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Blockade of Hsp20 phosphorylation exacerbates cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury by suppressed autophagy and increased cell death.
Circulation research - 4 Dec 2009
Qian Jiang, Ren Xiaoping, Wang Xiaohong, Zhang Pengyuan, Jones W Keith, Molkentin Jeffery D, Fan Guo-Chang, Kranias Evangelia G
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: The levels of a small heat shock protein (Hsp)20 and its phosphorylation are increased on ischemic insults, and overexpression of Hsp20 protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the mechanism underlying cardioprotection of Hsp20 and especially the role of its phosphorylation in regulating ischemia/reperfusion-induced autophagy, apoptosis, and necrosis remain to be clarified....
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