Transcriptomic Bioinformatic Analyses of Atria Uncover Involvement of Pathways Related to Strain and Post-translational Modification of Collagen in Increased Atrial Fibrillation Vulnerability in Intensely Exercised Mice.

Oh Y, Yang S, Liu X, Jana S, Izaddoustdar F, Gao X, Debi R, Kim DK, Kim KH, Yang P, Kassiri Z, Lakin R, Backx PH.

Front Physiol. 2020 Dec 23;11:605671. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.605671.

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Diverse Origins and Activation of Fibroblasts in Cardiac Fibrosis.

Aujla PK, Kassiri Z.

Cell Signal. DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109869.
 

The Human Explanted Heart Program: A Translational Bridge for Cardiovascular Medicine.

Zhang H, Viveiros A, Nikhanj A, Nguyen Q, Wang K, Wang W, Freed DH, Mullen JC, MacArthur R, Kim DH, Tymchak W, Sergi CM, Kassiri Z, Wang S, Oudit GY. 

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease. 2020:165995.

 

Biology of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3), and Its Therapeutic Implications in Cardiovascular Pathology.

Fan D, Kassiri Z.

Front. Physiol. 11:661. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00661.

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ADAM (a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase) 15 Deficiency Exacerbates Ang II (Angiotensin II)-Induced Aortic Remodeling Leading to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Jana S, Chute M, Hu M, Winkelaar G, Owen CA, Oudit GY, Kassiri Z.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2020. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314600.

 

Pathogenic Mechanisms and the Potential of Drug Therapies for Aortic Aneurysm.

Liu B, Granville DJ, Golledge J, Kassiri Z.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Feb 21. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00621.2019.