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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2022

High triiodothyronine levels induce myocardial hypertrophy via BAFF overexpression.

Guo-Qing Li, Xiao-Mei Liu, Bing-Li Liu, Yi Zhong, Qing-Wei Gu, Jing-Jing Miao, Jie Wang, Shu Liu, Xiao-Ming Mao

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2022. 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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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guo-Qing LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiao-Mei LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Bing-Li LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yi ZhongDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qing-Wei GuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jing-Jing MiaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jie WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Shu LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiao-Ming MaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7485-5245
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

Nanjing Medical Science and Technology Progressing Foundation of China ZKX15026National Natural Science Foundation of China 81500606National Natural Science Foundation of China 81570710Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20150090Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20170136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activated B cells contribute to heart diseases, and inhibition of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) expression is an effective therapeutic target for heart diseases. Whether activated B cells participate in the development and progression of hyperthyroid heart disease, and what induces B cells activation in hyperthyroidism are unknown. The present study aimed to determine the roles of BAFF overexpression induced by high concentrations of triiodothyronine (T3) in the pathogenesis of hyperthyroid heart disease. Female C57BL/6J mice were subcutaneously injected with T3 for 6 weeks, and BAFF expression was inhibited using shRNA. Protein and mRNA expression of BAFF in mouse heart tissues evaluated via immunohistochemistry, western blotting and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Proportions of B cells in mouse cardiac tissue lymphocytes were quantified via flow cytometry. Morphology and left ventricle function were assessed using pathological sections and echocardiography, respectively. Here, we demonstrate that compared with the control group, the proportion of myocardial B cells was larger in the T3 group; immunohistochemistry, western blotting and PCR analyses revealed increased protein and mRNA expression levels of TNF-α and BAFF in heart tissues of the T3 group. Compared with the normal controls group, in the T3 group, the diameter of myocardial cells and some echocardiographic values significantly increased and hypertrophy and structural disorder were noticeable. Our results revealed that elevated levels of circulating T3 can promote the expression of BAFF in myocardial cells and can lead to B-cell activation, an elevated inflammatory response and ventricular remodelling.

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B-Cell Activating FactorHyperthyroidismAnimalsCardiomegalyFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, MessengerTriiodothyronineB-Cell Activating FactorRNA, MessengerTriiodothyronineB-cell activating factorGraves' diseaseinflammatory responsemyocardial hypertrophytriiodothyronine

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PMID35808902
PMCPMC9357614
OpenAlexW4284990128

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