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Effects of Resistance Training Intervention along with Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Supplementation on Sarcopenia and Frailty in Post-Hospitalized Older Adults: Preliminary Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial
(MDPI, 2021-12-24)
Resistance training and protein supplementation are expected to exert the greatest effect in counteracting muscle-wasting conditions. Myokines might play a key role, but this remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study ...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus alters cardiac mitochondrial content and function in a non-obese mice model
(Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2020)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increase of premature appearance of several disorders such as cardiac complications. Thus, we test the hypothesis that a combination of a high fat diet (HFD) and low ...
Macrophage-dependent IL-1 beta production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice
(Nature Publishing, 2016-11-24)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) encompasses a multitude of secondary disorders, including heart disease. One of the most frequent and potentially life threatening disorders of DM-induced heart disease is ventricular tachycardia ...
Kv7 Channels Can Function without Constitutive Calmodulin Tethering
(Public Library of Science, 2011-09-28)
M-channels are voltage-gated potassium channels composed of Kv7.2-7.5 subunits that serve as important regulators of neuronal excitability. Calmodulin binding is required for Kv7 channel function and mutations in Kv7.2 ...
Adult and Developing Zebrafish as Suitable Models for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pathology in Research and Industry
(Frontiers Media, 2021-01-13)
The electrophysiological behavior of the zebrafish heart is very similar to that of the human heart. In fact, most of the genes that codify the channels and regulatory proteins required for human cardiac function have their ...
TREM-2 defends the liver against hepatocellular carcinoma through multifactorial protective mechanisms
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021-06-07)
[EN] Objective Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent
and aggressive cancer usually arising on a background
of chronic liver injury involving inflammatory and hepatic
regenerative processes. The triggering receptor ...
Generation of NKX2.5(GFP) Reporter Human iPSCs and Differentiation Into Functional Cardiac Fibroblasts
(Frontiers Media, 2022-01)
Direct cardiac reprogramming has emerged as an interesting approach for the treatment and regeneration of damaged hearts through the direct conversion of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes or cardiovascular progenitors. ...
Adiponectin, leptin, and IGF-1 are useful diagnostic and stratification biomarkers of NAFLD
(Frontiers Media, 2021-06-23)
[EN] Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver
disease where liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis. Here we aimed
to evaluate the role of circulating adiponectin, ...
Methylmercury Poisoning Induces Cardiac Electrical Remodeling and Increases Arrhythmia Susceptibility and Mortality
(MDPI, 2020-05-15)
This study aims to investigate the cardiac electrical remodeling associated with intoxication by methylmercury (MeHg). We evaluated the chronic effects of MeHg on in vivo electrocardiograms and on ex vivo action potentials ...
An Integrative Omics Approach Reveals Involvement of BRCA1 in Hepatic Metastatic Progression of Colorectal Cancer
(MDPI, 2020-08-22)
(1) Background & Aims: The roles of different cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are critical to the metastatic process. The phenotypic transformation of the liver cells is one of the most important stages of the ...