Article: IGF gene transfer protects cardiomyocytes from apoptosis, boosts angiogenesis.

Article: IGF gene transfer protects cardiomyocytes from apoptosis, ...
Heart Disease Weekly;  May 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... can treat ischemic heart disease and heart failure ... growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF ... transfer of IGF-I and IGF-II is a plausible ... to treat ischemic heart disease and heart failure ... can treat ischemic heart disease and heart failure ... IGFs * Localized ...

Article: No link found between fetal growth and serum levels of ...
Heart Disease Weekly;  March 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... association between fetal growth and the IGF axis throughout life." Johnsen ... insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, -II, and IGF binding protein-3 in adults ... under the major subject areas of Heart Disease Risk Factor, Cancer Risk Factor ...

Article: Effects of hormone replacement therapy on insulin-like growth ...
Gynecological Endocrinology;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and breast ... like growth factor (IGF)/IGF binding protein ... complex of IGFBP-3, IGF-I and acid labile ... without ischemic heart disease (IHD), but with low circulating IGF-I levels and high ...

Article: Alcohol-Reduced Plasma IGF-I Levels and Hepatic ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... plasma IGF-I level and hepatic IGF-I expression in alcoholics ... retinoic acid * alcohol * IGF-I Chronic and excessive alcohol ... including liver disease, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and brain ... insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)4 system plays a critical ...

Article: Study of insulin resistance in relation to serum IGF-I ...
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... syndrome-X), low levels of IGF-I have been observed.[sup ... Individuals with low levels of IGF-I have increased risk of developing ischemic heart disease compared to individuals with normal levels of IGF-I.[sup] [13] Nondiabetic ...

Article: Early changes in IGF-I synthesis in pregnancy may be ...
Heart Disease Weekly;  October 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... subjects with low increase in IGF-I levels (IGF-I levels between the 20th ... suggests early alterations of IGF-I synthesis in women developing ... This article was prepared by Heart Disease Weekly editors from staff and ...

Article: IGF-I activity may be a key determinant of stroke risk.
Heart Disease Weekly;  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... ward off thrombotic strokes. IGF-I may also promote the structural ... to down-regulate systemic IGF-I activity; this effect would ... study in Medical Hypotheses (IGF-I activity may be a key determinant ... This article was prepared by Heart Disease Weekly editors from staff and ...