Gene and Cytokine Therapy for Heart Failure

The Editors of AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology are excited to present our first ever podcast in both English and Japanese! Associate Editor Masafumi Kitakaze interviews lead author Toshio Nagai (Chiba University) and Editorial Board member Takashi Matsui (University of Hawaii) about the new Review article by Nagai and Komuro on cutting-edge research involving gene and cytokine therapies for heart failure. We cover everything from the molecular level to clinical trials, in two languages!

Toshio Nagai and Issei Komuro Gene and cytokine therapy for heart failure: molecular mechanisms in the improvement of cardiac function Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, published online July 9, 2012, doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00130.2012.