Project description:We show that Bmx-deficiency reduces angiotensin II -induced cardiac hypertrophy and pathological gene expression Angiotensin II or NaCl were infuced for two weeks into wild-type and Bmx-deficient mice to induce cardiac hypertrophy
Project description:RORasg/sg mice have small cardiomyocytes and hypocontractile hearts with increased fibrosis. Microarrays revealed broad deficits of sarcomeric RNAs and key myogenic transcription factors, suggesting that the loss of RORa leads to impaired developmental hypertrophy through transcriptional regulation. RORasg/sg mice developed exaggerated ventricular remodeling in response to Agn II infusion. We identify novel cardioprotective roles for RORa in promoting developmental and preventing pathological cardiac hypertrophy, mediated in part through regulation of the IL-6-STAT3 pathway in cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibrosis
Project description:Background: Gq-coupled G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) mediate the actions of a variety of messengers that are key regulators of cardiovascular function. Enhanced Gaq-mediated signaling plays an important role in cardiac hypertrophy and in the transition to heart failure. We have recently described that Gaq acts as an adaptor protein that facilitates PKCz-mediated activation of ERK5 in epithelial cells. Since the ERK5 cascade is known to be involved in cardiac hypertrophy, we have investigated the potential relevance of this pathway in Gq-dependent signaling in cardiac cells. Methodology/Principal Findings: We have explored the mechanisms involved in Gq-coupled GPCR-mediated stimulation of the ERK5 pathway and its functional consequences in cardiac hypertrophy using both cultured cardiac cells and an animal model of angiotensin- dependent induction of cardiac hypertrophy in wild-type and PKCz knockout mice. We find that PKC? is required for the activation of the ERK5 pathway by Gq-coupled GPCR in cardiomyocytes and in cardiac fibroblasts. Stimulation of ERK5 by angiotensin II is blocked upon pharmacological inhibition or siRNA-mediated silencing of PKCz in primary cultures of cardiac cells and in cardiomyocytes isolated from PKCz-deficient mice. Moreover, these mice do not develop cardiac hypertrophy upon chronic challenge with angiotensin II, as assessed by morphological, biomarker, electrocardiographic and global gene expression pattern analysis. Conclusion/Significance: Our data put forward that PKC? is essential for Gq- dependent ERK5 activation in cardiac cells and indicate a key cardiac physiological role for this recently described Gaq/PKCz/MEK5 signaling axis. Littermate wild-type and PKCz -/- male mice (32 weeks of age) were subjected to continuous infusion of angiotensin II (or PBS as a control) for 14 days, a well established model for the induction of cardiac hypertrohy
Project description:Analysis of cardiac specific AT1 transgenic mice undergoing cardiac failure, cardiac hypertrophy and wild type aged matched controls. For detailed description of the AT1 Tg mice please refer to:; Paradis P, Dali-Youcef N, Paradis FW, Thibault G, Nemer M. Overexpression of angiotensin II type I receptor in cardiomyocytes induces cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jan 18;97(2):931-6. PMID: 10639182 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Project description:Aim: The heart undergoes pathological remodelling under increased stress and neuronal imbalance. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of genes in cardiac physiology and pathology. However, the mechanisms underlying miRNA-mediated regulation of pathological cardiac remodelling remain to be studied. This study aims to explore the function of endogenous microRNA-27b-3p (miR-27b-3p) in pathological cardiac remodelling. Methods and results: We found that miR-27b-3p expression was elevated in heart of patients with cardiac hypertrophy and in transverse aortic constriction (TAC)-induced cardiac hypertrophy mouse model. MiR-27b-3p-knockout mice showed significantly attenuated cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation induced by two independent pathological cardiac hypertrophy models, TAC and Angiotensin II (Ang II) perfusion. Transcriptome sequencing analysis revealed that miR-27b-3p deletion significantly downregulated TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and inflammatory genes. We identified fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) as a novel miR-27b-3p target gene in the heart, which was upregulated in miR-27b-3p-null mice. Conclusions: Our study has demonstrated that miR-27b-3p induces pathological cardiac remodelling and suggests that inhibition of endogenous miR-27b-3p or administration of FGF1 might have the potential to suppress cardiac remodelling in a clinical setting.
Project description:Analysis of cardiac specific AT1 transgenic mice undergoing cardiac failure, cardiac hypertrophy and wild type aged matched controls. For detailed description of the AT1 Tg mice please refer to: Paradis P, Dali-Youcef N, Paradis FW, Thibault G, Nemer M. Overexpression of angiotensin II type I receptor in cardiomyocytes induces cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jan 18;97(2):931-6. PMID: 10639182 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Keywords: ordered