A study revealed that PTEN plays a pivotal role in the post-myocardial infarction remodeling process: Partial PTEN inactivation, by regulating the AKT signaling pathway, can increase interleukin IL-10 and consequently decrease tumor necrosis factor TNFα and matrix metalloproteinase MMP2 expression in the heart. Here, TNF is linked to myocardial infarction.