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ABSTRACT: Background
Tissue remodeling is usually dependent on the deposition of extracellular matrix that may result in tissue stiffness and impaired myocardium contraction.Objectives
We had previously demonstrated that renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is able to induce development of cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Therefore, we aimed to characterize renal I/R-induced cardiac hypertrophy.Design
C57BL/6?J mice were subjected to 60 minutes' unilateral renal pedicle occlusion, followed by reperfusion (I/R) for 5, 8, 12 or 15 days. Gene expression, protein abundance and morphometric analyses were performed in all time points.Results
Left ventricle wall thickening was increased after eight days of reperfusion (p?ConclusionsRenal I/R leads to impactful changes in heart morphology, accompanied by an increase in microvasculature. Although it is clear that I/R is able to induce cardiac remodeling, such morphological changes is present in only a section of the heart tissue.
SUBMITTER: Cirino-Silva R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5308538 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cirino-Silva Rogério R Kmit Fernanda V FV Trentin-Sonoda Mayra M Nakama Karina K KK Panico Karine K Alvim Juliana M JM Dreyer Thiago R TR Martinho-Silva Herculano H Carneiro-Ramos Marcela S MS
JRSM cardiovascular disease 20170101
<h4>Background</h4>Tissue remodeling is usually dependent on the deposition of extracellular matrix that may result in tissue stiffness and impaired myocardium contraction.<h4>Objectives</h4>We had previously demonstrated that renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is able to induce development of cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Therefore, we aimed to characterize renal I/R-induced cardiac hypertrophy.<h4>Design</h4>C57BL/6 J mice were subjected to 60 minutes' unilateral renal pedicle occlusion, followed ...[more]