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| Lima-Leopoldo,A.P.; Sugizaki,M.M.; Leopoldo,A.S.; Carvalho,R.F.; Nogueira,C.R.; Nascimento,A.F.; Martinez,P.F.; Luvizotto,R.A.M.; Padovani,C.R.; Cicogna,A.C.. |
| Obesity is a complex multifactorial disorder that is often associated with cardiovascular diseases. Research on experimental models has suggested that cardiac dysfunction in obesity might be related to alterations in myocardial intracellular calcium (Ca2+) handling. However, information about the expression of Ca2+-related genes that lead to this abnormality is scarce. We evaluated the effects of obesity induced by a high-fat diet in the expression of Ca2+-related genes, focusing the L-type Ca2+ channel (Cacna1c), sarcolemmal Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX), sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2a), ryanodine receptor (RyR2), and phospholamban (PLB) mRNA in rat myocardium. Male 30-day-old Wistar rats were fed a standard (control) or high-fat diet (obese) for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Obesity; High-fat diet; Rat heart; Ca2+ cycling; MRNA; Ca2+-related genes. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000700011 |
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