Extracellular SPARC improves cardiomyocyte contraction during health and disease
S. Deckx, D. M. Johnson, M. Rienks, P. Carai, E. van Deel, J. van der Velden, K. Sipido, S. Heymans, A.-P. Papageorgiou
This study shows extracellular SPARC enhances cardiomyocyte contraction in both healthy and diseased hearts, with potential therapeutic implications for myocarditis-related cardiac dysfunction.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2018Physiology