2019
Repeatability and Optimization of FDG Positron Emission Tomography for Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Alvi RM, Young BD, Shahab Z, Pan H, Winkler J, Herzog E, Miller EJ. Repeatability and Optimization of FDG Positron Emission Tomography for Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: 1284-1287. PMID: 30846271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Cardiac Structural, Functional, and Mitochondrial Consequences of Diet‐Induced Metabolic Heart Disease
Sverdlov AL, Elezaby A, Qin F, Behring JB, Luptak I, Calamaras TD, Siwik DA, Miller EJ, Liesa M, Shirihai OS, Pimentel DR, Cohen RA, Bachschmid MM, Colucci WS. Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Cardiac Structural, Functional, and Mitochondrial Consequences of Diet‐Induced Metabolic Heart Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e002555. PMID: 26755553, PMCID: PMC4859372, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCatalaseDiet, High-FatDietary SucroseDisease Models, AnimalElectron Transport Complex IElectron Transport Complex IIEnergy MetabolismHypertrophy, Left VentricularMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondria, HeartMitochondrial DiseasesMutationOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReactive Oxygen SpeciesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsOxidative posttranslational modificationsMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesPosttranslational modificationsReactive oxygen speciesMetabolic heart diseaseATP synthesisMitochondrial dysfunctionCardiac mitochondrial proteinsSite-directed mutationsMitochondrial proteinsTransgenic miceWild-type miceComplex IMitochondriaMitochondrial abnormalitiesHigh palmitateOxygen speciesCardiac mitochondriaCys100Mitochondrial consequencesCys103Key mediatorProteinH2O2 productionHigh-fat high-sucrose diet
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