Does plasma brain natriuretic peptide correlate with infarct size but not with subsequent remodeling in the rat heart?
Thus, after a large myocardial infarction in the rat, despite progressive left ventricular dilation and increase in wall stress, plasma brain natriuretic peptide did not progress over time. This indicates that, although plasma brain natriuretic peptide is a good indicator of infarct size and left ventricular dilation, it cannot be used to trace progressive ventricular remodeling in the rat heart after myocardial infarction.
The up-regulation of DMT1-IRE and the increase in DMT1-IRE-mediated iron influx play a key role in L-DOPA neurotoxicity in cortical neurons.