Phosphoinositides and cardiovascular diseases

Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2012:362:43-60. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5025-8_2.

Abstract

Phosphoinositides (PIs), a family of phosphorylated derivatives of the membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol, are established regulators of multiple cellular functions. An increasing amount of evidence has highlighted potential links between PI-mediated signaling pathways and the etiology of many human diseases, including cardiovascular pathologies. This chapter will provide a detailed overview of the peculiar functions of the major cardiovascular PIs in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, heart failure, and arrhythmias.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Atherosclerosis / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Humans
  • Phosphatidylinositols / physiology*

Substances

  • Phosphatidylinositols