Na / Ca 2 exchanger-1 protects against systolic failure in the Akitains 2 model of diabetic cardiomyopathy via a CXCR 4 / NF-B pathway

Thomas J. LaRocca, Frank Fabris, Jiqiu Chen, Daniel Benhayon, Shihong Zhang, LaTronya McCollum, Alison D. Schecter, Joseph Y. Cheung, Eric A. Sobie, Roger J. Hajjar, and Djamel Lebeche Cardiovascular Research Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Pharmacology and System Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; and Division of Nephrology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania