"Cardiotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Agents that have a damaging effect on the HEART. Such damage can occur from ALKYLATING AGENTS; FREE RADICALS; or metabolites from OXIDATIVE STRESS and in some cases is countered by CARDIOTONIC AGENTS. Induction of LONG QT SYNDROME or TORSADES DE POINTES has been the reason for viewing some drugs as cardiotoxins.
| Descriptor ID |
D054715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.142
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| Concept/Terms |
Cardiotoxins- Cardiotoxins
- Cardiotoxic Agents
- Agents, Cardiotoxic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Alves JM, Martins AH, Lameu C, Glaser T, Boukli NM, Bassaneze V, Dariolli R, Nascimento IC, Martins PCM, de Souza HDN, Krieger JE, Casarini DE, Sales VM, Pesquero JB, Ulrich H. Kinin-B2 Receptor Activity in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Myoblast Differentiation. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2019 02; 15(1):48-58.
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Sinha-Hikim I, Braga M, Shen R, Sinha Hikim AP. Involvement of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and nitric oxide-mediated mitochondria-dependent intrinsic pathway signaling in cardiotoxin-induced muscle cell death: role of testosterone. Apoptosis. 2007 Nov; 12(11):1965-78.