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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2019

Effect of atorvastatin on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through suppressing MURC induced by volume overload and cyclic stretch.

Wen-Pin Cheng, Huey-Ming Lo, Bao-Wei Wang, Su-Kiat Chua, Kou-Gi Shyu

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Wen-Pin ChengDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Huey-Ming LoDivision of Cardiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bao-Wei WangDepartment of Medical Education and Research, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Su-Kiat ChuaDivision of Cardiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kou-Gi ShyuDivision of Cardiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5710-8640
Fu Jen Catholic University · TW

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Abstract

MURC (muscle-restricted coiled-coil protein) is a hypertrophy-related gene. Hypertrophy can be induced by mechanical stress. The purpose of this research was to investigate the hypothesis that MURC mediates hypertrophy in cardiomyocytes under mechanical stress. We used the in vivo model of an aortocaval shunt (AV shunt) in adult Wistar rats to induce myocardial hypertrophy. We also used the in vitro model of cyclic stretch in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes to clarify MURC expression and the molecular regulation mechanism. The flexible membrane culture plate seeding with cardiomyocytes Cardiomyocytes seeded on a flexible membrane culture plate were stretched by vacuum pressure to 20% of maximum elongation at 60 cycles/min. AV shunt induction enhanced MURC protein expression in the left ventricular myocardium. Treatment with atorvastatin inhibited the hypertrophy induced by the AV shunt. Cyclic stretch markedly enhanced MURC protein and mRNA expression in cardiomyocytes. Addition of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitor PD98059, ERK small interfering RNA (siRNA), angiotensin II (Ang II) antibody and atorvastatin before stretch, abolished the induction of MURC protein. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that stretch enhanced the DNA binding activity of serum response factor. Stretch increased but MURC mutant plasmid, ERK siRNA, Ang II antibody and atorvastatin reversed the transcriptional activity of MURC induced by stretch. Adding Ang II to the cardiomyocytes also induced MURC protein expression. MURC siRNA and atorvastatin inhibited the hypertrophic marker and protein synthesis induced by stretch. Treatment with atorvastatin reversed MURC expression and hypertrophy under volume overload and cyclic stretch.

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Stress, MechanicalAngiotensin IIAnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalAtorvastatinCardiomegalyExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationMaleMuscle ProteinsMyocytes, CardiacRatsRats, WistarSignal TransductionAngiotensin IIAnticholesteremic AgentsAtorvastatinCavin4 protein, ratExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesMuscle Proteinsatorvastatincyclic stretchMURCvolume overload

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PMCPMC6349245
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