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Carnitine-mediated improved response to erythropoietin involves induction of haem oxygenase-1: studies in humans and in an animal model by Calò, Lorenzo A, Davis, Paul A, Pagnin, Elisa, Bertipaglia, Lara, Naso, Agostino, Piccoli, Antonio, Corradini, Robert, Spinello, Michela, Savica, Vincenzo, Libera, Luciano Dalla

“…Background. Carnitine improves erythropoetin (EPO) response and anaemia in haemodialysis patients (HD); however, the mechanism(s) responsible remain…”
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Lack of T Cell Response to Cardiac Myosin and a Reduced Response to PPD in Patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Bromelow, K.V., Souberbielle, B., Alavi, A., Goldman, J.H., Libera, L.D., Dalgleish, A.G., McKenna, W.J.

“…Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) is the main cause of cardiac transplantation in young adults in the 20–40 years age group in the Western world. Recent…”
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Adriamycin cardiomyopathy in the rabbit: alterations in contractile proteins and myocyte function by Jones, S M, Kirby, M S, Harding, S E, Vescova, G, Wanless, R B, Dalla Libera, L D, Poole-Wilson, P A

“…The aim was to determine the mechanism of the cardiotoxic effect of adriamycin, particularly at the level of the function of the cardiac myocyte. After chronic…”
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Circulating cardiac-specific autoantibodies as markers of autoimmunity in clinical and biopsy-proven myocarditis by Caforio, A. L. P., Goldman, J. H., Haven, A. J., Baig, K. M., Libera, L. Dalla, McKenna, W. J.

“…Aim Myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy may be phases of an organ-specific autoimmune disease of the myocardium. To provide evidence for autoimmune…”
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Skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain expression in rats with monocrotaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy and failure. Relation to blood flow and degree of muscle atrophy by VESCOVO, G, CECONI, C, BERNOCCHI, P, FERRARI, R, CARRARO, U, BATTISTA AMBROSIO, G, LIBERA, L. D

“…In congestive heart failure (CHF) the skeletal muscle of the lower limbs develops a myopathy characterised by atrophy and shift from the slow to the fast type…”
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Tyrosine phosphorylation of cytosolic proteins in human erythrocytes by Clari, G, Dalla Libera, L, Moret, V

“…Some cytosolic proteins of human erythrocytes can be phosphorylated on tyrosine residues by endogenous Tyr-protein kinase(s). Their phosphorylation is enhanced…”
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Myosin Heavy and Light Chains and Myosin Light Chain Kinase in Skeletal and Smooth Muscle of Some Wild Avian Species by Libera, L.Dalla, Carpené, E

“…Electrophoretic and enzymatic techniques were used to study the myosin present in skeletal muscle (pectoralis muscle) of chicken and eight wild avian species…”
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Smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase: rapid purification by anion exchange high-performance liquid chromatography by Dalla Libera, L, Cavallini, P, Fasolo, M, Cavanni, P, Ratti, E, Gaviraghi, G

“…A rapid procedure for the purification of myosin light chain kinase present in chicken gizzard smooth muscle using anion exchange high-performance liquid…”
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Apoptosis and atrophy in rat slow skeletal muscles in chronic heart failure by Libera, L D, Zennaro, R, Sandri, M, Ambrosio, G B, Vescovo, G

“…Congestive heart failure is characterized by a skeletal muscle myopathy with muscle bulk loss. The mechanisms responsible for these changes are not clear at…”
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"Fast" isomyosins and fiber types in mammalian skeletal muscle by Pierobon-Bormioli, S, Sartore, S, Libera, LD, Vitadello, M, Schiaffino, S

“…Immunohistochemical procedures have been used to correlate antigenic differences among fast isomyosins with their specific localization in particular types of…”
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Ventricular Myosin and Creatine-Kinase Isoenzymes in Hypertensive Rats Treated With Captopril by Pauletto, Paolo, Nascimben, Luigino, Piccolo, Diana, Secchiero, Sandra, Vescovo, Giorgio, Scannapieco, Gianluigi, Libera, Luciano Dalla, Carraro, Ugo, Pessina, Achille C, Dal Palu, Cesare

“…In the myocardium, myosin and creatine kinase isoforms possess different capacities for using O2 and energy-rich phosphates. We studied electrophoretically the…”
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ED2+ Macrophages Increase Selectively Myoblast Proliferation in Muscle Cultures by Massimino, M.L., Rapizzi, E., Cantini, M., Libera, L.Dalla, Mazzoleni, F., Arslan, P., Carraro, U.

“…We have previously shown by coculturing myoblasts and macrophages that myotube formation is strongly increased in vitro by the presence of an acid stable,…”
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Propranolol-induced changes in ventricular isomyosin composition in the rat by Pauletto, P, Dalla Libera, L, Vescovo, G, Scannapieco, G, Angelini, A, Pessina, A C, Dal Palù, C

“…The ventricular isomyosin composition in the rat is characterized by three isoenzymes, V1, V2, and V3, with high, intermediate, and low Ca++-activated ATPase…”
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Skeletal muscle fibres synthesis in heart failure: Role of PGC-1α, calcineurin and GH by Vescovo, Giorgio, Ravara, Barbara, Gobbo, Valerio, Angelini, Annalisa, Dalla Libera, Luciano

“…Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) have decreased exercise capacity because of muscle fatigability. Symptoms are due to a specific myopathy with…”
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Apoptosis in the Skeletal Muscle of Rats with Heart Failure is Associated with Increased Serum Levels of TNF-α and Sphingosine by Dalla Libera, Luciano, Sabbadini, Roger, Renken, Christian, Ravara, Barbara, Sandri, Marco, Betto, Romeo, Angelini, Annalisa, Vescovo, Giorgio

“…Skeletal muscle in congestive heart failure (CHF) is responsible for increased fatigability, decreased endurance and exercise capacity. A specific myopathy…”
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Beneficial effects of GH/IGF-1 on skeletal muscle atrophy and function in experimental heart failure by Dalla Libera, Luciano, Ravara, Barbara, Volterrani, Maurizio, Gobbo, Valerio, Della Barbera, Mila, Angelini, Annalisa, Danieli Betto, Daniela, Germinario, Elena, Vescovo, Giorgio

“…Muscle atrophy is a determinant of exercise capacity in heart failure (CHF). Myocyte apoptosis, triggered by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or its…”
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Comparative analysis of chicken atrial and ventricular myosins by Libera, L D, Sartore, S, Schiaffino, S

“…1. Structural and enzymic properties of myosins from atrial and ventricular cardiac muscle of the chicken were investigated and compared with myosins from the…”
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Skeletal muscle myosin heavy chains in heart failure : Correlation between magnitude of the isozyme shift, exercise capacity, and gas exchange measurements by VESCOVO, G, SERAFINI, F, DALLA LIBERA, L, LEPROTTI, C, FACCHIN, L, TENDERINI, P, AMBROSIA, G. B

“…Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) have a reduced exercise capacity because of the early appearance of fatigue and dyspnea. Qualitative changes in…”
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Biochemical differences in lateral muscle of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) by Carpene', E, Martin, B, Libera, L D

“…Red and white muscle from specimens of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) were analyzed for histochemical ATPase activity, total protein…”
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A comparative study of chicken ventricular and slow skeletal myosin light chains by Libera, L D

“…1. Comparison of ventricular and slow skeletal myosin light chains was performed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), peptide mapping of…”
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