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ArticlePloS one2020

Probenecid treatment improves outcomes in a novel mouse model of peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Evan Onusko, Michael R McDermott, Nathan Robbins, Guansheng Liu, Evangelia G Kranias, Jack Rubinstein, Sheryl E Koch

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cardiovascular complications of pregnancy.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  5. Structural insights into TRPV2 modulation by probenecid.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evan OnuskoDivision of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Michael R McDermottDivision of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Nathan RobbinsDivision of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Guansheng LiuDepartment of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Evangelia G KraniasDepartment of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Jack RubinsteinDivision of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Sheryl E KochDivision of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7969-3449
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

Gene-Environment Interactions in the Fetal Origin of Adult Cardiac DiseaseR01ES024744 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI PUGA, ALVARO, RUBINSTEIN, JACK · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES024744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probenecid has been used for decades in the treatment of gout but recently has also been found to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure via stimulation of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) channel in cardiomyocytes. This study tested the use of probenecid on a novel mouse model of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) as a potential treatment option. A human mutation of the human heat shock protein 20 (Hsp20-S10F) in mice has been recently shown to result in cardiomyopathy, when exposed to pregnancies. Treatment with either probenecid or control sucrose water was initiated after the first pregnancy in both wild type and Hsp20-S10F mice. Serial echocardiography was performed during subsequent pregnancies and hearts were collected after the third pregnancies for staining and molecular analysis. Hsp20-S10F mice treated with probenecid had decreased mortality, hypertrophy, TRPV2 expression and molecular parameters of heart failure. Probenecid treatment also decreased apoptosis as evidenced by an increase in the level of Bcl-2/Bax. Probenecid improved survival in a novel mouse model of PPCM and may be an appropriate therapy for humans with PPCM as it has a proven safety and tolerability in patients with heart failure.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCalcium ChannelsCardiomyopathiesDisease Models, AnimalEchocardiographyFemaleGene Expression RegulationHeart FailureHSP20 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMiceMutationMyocytes, CardiacPeripartum PeriodPregnancyCalcium ChannelsHSP20 Heat-Shock ProteinsProbenecidTrpv2 protein, mouseTRPV Cation Channels

Identifiers

PMID32218573
PMCPMC7100971
OpenAlexW3013096359

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