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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Disease severity-related alterations of cardiac microRNAs in experimental pulmonary hypertension.

Zuzana Kmecova, Jana Veteskova, Katarina Lelkova-Zirova, Lenka Bies Pivackova, Gabriel Doka, Eva Malikova, Ludovit Paulis, Peter Krenek, Jan Klimas

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zuzana KmecovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Jana VeteskovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Katarina Lelkova-ZirovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lenka Bies PivackovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Gabriel DokaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Eva MalikovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Ludovit PaulisInstitute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Peter KrenekDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Jan KlimasDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-6845-2105
Comenius University Bratislava · SKSlovak Academy of Sciences · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Right ventricular (RV) failure is the primary cause of death in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that heart-relevant microRNAs, that is myomiRs (miR-1, miR-133a, miR-208, miR-499) and miR-214, can have a role in the right ventricle in the development of PAH. To mimic PAH, male Wistar rats were injected with monocrotaline (MCT, 60 mg/kg, s.c.); control group received vehicle. MCT rats were divided into two groups, based on the clinical presentation: MCT group terminated 4 weeks after MCT administration and prematurely terminated group (ptMCT) displaying signs of terminal disease. Myocardial damage genes and candidate microRNAs expressions were determined by RT-qPCR. Reduced blood oxygen saturation, breathing disturbances, RV enlargement as well as elevated levels of markers of myocardial damage confirmed PH in MCT animals and were more pronounced in ptMCT. MyomiRs (miR-1/miR-133a/miR-208a/miR-499) were decreased and the expression of miR-214 was increased only in ptMCT group (P < 0.05). The myomiRs negatively correlated with Fulton index as a measure of RV hypertrophy in MCT group (P < 0.05), whereas miR-214 showed a positive correlation (P < 0.05). We conclude that the expression of determined microRNAs mirrored the disease severity and targeting their pathways might represent potential future therapeutic approach in PAH.

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Severity of Illness IndexAnimalsBiomarkersGene Expression RegulationHeart VentriclesHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMicroRNAsMyocardiumRats, WistarBiomarkersMicroRNAsFulton indexmicroRNAmiR-1miR-133amiR-208amiR-214miR-499monocrotalinepulmonary hypertension

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PMID32395887
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