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    <Review>MET-88 : Sarcoplastic Reticulum Ca^<2+>-Uptake Stiumlator for Treating Chronic Heart Failure

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    MET-88,an inhibitor of γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase, can be characterized as a unique cardioprotective agent for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) with an ability to regulate the activity of SR Ca^-ATPase. MET-88 protected the hypoxic and ischemic myocardium due to the modulation of myocardial metabolism and improved cardiac remodeling and hypertrophy as effectively as captopril. MET-88 also increased the failed Ca^-ATPase activity in the Sarcoplastic reticulum (SR), which increase might have resulted from ATP synthesis through glycolysis. These effects of MET-88 may be expected to improve mortality, prognosis, and exercise intolerance in CHF patients. In summary, MET-88 may be a useful drug for the treatment of CHF
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