Project description:Myocardial infarction (MI) often results in left ventricular (LV) remodeling followed by heart failure (HF). It is of great clinical importance to understand the molecular mechanisms that trigger transition from compensated LV injury to HF and to identify relevant diagnostic biomarkers. In this study, we performed transcriptional profiling of LVs in rats with a wide range of experimentally induced infarct sizes and of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in animals that developed HF. We used microarrays to investigate gene expression in the left ventricle (LV) accompanying myocardial infarction and concomitant heart failure (HF) in a well validated model of post-infarcted heart failure and to evaluate their reflection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in male Wistar rats by ligation of the proximal left coronary artery. The sham-operated group (control group) was subjected to the same protocol, except that the suture was not tied around the proximal left coronary artery. Sham-operated rats (n=6) and rats with small (n=6), moderate (n=6), and large (n=5) MI size were included into the experiment two months after the operation. Then, left ventricules and blood samples were obtained for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. Microarrays were used to compare the LV and PBMCs transcriptomes of control and experimental animals. The development of heart failure was estimated by echocardiography and catheterization.
Project description:Myocardial infarction (MI) often results in left ventricular (LV) remodeling followed by heart failure (HF). It is of great clinical importance to understand the molecular mechanisms that trigger transition from compensated LV injury to HF and to identify relevant diagnostic biomarkers. In this study, we performed transcriptional profiling of LVs in rats with a wide range of experimentally induced infarct sizes and of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in animals that developed HF. We used microarrays to investigate gene expression in the left ventricle (LV) accompanying myocardial infarction and concomitant heart failure (HF) in a well validated model of post-infarcted heart failure and to evaluate their reflection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)
Project description:To analyze early transcriptional events in cardiac tissue after infarction and evaluate the genetic expression profile of post-infarction mesenchymal cells of the heart, we induced myocardial infarction in rats by ligation of the left coronary artery. 24 hours after surgery, the affected area was harvested for RNA isolation and cell culture. We then performed a gene expression profile analysis using data obtained from RNA sequencing of 3 different postinfarction tissues and cells. Healthy tissues and cells of the left ventricle of the heart of sham-operated rats were used as controls.
Project description:High-resolution chromosome conformation capture-sequencing of wildtype mice left ventricle after cardiac stress (i.e. hypertrophy and myocardial infarction)
Project description:We employed the Affymetrix GeneChip technology to evaluate the patterns of expression in two different in vivo models of cardiac remodeling and in two different regions (left ventricle free wall and septum) of the heart. Mice underwent transverse aortic constriction (TAC); myocardial infarction (MI) or Sham operation and RNA from the left ventricle free wall and the septum was isolated 1 week later.
Project description:Thyroid hormone improves left ventricular remodeling and cardiac performance after myocardial infarction (MI), but the molecular basis is unknown. This study was designed to detect gene expression changes in left ventricular non-infarcted areas at 4 weeks following myocardial infarction with and without thyroid hormone treatment. The results suggest that altered expression of genes for molecular function and biological process may be involved in the beneficial effects of thyroid hormone treatment following myocardial infarction in rats. MI was produced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in female SD rats. Rats were divided into the following groups: (1) Sham MI, (2) MI, and (3) MI+T4 treatment (T4 pellet 3.3mg, 60 days release, implanted subcutaneously immediately following MI). Four weeks after surgery, total RNA was isolated from left ventricular non-infarcted areas for microarray analysis using the Illumina RatRef-12 Expression BeadChip Platform.
Project description:Heart failure (HF) is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed countries, especially considering the present demographic tendencies in those populations. We identified biologically relevant transcripts that are significantly altered in the early phase of myocardial infarction (MI) and are associated with the development of post-myocardial infarction HF. We collected peripheral blood samples from patients (n=111) with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at four time points (admission, discharge, 1 month after MI, and 6 months after MI). Control group comprised patients (n=46) with a stable coronary artery disease and without a history of myocardial infarction. Affymetrix HuGene 1.0 ST arrays were used to analyze mRNA levels in periperal blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from the study and control groups. Samples from the first three time points were compared with the samples from the same patients collected 6 months after MI (stable phase) and with the control group. Additionaly, based on plasma NT-proBNP level and left ventricular ejection fraction parameters the STEMI patients were divided into HF and non-HF groups.We attempted to identify transcripts whose differential expression on the 1st day of myocardial infarction predicted which patients would develop symptoms of HF during the 6 months of follow-up. For this purpose, we compared the microarray results for samples collected on admission for the HF group versus the non-HF group.
Project description:Thyroid hormone improves left ventricular remodeling and cardiac performance after myocardial infarction (MI), but the molecular basis is unknown. This study was designed to detect gene expression changes in left ventricular non-infarcted areas at 4 weeks following myocardial infarction with and without thyroid hormone treatment. The results suggest that altered expression of genes for molecular function and biological process may be involved in the beneficial effects of thyroid hormone treatment following myocardial infarction in rats.