Exposure of immature rat heart to antenatal glucocorticoid results in cardiac proliferation.

Kenzo SakuraiYosuke OsadaYuko TakebaMasanori MizunoYoshimitsu TsuzukiYuki OhtaMasanori OotakiTaro IriKentaro AsoHitoshi YamamotoNaoki Matsumoto

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2019)

Antenatal DEX induces structural maturity accompanying cardiomyocyte proliferation in the premature fetal rat heart, and GSK-3β and β-catenin are thought to contribute to cardiac growth.

Keyphrases

signaling pathway
pregnant women
left ventricular
heart failure
preterm birth
epithelial mesenchymal transition
atrial fibrillation
cell proliferation
pi k akt
endothelial cells