2005
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: A Key Stress Signaling Pathway in the Heart
Young LH, Li J, Baron SJ, Russell RR. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: A Key Stress Signaling Pathway in the Heart. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2005, 15: 110-118. PMID: 16039971, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.04.005.BooksConceptsLeft ventricular contractile dysfunctionVentricular contractile dysfunctionFatty acid oxidationProtein kinaseCardiovascular actionsHeart failureContractile dysfunctionWolff-ParkinsonWhite syndromeTransgenic miceGlycogen overloadStress Signaling PathwaysImportant regulatory mechanismSignaling pathwaysHeartAcid oxidationGlucose transportMolecular mechanismsAnabolic pathwaysRegulatory mechanismsAMP
2004
AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury
Russell RR, Li J, Coven DL, Pypaert M, Zechner C, Palmeri M, Giordano FJ, Mu J, Birnbaum MJ, Young LH. AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 114: 495-503. PMID: 15314686, PMCID: PMC503766, DOI: 10.1172/jci19297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-flow ischemiaGlucose uptakePostischemic reperfusionWT heartsLeft ventricular dPNormal fractional shorteningLV contractile functionPostischemic cardiac dysfunctionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeImportant protective roleLong-term inhibitionFatty acid oxidationFractional shorteningHeart failureVentricular dPCardiac consequencesCardiac dysfunctionCaspase-3 activityMyocardial ischemiaContractile functionReperfusionCardiac hypertrophyIschemiaTransgenic miceProtective role