Fas signaling and cardiac hypertrophy
...ypothesizing that Fas participates in the adaptive hypertrophy that allows the heart to compensate for pressure overload, the authors tested the effects of aortic banding in lpr mice, which are deficient in Fas. As predicted, these mice failed to compensate and often died within a week of the operation. Interest...New robotic microarray technology finds novel genes involved in cardiac hypertrophy and recovery
...ere found to be associated only with recovery from hypertrophy (regression). "Cardiac hypertrophy happens when a heart is stressed -- as by high blood pressure, or when some heart cells die and othe...New Company Formed Through Licensing Of Cardiac-Hypertrophy Technology From Texas Institutions
...ingdrugs, cyclosporine A and FK 506, could prevent hypertrophy in mice by targetingthe enzyme calcineurin. At last week's American Heart Association meeting inDallas, Olson presented additional licensed discoveries that further elucidatethe molecular signals of heart enlargement. Independent sources have predict...Birds Sing The 'Story Of Their Lives,' Theorize Duke Biologists
...ymbolictrait. Such a trait would undergo a runaway hypertrophy as females evolved apreference for the trait, caus...bird mating did initially suggest that suchrunaway hypertrophy of random traits could explain such exaggerated traits, butlater studies found this might occur only...Researchers Discover Existing Drugs May Prevent Enlarged Hearts
...ll, was done in mice whoseprogression from cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure to death mirroredhumans'. "Cardiac hypertrophy is the response of the heart to all sortsof damage, like hypertension or heart attacks or endocrine ...... high may have prostate cancer or benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), an enlarged prostate gland. Earlier studies have found that the rate of increase in total PSA levels over several years is one of the best indicators of whether prostate cancer is present. Currently, most physicians test for total PSA only, ...