Estrogen receptor beta mediates increased activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and improved myocardial function in female hearts following acute ischemia. [electronic resource]
- American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Apr 2009
- R972-8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
0363-6119
10.1152/ajpregu.00045.2009 doi
Animals Apoptosis Caspase 3--metabolism Caspase 8 Estrogen Receptor beta--deficiency Female Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Knockout Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--metabolism Myocardial Contraction Myocardial Ischemia--enzymology Myocardial Reperfusion Injury--enzymology Myocardium--enzymology Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases--metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt--metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2--metabolism Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor--metabolism STAT3 Transcription Factor--metabolism Signal Transduction Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins--metabolism Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A--metabolism Ventricular Function, Left Ventricular Pressure