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ArticleMolecular biology reports2012

Unloading the infarcted heart affect MMPs-TIMPs axis in a rat cardiac heterotopic transplantation model.

Wei-jian Wang, Zi-li Meng, Yun-chang Mo, Jun-wei Liu, Cheng-chao Sun, Sheng-shou Hu, Hao Zhang

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2012. 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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Wei-jian WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, 325003, People's Republic of China.
Zi-li Meng
Yun-chang Mo
Jun-wei Liu
Cheng-chao Sun
Sheng-shou Hu
Hao Zhang
Wenzhou Medical University · CNFu Wai Hospital · CNCardiovascular Institute of the South · USFirst Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Ventricular assist devices may function as a bridge to recovery or heart transplantation, however, little is known about its mechanisms. This study examined the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP) axis in the process of recovery after unloading in a rat ischemic-induce heart failure (HF) model. Myocardial infarction model was created with the coronary artery ligation. The infarcted rats hearts were unloaded by heterotopic cardiac transplantation (n=14). 2 weeks later, the function of normal and infarcted hearts with or without loading was evaluated by Langendorff perfusion model. The hearts were then harvested and prepared for the study of expression of MMPs and TIMPs. Developed pressure in the unloading group was higher than the loading group (P=0.0074). Unloading increased the ratio of TIMP-1-MMP-1(1.38±0.11 vs. 0.76±0.09, P<0.05), TIMP-2-MMP-2 (1.06±0.10 vs. 0.33±0.07, P<0.01), TIMP-3-MMP-9(1.07±0.08 vs. 0.59±0.06, P<0.05). Although MMP-1, 2, 9 were downregulated (P<0.01, 0.01, 0.05, respectively), TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 upregulated (P<0.01, 0.05, respectively), MMP-7 and TIMP-1 was not affected significantly. The infarcted cardiac function could be improved by unloading. It was attributed to downregulation of MMP-1, 2 and 9, and upregulation of TIMP-2 and -3, and furthermore, the ratio of TIMPs to MMPs was increased, which might be more sensitive than sole MMPs or TIMPs for the judgment of myocardial matrix homeostasis.

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AnimalsBlood PressureBlotting, WesternCoronary VesselsEchocardiographyGene Expression RegulationHeart-Assist DevicesHeart TransplantationLigationMatrix MetalloproteinasesMyocardial InfarctionRatsRecovery of FunctionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTissue Inhibitor of MetalloproteinasesTransplantation, HeterotopicMatrix MetalloproteinasesTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases

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