BACKGROUND: Cardiomyocytes in the adult human heart show a regenerative capacity, with an annual renewal rate of ≈0.5%. Whether this regenerative capacity of human cardiomyocytes is employed in heart ...

The study revealed that lncRNA Gm20257 is upregulated in response to hypertrophic stress and plays a protective role by ...

In particular, we are interested in two cell types: cardiomyocytes, i.e. heart muscle cells, and vascular endothelial cells, and we aim to find ways to promote cardiomyocyte renewal after a myocardial ...