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Mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors improve heart function and prevent fibrosis in cardiomyopathy caused by mutation in lamin A/C gene.
Circulation - 4 Jan 2011
Wu Wei, Muchir Antoine, Shan Jian, Bonne Gisèle, Worman Howard J
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the lamin A/C gene, LMNA, can cause dilated cardiomyopathy. We have shown abnormal activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and the c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) branches of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade in hearts from Lmna(H222P/H222P) mice that develop dilated cardiomyopathy. We recently showed that partial inhibition of ERK and JNK...
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