Transgenic overexpression of GTP cyclohydrolase 1 in cardiomyocytes ameliorates post-infarction cardiac remodeling

Abstract GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1) and its product tetrahydrobiopterin play crucial roles in cardiovascular health and disease, yet the exact regulation and role of GCH1 in adverse cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction are still enigmatic. Here we report that cardiac GCH1 is degraded in r...

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Main Authors: Yanan Liu, Shelley L. Baumgardt, Juan Fang, Yang Shi, Shigang Qiao, Zeljko J. Bosnjak, Jeannette Vásquez-Vivar, Zhengyuan Xia, David C. Warltier, Judy R. Kersten, Zhi-Dong Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03234-6