2017
Up-regulation of Intracellular Calcium Handling Underlies the Recovery of Endotoxemic Cardiomyopathy in Mice
Morse JC, Huang J, Khona N, Miller EJ, Siwik DA, Colucci WS, Hobai IA. Up-regulation of Intracellular Calcium Handling Underlies the Recovery of Endotoxemic Cardiomyopathy in Mice. Anesthesiology 2017, 126: 1125-1138. PMID: 28410273, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium transientsCardiac recoveryLipopolysaccharide challengeCalcium handlingDay 3Sarcomere shorteningCardiomyocyte calcium handlingSepsis-induced cardiomyopathyVentricular ejection fractionIntracellular calcium handlingSarcoplasmic reticulum calcium loadMale C57BL/6 miceSodium/calcium exchangeMyocardial protein expressionSarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pumpSystemic inflammationEjection fractionEndotoxemic miceC57BL/6 miceMyocardial mechanismsCardiac functionCalcium loadCardiac contractilityBaseline levelsDay 6
2015
AMPK deficiency in cardiac muscle results in dilated cardiomyopathy in the absence of changes in energy metabolism
Sung MM, Zordoky BN, Bujak AL, Lally JS, Fung D, Young ME, Horman S, Miller EJ, Light PE, Kemp BE, Steinberg GR, Dyck JR. AMPK deficiency in cardiac muscle results in dilated cardiomyopathy in the absence of changes in energy metabolism. Cardiovascular Research 2015, 107: 235-245. PMID: 26023060, PMCID: PMC4565988, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCardiac functionCardiac hypertrophyRole of AMPKAMPK deficiencyCompensatory cardiac hypertrophyWild-type littermatesFatty acid oxidation ratesMyocardial energy metabolismAlters cardiac functionMuscle-specific deletionFirst mouse modelDiastolic functionAbsence of changesCardiac dysfunctionWT miceBasal glucoseMyocardial functionMyocardial metabolismCell shorteningMouse modelCardiac muscle resultsHypertrophyImpaired activationTroponin I