2022
Sarcomere protein modulation: The new frontier in cardiovascular medicine and beyond
Morelli C, Ingrasciotta G, Jacoby D, Masri A, Olivotto I. Sarcomere protein modulation: The new frontier in cardiovascular medicine and beyond. European Journal Of Internal Medicine 2022, 102: 1-7. PMID: 35534374, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCardiovascular medicineVentricular outflow obstructionHeart muscle diseaseDegenerative neuromuscular diseaseSpecific disease mechanismsCardiovascular deathOutflow obstructionSystolic functionRandomized trialsUnderlying pathophysiologyCardiac patientsOmecamtiv mecarbilHypertrophic cardiomyopathyFunctional capacityNeuromuscular diseaseMuscle diseaseAvailable evidenceContractile proteinsSkeletal muscleTranslational researchPromising targetDiseaseDisease mechanismsFailure
2021
Loss of crossbridge inhibition drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy in patients harboring the TPM1 E192K mutation
Sewanan LR, Park J, Rynkiewicz MJ, Racca AW, Papoutsidakis N, Schwan J, Jacoby DL, Moore JR, Lehman W, Qyang Y, Campbell SG. Loss of crossbridge inhibition drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy in patients harboring the TPM1 E192K mutation. The Journal Of General Physiology 2021, 153: e202012640. PMID: 34319370, PMCID: PMC8321830, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202012640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHeart tissueCellular hypertrophyEngineered Heart TissuePathological cardiac hypertrophyThin filament mutationsMavacamten treatmentDiastolic dysfunctionDisease featuresHypertrophic effectCardiac hypertrophyContractile differencesHypertrophyFundamental disease mechanismsCrossbridge activityInherited disorderOverall Ca2Uncertain significancePatient phenotypesDisease mechanismsLow Ca2PatientsK mutationMavacamtenTissue