Search Results - "Raaijmakers, Antonia J. A."
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A Proteomics Approach to Identify New Putative Cardiac Intercalated Disk Proteins
Published in PloS one (05-05-2016)“…Synchronous beating of the heart is dependent on the efficient functioning of the cardiac intercalated disk (ID). The ID is composed of a complex protein…”
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A gene therapy targeting medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) did not protect against diabetes-induced cardiac pathology
Published in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) (2024)“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy describes heart disease in patients with diabetes who have no other cardiac conditions but have a higher risk of developing heart…”
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Localized cardiomyocyte lipid accumulation is associated with slowed epicardial conduction in rats
Published in The Journal of general physiology (06-11-2023)“…Transmural action potential duration differences and transmural conduction gradients aid the synchronization of left ventricular repolarization, reducing…”
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Changes in Cx43 and NaV1.5 expression precede the occurrence of substantial fibrosis in calcineurin-induced murine cardiac hypertrophy
Published in PloS one (2014)“…In mice, the calcium-dependent phosphatase calcineurin A (CnA) induces a transcriptional pathway leading to pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Interestingly,…”
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Cardiomyocyte Functional Etiology in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Is Distinctive—A New Preclinical Model
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (01-06-2018)“…Background Among the growing numbers of patients with heart failure, up to one half have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The lack of…”
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Myocardial and Cardiomyocyte Stress Resilience Is Enhanced in Aromatase-Deficient Female Mouse Hearts Through CaMKIIδ Activation
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-04-2015)“…The role of sex steroids in cardioprotection is contentious, with large clinical trials investigating hormone supplementation failing to deliver outcomes…”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Accumulation Confers Atrial Conduction Abnormality
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (08-09-2020)“…Clinical studies have reported that epicardial adipose tissue (EpAT) accumulation associates with the progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) pathology and…”
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The cardiomyocyte origins of diastolic dysfunction: cellular components of myocardial "stiffness"
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-03-2024)“…The impaired ability of the heart to relax and stretch to accommodate venous return is generally understood to represent a state of "diastolic dysfunction" and…”
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Sex and sex hormones in cardiac stress—Mechanistic insights
Published in The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (01-09-2013)“…•Important sex differences are evident in cardiac stress responses.•Cardiac androgen/estrogen receptor activation modulates basal contractile function.•Sex…”
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Diastolic dysfunction is more apparent in STZ-induced diabetic female mice, despite less pronounced hyperglycemia
Published in Scientific reports (05-02-2018)“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a distinct pathology characterized by early emergence of diastolic dysfunction. Increased cardiovascular risk associated with…”
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Systematic quantification of histologic ventricular fibrosis in isolated mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death
Published in Heart rhythm (01-04-2021)“…Cardiac fibrosis in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is implicated in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, the pattern remains poorly…”
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Altered cardiac structure and function is related to seizure frequency in a rat model of chronic acquired temporal lobe epilepsy
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-11-2021)“…This study aimed to prospectively examine cardiac structure and function in the kainic acid-induced post-status epilepticus (post-KA SE) model of chronic…”
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Calmodulin/CaMKII inhibition improves intercellular communication and impulse propagation in the heart and is antiarrhythmic under conditions when fibrosis is absent
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-09-2016)“…In healthy hearts, ventricular gap junctions are mainly composed by connexin43 (Cx43) and localize in the intercalated disc, enabling appropriate electrical…”
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Sex-specific regulation of the cardiac transcriptome by the protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit B55α
Published in npj metabolic health and disease (06-11-2024)“…Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) regulatory subunit B55α has been implicated in the transcriptional regulation of cardiac growth and fibrosis by suppressing…”
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Dietary omega-6 fatty acid replacement selectively impairs cardiac functional recovery after ischemia in female (but not male) rats
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-09-2016)“…A definitive understanding of the role of dietary lipids in determining cardioprotection (or cardiodetriment) has been elusive. Randomized trial findings have…”
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Cardiac CaMKIIδ splice variants exhibit target signaling specificity and confer sex-selective arrhythmogenic actions in the ischemic-reperfused heart
Published in International journal of cardiology (15-02-2015)“…Abstract Background Ischemia-related arrhythmic incidence is generally lower in females (vs males), though risk is selectively increased in women with…”
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CaMKIIδ and cardiomyocyte Ca2+ signalling new perspectives on splice variant targeting
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-12-2015)“…Summary Control of cardiomyocyte cytosolic Ca2+ levels is crucial in determining inotropic status and ischemia/reperfusion stress response. Responsive to…”
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CaMKIIδ and cardiomyocyte Ca(2+) signalling new perspectives on splice variant targeting
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-12-2015)“…Control of cardiomyocyte cytosolic Ca(2+) levels is crucial in determining inotropic status and ischemia/reperfusion stress response. Responsive to…”
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Friedreich's ataxia induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes display electrophysiological abnormalities and calcium handling deficiency
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (30-05-2017)“…We sought to identify the impacts of Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) on cardiomyocytes. FRDA is an autosomal recessive degenerative condition with neuronal and…”
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Changes in Cx43 and Na.sub.V1.5 Expression Precede the Occurrence of Substantial Fibrosis in Calcineurin-Induced Murine Cardiac Hypertrophy
Published in PloS one (31-01-2014)“…In mice, the calcium-dependent phosphatase calcineurin A (CnA) induces a transcriptional pathway leading to pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Interestingly,…”
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