The aim of the present study was to evaluate genotypic distribution calpastatin (CAST) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene polymorphisms in Tsigai sheep breed. Genomic DNA isolated from blood samples by phenol-chloroform method. A total 56 were genotyped PCR-RFLP Allele genotype frequencies calculated standard procedures. To population-genetic properties, Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium (HW...

Reduced sarcolemmal integrity in dystrophin-deficient muscles of mdx mice and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients has been reported to result in altered calcium homeostasis. Previous studies have shown a correlative relationship between calcium-dependent protease (calpain) activity in dystrophic muscle and muscle necrosis, but have not tested whether calpain activation precedes cell deat...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is accompanied by intracellular calcium overload. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of calcium-dependent calpains and cytokines during AF. Atrial tissue samples from 32 patients [16 with chronic AF and 16 in sinus rhythm (SR)] undergoing open heart surgery were studied. Atrial expression of calpain I and II, calpastatin, troponin T (TnT), troponin C (TnC)...

OBJECTIVE Recently we have shown that calpain-1 activation contributes to cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by hyperglycemia. This study was undertaken to investigate whether targeted disruption of calpain would reduce myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis in mouse models of type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Diabetes in mice was induced by injection of streptozotocin (STZ), and OVE26 m...