CaMKII-dependent responses to ischemia and reperfusion challenges in the heart

Ischemic heart disease is a leading cause of death, and there is considerable imperative to identify effective therapeutic interventions. Cardiomyocyte Ca2+ overload is a major cause of ischemia and reperfusion injury, initiating a cascade of events culminating in cardiomyocyte death, myocardial dys...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James eBell, Martin eVila Petroff, Lea Maree Durham Delbridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00096/full