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Matsuda K, Mitsuo H, Nishijima T, Uchiyama H, Nita T, Matsunaga S, Fujimoto N, Ushijima T, Ando Y, Kan-O M, Shinohara G, Kimura S, Sonoda H, Shiose A. Acute Dapagliflozin Administration Ameliorates Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in a Rabbit Model. Circ J 2024:CJ-23-0864. [PMID: 38658352 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-23-0864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors have a renoprotective effect on acute kidney injury (AKI), but their effect on cardiac surgery-associated AKI is unknown.Methods and Results: AKI was induced in 25 rabbits without diabetes mellitus by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for 2 h and they were divided into 5 groups: sham; dapagliflozin-treated sham; CPB; dapagliflozin-treated CPB; and furosemide-treated CPB (n=5 in each group). Dapagliflozin was administered via the femoral vein before initiating CPB. Kidney tissue and urine and blood samples were collected after the surgical procedure. There were no differences in the hemodynamic variables of each group. Dapagliflozin reduced serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen concentrations, and increased overall urine output (all P<0.05). Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that the tubular injury score was improved after dapagliflozin administration (P<0.01). Dapagliflozin administration mitigated reactive oxygen species and kidney injury molecule-1 as assessed by immunohistochemistry (both P<0.0001). Protein expression analysis showed improvement of inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis, and antioxidant enzyme expression was elevated (all P<0.05) through activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 pathway (P<0.01) by dapagliflozin. CONCLUSIONS Acute intravenous administration of dapagliflozin protects against CPB-induced AKI. Dapagliflozin may have direct renoprotective effects in renal tubular cells.
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- Kensaku Matsuda
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Advanced Aortic Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital
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Nishijima T, Ushijima T, Fuke Y, Kan-O M, Kimura S, Sonoda H, Shiose A. Cannula to Femoral Artery Diameter Ratio Predicts Potential Lower-Limb Ischemia in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery With Femoral Cannulation. Innovations (Phila) 2024:15569845241237212. [PMID: 38504184 DOI: 10.1177/15569845241237212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Lower-limb ischemia is a complication of minimally invasive cardiac surgery with femoral cannulation. Herein, we verified our strategy using distal perfusion cannulation (DPC) against this complication. METHODS We retrospectively assessed 91 cases of aortic valve replacement with femoral cannulation between January 2019 and March 2023. DPC was applied when lower-limb tissue oxygenation index declined by ≥20%. The cannula to femoral artery diameter ratio (C/FA) was calculated by dividing the cannula size (Fr) divided by 3 by the femoral artery inner diameter (mm). Postoperative maximum creatinine kinase (CKmax), lactate dehydrogenase (LDHmax), and lactate levels were analyzed, and univariable logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were employed to determine DPC predictors and the cutoff C/FA for DPC, respectively. Patients without DPC were divided into 2 subgroups based on the cutoff C/FA for further comparisons. RESULTS DPC was required in 9 patients. Symptomatic ischemia was not observed. All laboratory data were similar in the DPC and non-DPC groups. C/FA was significantly associated with DPC (odds ratio = 1.27, 95% confidence interval: 1.09 to 1.47, P = 0.002), and the cutoff C/FA was 0.70 (sensitivity = 0.89, specificity = 0.80). In the non-DPC group, CKmax (P = 0.027) and LDHmax (P = 0.041) were significantly higher in patients with C/FA ≥0.7 (n = 16) than in those with C/FA <0.7 (n = 66). CONCLUSIONS Our strategy for preventing symptomatic ischemia is reasonable and could be almost achieved without DPC when C/FA is <0.7. C/FA also predicts asymptomatic potential ischemia, and proactive DPC is preferable when C/FA is ≥0.7.
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- Takuya Nishijima
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Advanced Aortic Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Nishijima T, Oishi Y, Kimura S, Kan-O M, Shiose A. Efficacy of Sac Coil Embolization in Endovascular Aortic Repair for Sac Shrinkage in Patients at a High Risk of Type II Endoleak from Lumbar Arteries. Ann Vasc Surg 2024; 103:122-132. [PMID: 38387799 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND In endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), preemptive embolization of sac branch vessels is effective in preventing postoperative type II endoleak (T2EL). However, this technique has not been widely adopted especially for lumbar arteries (LAs) because of technical difficulties and time constraints. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of nonselective sac coil embolization, which is a simpler surgical method, in postoperative sac shrinkage for patients at a high risk of T2EL from LAs. METHODS We retrospectively assessed 76 patients who underwent elective EVAR for abdominal aortic aneurysm with 4 or more patent LAs or at least 1 patent LA of ≥2 mm at our hospital between January 2014 and December 2022. The patients who underwent sac coil embolization were included in Group Ⅰ (n = 20), and the others were divided into 2 groups: those with an inferior mesenteric artery that was originally occluded or embolized by coils or stent graft bodies (Group Ⅱ, n = 21), and those without that (Group Ⅲ, n = 35). In Group Ⅰ, 0.035-inch coils were inserted into the sac after complete stent graft deployment. The cumulative incidence of sac shrinkage (≥5 mm) was compared between the groups. Further, univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to determine the predictors of sac shrinkage. RESULTS Sac shrinkage (≥5 mm) was observed more frequently in Group Ⅰ (50%) than in Group Ⅱ (19%) and Group Ⅲ (17%) (P = 0.052 and 0.043, respectively). The cumulative incidence of sac shrinkage was significantly higher in Group Ⅰ than in Group Ⅱ (log-rank P = 0.039) and Group Ⅲ (log-rank P = 0.024). Multivariable Cox regression analyses revealed that sac embolization was a significant predictor of sac shrinkage (hazard ratio, 4.23; 95% confidence interval, 1.66-10.8; P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Nonselective sac coil embolization in EVAR is potentially effective for sac shrinkage in the early postoperative phase in patients at high risk of T2EL from LAs. This simple procedure may improve prognosis after EVAR.
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- Takuya Nishijima
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Advanced Aortic Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Advanced Aortic Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Nishijima T, Fujita S, Harada T, Uchiyama H, Matsuda K, Mitsuo H, Ushijima T, Kan-O M, Shinohara G, Kimura S, Oishi Y, Sonoda H, Shiose A. Necrostatin-1 Attenuates Delayed Paraplegia after Transient Spinal Cord Ischemia in Rabbits by Inhibiting the Upregulation of Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 1 and 3. Ann Vasc Surg 2023; 96:382-392. [PMID: 37244481 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Delayed-onset paraplegia is a disastrous complication after thoracoabdominal aortic open surgery and thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Studies have revealed that transient spinal cord ischemia caused by temporary occlusion of the aorta induces delayed motor neuron death owing to apoptosis and necroptosis. Recently, necrostatin-1 (Nec-1), a necroptosis inhibitor, has been reported to reduce cerebral and myocardial infarction in rats or pigs. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of Nec-1 in delayed paraplegia after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits and assessed the expression of necroptosis- and apoptosis-related proteins in motor neurons. METHODS This study used rabbit transient spinal cord ischemia models using a balloon catheter. They were divided into a vehicle-treated group (n = 24), Nec-1-treated group (n = 24), and sham-controls (n = 6). In the Nec-1-treated group, 1 mg/kg of Nec-1 was intravascularly administered immediately before ischemia induction. Neurological function was assessed using the modified Tarlov score, and the spinal cord was removed 8 hr and 1, 2, and 7 days after reperfusion. Morphological changes were examined using hematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression levels of necroptosis-related proteins (receptor-interacting protein kinase [RIP] 1 and 3) and apoptosis-related proteins (Bax and caspase-8) were assessed using western blotting and histochemical analysis. We also performed double-fluorescence immunohistochemical studies of RIP1, RIP3, Bax, and caspase-8. RESULTS Neurological function significantly improved in the Nec-1-treated group compared with that in the vehicle-treated group 7 days after reperfusion (median 3 and 0, P = 0.025). Motor neurons observed 7 days after reperfusion were significantly decreased in both groups compared with the sham group (vehicle-treated, P < 0.001; Nec-1-treated, P < 0.001). However, significantly more motor neurons survived in the Nec-1-treated group than in the vehicle-treated group (P < 0.001). Western blot analysis revealed RIP1, RIP3, Bax, and caspase-8 upregulation 8 hr after reperfusion in the vehicle-treated group (RIP1, P = 0.001; RIP3, P = 0.045; Bax, P = 0.042; caspase-8, P = 0.047). In the Nec-1-treated group, the upregulation of RIP1 and RIP3 was not observed at any time point, whereas that of Bax and caspase-8 was observed 8 hr after reperfusion (Bax, P = 0.029; caspase-8, P = 0.021). Immunohistochemical study revealed the immunoreactivity of these proteins in motor neurons. Double-fluorescence immunohistochemistry revealed the induction of RIP1 and RIP3, and that of Bax and caspase-8, in the same motor neurons. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that Nec-1 reduces delayed motor neuron death and attenuates delayed paraplegia after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits by selectively inhibiting necroptosis of motor neurons with minimal effect on their apoptosis.
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- Takuya Nishijima
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Advanced Aortic Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kan-O M, Kimura S, Shiose A. Left atrial myxoma resection through right mini-thoracotomy in a patient with retrosternal gastric tube. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 61:960-962. [PMID: 34757423 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We report a case with a retrosternal gastric tube after oesophagectomy, who required left atrial myxoma resection, pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage closure. A right mini-thoracotomy approach was adopted to avoid neo-oesophagus injury, and nitric oxide inhalation was useful to facilitate one-lung ventilation while dissecting the pleural adhesion.
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- Meikun Kan-O
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ushijima T, Fujimoto N, Matsuyama S, Kan-O M, Kiyonari H, Shioi G, Kage Y, Yamasaki S, Takeya R, Sumimoto H. The actin-organizing formin protein Fhod3 is required for postnatal development and functional maintenance of the adult heart in mice. J Biol Chem 2017; 293:148-162. [PMID: 29158260 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.813931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cardiac development and function require actin-myosin interactions in the sarcomere, a highly organized contractile structure. Sarcomere assembly mediated by formin homology 2 domain-containing 3 (Fhod3), a member of formins that directs formation of straight actin filaments, is essential for embryonic cardiogenesis. However, the role of Fhod3 in the neonatal and adult stages has remained unknown. Here, we generated floxed Fhod3 mice to bypass the embryonic lethality of an Fhod3 knockout (KO). Perinatal KO of Fhod3 in the heart caused juvenile lethality at around day 10 after birth with enlarged hearts composed of severely impaired myofibrils, indicating that Fhod3 is crucial for postnatal heart development. Tamoxifen-induced conditional KO of Fhod3 in the adult heart neither led to lethal effects nor did it affect sarcomere structure and localization of sarcomere components. However, adult Fhod3-deleted mice exhibited a slight cardiomegaly and mild impairment of cardiac function, conditions that were sustained over 1 year without compensation during aging. In addition to these age-related changes, systemic stimulation with the α1-adrenergic receptor agonist phenylephrine, which induces sustained hypertension and hypertrophy development, induced expression of fetal cardiac genes that was more pronounced in adult Fhod3-deleted mice than in the control mice, suggesting that Fhod3 modulates hypertrophic changes in the adult heart. We conclude that Fhod3 plays a crucial role in both postnatal cardiac development and functional maintenance of the adult heart.
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- Tomoki Ushijima
- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582
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- Animal Resource Development Unit, Kobe 650-0047; Genetic Engineering Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe 650-0047
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- Genetic Engineering Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe 650-0047
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582.
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Ushijima T, Nishida T, Kan-O M, Tominaga R. Left ventricular pacing can be a complementary solution for systolic anterior motion after mitral valve plasty. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015; 49:1004-5. [PMID: 25904766 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A 54-year old man underwent redo mitral valve (MV) plasty because of recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR). Intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography revealed severe MR and turbulent flow at the left ventricular (LV) outflow tract associated with systolic anterior motion of the MV. Various medical treatments, additional surgical correction, and atrial and right ventricular pacing had failed to resolve the MR associated with systolic anterior motion. LV pacing, however, markedly attenuated MR. Temporary LV pacing was discontinued on postoperative day 2, and subsequently MR associated with systolic anterior motion has not recurred. LV dyssynchrony resulting from conduction disturbances might cause systolic anterior motion immediately after MV plasty. We speculate that LV pacing eliminated LV dyssynchrony and improved the MR associated with systolic anterior motion. Temporary LV pacing can be performed easily and safely at the time of MV plasty. LV pacing can be a complementary treatment for systolic anterior motion and resultant MR.
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- Tomoki Ushijima
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kan-O M, Takeya R, Abe T, Kitajima N, Nishida M, Tominaga R, Kurose H, Sumimoto H. Mammalian formin Fhod3 plays an essential role in cardiogenesis by organizing myofibrillogenesis. Biol Open 2012; 1:889-96. [PMID: 23213483 PMCID: PMC3507241 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20121370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Heart development requires organized integration of actin filaments into the sarcomere, the contractile unit of myofibrils, although it remains largely unknown how actin filaments are assembled during myofibrillogenesis. Here we show that Fhod3, a member of the formin family of proteins that play pivotal roles in actin filament assembly, is essential for myofibrillogenesis at an early stage of heart development. Fhod3−/− mice appear normal up to embryonic day (E) 8.5, when the developing heart, composed of premyofibrils, initiates spontaneous contraction. However, these premyofibrils fail to mature and myocardial development does not continue, leading to embryonic lethality by E11.5. Transgenic expression of wild-type Fhod3 in the heart restores myofibril maturation and cardiomyogenesis, which allow Fhod3−/− embryos to develop further. Moreover, cardiomyopathic changes with immature myofibrils are caused in mice overexpressing a mutant Fhod3, defective in binding to actin. These findings indicate that actin dynamics, regulated by Fhod3, participate in sarcomere organization during myofibrillogenesis and thus play a crucial role in heart development.
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- Meikun Kan-O
- Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences , 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582 , Japan
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Taniguchi K, Takeya R, Suetsugu S, Kan-O M, Narusawa M, Shiose A, Tominaga R, Sumimoto H. Mammalian formin fhod3 regulates actin assembly and sarcomere organization in striated muscles. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:29873-81. [PMID: 19706596 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.059303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Actin filament assembly in nonmuscle cells is regulated by the actin polymerization machinery, including the Arp2/3 complex and formins. However, little is known about the regulation of actin assembly in muscle cells, where straight actin filaments are organized into the contractile unit sarcomere. Here, we show that Fhod3, a myocardial formin that localizes to thin actin filaments in a striated pattern, regulates sarcomere organization in cardiomyocytes. RNA interference-mediated depletion of Fhod3 results in a marked reduction in filamentous actin and disruption of the sarcomeric structure. These defects are rescued by expression of wild-type Fhod3 but not by that of mutant proteins carrying amino acid substitution for conserved residues for actin assembly. These findings suggest that actin dynamics regulated by Fhod3 are critical for sarcomere organization in striated muscle cells.
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- Kenichiro Taniguchi
- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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