Interstital fibrosis in heart failure /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Villarreal, Francisco J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2005]
Series:Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 253.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The architecture of the heart : myocyte organization and the cardiac extracellular matrix
  • Extracellular matrix and cardiac remodeling
  • Pro-inflammatory cytokines and cardiac extracellular matrix : regulation of the fibroblast phenotype
  • Pharmacology of G-protein-linked signaling in cardiac fibroblasts
  • Serum markers of fibrillar collagen metabolism in cardiac diseases
  • Ultrasonic characterization of the myocardium
  • The mechanics of the fibrosed/remodeled heart
  • Renin angiotensin aldosterone system and cardiac extracellular matrix
  • Matrix metalloproteinases and myocardial remodeling
  • Cardiac mast cells as mediators of ventricular remodeling
  • Turmoil in the cardiac myocyte : acute intracellular activation of matrix metalloproteinases
  • Regulation of cardiac extracellular matrix remodeling following myocardial infarction
  • Experimental models of MMP activation : ventricular volume overload
  • Targets for pharmacological modulation of cardiac fibrosis
  • Biological and functional effects of chronic mechanical support induced by left ventricular assist devices on failing human myocardium
  • Molecular strategies for the prevention of cardiac fibrosis
  • Prospects for gene therapy for the fibrosed heart : targeting regulators of extracellular matrix turnover
  • Therapeutic potential of TIMPs in heart failure