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DINITROBENZENES STIMULATE ELECTRON FLUX WITHIN NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE IN THE ABSENCE OF CALMODULIN
(2011)
Efficient electron transfer and conversion of L-arginine to L-citrulline and nitric oxide
(NO●) by neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) requires calmodulin (CaM) binding. The
present study focused on electron transfer ...
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase inhibits vascular smooth muscle growth associated with vasculoproliferative disorders
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Vascular growth disorders are the major contributing factor to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Aberrant vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) growth is a primary etiology ...
The “Goldilocks Zone� from a redox perspective—Adaptive vs. deleterious responses to oxidative stress in striated muscle
(2014-09)
Consequences of oxidative stress may be beneficial or detrimental in physiological systems. An organ system's position on the “hormetic curve” is governed by the source and temporality of reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...
Methods for Assessing Mitochondrial Function in Diabetes
(2013-04)
A growing body of research is investigating the potential contribution of mitochondrial function to the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Numerous in vitro, in situ, and in vivo methodologies are available to examine various ...
The influence of the level of physical activity and human development in the quality of life in survivors of stroke
(2011)
Background
The association between physical activity and quality of life in stroke survivors has not been analyzed within a framework related to the human development index. This study aimed to identify differences in ...
Cardioprotective mechanisms targeting thiol redox homeostasis and mitochondrial bioenergetics
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, totaled mostly by deaths associated with myocardial infarction and fatal ventricular arrhythmias. The inability to predict the occurrence of these ...
Muscle cell derived angiopoietin-1 contributes to both myogenesis and angiogenesis in the ischemic environment
(2015-05)
Recent strategies to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have focused on stem cell based therapies, which are believed to result in local secretion of vascular growth factors. Little is known, however, about the role ...
Biomarkers of Disease and Treatment in Murine and Cynomolgus Models of Chronic Asthma
(2012)
Background
Biomarkers facilitate early detection of disease and measurement of therapeutic efficacy, both at clinical and experimental levels. Recent advances in analytics and disease models allow comprehensive screening ...
Essential role of proteasomes in maintaining self-renewal in neural progenitor cells
(2016-01)
Protein turnover and homeostasis are regulated by the proteasomal system, which is critical for cell function and viability. Pluripotency of stem cells also relies on normal proteasomal activity that mitigates senescent ...
Coronary Artery Ligation and Intramyocardial Injection in a Murine Model of Infarction
(2011)
Mouse models are a valuable tool for studying acute injury and chronic remodeling of the myocardium in vivo. With the advent of genetic modifications to the whole organism or the myocardium and an array of biological and/or ...