Walter J. Koch

An adrenal beta-arrestin 1-mediated signaling pathway underlies angiotensin II-induced aldosterone production in vitro and in vivo. (2009)

Lymperopoulos, Anastasios, Rengo, Giuseppe, Zincarelli, Carmela, Kim, Jihee, Soltys, Stephen, Koch, Walter J

Aldosterone produces a multitude of effects in vivo, including promotion of postmyocardial infarction adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure progression. It is produced and secreted by the...

Corresponding Author: (2008)

Burns C. Blaxall, Ph. D, Rainer Spang, Ph. D, Howard A. Rockman, Walter J. Koch, ...

Copyright (c) 2003 by the American Physiological Society. Numerous murine models of heart failure (HF) have been described, many of which develop progressive deterioration of cardiac function. We...

Exercise promotes angiogenesis and improves {beta}-adrenergic receptor signalling in the post-ischaemic failing rat heart (2008)

Leosco, Dario, Rengo, Giuseppe, Iaccarino, Guido, Golino, Luca, Marchese, Massimo, Fortunato, Francesca, ...

Aims We investigated whether exercise training could promote angiogenesis and improve blood perfusion and left ventricular (LV) remodelling of the post-myocardial infarction (MI) failing heart. We...

Distinct roles of E2F proteins in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia (2007)

Giangrande, Paloma H., Zhang, JianXin, Tanner, Alice, Eckhart, Andrea D., Rempel, Rachel E., Andrechek, Eran R., ...

Intimal hyperplasia (IH) and restenosis limit the long-term utility of bypass surgery and angioplasty due to pathological proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into the...

Regulation of β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling by S-Nitrosylation of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (2007)

Whalen, Erin J., Foster, Matthew W., Matsumoto, Akio, Ozawa, Kentaro, Violin, Jonathan D., Que, Loretta G., ...

β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs), prototypic G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), play a critical role in regulating numerous physiological processes. The GPCR kinases (GRKs) curtail G-protein...

Distinct roles of E2F proteins in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia (2007)

Giangrande, Paloma H., Zhang, JianXin, Tanner, Alice, Eckhart, Andrea D., Rempel, Rachel E., Andrechek, Eran R., ...

Intimal hyperplasia (IH) and restenosis limit the long-term utility of bypass surgery and angioplasty due to pathological proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into the...

Regulation of β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling by S-Nitrosylation of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (2007)

Whalen, Erin J., Foster, Matthew W., Matsumoto, Akio, Ozawa, Kentaro, Violin, Jonathan D., Que, Loretta G., ...

β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs), prototypic G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), play a critical role in regulating numerous physiological processes. The GPCR kinases (GRKs) curtail G-protein...

EXERCISE PROMOTES ANGIOGENESIS AND IMPROVES -ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR SIGNALING IN THE POST-ISCHEMIC FAILING RAT HEART (2007)

Leosco, Dario, Rengo, Giuseppe, Iaccarino, Guido, Golino, Luca, Marchese, Massimo, Fortunato, Francesca, ...

Aims We investigated whether exercise training could promote angiogenesis and improve blood perfusion and left ventricular remodelling of the post-myocardial infarction failing heart. We also...

Lymphocyte Levels of GRK2 (βARK1) Mirror Changes in the LVAD-Supported Failing Human Heart: Lower GRK2 Associated With Improved β-Adrenergic Signaling After Mechanical Unloading (2006)

Hata, Jonathan A., Williams, Matthew L., Schroder, Jacob N., Lima, Brian, Keys, Janelle R., Blaxall, Burns C., ...

Background In human heart failure, increased expression of G protein–coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) causes the loss of β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling and function. Mechanical unloading...

Lymphocyte Levels of GRK2 (βARK1) Mirror Changes in the LVAD-Supported Failing Human Heart: Lower GRK2 Associated With Improved β-Adrenergic Signaling After Mechanical Unloading (2006)

Hata, Jonathan A., Williams, Matthew L., Schroder, Jacob N., Lima, Brian, Keys, Janelle R., Blaxall, Burns C., ...

Background In human heart failure, increased expression of G protein–coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) causes the loss of β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling and function. Mechanical unloading...

Acute ischemic cardiac dysfunction is attenuated via gene transfer of a peptide inhibitor of the beta-adrenergic receptor kinase (2005)

Tevaearai, Hendrik T., Walton, G. Brant, Keys, Janelle R., Koch, Walter J., Eckhart, Andrea D.

Acute myocardial ischemia is a critical adverse effect potentially occurring during cardiac procedures. A peptide inhibitor of the -adrenergic receptor kinase (ARK1), ARKct, has been successful in...

Acute ischemic cardiac dysfunction is attenuated via gene transfer of a peptide inhibitor of the beta-adrenergic receptor kinase (2005)

Tevaearai, Hendrik T., Walton, G. Brant, Keys, Janelle R., Koch, Walter J., Eckhart, Andrea D.

Acute myocardial ischemia is a critical adverse effect potentially occurring during cardiac procedures. A peptide inhibitor of the -adrenergic receptor kinase (ARK1), ARKct, has been successful in...

Elevated myocardial and lymphocyte GRK2 expression and activity in human heart failure (2005)

Iaccarino, Guido, Barbato, Emanuele, Cipolletta, Ersilia, De Amicis, Vincenzo, Margulies, Kenneth B., Leosco, Dario, ...

Aims The G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 (GRK2 or β-ARK1) regulates β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) in the heart, and its cardiac expression is elevated in human heart failure (HF). We sought...

Transgenic overexpression of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 in the heart leads to increased in vivo myocardial contractile performance (2003)

Most,Patrick, Remppis,Andrew, Pleger,Sven T., Loffler,Eva, Ehlermann,Philipp, Bernotat,Juliane, ...

S100A1, a Ca2+-sensing protein of the EF-hand family, is most highly expressed in myocardial tissue, and cardiac S100A1 overexpression in vitro has been shown to enhance myocyte contractile...

Transgenic overexpression of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 in the heart leads to increased in vivo myocardial contractile performance (2003)

Most, Patrick, Remppis, Andrew, Pleger, Sven T., Loffler, Eva, Ehlermann, Philipp, Bernotat, Juliane, ...

S100A1, a Ca2+-sensing protein of the EF-hand family, is most highly expressed in myocardial tissue, and cardiac S100A1 overexpression in vitro has been shown to enhance myocyte contractile...

Cardiac Hypertrophy and Altered {beta}-adrenergic Signaling in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Amino Terminus of {beta}ARK1 (2003)

Keys, Janelle R., Greene, Emily A., Cooper, Chris J., Naga Prasad, Sathyamangla V., Rockman, Howard A., Koch, Walter J.

The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase, {beta}-adrenergic receptor ({beta}AR) kinase ({beta}ARK1) is elevated in heart failure, however its role is not fully understood. {beta}ARK1 contains...

Cardiac Hypertrophy and Altered {beta}-adrenergic Signaling in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Amino Terminus of {beta}ARK1 (2003)

Keys, Janelle R., Greene, Emily A., Cooper, Chris J., Naga Prasad, Sathyamangla V., Rockman, Howard A., Koch, Walter J.

The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase, {beta}-adrenergic receptor ({beta}AR) kinase ({beta}ARK1) is elevated in heart failure, however its role is not fully understood. {beta}ARK1 contains...

Male and female mice overexpressing the {beta}2-adrenergic receptor exhibit differences in ischemia/reperfusion injury: role of nitric oxide (2002)

Cross, Heather R, Murphy, Elizabeth, Koch, Walter J, Steenbergen, Charles

Objective: Cardiac overexpression of β2-adrenergic receptors (β2ARs) in male mice (MTG4) results in increased contractility and increased ischemic injury. Considering recent clinical data...

Beta-Adrenergic gene therapy for cardiovascular disease (2000)

Eckhart, Andrea D, Koch, Walter J

Abstract Gene therapy using in vivo recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer is an effective technique that offers great potential to improve existing drug treatments for the complex...

L-type calcium current and contractility in ventricular myocytes from mice overexpressing the cardiac {beta}2-adrenoceptor (1999)

Heubach, Jürgen F, Trebeß, Ina, Wettwer, Erich, Himmel, Herbert M, Michel, Martin C, Kaumann, Alberto J, ...

Objectives: The reported increase in basal activity of hearts from transgenic mice (TG4) overexpressing the human β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) was explained by spontaneously active β2-ARs that...

Targeting Gβγ signaling in arterial vascular smooth muscle proliferation: A novel strategy to limit restenosis

Iaccarino, Guido, Smithwick, L. Ashley, Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J.

Restenosis continues to be a major problem limiting the effectiveness of revascularization procedures. To date, the roles of heterotrimeric G proteins in the triggering of pathological vascular...

Expression of a β-adrenergic receptor kinase 1 inhibitor prevents the development of myocardial failure in gene-targeted mice

Rockman, Howard A., Chien, Kenneth R., Choi, Dong-Ju, Iaccarino, Guido, Hunter, John J., Ross, John, ...

Heart failure is accompanied by severely impaired β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) function, which includes loss of βAR density and functional uncoupling of remaining receptors. An important mechanism...

Restoration of β-adrenergic signaling in failing cardiac ventricular myocytes via adenoviral-mediated gene transfer

Akhter, Shahab A., Skaer, Christine A., Kypson, Alan P., McDonald, Patricia H., Peppel, Karsten C., Glower, Donald D., ...

Cardiovascular gene therapy is a novel approach to the treatment of diseases such as congestive heart failure (CHF). Gene transfer to the heart would allow for the replacement of defective or missing...

Preservation of myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling delays the development of heart failure after myocardial infarction

White, David C., Hata, Jonathan A., Shah, Ashish S., Glower, Donald D., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J.

When the heart fails, there is often a constellation of biochemical alterations of the β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling system, leading to the loss of cardiac inotropic reserve. βAR...

Low- and high-level transgenic expression of β2-adrenergic receptors differentially affect cardiac hypertrophy and function in Gαq-overexpressing mice

Dorn, Gerald W., Tepe, Nicole M., Lorenz, John N., Koch, Walter J., Liggett, Stephen B.

Transgenic overexpression of Gαq in the heart triggers events leading to a phenotype of eccentric hypertrophy, depressed ventricular function, marked expression of hypertrophy-associated genes, and...

Dual modulation of cell survival and cell death by β2-adrenergic signaling in adult mouse cardiac myocytes

Zhu, Wei-Zhong, Zheng, Ming, Koch, Walter J., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Kobilka, Brian K., Xiao, Rui-Ping

The goal of this study was to determine whether β1-adrenergic receptor (AR) and β2-AR differ in regulating cardiomyocyte survival and apoptosis and, if so, to explore underlying mechanisms. One...

Cardiac βARK1 inhibition prolongs survival and augments β blocker therapy in a mouse model of severe heart failure

Harding, Victoria B., Jones, Larry R., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J., Rockman, Howard A.

Chronic human heart failure is characterized by abnormalities in β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling, including increased levels of βAR kinase 1 (βARK1), which seems critical to the...

Beta-Adrenergic gene therapy for cardiovascular disease

Eckhart, Andrea D, Koch, Walter J

Gene therapy using in vivo recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer is an effective technique that offers great potential to improve existing drug treatments for the complex cardiovascular...

S100A1: A regulator of myocardial contractility

Most, Patrick, Bernotat, Juliane, Ehlermann, Philipp, Pleger, Sven T., Reppel, Michael, Börries, Melanie, ...

S100A1, a Ca2+ binding protein of the EF-hand type, is preferentially expressed in myocardial tissue and has been found to colocalize with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the contractile...

Predisposition to Arrhythmia and Autonomic Dysfunction in Nhlh1-Deficient Mice

Cogliati, Tiziana, Good, Deborah J., Haigney, Mark, Delgado-Romero, Petra, Eckhaus, Michael A., Koch, Walter J., ...

Nhlh1 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor whose expression is restricted to the nervous system and which may play a role in neuronal differentiation. To directly study Nhlh1 function, we...

A novel protective effect of erythropoietin in the infarcted heart

Parsa, Cyrus J., Matsumoto, Akio, Kim, Jihee, Riel, Ryan U., Pascal, Laura S., Walton, G. Brant, ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) has been shown to protect neurons from ischemic stroke, but can also increase thrombotic events and mortality rates in patients with ischemic heart disease. We reasoned that...

Alterations in cardiac adrenergic signaling and calcium cycling differentially affect the progression of cardiomyopathy

Freeman, Kalev, Lerman, Imanuel, Kranias, Evangelia G., Bohlmeyer, Teresa, Bristow, Michael R., Lefkowitz, Robert J., ...

The medical treatment of chronic heart failure has undergone a dramatic transition in the past decade. Short-term approaches for altering hemodynamics have given way to long-term, reparative...

Cardioprotection specific for the G protein Gi2 in chronic adrenergic signaling through β2-adrenoceptors

Foerster, Katharina, Groner, Ferdi, Matthes, Jan, Koch, Walter J., Birnbaumer, Lutz, Herzig, Stefan

Two subtypes of β-adrenoceptors, β1 and β2, mediate cardiac catecholamine effects. These two types differ qualitatively, e.g., regarding G protein coupling and calcium channel stimulation....

Enhancement of cardiac function after adenoviral-mediated in vivo intracoronary β2-adrenergic receptor gene delivery

Maurice, John P., Hata, Jonathan A., Shah, Ashish S., White, David C., McDonald, Patricia H., Dolber, Paul C., ...

Exogenous gene delivery to alter the function of the heart is a potential novel therapeutic strategy for treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure (HF). Before gene therapy...

Cardioprotective effects of thioredoxin in myocardial ischemia and the reperfusion role of S-nitrosation

Tao, Ling, Gao, Erhe, Bryan, Nathan S., Qu, Yan, Liu, Hui-Rong, Hu, Aihua, ...

Apoptosis contributes to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury, and both thioredoxin (Trx) and nitric oxide have been shown to exert antiapoptotic effects in vitro. Recent evidence suggests...

Cardiac adenoviral S100A1 gene delivery rescues failing myocardium

Most, Patrick, Pleger, Sven T., Völkers, Mirko, Heidt, Beatrix, Boerries, Melanie, Weichenhan, Dieter, ...

Cardiac-restricted overexpression of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 has been shown to lead to increased myocardial contractile performance in vitro and in vivo. Since decreased cardiac expression of...

Targeting Gβγ signaling in arterial vascular smooth muscle proliferation: A novel strategy to limit restenosis

Iaccarino, Guido, Smithwick, L. Ashley, Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J.

Restenosis continues to be a major problem limiting the effectiveness of revascularization procedures. To date, the roles of heterotrimeric G proteins in the triggering of pathological vascular...

Expression of a β-adrenergic receptor kinase 1 inhibitor prevents the development of myocardial failure in gene-targeted mice

Rockman, Howard A., Chien, Kenneth R., Choi, Dong-Ju, Iaccarino, Guido, Hunter, John J., Ross, John, ...

Heart failure is accompanied by severely impaired β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) function, which includes loss of βAR density and functional uncoupling of remaining receptors. An important mechanism...

Restoration of β-adrenergic signaling in failing cardiac ventricular myocytes via adenoviral-mediated gene transfer

Akhter, Shahab A., Skaer, Christine A., Kypson, Alan P., McDonald, Patricia H., Peppel, Karsten C., Glower, Donald D., ...

Cardiovascular gene therapy is a novel approach to the treatment of diseases such as congestive heart failure (CHF). Gene transfer to the heart would allow for the replacement of defective or missing...

Preservation of myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling delays the development of heart failure after myocardial infarction

White, David C., Hata, Jonathan A., Shah, Ashish S., Glower, Donald D., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J.

When the heart fails, there is often a constellation of biochemical alterations of the β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling system, leading to the loss of cardiac inotropic reserve. βAR...

Low- and high-level transgenic expression of β2-adrenergic receptors differentially affect cardiac hypertrophy and function in Gαq-overexpressing mice

Dorn, Gerald W., Tepe, Nicole M., Lorenz, John N., Koch, Walter J., Liggett, Stephen B.

Transgenic overexpression of Gαq in the heart triggers events leading to a phenotype of eccentric hypertrophy, depressed ventricular function, marked expression of hypertrophy-associated genes, and...

Dual modulation of cell survival and cell death by β2-adrenergic signaling in adult mouse cardiac myocytes

Zhu, Wei-Zhong, Zheng, Ming, Koch, Walter J., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Kobilka, Brian K., Xiao, Rui-Ping

The goal of this study was to determine whether β1-adrenergic receptor (AR) and β2-AR differ in regulating cardiomyocyte survival and apoptosis and, if so, to explore underlying mechanisms. One...

Cardiac βARK1 inhibition prolongs survival and augments β blocker therapy in a mouse model of severe heart failure

Harding, Victoria B., Jones, Larry R., Lefkowitz, Robert J., Koch, Walter J., Rockman, Howard A.

Chronic human heart failure is characterized by abnormalities in β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling, including increased levels of βAR kinase 1 (βARK1), which seems critical to the...

Beta-Adrenergic gene therapy for cardiovascular disease

Eckhart, Andrea D, Koch, Walter J

Gene therapy using in vivo recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer is an effective technique that offers great potential to improve existing drug treatments for the complex cardiovascular...

S100A1: A regulator of myocardial contractility

Most, Patrick, Bernotat, Juliane, Ehlermann, Philipp, Pleger, Sven T., Reppel, Michael, Börries, Melanie, ...

S100A1, a Ca2+ binding protein of the EF-hand type, is preferentially expressed in myocardial tissue and has been found to colocalize with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the contractile...

Predisposition to Arrhythmia and Autonomic Dysfunction in Nhlh1-Deficient Mice

Cogliati, Tiziana, Good, Deborah J., Haigney, Mark, Delgado-Romero, Petra, Eckhaus, Michael A., Koch, Walter J., ...

Nhlh1 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor whose expression is restricted to the nervous system and which may play a role in neuronal differentiation. To directly study Nhlh1 function, we...

A novel protective effect of erythropoietin in the infarcted heart

Parsa, Cyrus J., Matsumoto, Akio, Kim, Jihee, Riel, Ryan U., Pascal, Laura S., Walton, G. Brant, ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) has been shown to protect neurons from ischemic stroke, but can also increase thrombotic events and mortality rates in patients with ischemic heart disease. We reasoned that...

Alterations in cardiac adrenergic signaling and calcium cycling differentially affect the progression of cardiomyopathy

Freeman, Kalev, Lerman, Imanuel, Kranias, Evangelia G., Bohlmeyer, Teresa, Bristow, Michael R., Lefkowitz, Robert J., ...

The medical treatment of chronic heart failure has undergone a dramatic transition in the past decade. Short-term approaches for altering hemodynamics have given way to long-term, reparative...

Cardioprotection specific for the G protein Gi2 in chronic adrenergic signaling through β2-adrenoceptors

Foerster, Katharina, Groner, Ferdi, Matthes, Jan, Koch, Walter J., Birnbaumer, Lutz, Herzig, Stefan

Two subtypes of β-adrenoceptors, β1 and β2, mediate cardiac catecholamine effects. These two types differ qualitatively, e.g., regarding G protein coupling and calcium channel stimulation....

Enhancement of cardiac function after adenoviral-mediated in vivo intracoronary β2-adrenergic receptor gene delivery

Maurice, John P., Hata, Jonathan A., Shah, Ashish S., White, David C., McDonald, Patricia H., Dolber, Paul C., ...

Exogenous gene delivery to alter the function of the heart is a potential novel therapeutic strategy for treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure (HF). Before gene therapy...

Cardioprotective effects of thioredoxin in myocardial ischemia and the reperfusion role of S-nitrosation

Tao, Ling, Gao, Erhe, Bryan, Nathan S., Qu, Yan, Liu, Hui-Rong, Hu, Aihua, ...

Apoptosis contributes to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury, and both thioredoxin (Trx) and nitric oxide have been shown to exert antiapoptotic effects in vitro. Recent evidence suggests...

Cardiac adenoviral S100A1 gene delivery rescues failing myocardium

Most, Patrick, Pleger, Sven T., Völkers, Mirko, Heidt, Beatrix, Boerries, Melanie, Weichenhan, Dieter, ...

Cardiac-restricted overexpression of the Ca2+-binding protein S100A1 has been shown to lead to increased myocardial contractile performance in vitro and in vivo. Since decreased cardiac expression of...

Beta blocker specificity: a building block toward personalized medicine

DeGeorge, Brent R., Koch, Walter J.

Drugs known as beta blockers, which antagonize the β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR), are an important component of the treatment regimen for chronic heart failure (HF). However, a significant body of...

Ca2+-Dependent Interaction of S100A1 with F1-ATPase Leads to an Increased ATP Content in Cardiomyocytes▿

Boerries, Melanie, Most, Patrick, Gledhill, Jonathan R., Walker, John E., Katus, Hugo A., Koch, Walter J., ...

S100A1, a Ca2+-sensing protein of the EF-hand family that is expressed predominantly in cardiac muscle, plays a pivotal role in cardiac contractility in vitro and in vivo. It has recently been...

The effect of Gi-protein inactivation on basal, and β1- and β2AR-stimulated contraction of myocytes from transgenic mice overexpressing the β2-adrenoceptor

Gong, Haibin, Adamson, Dawn L, Ranu, Hardeep K, Koch, Walter J, Heubach, Jürgen F, Ravens, Ursula, ...

The atria and ventricles of transgenic mice (TGβ2) with cardiac overexpression of the human β2-adrenoceptor (β2AR) were initially reported to show maximum contractility in the absence of β-AR...

Distinct roles of E2F proteins in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and intimal hyperplasia

Giangrande, Paloma H., Zhang, JianXin, Tanner, Alice, Eckhart, Andrea D., Rempel, Rachel E., Andrechek, Eran R., ...

Intimal hyperplasia (IH) and restenosis limit the long-term utility of bypass surgery and angioplasty due to pathological proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into the...

Uncovering G protein-coupled receptor kinase-5 as a histone deacetylase kinase in the nucleus of cardiomyocytes

Martini, Jeffrey S., Raake, Philip, Vinge, Leif E., DeGeorge, Brent, Chuprun, J. Kurt, Harris, David M., ...

G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) are critical regulators of cellular signaling and function. In cardiomyocytes, GRK2 and GRK5 are two GRKs important for myocardial regulation, and...

Substrate uptake and metabolism are preserved in hypertrophic caveolin-3 knockout hearts

Augustus, Ayanna S., Buchanan, Jonathan, Addya, Sankar, Rengo, Giuseppe, Pestell, Richard G., Fortina, Paolo, ...

Caveolin-3 (Cav3), the primary protein component of caveolae in muscle cells, regulates numerous signaling pathways including insulin receptor signaling and facilitates free fatty acid (FA) uptake by...

Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 enhances α1D-adrenergic receptor constriction

Cohn, Heather Irina, Harris, David M., Pesant, Stephanie, Pfeiffer, Michael, Zhou, Rui-Hai, Koch, Walter J., ...

G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is a serine/theorinine kinase that phosphorylates and desensitizes agonist-bound G protein-coupled receptors. GRK2 is increased in expression and activity...

An adrenal β-arrestin 1-mediated signaling pathway underlies angiotensin II-induced aldosterone production in vitro and in vivo

Lymperopoulos, Anastasios, Rengo, Giuseppe, Zincarelli, Carmela, Kim, Jihee, Soltys, Stephen, Koch, Walter J.

Aldosterone produces a multitude of effects in vivo, including promotion of postmyocardial infarction adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure progression. It is produced and secreted by the...