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November 2011 in “The EMBO Journal” This study found that Wnt1/βcatenin signaling plays a crucial role in activating the epicardium and cardiac fibroblasts, which supports cardiac repair following acute ischemic injury.
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March 2015 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that FGF-9 treatment in diabetic mice improved heart function after myocardial infarction by decreasing monocyte infiltration and promoting anti-inflammatory macrophage differentiation.
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November 2020 This study found that a pro-fibrotic Wnt1/βcatenin injury response is crucial for maintaining cardiac function following acute ischaemic cardiac injury by activating the epicardium and cardiac fibroblasts.
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January 2023 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” This study suggests that CTHRC1, a protein expressed in cardiac fibroblasts, may improve wound repair and prevent cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction by activating a specific signaling pathway.
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” This study observed that isoproterenol directs hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in large numbers, forming tissue sheets of beating heart muscle cells in culture.