2021
Arteriovenous fistula-induced cardiac remodeling shows cardioprotective features in mice
Lee SR, Thorn S, Guerrera N, Gonzalez L, Taniguchi R, Langford J, Sinusas AJ, Dardik A. Arteriovenous fistula-induced cardiac remodeling shows cardioprotective features in mice. JVS Vascular Science 2021, 2: 110-128. PMID: 34423320, PMCID: PMC8375600, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvssci.2021.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArteriovenous fistulaCardiac hypertrophyCardioprotective featuresRelative LV wall thicknessPoor cardiac outcomesRight heart functionSham-operated miceAdaptive cardiac hypertrophyLV wall thicknessSignificant sex-dependent differencesAreas of fibrosisInflammation-related genesPhysiologic cardiac hypertrophyCardiac chamber sizeCardiac fetal genesWild-type miceSex-dependent differencesSimilar body weightIngenuity Pathway AnalysisArrhythmogenic featuresAVF miceSerial echocardiographyCardiac outcomesDiastolic functionLV systolic
2015
Cardiac β-Adrenoceptor Expression Is Reduced in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats as Type-2 Diabetes Progresses
Haley JM, Thackeray JT, Thorn SL, DaSilva JN. Cardiac β-Adrenoceptor Expression Is Reduced in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats as Type-2 Diabetes Progresses. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0127581. PMID: 25996498, PMCID: PMC4440709, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZucker diabetic fattyΒ-AR expressionWeeks of ageΒ2-AR expressionΒ-adrenoceptor expressionZDF ratsΒ3-ARFree fatty acidsType 2 diabetic Zucker diabetic fattyType 2 diabetic ZDF ratsDiabetic Zucker diabetic fattyZucker diabetic fatty ratsType 2 diabetes progressesType 2 diabetes modelWestern blottingCardiac β-ARΒ1-AR expressionDiabetic fatty ratsDiabetic ZDF ratsType 2 diabetesModel of hyperglycemiaΒ-AR subtypesBrown adipose tissueDiastolic functionSystolic function