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To evaluate the role of molecular chaperones in resolving cardiac protein misfolding and examine their therapeutic potential in treating heart failure and related cardiomyopathies.

February 28, 2014Cardiovascular ResearchOpen Access

Keep your heart in shape: molecular chaperone networks for treating heart disease

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To evaluate the role of molecular chaperones in resolving cardiac protein misfolding and examine their therapeutic potential in treating heart failure and related cardiomyopathies.
Synthesized molecular and physiological evidence linking oxidative stress and mechanical stretch to toxic protein accumulation in cardiomyocytes.
Assessed molecular chaperone pathways, including heat shock protein interactions with proteasomal and autophagic clearance systems and intracellular signaling complexes.
Reviewed genetic and experimental preclinical models of cardiomyopathy, ischaemia/reperfusion injury, and heart failure.
Misfolded protein accumulation triggers cardiomyocyte death under pathological stress, and genetic mutations in molecular chaperones directly cause multiple forms of cardiomyopathy.
Chaperones prevent cytotoxic protein aggregates by directing protein refolding, managing degradation through the proteasome and autophagosome, and orchestrating signalosome assembly.
Experimental elevation of chaperone expression consistently provides cardioprotection against ischaemia/reperfusion damage, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure.

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Review reveals how molecular chaperone networks counteract protein misfolding in heart disease, highlighting their potential as therapeutic targets for cardiac dysfunction.

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Tarone et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d4d3f97c2c6e465965c5c https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvu049

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Review reveals how molecular chaperone networks counteract protein misfolding in heart disease, highlighting their potential as therapeutic targets for cardiac dysfunction.

Keep your heart in shape: molecular chaperone networks for treating heart disease

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