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Cardiac dysfunction and peri-weaning mortality in malonyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase (MCD) knockout mice as a consequence of restricting substrate plasticity.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Oct 2014
Aksentijević Dunja, McAndrew Debra J, Karlstädt Anja, Zervou Sevasti, Sebag-Montefiore Liam, Cross Rebecca, Douglas Gillian, Regitz-Zagrosek Vera, Lopaschuk Gary D, Neubauer Stefan, Lygate Craig A
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UNLABELLED: Inhibition of malonyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase (MCD) shifts metabolism from fatty acid towards glucose oxidation, which has therapeutic potential for obesity and myocardial ischemic injury. However, ~40% of patients with MCD deficiency are diagnosed with cardiomyopathy during infancy. AIM: To clarify the link between MCD deficiency and cardiac dysfunction in early life and to determine the...
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