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Sex-specific phenotypes in the aging mouse heart and consequences for chronic fibrosis.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Aug 2022
Angelini Aude, Ortiz-Urbina Jesus, Trial JoAnn, Reddy Anilkumar K, Malovannaya Anna, Jain Antrix, Entman Mark L, Taffet George E, Cieslik Katarzyna A
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The incidence of diastolic dysfunction increases with age in both humans and mice. This is characterized by increased passive stiffness and slower relaxation of the left ventricle. The stiffness arises at least partially from progressively increased interstitial collagen deposition because of highly secretory fibroblasts. In the past, we demonstrated that AMPK activation via the drug...
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