CHRNA7 and myocardial infarction: We recently demonstrated that garcinol attenuates Lp(a)-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokine production in ventricular cardiomyocyte through α7-nAChR-mediated inhibition of the p38 MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways in a mouse model of myocardial infarction [38], suggesting an important role of α7-nAChR and its downstream signaling mechanisms in regulating Lp(a)-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and inflammation.