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Integrating GRK2 and NFkappaB in the Pathophysiology of Cardiac Hypertrophy.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Nov 2015
Sorriento Daniela, Santulli Gaetano, Franco Antonietta, Cipolletta Ersilia, Napolitano Luigi, Gambardella Jessica, Gomez-Monterrey Isabel, Campiglia Pietro, Trimarco Bruno, Iaccarino Guido, Ciccarelli Michele
Abstract excerpt
G protein coupled receptor kinase type 2 (GRK2) plays an important role in the development and maintenance of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure even if its exact role is still unknown. In this study, we assessed the effect of GRK2 on the regulation of cardiac hypertrophy. In H9C2 cells, GRK2 overexpression increased atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) activity and enhanced phenylephrine-induced ANF response, and...
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