Background—Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are members of the interleukin-1 receptor family
and transduce similar signals as interleukin-1 receptor in response to exogenous …

BACKGROUND: Pentosidine, one of the advanced glycation end products (AGE), is
generated by nonenzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins. The receptor of AGE …

Abstract Objective: Fas ligand (FasL) is a key cytokine which initiates apoptosis when FasL
binds to its receptor, Fas. Cardiac myocytes are generally resistant to Fas-induced …

BACKGROUND: Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is a small cytosolic protein
and released into the circulation when the myocardium is injured. Previous studies have …

Background Resistin is derived from fat tissue in rodents, and serum levels are elevated in
animal models of obesity and insulin resistance. Recent studies have reported that resistin is …

BACKGROUND: Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is released into the
circulation when the myocardium is injured and is a novel marker for the diagnosis of acute …

Background Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is a small cytosolic protein that is
released into the circulation when the myocardium is injured. This study examined whether …

M. Yamaoka, S. Yamaguchi, T. Suzuki, M. Okuyama, J. Nitobe, N. Nakamura, Y. Mitsui and
H. Tomoike. Apoptosis in Rat Cardiac Myocytes Induced by Fas Ligand: Priming for Fas …

BACKGROUND: Left atrial volume index (LAVI) is known to reflect the duration and severity
of increased left atrial pressure caused by left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction …

Background B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP),
and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) each predict adverse cardiac events in chronic heart failure (CHF) …