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ArticlePloS one2014

Impaired autophagy contributes to adverse cardiac remodeling in acute myocardial infarction.

Xiaoqian Wu, Lishan He, Fajiang Chen, Xiaoen He, Yi Cai, Guiping Zhang, Quan Yi, Meixiang He, Jiandong Luo

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoqian WuDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Lishan HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Fajiang ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Xiaoen HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Yi CaiDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Guiping ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Quan YiDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Meixiang HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Jiandong LuoDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAutophagy is activated in ischemic heart diseases, but its dynamics and functional roles remain unclear and controversial. In this study, we investigated the dynamics and role of autophagy and the mechanism(s), if any, during postinfarction cardiac remodeling. METHODS AND

resultsAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) was induced by ligating left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Autophagy was found to be induced sharply 12-24 hours after surgery by testing LC3 modification and Electron microscopy. P62 degradation in the infarct border zone was increased from day 0.5 to day 3, and however, decreased from day 5 until day 21 after LAD ligation. These results indicated that autophagy was induced in the acute phase of AMI, and however, impaired in the latter phase of AMI. To investigate the significance of the impaired autophagy in the latter phase of AMI, we treated the mice with Rapamycin (an autophagy enhancer, 2.0 mg/kg/day) or 3-methyladenine (3MA, an autophagy inhibitor, 15 mg/kg/day) one day after LAD ligation until the end of experiment. The results showed that Rapamycin attenuated, while 3MA exacerbated, postinfarction cardiac remodeling and dysfunction respectively. In addition, Rapamycin protected the H9C2 cells against oxygen glucose deprivation in vitro. Specifically, we found that Rapamycin attenuated NFκB activation after LAD ligation. And the inflammatory response in the acute stage of AMI was significantly restrained with Rapamycin treatment. In vitro, inhibition of NFκB restored autophagy in a negative reflex.

conclusionSustained myocardial ischemia impairs cardiomyocyte autophagy, which is an essential mechanism that protects against adverse cardiac remodeling. Augmenting autophagy could be a therapeutic strategy for acute myocardial infarction.

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AutophagyVentricular RemodelingAcute DiseaseAnimalsCell LineGlucoseMaleMiceMyocardial InfarctionNF-kappa BOxygenRatsSirolimusGlucoseNF-kappa BOxygenSirolimus

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