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Published on: April 17, 2021
Apelin in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure induced by ischemia
Agnieszka M Tycinska1, Anna Lisowska, Wlodzimierz J Musial
1Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. agnieszka.tycinska@gmail.com
Abstract:
Apelin is a recently isolated novel endogenous ligand for the angiotensin-like 1 receptor (APJ). Initial experiments in animal models indicate that the cardiovascular system is the main target of the apelin-APJ system. Apelin plays an opposite role to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system as a compensatory mechanism. It is reduced in patients with heart failure, also of ischemic origin. However, only animal studies concern the role of the apelin-APJ system in myocardial ischemia. Less is known about the function of this adipokine in an acute phase of myocardial infarction in human. The apelin-APJ system could perhaps be involved in myocardial protection during acute myocardial ischemia. In the current review we have summarized recent data concerning the role of apelin in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure induced by ischemia.
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