title: [The function of protein kinase C in myocardial fibrosis].
abstract: Myocardial fibrosis is the common results of the development of a variety of heart diseases which leads to extracellular matrix protein metabolic disorders and causes cardiac remodeling owing to cardiac fibroblasts proliferation, eventually results in malignant arrhythmia, heart failure, and even the occurrence of sudden cardiac death. Effective inhibition of myocardial remodeling could prevent the occurrence of sudden death. To know the protein kinase C (PKC) effective mechanism of regulation on myocardial fibrosis, a new therapeutic target for reversing myocardial remodeling might be provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
authors.forename: Li-ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000378:metabolism; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008301:Maleimides / Q000494:pharmacology; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D008301:Maleimides; C099154:ruboxistaurin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9