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Przemek A Gorski1, Delaine K Ceholski1, Roger J Hajjar2.
Abstract
Cardiomyocyte function depends on coordinated movements of calcium into and out of the cell and the proper delivery of ATP to energy-utilizing enzymes. Defects in calcium-handling proteins and abnormal energy metabolism are features of heart failure. Recent discoveries have led to gene-based therapies targeting calcium-transporting or -binding proteins, such as the cardiac sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA2a), leading to improvements in calcium homeostasis and excitation-contraction coupling. Here we review impaired calcium cycling and energetics in heart failure, assessing their roles from both a mutually exclusive and interdependent viewpoint, and discuss therapies that may improve the failing myocardium.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25651173 PMCID: PMC4338997 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.01.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287