Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10954070 Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
►The ER chaperone tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) alleviates obesity-induced ER stress and myocardial contractile dysfunction. ►TUDCA reconciles obesity-induced increase in diastolic diameter, cardiac hypertrophy, compromised fractional shortening, cardiomyocyte contractile and intracellular Ca2+ properties. ►TUDCA ablated palmitic acid-induced cardiomyocyte contractile dysfunction.
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