Chinese Medical Journal (Mar 2022)

Protein kinases in cardiovascular diseases

  • Jiawen Chen,
  • Yafei Li,
  • Chong Du,
  • Tianwen Wei,
  • Tiankai Shan,
  • Liansheng Wang,
  • Ningning Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/CM9.0000000000001870
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 135, no. 5
pp. 557 – 570

Abstract

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Abstract. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, exploring the mechanism of CVDs and critical regulatory factors is of great significance for promoting heart repair, reversing cardiac remodeling, and reducing adverse cardiovascular events. Recently, significant progress has been made in understanding the function of protein kinases and their interactions with other regulatory proteins in myocardial biology. Protein kinases are positioned as critical regulators at the intersection of multiple signals and coordinate nearly every aspect of myocardial responses, regulating contractility, metabolism, transcription, and cellular death. Equally, reconstructing the disrupted protein kinases regulatory network will help reverse pathological progress and stimulate cardiac repair. This review summarizes recent researches concerning the function of protein kinases in CVDs, discusses their promising clinical applications, and explores potential targets for future treatments.