Wei Dong Gao

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Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Nitroxyl-mediated disulfide bond formation between cardiac myofilament cysteines enhances contractile function
    Wei Dong Gao
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Circ Res 111:1002-11. 2012
  2. ncbi Increased cross-bridge cycling rate in stunned myocardium
    Wei Dong Gao
    Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290:H886-93. 2006
  3. ncbi Reversal of isoflurane-induced depression of myocardial contraction by nitroxyl via myofilament sensitization to Ca2+
    Wengang Ding
    Department of Anesthesiology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther 339:825-31. 2011
  4. ncbi Nitroxyl increases force development in rat cardiac muscle
    Tieying Dai
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Physiol 580:951-60. 2007
  5. ncbi Calcium sensitivity, force frequency relationship and cardiac troponin I: critical role of PKA and PKC phosphorylation sites
    Genaro A Ramirez-Correa
    Department of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross Bldg 1144 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Mol Cell Cardiol 48:943-53. 2010
  6. ncbi Preservation of cardiac contractility after long-term therapy with oxypurinol in post-ischemic heart failure in mice
    Zhen Tan
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Eur J Pharmacol 621:71-7. 2009
  7. ncbi Playing with cardiac "redox switches": the "HNO way" to modulate cardiac function
    Carlo G Tocchetti
    Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Antioxid Redox Signal 14:1687-98. 2011
  8. ncbi Nitroxyl improves cellular heart function by directly enhancing cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ cycling
    Carlo G Tocchetti
    Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Circ Res 100:96-104. 2007
  9. ncbi O-linked GlcNAc modification of cardiac myofilament proteins: a novel regulator of myocardial contractile function
    Genaro A Ramirez-Correa
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Circ Res 103:1354-8. 2008
  10. ncbi Apelin increases contractility in failing cardiac muscle
    Tieying Dai
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
    Eur J Pharmacol 553:222-8. 2006

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Nitroxyl-mediated disulfide bond formation between cardiac myofilament cysteines enhances contractile function
    Wei Dong Gao
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Circ Res 111:1002-11. 2012
    ..Nitroxyl (HNO), the one-electron-reduced form of nitric oxide, enhances cardiac function in a manner that suggests reversible cysteine modifications of the contractile machinery...
  2. ncbi Increased cross-bridge cycling rate in stunned myocardium
    Wei Dong Gao
    Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290:H886-93. 2006
    ..Thus stunned myocardium still maintains ATP consumption in spite of lower force development, rationalizing the long-standing paradox of decreased force but unchanged oxygen consumption in the postischemic heart...
  3. ncbi Reversal of isoflurane-induced depression of myocardial contraction by nitroxyl via myofilament sensitization to Ca2+
    Wengang Ding
    Department of Anesthesiology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther 339:825-31. 2011
    ..The present findings have potential translational value because of the efficiency and efficacy of HNO on ISO-induced myocardial contractile dysfunction...
  4. ncbi Nitroxyl increases force development in rat cardiac muscle
    Tieying Dai
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Physiol 580:951-60. 2007
    ..This is likely to be due to modulation of myofilament proteins that harbour reactive thiolate groups that are targets of HNO...
  5. ncbi Calcium sensitivity, force frequency relationship and cardiac troponin I: critical role of PKA and PKC phosphorylation sites
    Genaro A Ramirez-Correa
    Department of Pediatrics Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross Bldg 1144 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Mol Cell Cardiol 48:943-53. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Preservation of cardiac contractility after long-term therapy with oxypurinol in post-ischemic heart failure in mice
    Zhen Tan
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Eur J Pharmacol 621:71-7. 2009
    ..These results indicate that the beneficial effects of antioxidation can be sustained by long-term treatment with oxypurinol after ischemic heart failure, with significantly improved cardiac contractility...
  7. ncbi Playing with cardiac "redox switches": the "HNO way" to modulate cardiac function
    Carlo G Tocchetti
    Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Antioxid Redox Signal 14:1687-98. 2011
    ....
  8. ncbi Nitroxyl improves cellular heart function by directly enhancing cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ cycling
    Carlo G Tocchetti
    Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Circ Res 100:96-104. 2007
    ..Rather, the data support HNO/thiolate interactions that enhance the activity of intracellular Ca(2+) cycling proteins. These findings suggest HNO donors are attractive candidates for the pharmacological treatment of heart failure...
  9. ncbi O-linked GlcNAc modification of cardiac myofilament proteins: a novel regulator of myocardial contractile function
    Genaro A Ramirez-Correa
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Circ Res 103:1354-8. 2008
    ..This study provides the first identification of O-GlcNAcylation sites in cardiac myofilament proteins and demonstrates their potential role in regulating myocardial contractile function...
  10. ncbi Apelin increases contractility in failing cardiac muscle
    Tieying Dai
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tower 711, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
    Eur J Pharmacol 553:222-8. 2006
    ..The increased force development is the result of increased [Ca(2+)](i) transients rather than changes in myofilament calcium responsiveness...
  11. ncbi Heart failure-associated alterations in troponin I phosphorylation impair ventricular relaxation-afterload and force-frequency responses and systolic function
    Kenneth C Bilchick
    Dept of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave, Ross Bldg 1144, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292:H318-25. 2007
    ..Abnormal TnI phosphorylation observed in cardiac failure may explain exacerbated relaxation delay in response to increased afterload and contribute to blunted chronotropic reserve...
  12. ncbi Local control in thin filament activation of cardiac muscle
    Wei Dong Gao
    Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Physiol 580:358. 2007
  13. ncbi Chronic treatment with allopurinol boosts survival and cardiac contractility in murine postischemic cardiomyopathy
    Linda B Stull
    Institute of Molecular Cardiobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Circ Res 95:1005-11. 2004
    ..Our findings indicate that targeted blockade of just one source of oxidants, XO, impacts dramatically on the progression of postischemic cardiomyopathy in mice and prevents oxidative protein modifications...