In vivo gene transfer of parvalbumin improves diastolic function in aged rat hearts (2005)
Schmidt, Ulrich, Zhu, Xinsheng, Lebeche, Djamel, Huq, Fawzia, Guerrero, J. Luis, Hajjar, Roger J.
Objective: Diastolic dysfunction is a characteristic finding of the aged mammalian heart. Parvalbumin acts as a Ca2+ sink and enhances relaxation in skeletal muscle, and overexpression of parvalbumin...