A. M. Richards

Functional cardiac consequences of β-adrenergic stress-induced injury in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

This paper introduces a method using low-dose isoproterenol to enhance cardiac dysfunction in mdx mice, showing increased myocyte injury, fibrosis, and reduced ventricular function compared to wild-type mice.

Increased isoDGR motifs in plasma fibronectin are associated with atherosclerosis through facilitation of vascular fibrosis

This study shows that deamidated fibronectin with isoDGR motifs promotes vascular fibrosis and atherosclerosis by enhancing integrin signaling and leukocyte recruitment.