Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Homeostasis and Pathophysiology　– From Gene Expression, Signal Transduction to Cellular Communication –

Abstract excerpt

During embryogenesis, progenitor cells are specified and differentiated into mature cardiomyocytes. Soon after birth, the ability of cardiomyocytes to proliferate is strongly restrained, and thereafter, they grow in size without cell division. Under pathological conditions, cardiomyocytes show adaptive and maladaptive responses through complex intracellular signaling pathways and cross-talking networks of...