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• Functionally opposing roles of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in the regulation of cardiac contractility.

  BACKGROUND: Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK) have been shown to regulate various…

  Authors: István Szokodi, Risto Kerkelä, Anna-Maria Kubin, Balázs Sármán, Sampsa Pikkarainen, Attila Kónyi, Iván G Horváth, Lajos Papp, Miklós Tóth, Réka Skoumal,…

  Source: Circulation. 2008 Oct 14

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• Stent placement in patients with coronary heart disease decreases plasma levels of the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor ADMA.

  The concentration of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is increased in patients with coronary hear…

  Authors: Zénó Ajtay, Fortunato Scalera, Attila Cziráki, Iván Horváth, Lajos Papp, Endre Sulyok, Csaba Szabo, Jens Martens-Lobenhoffer, Friedemann Awiszus, Stefanie M Bode-Böger

  Source: International journal of molecular medicine. 2009 May

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• Isn't the heart the source of energy for blood circulation? "The heart doesn't know the basic laws of physics

  For hundreds of years, universal medical practice has depicted the heart to be the central organ, showing the heart's function as the primary source o…

  Authors: Lajos Papp

  Source: Orvosi hetilap. 2008 Aug 3

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• Nuclear factor-kappaB signaling contributes to severe, but not moderate, angiotensin II-induced left ventricular remodeling.

  OBJECTIVE: The transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) has been implicated in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vitro as well as in vivo; ho…

  Authors: Balázs Sármán, Réka Skoumal, Hanna Leskinen, Jaana Rysä, Mika Ilves, Ylermi Soini, Juha Tuukkanen, Sampsa Pikkarainen, Zoltán Lakó-Futó, Beatrix Sármán,…

  Source: Journal of hypertension. 2007 Sep

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• Magnetic resonance studies in management of adult cases with Bland-White-Garland syndrome.

  Bland-White-Garland syndrome (BWG) is a rare congenital anomaly that is predominantly discovered in infancy. BWG is characterized by an anomalous orig…

  Authors: András Komócsi, Tamás Simor, Levente Tóth, Sándor Szabados, Ferenc Mágel, Tünde Pintér, Dániel Aradi, Attila Kónyi, Iván G Horváth, Lajos Papp

  Source: International journal of cardiology. 2007 Dec 15

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• Involvement of endogenous ouabain-like compound in the cardiac hypertrophic process in vivo.

  The Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase inhibitor ouabain has been shown to trigger hypertrophic growth of cultured cardiomyocytes; however, the significance of endogen…

  Authors: Réka Skoumal, István Szokodi, Jani Aro, Gábor Földes, Mónika Göoz, Leila Seres, Balázs Sármán, Zoltán Lakó-Futó, Lajos Papp, Olli Vuolteenaho,…

  Source: Life sciences. 2007 Mar 13

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• Thienopyridine therapy influences late outcome after coronary stent implantation.

  Clinical significance of resistance to aspirin and thienopyridine therapy is poorly defined. The authors aimed to evaluate whether more effective anti…

  Authors: Dániel Aradi, Attila Kónyi, László Pálinkás, Tímea Berki, Tünde Pintér, Tamás Tahin, Iván Horváth, Lajos Papp, András Komócsi

  Source: Angiology. 2008 Apr-May

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• Human heart mitochondria do not produce physiologically relevant quantities of nitric oxide.

  Previous studies raised the possibility that nitric oxide synthase is present in heart mitochondria (mtNOS) and the existence of such an enzyme became…

  Authors: Attila Csordás, Eszter Pankotai, James A Snipes, Attila Cselenyák, Zsolt Sárszegi, Attila Cziráki, Balázs Gaszner, Lajos Papp, Rita Benko, Levente Kiss,…

  Source: Life sciences. 2007 Jan 23

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• Role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation in endotoxin-induced cardiac collapse in rodents.

  Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are overproduced in the cardiovascular system during circulatory shock. Oxidant-induced cell injury involves the …

  Authors: Pál Pacher, Attila Cziráki, Jon G Mabley, Lucas Liaudet, Lajos Papp, Csaba Szabó

  Source: Biochemical pharmacology. 2002 Dec 15

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• Endothelial function studies in pulmonary vascular disease: determination of angiotensin converting enzyme activity in humans (review).

  Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE, kininase II) is an endothelial luminal ectoenzyme. The majority of ACE has been found on the pulmonary capillary e…

  Authors: Attila Cziráki, Iván G Horváth, Lajos Papp

  Source: International journal of molecular medicine. 2002 Mar

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