The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin activates the protein kinase Akt and promotes angiogenesis in normocholesterolemic animals

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Research demonstrates that statins in addition to their lipid-lowering activity, also promotes new blood vessel growth via protein kinase Akt activation in endothelial cells. Results show that simvastatin inhibits apoptosis, stimulates vascular structure formation, and enhances Akt signalling activity leading to angiogenesis in normocholesterolemic rabbits.

Author: Kureishi, Yasuko, Luo, Zhengyu, Shiojima, Ichiro, Bialik, Ann, Fulton, David, Lefer, David J., Sessa, William C., Walsh, Kenneth
Statistical Data Included, Analysis, Physiological aspects, Growth, Blood vessels, Neovascularization, Protein kinases, Cholesterol, Simvastatin

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A new role for Nogo as a regulator of vascular remodeling

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A proteomic analysis is used to show that Nogo-B is highly expressed in cultured endothelial cells and inhibits migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Evidence proves that Nogo-B is a regulator of cell migration in vitro and vascular remodeling in vivo.

Author: Strittmatter, Stephen M., Fulton, David, Sessa, William C., Acevedo, Lisette, Yu, Jun, Erdjument-Bromage, Hediye, Tempst, Paul, Kim, Ji-Eun, Miao, Robert Qing
Protein research, Viral antibodies, Antibodies, Proteomics

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Adiponectin-mediated modulation of hypertrophic signals in the heart

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The patients with diabetes and other obesity-linked conditions have increased susceptibility to cardiovascular disorders. The adiponectin is the utility for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomypathy associated with diabetes and other obesity-related diseases.

Author: Sato, Kaori, Colucci, Wilson S., Shiojima, Ichiro, Walsh, Kenneth, Pimentel, David R., Shibata, Rei, Ouchi, Noriyuki, Ito, Masahiro, Kihara, Shinji Kihara, Kumada, Masahiro, Schiekofer, Stephan, Koji, Ohashi, Tohru, Fnahashi
Care and treatment, Cardiovascular diseases, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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