frequency, penetrance, and variable expressivity of dilated cardiomyopathy–associated putative pathogenic gene variants in UK Biobank participants

RA Shah, B Asatryan, G Sharaf Dabbagh, N Aung… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: There is a paucity of data regarding the phenotype of dilated cardiomyopathy
(DCM) gene variants in the general population. We aimed to determine the frequency and …

Myocardial inflammation as a manifestation of genetic cardiomyopathies: from bedside to the bench

G Peretto, E Sommariva, C Di Resta, M Rabino… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over recent years, preclinical and clinical evidence has implicated myocardial inflammation
(M-Infl) in the pathophysiology and phenotypes of traditionally genetic cardiomyopathies. M …

Role of Ca2+ in healthy and pathologic cardiac function: from normal excitation–contraction coupling to mutations that cause inherited arrhythmia

JA Keefe, OM Moore, KS Ho, XHT Wehrens - Archives of toxicology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Calcium (Ca2+) ions are a key second messenger involved in the rhythmic
excitation and contraction of cardiomyocytes throughout the heart. Proper function of Ca2+ …

Molecular genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

AJ Marian - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease of the myocardium characterized
by a hypertrophic left ventricle with a preserved or increased ejection fraction. Cardiac …

Haploinsufficiency of Tmem43 in cardiac myocytes activates the DNA damage response pathway leading to a late-onset senescence-associated pro-fibrotic …

L Rouhi, SM Cheedipudi, SN Chen, S Fan… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) encompasses a genetically heterogeneous
group of myocardial diseases whose manifestations are sudden cardiac death, cardiac …

State of the art review on genetics and precision medicine in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

V Patel, B Asatryan, B Siripanthong, PB Munroe… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited cardiomyopathy characterised by
ventricular arrhythmia and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Numerous …