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ArticlePediatric surgery international2011

The role of primary myogenic regulatory factors in the developing diaphragmatic muscle in the nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia.

Jens Dingemann, Takashi Doi, Elke Ruttenstock, Prem Puri

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Article in Pediatric surgery international, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia candidate genes derived from embryonic transcriptomes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2012
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jens DingemannNational Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12, Ireland.
Takashi Doi
Elke Ruttenstock
Prem Puri
National Children’s Research Centre · IEOur Lady's Hospital · IEUniversity College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is widely used to investigate the pathogenesis of CDH. However, the exact pathomechanism of the diaphragmatic defect is still unclear. Diaphragmatic muscularization represents the last stage of diaphragmatic development. Myogenic differentiation 1 (MyoD) and myogenic factor 5 (Myf5) play a crucial role in muscularization. MyoD(-/-) : Myf5(+/-) mutant mice show reduced diaphragmatic size, whereas MyoD(+/-) : Myf5(-/-) mutants have normal diaphragms. We designed this study to investigate diaphragmatic gene expression of MyoD and Myf5 in the nitrofen CDH model.

methodsPregnant rats received nitrofen or vehicle on day 9 of gestation (D9), followed by cesarean section on D18 and D21. Fetal diaphragms (n = 40) were micro-dissected and divided into CDH group and controls. MyoD and Myf5 mRNA-expression were determined using Real-time PCR. Immunohistochemistry was performed to evaluate protein expression of MyoD and Myf5.

resultsRelative diaphragmatic mRNA expression levels and immunoreactivity of MyoD were decreased in the CDH group on D18 and D21. Myf 5 mRNA and protein expression were not altered in the CDH group.

conclusionThis is the first study showing that MyoD expression is selectively decreased in the diaphragm muscle in the nitrofen model of CDH.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHernias, Diaphragmatic, CongenitalPregnancy, AnimalAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDiaphragmDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHernia, DiaphragmaticImmunohistochemistryMyoD ProteinMyogenic Regulatory Factor 5Phenyl EthersPolymerase Chain ReactionPregnancyRatsMyoD ProteinMyogenic Regulatory Factor 5nitrofenPhenyl EthersRNA, Messenger

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PMID21258934
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