Search Results - "Ottenheijm, C. A. C"
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Diaphragm contractile weakness due to reduced mechanical loading: role of titin
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-08-2019)“…The diaphragm, the main muscle of inspiration, is constantly subjected to mechanical loading. Only during controlled mechanical ventilation, as occurs during…”
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Experimentally Increasing Titin Compliance in a Novel Mouse Model Attenuates the Frank-Starling Mechanism But Has a Beneficial Effect on Diastole
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (13-05-2014)“…BACKGROUND—Experimentally upregulating compliant titins has been suggested as a therapeutic for lowering pathological diastolic stiffness levels. However, how…”
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Changes in cross-bridge cycling underlie muscle weakness in patients with tropomyosin 3-based myopathy
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-05-2011)“…Nemaline myopathy, the most common non-dystrophic congenital myopathy, is caused by mutations in six genes, all of which encode thin-filament proteins,…”
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Thin filament length dysregulation contributes to muscle weakness in nemaline myopathy patients with nebulin deficiency
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-07-2009)“…Nemaline myopathy (NM) is the most common non-dystrophic congenital myopathy. Clinically the most important feature of NM is muscle weakness; however, the…”
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Contractile Dysfunction of Left Ventricular Cardiomyocytes in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (08-07-2014)“…Abstract Background After lung transplantation, increased left ventricular (LV) filling can lead to LV failure, increasing the risk of post-operative…”
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Diaphragm Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-07-2005)“…Hypercapnic respiratory failure because of inspiratory muscle weakness is the most important cause of death in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…”
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Troponin Variants in Congenital Myopathies: How They Affect Skeletal Muscle Mechanics
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-09-2021)“…The troponin complex is a key regulator of muscle contraction. Multiple variants in skeletal troponin encoding genes result in congenital myopathies. TNNC2 has…”
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Diaphragm Pathology in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 and Postmortem Findings From 3 Medical Centers
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Effects of diaphragm plication on pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise parameters
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-10-2013)“…Paralysis of the diaphragm is an uncommon condition, which may result in dyspnoea on excertion and in orthopnea. In patients who have symptoms, the paralysed…”
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Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Ventilation Induces Longitudinal Atrophy in Diaphragm Fibers
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-08-2018)“…Diaphragm weakness in critically ill patients prolongs ventilator dependency and duration of hospital stay and increases mortality and healthcare costs. The…”
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Diaphragm muscle fiber weakness and ubiquitin-proteasome activation in critically ill patients
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-05-2015)“…The clinical significance of diaphragm weakness in critically ill patients is evident: it prolongs ventilator dependency, and increases morbidity and duration…”
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Activation of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in the Diaphragm in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-11-2006)“…Studies show that the myosin content of the diaphragm in patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reduced, compromising…”
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Positive end-expiratory pressure affects geometry and function of the human diaphragm
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-10-2021)“…We demonstrate that PEEP causes changes in diaphragm geometry, especially muscle shortening, and decreases in vivo diaphragm contractile function. Thus…”
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Diaphragm plasticity in aging and disease: therapies for muscle weakness go from strength to strength
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-08-2018)“…The diaphragm is the main inspiratory muscle and is required to be highly active throughout the life span. The diaphragm muscle must be able to produce and…”
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Nebulin nemaline myopathy recapitulated in a compound heterozygous mouse model with both a missense and a nonsense mutation in Neb
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (17-02-2020)“…Nemaline myopathy (NM) caused by mutations in the gene encoding nebulin (NEB) accounts for at least 50% of all NM cases worldwide, representing a significant…”
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Right Ventricular Diastolic Impairment in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (29-10-2013)“…BACKGROUND—The role of right ventricular (RV) diastolic stiffness in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is not well established. Therefore, we investigated…”
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Rbm20 ΔRRM Mice, Expressing a Titin Isoform with Lower Stiffness, Are Protected from Mechanical Ventilation-Induced Diaphragm Weakness
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (10-12-2022)“…Diaphragm weakness frequently develops in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients and is associated with increased morbidity, including ventilator…”
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Titin and diaphragm dysfunction in mechanically ventilated rats
Published in Intensive care medicine (01-04-2012)“…Purpose Diaphragm weakness induced by mechanical ventilation may contribute to difficult weaning from the ventilator. For optimal force generation the muscle…”
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The titin N2B and N2A regions: biomechanical and metabolic signaling hubs in cross-striated muscles
Published in Biophysical reviews (01-10-2021)“…Muscle specific signaling has been shown to originate from myofilaments and their associated cellular structures, including the sarcomeres, costameres or the…”
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Diaphragm single-fiber weakness and loss of myosin in congestive heart failure rats
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-07-2007)“…Diaphragm weakness commonly occurs in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and is an independent predictor of mortality. However, the pathophysiology…”
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