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ArticleCirculation research2006

Cardiomyocyte cell cycle activation ameliorates fibrosis in the atrium.

Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako O Nakajima, Klaus Dembowsky, Kishore B S Pasumarthi, Loren J Field

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Article in Circulation research, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hidehiro NakajimaHerman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Hisako O Nakajima
Klaus Dembowsky
Kishore B S Pasumarthi
Loren J Field
Indiana University School of MedicineIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · US

Funding

REGULATION OF CARDIOMYOCYTE SURVIVALP01HL085098 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI FIELD, LOREN J · 2007 to 2011
$10.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL085098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MHC-TGFcys33ser transgenic mice have elevated levels of active transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 in the myocardium. Previous studies have shown that these animals develop atrial, but not ventricular, fibrosis. Here we show that atrial fibrosis was accompanied with cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Although similar levels of cardiomyocyte apoptosis were present in the right and left atria of MHC-TGFcys33ser hearts, the extent of fibrosis was more pronounced in the right atrium. Thus, additional factors influence the degree of atrial fibrosis in this model. Tritiated thymidine incorporation studies revealed cardiomyocyte cell cycle activity in left atrial cardiomyocytes, but not in right atrial cardiomyocytes. These observations suggested that cardiomyocyte cell cycle activation ameliorated the severity of atrial fibrosis. To directly test this hypothesis, MHC-TGFcys33ser mice were crossed with MHC-cycD2 mice (which have constitutive cardiomyocyte cell cycle activity in the right atrium). Mice inheriting both transgenes exhibited right atrial cardiomyocyte cell cycle activity and a concomitant reduction in the severity of right atrial fibrosis, despite the presence of a similar level of cardiomyocyte apoptosis as was observed in mice inheriting the MHC-TGFcys33ser transgene alone. These data support the notion that cardiomyocyte cell cycle induction can antagonize fibrosis in the myocardium.

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Cell CycleAnimalsApoptosisDNAFibrosisHeart AtriaIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMiceMice, Inbred DBAMice, TransgenicMyocytes, CardiacSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1DNATgfb1 protein, mouseTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID16306446
PMCPMC2696639
OpenAlexW2082521783

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