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Transgenic overexpression of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ATPase improves reticular Ca2+ handling in normal and diabetic rat hearts.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Oct 2002
Vetter Roland, Rehfeld Uwe, Reissfelder Christoph, Weiss Wolfgang, Wagner Kay-Dietrich, Günther Joachim, Hammes Annette, Tschöpe Carsten, Dillmann Wolfgang, Paul Martin
Abstract excerpt
Slowed relaxation in diabetic cardiomyopathy (CM) is partially related to diminished expression of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-ATPase SERCA2a. To evaluate the impact of SERCA2a overexpression on SR Ca2+ handling in diabetic CM, we 1) generated transgenic rats harboring a human cytomegalovirus enhancer/chicken beta-actin promotor-controlled rat SERCA2 transgene (SERCA2-TGR), 2) characterized their SR...
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