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Ankur Saxena0
Deepak Srivastava0
Ildiko Bock-Marquette0
Date of Patent
May 12, 2009
0Patent Application Number
112091990
Date Filed
August 22, 2005
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Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) and Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) are important mediators of signaling in cardiomyocytes and can both prevent damage and promote healing associated with ischemic injury to the heart. Thus, the present invention provides for methods of screening for agents that increase the expression of ILK and/or Akt/PKB. Methods of treatment based on such agents are also provided.
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