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Xue Y, Ke J, Zhang J, Chen M, Zeng L, Fan Q, Zheng C, Chen F. Analysis of long noncoding RNAs and messenger RNAs expression profiles in the hearts of mice with acute viral myocarditis. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28473. [PMID: 36606604 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Acute viral myocarditis (AVMC) is a common acute myocardial inflammation caused by viral infections, which can lead to severe cardiac dysfunction. Several long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with aberrant expression have been identified in the pathogenesis of AVMC. However, the expression profiles and functions of lncRNAs in AVMC have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we constructed AVMC mouse models by intraperitoneal injection of coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) and performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) on heart tissues to investigate the differences in lncRNAs and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) expression profiles. Based on the cutoff criteria of adjusted p-values (padj) <0.05 and |log2FoldChange| >1, a total of 1122 differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) and 3186 differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were screened, including 734 upregulated and 388 downregulated lncRNAs, 1821 upregulated and 1365 downregulated mRNAs. RT-qPCR analysis validated that the expression patterns of 12 randomly selected genes (6 DElncRNAs and 6 DEmRNAs) were highly consistent with those in RNA-seq, proving the reliability of the RNA-seq data. Then, Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses revealed that differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in metabolic and immune-related processes. Furthermore, co-expression networks between DElncRNAs and DEmRNAs in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway were constructed to study the molecular interactions of these molecules. Our study, for the first time, reveals the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs associated with AVMC, which may shed light on the roles of lncRNAs in disease pathogenesis and aid in discovering new therapeutic targets.
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- Yimin Xue
- Fourth Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fourth Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fourth Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fourth Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Scientific Observation and Experiment Station of Veterinary Drugs and Diagnostic Techniques of Guangdong Province, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Emergency, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Chang TT, Chen C, Chen JW. CCL7 as a novel inflammatory mediator in cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disease. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:185. [PMID: 36109744 PMCID: PMC9479413 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractChemokines are key components in the pathology of chronic diseases. Chemokine CC motif ligand 7 (CCL7) is believed to be associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disease. CCL7 may play a role in inflammatory events by attracting macrophages and monocytes to further amplify inflammatory processes and contribute to disease progression. However, CCL7-specific pathological signaling pathways need to be further confirmed in these chronic diseases. Given the multiple redundancy system among chemokines and their receptors, further experimental and clinical studies are needed to clarify whether direct CCL7 inhibition mechanisms could be a promising therapeutic approach to attenuating the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disease.
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Role of CCR2-Positive Macrophages in Pathological Ventricular Remodelling. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10030661. [PMID: 35327464 PMCID: PMC8945438 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10030661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Even with recent advances in care, heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, which urgently needs new treatments. One of the major antecedents of heart failure is pathological ventricular remodelling, the abnormal change in the size, shape, function or composition of the cardiac ventricles in response to load or injury. Accumulating immune cell subpopulations contribute to the change in cardiac cellular composition that occurs during ventricular remodelling, and these immune cells can facilitate heart failure development. Among cardiac immune cell subpopulations, macrophages that are recognized by their transcriptional or cell-surface expression of the chemokine receptor C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2), have emerged as playing an especially important role in adverse remodelling. Here, we assimilate the literature that has been generated over the past two decades describing the pathological roles that CCR2+ macrophages play in ventricular remodelling. The goal is to facilitate research and innovation efforts in heart failure therapeutics by drawing attention to the importance of studying the manner by which CCR2+ macrophages mediate their deleterious effects.
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Nemska S, Gassmann M, Bang ML, Frossard N, Tavakoli R. Antagonizing the CX3CR1 Receptor Markedly Reduces Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy After Transverse Aortic Constriction in Mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:792-801. [PMID: 34882111 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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ABSTRACT Left-ventricular hypertrophy, characterized by cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, interstitial cell proliferation, and immune cell infiltration, is a high risk factor for heart failure and death. Chemokines interacting with G protein-coupled chemokine receptors probably play a role in left-ventricular hypertrophy development by promoting recruitment of activated leukocytes and modulating left-ventricular remodeling. Using the minimally invasive model of transverse aortic constriction in mice, we demonstrated that a variety of chemokine and chemokine receptor messenger Ribonucleic Acid are overexpressed in the early and late phase of hypertrophy progression. Among the chemokine receptors, Cx3cr1 and Ccr2 were most strongly overexpressed and were significantly upregulated at 3, 7, and 14 days after transverse aortic constriction. Ligands of CX3CR1 (Cx3cl1) and CCR2 (Ccl2, Ccl7, Ccl12) were significantly overexpressed in the left ventricle at the early stages after mechanical pressure overload. Pharmacological inhibition of CX3CR1 signaling using the antagonist AZD8797 led to a significant reduction of hypertrophy, whereas inhibition of CCR2 with the RS504393 antagonist did not show any effect. Furthermore, AZD8797 treatment reduced the expression of the hypertrophic marker genes Nppa and Nppb as well as the profibrotic genes Tgfb1 and Col1a1 at 14 days after transverse aortic constriction. These findings strongly suggest the involvement of the CX3CR1/CX3CL1 pathway in the pathogenesis of left-ventricular hypertrophy.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/physiopathology
- Aorta/surgery
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor/genetics
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor/metabolism
- CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1/genetics
- CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1/metabolism
- Chemokine CX3CL1/genetics
- Chemokine CX3CL1/metabolism
- Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain/genetics
- Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain/metabolism
- Constriction
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fibrosis
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/etiology
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/metabolism
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/physiopathology
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/prevention & control
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Myocytes, Cardiac/pathology
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/genetics
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/metabolism
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction
- Thiazoles/pharmacology
- Time Factors
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/genetics
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism
- Ventricular Function, Left/drug effects
- Ventricular Remodeling/drug effects
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Simona Nemska
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique UMR 7200, LabEx Medalis, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy; and
- Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research (IRGB) - National Research Council (CNR), Milan Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique UMR 7200, LabEx Medalis, CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Liu X, Shi GP, Guo J. Innate Immune Cells in Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Remodeling. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:659666. [PMID: 34368120 PMCID: PMC8343105 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.659666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pressure overload and heart failure are among the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammatory cell activation and release of inflammatory mediators are of vital importance during the pathogenesis of these cardiac diseases. Yet, the roles of innate immune cells and subsequent inflammatory events in these processes remain poorly understood. Here, we outline the possible underlying mechanisms of innate immune cell participation, including mast cells, macrophages, monocytes, neutrophils, dendritic cells, eosinophils, and natural killer T cells in these pathological processes. Although these cells accumulate in the atrium or ventricles at different time points after pressure overload, their cardioprotective or cardiodestructive activities differ from each other. Among them, mast cells, neutrophils, and dendritic cells exert detrimental function in experimental models, whereas eosinophils and natural killer T cells display cardioprotective activities. Depending on their subsets, macrophages and monocytes may exacerbate cardiodysfunction or negatively regulate cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Pressure overload stimulates the secretion of cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors from innate immune cells and even resident cardiomyocytes that together assist innate immune cell infiltration into injured heart. These infiltrates are involved in pro-hypertrophic events and cardiac fibroblast activation. Immune regulation of cardiac innate immune cells becomes a promising therapeutic approach in experimental cardiac disease treatment, highlighting the significance of their clinical evaluation in humans.
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Cardiovascular Diseases Research & Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research of the First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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Guo H, Zhao X, Su H, Ma C, Liu K, Kong S, Liu K, Li H, Chang J, Wang T, Guo H, Wei H, Fu Z, Lv X, Li Y. miR-21 is upregulated, promoting fibrosis and blocking G2/M in irradiated rat cardiac fibroblasts. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10502. [PMID: 33354435 PMCID: PMC7733651 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Radiation exposure of the thorax is associated with a greatly increased risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality even after several decades of advancement in the field. Although many studies have demonstrated the damaging influence of ionizing radiation on cardiac fibroblast (CF) structure and function, myocardial fibrosis, the molecular mechanism behind this damage is not well understood. miR-21, a small microRNA, promotes the activation of CFs, leading to cardiac fibrosis. miR-21 is overexpressed after irradiation; however, the relationship between increased miR-21 and myocardial fibrosis after irradiation is unclear. This study was conducted to investigate gene expression after radiation-induced CF damage and the role of miR-21 in this process in rats. Methods We sequenced irradiated rat CFs and performed weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) combined with differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis to observe the effect on the expression profile of CF genes after radiation. Results DEG analysis showed that the degree of gene changes increased with the radiation dose. WGCNA revealed three module eigengenes (MEs) associated with 8.5-Gy-radiation—the Yellow, Brown, Blue modules. The three module eigengenes were related to apoptosis, G2/M phase, and cell death and S phase, respectively. By blocking with the cardiac fibrosis miRNA miR-21, we found that miR-21 was associated with G2/M blockade in the cell cycle and was mainly involved in regulating extracellular matrix-related genes, including Grem1, Clu, Gdf15, Ccl7, and Cxcl1. Stem-loop quantitative real-time PCR was performed to verify the expression of these genes. Five genes showed higher expression after 8.5 Gy-radiation in CFs. The target genes of miR-21 predicted online were Gdf15 and Rsad2, which showed much higher expression after treatment with antagomir-miR-21 in 8.5-Gy-irradiated CFs. Thus, miR-21 may play the role of fibrosis and G2/M blockade in regulating Grem1, Clu, Gdf15, Ccl7, Cxcl1, and Rsad2 post-irradiation.
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- Huan Guo
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lan Zhou University, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China.,Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China.,Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Department of Interventional Section, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China.,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital, Bei Jing, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Department of Interventional Section, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Department of Interventional Section, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- Gansu Provincial Academic Institute for Medical Sciences, Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lan Zhou University, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China.,Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lan Zhou, Gan Su, China
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Yang D, Liu HQ, Liu FY, Tang N, Guo Z, Ma SQ, An P, Wang MY, Wu HM, Yang Z, Fan D, Tang QZ. Critical roles of macrophages in pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling. J Mol Med (Berl) 2020; 99:33-46. [PMID: 33130927 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-020-02002-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Macrophages are integral components of the mammalian heart that show extensive expansion in response to various internal or external stimuli. After the onset of sustained pressure overload (PO), the accumulation of cardiac macrophages through local macrophage proliferation and monocyte migration has profound effects on the transition to cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. In this review, we describe the heterogeneity and diversity of cardiac macrophages and summarize the current understanding of the important roles of macrophages in PO-induced cardiac remodeling. In addition, the possible mechanisms involved in macrophage modulation are also described. Finally, considering the significant effects of cardiac macrophages, we highlight their emerging role as therapeutic targets for alleviating pathological cardiac remodeling after PO.
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- Dan Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, People's Republic of China.
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- Sirin Nazan Cakir
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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Li Y, Yang D, Sun B, Zhang X, Li F, Liu Z, Zheng Y. Discovery of crucial cytokines associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by protein array analysis. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2019; 244:1648-1657. [PMID: 31665916 DOI: 10.1177/1535370219885101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
As a common disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) features permanently progressively dilated abdominal aorta. Various cytokines are implicated in AAA pathogenesis. Clarification of involved cytokines combined with functional analysis may provide new insights into AAA pathogenesis. Using a mouse model, this study analyzed the cytokine profiles in AAA. Cytokines were measured in AAA tissues of saline control or angiotensin II-treated ApoE−/− mice using an antibody array of 200 cytokines, cytokine receptors, and related proteins. Statistical analysis revealed that 21 of 200 proteins were differentially expressed in AAA. These differentially expressed proteins were subjected to function and pathway enrichment analysis, which revealed that leukocyte migration and positive regulation of cell adhesion were the most significant biological processes. Specific signaling pathways, including Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription and cytokine–cytokine receptor interaction, were prominent in Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathway enrichment analysis. Importantly, our data identified cytokines which had not previously been illustrated in AAA pathogenic pathways. Bivariate correlation analysis between these cytokines and protease activity showed that granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 g, cardiotrophin 1, milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein, interleukin 33, and periostin were positively correlated with matrix metalloprotease 1 (MMP-1), MMP-9, cathepsin B, and cathepsin L. G-CSF was positively correlated with cathepsin L. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that cytokine profile is significantly altered in AAA, and that the newly identified crucial cytokines may function potentially in AAA pathogenesis. Impact statement Various cytokines are known contributors to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathologic processes, but the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis remains unclear. We illustrated the altered cytokine profiles in AAA by high throughput antibody array of 200 cytokines, cytokine receptors and related proteins, as well as bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed proteins in lesion tissues from AAA mice infused with angiotensin II. Functional analyses of differentially expressed cytokines showed clustering on cell migration and adhesion processes. More importantly, crucial cytokines whose association with AAA formation had not been established were identified. Significant correlations were found between these cytokines and protease activity. This study identifies several crucial markers for further researches on the molecular basis of AAA.
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- Yuan Li
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- Pierre Paradis
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Tavakoli R, Nemska S, Jamshidi P, Gassmann M, Frossard N. Technique of Minimally Invasive Transverse Aortic Constriction in Mice for Induction of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. J Vis Exp 2017:56231. [PMID: 28994784 PMCID: PMC5752328 DOI: 10.3791/56231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in mice is one of the most commonly used surgical techniques for experimental investigation of pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and its progression to heart failure. In the majority of the reported investigations, this procedure is performed with intubation and ventilation of the animal which renders it demanding and time-consuming and adds to the surgical burden to the animal. The aim of this protocol is to describe a simplified technique of minimally invasive TAC without intubation and ventilation of mice. Critical steps of the technique are emphasized in order to achieve low mortality and high efficiency in inducing LVH. Male C57BL/6 mice (10-week-old, 25-30 g, n=60) were anesthetized with a single intraperitoneal injection of a mixture of ketamine and xylazine. In a spontaneously breathing animal following a 3-4 mm upper partial sternotomy, a segment of 6/0 silk suture threaded through the eye of a ligation aid was passed under the aortic arch and tied over a blunted 27-gauge needle. Sham-operated animals underwent the same surgical preparation but without aortic constriction. The efficacy of the procedure in inducing LVH is attested by a significant increase in the heart/body weight ratio. This ratio is obtained at days 3, 7, 14 and 28 after surgery (n = 6 - 10 in each group and each time point). Using our technique, LVH is observed in TAC compared to sham animals from day 7 through day 28. Operative and late (over 28 days) mortalities are both very low at 1.7%. In conclusion, our cost-effective technique of minimally invasive TAC in mice carries very low operative and post-operative mortalities and is highly efficient in inducing LVH. It simplifies the operative procedure and reduces the strain put on the animal. It can be easily performed by following the critical steps described in this protocol.
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- Reza Tavakoli
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich;
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich; Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR7200, Université de Strasbourg - CNRS
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR7200, Université de Strasbourg - CNRS
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InanlooRahatloo K, Liang G, Vo D, Ebert A, Nguyen I, Nguyen PK. Sex-based differences in myocardial gene expression in recently deceased organ donors with no prior cardiovascular disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183874. [PMID: 28850583 PMCID: PMC5574577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Sex differences in the development of the normal heart and the prevalence of cardiomyopathies have been reported. The molecular basis of these differences remains unclear. Sex differences in the human heart might be related to patterns of gene expression. Recent studies have shown that sex specific differences in gene expression in tissues including the brain, kidney, skeletal muscle, and liver. Similar data is limited for the heart. Herein we address this issue by analyzing donor and post-mortem adult human heart samples originating from 46 control individuals to study whole-genome gene expression in the human left ventricle. Using data from the genotype tissue expression (GTEx) project, we compared the transcriptome expression profiles of male and female hearts. We found that genes located on sex chromosomes were the most abundant ones among the sexually dimorphic genes. The majority of differentially expressed autosomal genes were those involved in the regulation of inflammation, which has been found to be an important contributor to left ventricular remodeling. Specifically, genes on autosomal chromosomes encoding chemokines with inflammatory functions (e.g. CCL4, CX3CL1, TNFAIP3) and a gene that regulates adhesion of immune cells to the endothelium (e.g., VCAM1) were identified with sex-specific expression levels. This study underlines the relevance of sex as an important modifier of cardiac gene expression. These results have important implications in the understanding of the differences in the physiology of the male and female heart transcriptome and how they may lead to different sex specific difference in human cardiac health and its control.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kolsoum InanlooRahatloo
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Genetics, Genetic Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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Takano APC, Munhoz CD, Moriscot AS, Gupta S, Barreto-Chaves MLM. S100A8/MYD88/NF-қB: a novel pathway involved in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy driven by thyroid hormone. J Mol Med (Berl) 2017; 95:671-682. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-017-1511-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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