Role of AIF in cardiac apoptosis in hypertrophic cardiomyocytes from Dahl salt-sensitive rats
Author(s) -
Sangita Choudhury,
Soochan Bae,
Sheetal R Kumar,
Qingen Ke,
Bhargavi Yalamarti,
Jun H. Choi,
Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum,
Peter M. Kang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvp261
Subject(s) - staurosporine , apoptosis , apoptosis inducing factor , caspase , microbiology and biotechnology , viability assay , programmed cell death , cytochrome c , biology , medicine , endocrinology , signal transduction , biochemistry , protein kinase c
The caspases are thought to be central mediators of the apoptotic program, but recent data indicate that apoptosis may also be mediated by caspase-independent mechanisms such as apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). The role of AIF-induced apoptosis in heart, however, is currently not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of and conditions for AIF-induced cardiac apoptosis in vitro.
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