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ArticlePloS one2011

Distinctive left-sided distribution of adrenergic-derived cells in the adult mouse heart.

Kingsley Osuala, Kathleen Telusma, Saad M Khan, Shandong Wu, Mubarak Shah, Candice Baker, Sabikha Alam, Ibrahim Abukenda, Aura Fuentes, Hani B Seifein and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kingsley OsualaBurnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
Kathleen Telusma
Saad M Khan
Shandong Wu
Mubarak Shah
Candice Baker
Sabikha Alam
Ibrahim Abukenda
Aura Fuentes
Hani B Seifein
Steven N Ebert
University of Central Florida · USCentral Florida Pulmonary Group · US

Funding

Molecular Imaging of Novel Cardiomyocyte Stem CellsR01HL078716 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA · PI EBERT, STEVEN N. · 2004 to 2009
$922k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078716NHLBI NIH HHS R01-HL078716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenaline and noradrenaline are produced within the heart from neuronal and non-neuronal sources. These adrenergic hormones have profound effects on cardiovascular development and function, yet relatively little information is available about the specific tissue distribution of adrenergic cells within the adult heart. The purpose of the present study was to define the anatomical localization of cells derived from an adrenergic lineage within the adult heart. To accomplish this, we performed genetic fate-mapping experiments where mice with the cre-recombinase (Cre) gene inserted into the phenylethanolamine-n-methyltransferase (Pnmt) locus were cross-mated with homozygous Rosa26 reporter (R26R) mice. Because Pnmt serves as a marker gene for adrenergic cells, offspring from these matings express the β-galactosidase (βGAL) reporter gene in cells of an adrenergic lineage. βGAL expression was found throughout the adult mouse heart, but was predominantly (89%) located in the left atrium (LA) and ventricle (LV) (p<0.001 compared to RA and RV), where many of these cells appeared to have cardiomyocyte-like morphological and structural characteristics. The staining pattern in the LA was diffuse, but the LV free wall displayed intermittent non-random staining that extended from the apex to the base of the heart, including heavy staining of the anterior papillary muscle along its perimeter. Three-dimensional computer-aided reconstruction of XGAL+ staining revealed distribution throughout the LA and LV, with specific finger-like projections apparent near the mid and apical regions of the LV free wall. These data indicate that adrenergic-derived cells display distinctive left-sided distribution patterns in the adult mouse heart.

Indexed as

ActininAdrenal GlandsAgingAnimalsbeta-GalactosidaseEnzyme ActivationEpinephrineFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacPhenylethanolamine N-MethyltransferaseStaining and LabelingActininbeta-GalactosidaseEpinephrinePhenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase

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PMID21818395
PMCPMC3144959
OpenAlexW1980978532

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