Acute AT1R blockade prevents isoproterenol-induced injury in mdx hearts
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disease characterized by skeletal muscle degeneration and a significant cardiomyopathy secondary to cardiomyocyte damage and myocardial loss. The molecular basis of DMD lies in the absence of the protein dystrophin, which plays critical roles in mechanical membrane integrity and protein localization at the sarcolemma. A popular mouse model of DMD is the mdx mouse, which lacks dystrophin and displays mild cardiac and skeletal pathology that can be exacerbated to advance the disease state.
Source: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology - Category: Cytology Authors: Tatyana A. Meyers, Jackie A. Heitzman, Aimee Krebsbach, Lauren M. Aufdembrink, Robert Hughes, Alessandro Bartolomucci, DeWayne Townsend Source Type: research
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