Regression of cardiac hypertrophy in health and disease: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

TG Martin, MA Juarros, LA Leinwand - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Although reverse ventricular remodelling was long thought to be irreversible, evidence from …

Myocardial matrix remodeling and the matrix metalloproteinases: influence on cardiac form and function

FG Spinale - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
It is now becoming apparent that dynamic changes occur within the interstitium that directly
contribute to adverse myocardial remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI), with …

Mechanically induced alterations in chromatin architecture guide the balance between cell plasticity and mechanical memory

AK Scott, M Rafuse, CP Neu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Phenotypic plasticity, or adaptability, of a cell determines its ability to survive and function
within changing cellular environments. Changes in the mechanical environment, ranging …

Inhibition of mTOR reduces chronic pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis

XM Gao, G Wong, B Wang, H Kiriazis… - Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Methods Male FVB/N mice underwent transverse aortic constriction (TAC) for 5 weeks to
allow for establishment of LVH, followed by treatment with the mTOR inhibitor, Rapamune (2 …

Cardiac response to pressure overload in 129S1/SvImJ and C57BL/6J mice: temporal-and background-dependent development of concentric left ventricular …

CJ Barrick, M Rojas, R Schoonhoven… - American journal …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, is
commonly caused by essential hypertension. Three geometric patterns of LVH can be …

Resveratrol treatment of mice with pressure-overload–induced heart failure improves diastolic function and cardiac energy metabolism

MM Sung, SK Das, J Levasseur, NJ Byrne… - Circulation: Heart …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although resveratrol has multiple beneficial cardiovascular effects, whether
resveratrol can be used for the treatment and management of heart failure (HF) remains …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelin-1 promotes hypertrophic remodelling of cardiac myocytes by activating sustained signalling and transcription downstream of endothelin type A …

CR Archer, EL Robinson, FM Drawnel, HL Roderick - Cellular signalling, 2017 - Elsevier
G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) mediated activation of the MAPK signalling cascade is a
key pathway in the induction of hypertrophic remodelling of the heart–a response to …

Regression of pathological cardiac hypertrophy: signaling pathways and therapeutic targets

J Hou, YJ Kang - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
Pathological cardiac hypertrophy is a key risk factor for heart failure. It is associated with
increased interstitial fibrosis, cell death and cardiac dysfunction. The progression of …

Optimizing dosage of ketamine and xylazine in murine echocardiography

Q Xu, Z Ming, AM Dart, XJ Du - Clinical and Experimental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY 1 Ketamine and xylazine (KX) mixture is the most commonly used anaesthetic
drug during echocardiography in mice to induce sedation and immobility. Nevertheless, the …

Downregulation of survival signalling pathways and increased apoptosis in the transition of pressure overload‐induced cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure

XM Li, YT Ma, YN Yang, F Liu, BD Chen… - Clinical and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Transition from compensated left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy to decompensated heart
failure was characterized using a pressure‐overload induced model to elucidate the …