Search Results - "McCrory, Mark A"
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Glucose transporter 4-deficient hearts develop maladaptive hypertrophy in response to physiological or pathological stresses
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-12-2017)“…Pathological cardiac hypertrophy may be associated with reduced expression of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in contrast to exercise-induced cardiac…”
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Enhanced Cardiac Akt/Protein Kinase B Signaling Contributes to Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy in Part by Impairing Mitochondrial Function via Transcriptional Repression of Mitochondrion-Targeted Nuclear Genes
Published in Molecular and cellular biology (01-03-2015)“…Sustained Akt activation induces cardiac hypertrophy (LVH), which may lead to heart failure. This study tested the hypothesis that Akt activation contributes…”
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C-reactive protein accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (10-02-2004)“…Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration is a strong predictor of atherosclerosis. However, to date, there is no in vivo evidence that CRP is…”
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Human C-reactive protein impedes entry of leptin into the CNS and attenuates its physiological actions in the CNS
Published in Biochemical journal (01-05-2016)“…Defective central leptin signalling and impaired leptin entry into the CNS (central nervous system) represent two important aspects of leptin resistance in…”
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C-Reactive Protein-Mediated Vascular Injury Requires Complement
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-06-2010)“…BACKGROUND—We previously demonstrated that vascular injury-induced neointima formation is exaggerated in human C-reactive protein (CRP) transgenic (CRPtg)…”
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Inhibiting C-Reactive Protein for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Promising Evidence from Rodent Models
Published in Mediators of Inflammation (01-01-2014)“…Raised blood C-reactive protein (CRP) level is a predictor of cardiovascular events, but whether blood CRP is causal in the disease process is unknown. The…”
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The Virulence Function of Streptococcus pneumoniae Surface Protein A Involves Inhibition of Complement Activation and Impairment of Complement Receptor-Mediated Protection
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-12-2004)“…Complement is important for elimination of invasive microbes from the host, an action achieved largely through interaction of complement-decorated pathogens…”
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A Selective Inhibitor of Human C-reactive Protein Translation Is Efficacious In Vitro and in C-reactive Protein Transgenic Mice and Humans
Published in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids (01-11-2012)“…Observational studies of patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) document a positive correlation between C-reactive protein (CRP) blood…”
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Exaggerated Neointima Formation in Human C-Reactive Protein Transgenic Mice Is IgG Fc Receptor Type I (FcγRI)-Dependent
Published in The American journal of pathology (2008)“…Neointima formation after vascular injury is exaggerated in ovariectomized (OVX) human C-reactive protein transgenic mice (CRPtg) compared to nontransgenic…”
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Hepatic but Not CNS-Expressed Human C-Reactive Protein Inhibits Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Transgenic Mice
Published in Autoimmune Diseases (01-01-2015)“…We recently demonstrated that human C-reactive protein (CRP), expressed hepatically in transgenic mice (CRPtg), improved the outcome of experimental autoimmune…”
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C-reactive protein exacerbates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Published in American journal of physiology. Renal physiology (01-06-2013)“…Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), occurring with hypotension and cardiovascular surgery and inevitably…”
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Associations between abnormal rod-mediated dark adaptation and health and functioning in older adults with normal macular health
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (22-05-2014)“…Delayed rod-mediated dark adaptation (DA) is characteristic of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and also can be observed in some older adults in…”
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Estrogen Treatment Abrogates Neointima Formation in Human C-Reactive Protein Transgenic Mice
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-10-2005)“…OBJECTIVE—Previously we established that the vascular injury response was attenuated in ovariectomized wild-type rodents treated with 17β-estradiol (E2). We…”
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Varied biologic functions of C-reactive protein: lessons learned from transgenic mice
Published in Immunologic research (01-01-2002)“…Our investigations of human C-reactive protein (CRP) and CRP transgenic mice have produced novel data that firmly establish this protein as an important host…”
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Induction of leptin resistance through direct interaction of C-reactive protein with leptin
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2006)“…The mechanisms underlying leptin resistance are still being defined. We report here the presence in human blood of several serum leptin-interacting proteins…”
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Inhibition of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Human C-Reactive Protein Transgenic Mice Is Fcγ RIIB Dependent
Published in Autoimmune Diseases (01-01-2011)“…We showed earlier that experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in human C-reactive protein (CRP) transgenic mice (CRPtg) has delayed onset and reduced…”
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Collagen‐induced arthritis is exacerbated in C‐reactive protein–deficient mice
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-09-2011)“…Objective Blood C‐reactive protein (CRP) is routinely measured to gauge inflammation. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a heightened CRP level is predictive of a…”
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Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Inhibits Complement Activation by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-09-1999)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Regulation of Myocardial Ketone Oxidative Proteins by Increased O ‐GlcNAcylation
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2016)“…Abstract only An adult heart exhibits tremendous metabolic flexibility by utilizing a variety of substrates to meet its constant fuel demand. However, this…”
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Delayed lupus onset in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice expressing a human C‐reactive protein transgene
Published in Arthritis and rheumatism (01-06-2003)“…Objective Human C‐reactive protein (CRP) binds apoptotic cells and alters blood clearance of injected chromatin in mice. To test whether CRP participates in…”
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