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01-07-2016 | Review
Caveolin-1/-3: therapeutic targets for myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury
Authors:
Yang Yang, Zhiqiang Ma, Wei Hu, Dongjin Wang, Shuai Jiang, Chongxi Fan, Shouyin Di, Dong Liu, Yang Sun, Wei Yi
Published in:
Basic Research in Cardiology
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Issue 4/2016
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Abstract
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Caveolae, caveolin-1 (Cav-1), and caveolin-3 (Cav-3) are essential for the protective effects of conditioning against myocardial I/R injury. Caveolins are membrane-bound scaffolding proteins that compartmentalize and modulate signal transduction. In this review, we introduce caveolae and caveolins and briefly describe the interactions of caveolins in the cardiovascular diseases. We also review the roles of Cav-1/-3 in protection against myocardial ischemia and I/R injury, and in conditioning. Finally, we suggest several potential research avenues that may be of interest to clinicians and basic scientists. The information included, herein, is potentially useful for the design of future studies and should advance the investigation of caveolins as therapeutic targets.