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High-mobility group box 1 restores cardiac function after myocardial infarction in transgenic mice.

Authors :
Tatsuro Kitahara
Yasuchika Takeishi
Mutsuo Harada
Takeshi Niizeki
Satoshi Suzuki
Toshiki Sasaki
Mitsunori Ishino
Olga Bilim
Osamu Nakajima
Isao Kubota
Source :
Cardiovascular Research; Oct2008, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p40-46, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 4 Graphs
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Aims: High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a nuclear DNA-binding protein and is released from necrotic cells, inducing inflammatory responses and promoting tissue repair and angiogenesis. To test the hypothesis that HMGB1 enhances angiogenesis and restores cardiac function after myocardial infarction (MI), we generated transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of HMGB1 (HMGB1-Tg) using α-myosin heavy chain promoter. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00086363
Volume :
80
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Cardiovascular Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
44394553
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvn163