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ArticleCardiovascular toxicology2021

Wnt/β-Catenin Antagonist Pyrvinium Exerts Cardioprotective Effects in Polymicrobial Sepsis Model by Attenuating Calcium Dyshomeostasis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.

Pallavi Sen, Kirti Gupta, Abha Kumari, Gaaminepreet Singh, Sneha Pandey, Ragini Singh

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Article in Cardiovascular toxicology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pallavi SenDepartment of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.
Kirti GuptaDepartment of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Abha KumariDepartment of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.
Gaaminepreet SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India. gpsinghcologist@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4032-9049
Sneha PandeyDepartment of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.
Ragini SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.
Indo Soviet Friendship College of Pharmacy · INMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcium dysregulation and mitochondrial dysfunction are key elements in the development of sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction. Evidences have suggested that inhibition of Wnt/β-Catenin signalling prevents cardiac dysfunction and remodelling in surgical, hypertension and pressure overload models. The present study investigated the effects of Wnt/β-Catenin inhibitor on calcium overload and mitochondrial dysfunction in rat sepsis model of cardiomyopathy. Induction of sepsis by cecal ligation puncture (CLP) resulted in the up-regulation of cardiac β-catenin transcriptional levels and cardiac dysfunction depicted by increased serum lactate dehydrogenase, CK-MB levels reduced maximum (dp/dt max.) and minimum developed pressure (dp/dt min.), increased LVEsDP and relaxation constant tau values. Moreover, oxidative and inflammatory stress, immune cell infiltration, increased myeloperoxidase activity, enhanced caspase-3 activity and fibronectin protein levels were observed in septic rat's heart. Also, septic rat's heart displayed mitochondrial dysfunction due to mPTP opening, increased calcium up-regulation in left ventricular apex tissues and whole heart, increased collagen staining, necrosis and structural damage. Pre-treatment with Wnt/β-Catenin antagonist attenuated sepsis-induced serum and tissue biochemical changes, cardiac dysfunction and structural alterations by inhibiting mitochondrial mPTP opening and restricting calcium overloading in cardiac tissue.

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Animalsbeta CateninCalciumCardiomyopathiesCoinfectionCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisInflammation MediatorsMaleMitochondria, HeartMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMyocytes, CardiacNecrosisOxidative StressPyrvinium Compoundsbeta CateninCalciumCtnnb1 protein, ratCytokinesInflammation MediatorsMitochondrial Permeability Transition PorepyrviniumPyrvinium CompoundsCLP-induced cardiomyopathyLeukocytic infiltrationOxidative-inflammatory stressWnt/β-antagonist

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