KLF2 regulates neutrophil activation and thrombosis in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure progression.

It is widely recognized that inflammation plays a critical role in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. However, clinical trials targeting cytokines have shown equivocal effects, indicating the need for a deeper understanding of the precise role of inflammation and inflammatory cells in heart failure. Leukocytes from human subjects and a rodent model of heart failure were characterized by a marked reduction in expression of Klf2 mRNA.

Tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide Stimulated Apoptosis Independent of Prostaglandin E and IL-6 in the HTR-8/SVneo Human Placental Cell Line.

Significant gaps exist in our knowledge of how cellular redox status, sometimes referred to as oxidative stress, impacts placental trophoblasts. The present study used tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as a known generator of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the extravillous trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo to examine the role of cellular redox disruption of prostaglandin E (PGE) and the cytokine IL-6 in cell death. Cells were exposed to 0, 12.