supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB503807 and 2009CB521902);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30600763, 30870906, and 31071023);the Pujiang Project of Shanghai, China (Grant No.08PJ14001);the Project Sponsored by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. [2008]891);the Fund for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of Shanghai, China (Grant No.[2009]63)
Salusins are regulatory peptides that affect cardiovascular function. We previously reported that salusin-a and -β protected cultured cardiomyocytes from serum deprivation-induced cell death through upregulating gluc...