AMBROSINI , Samuele

Arterial thrombosis may be initiated by endothelial inflammation or denudation, activation of blood-borne elements or the coagulation system. Tissue factor (TF), a central trigger of the coagulation cascade, is regulated by the pro-inflammatory NF-κB-dependent pathways. Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) is a nuclear member of the sirtuin family of...

Aims: Methylation of non-histone proteins is emerging as a central regulatory mechanism in health and disease. The methyltransferase SETD7 has shown to methylate and alter the function of a variety of proteins in vitro, however its function in the heart is poorly understood. The present study investigates the role of SETD7 in myocardial...