Improvement of defective sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transport in diabetic heart of transgenic rats expressing the human kallikrein-1 gene

Carsten Tschöpe*, Frank Spillmann, Uwe Rehfeld, Matthias Koch, Dirk Westermann, Christine Altmann, Andreas Dendorfer, Thomas Walther, Michael Bader, Martin Paul, Heinz Peter Schultheiss, Roland Vetter

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Abstract

Transgenic cardiac expression of the bradykinin (BK) -forming enzyme human tissue kallikrein 1 (hKLK1) in rats is known to attenuate the development of cardiac fibrosis and left ventricular dysfunction in diabetic cardiomyopathy. To examine whether improved diastolic and systolic performance in diabetic hKLK1-expressing hearts may be due to rescued sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ handling, we studied left ventricular (LV) function and Ca2+-ATPase(SERCA2a)-catalyzed SR Ca2+ transport after induction of streptozotocin (STZ) -induced diabetes mellitus in transgenic rats (TGR) expressing the hKLK1 gene.
Original languageEnglish
JournalFASEB Journal
Volume18
Issue number15
Pages (from-to)1967-1969
Number of pages3
ISSN0892-6638
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.12.2004

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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