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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Sex Differences in Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Markers and miRNAs in a Mouse Model of CVB3 Myocarditis.

Misael Estepa, Maximilian H Niehues, Olesya Vakhrusheva, Natalie Haritonow, Yury Ladilov, Maria Luisa Barcena, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek

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Misael EstepaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Maximilian H NiehuesInstitute for Gender in Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité University Hospital, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Olesya VakhrushevaDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Natalie HaritonowDepartment of Geriatrics and Medical Gerontology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.
Yury LadilovHeart Center Brandenburg, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Brandenburg Medical School, 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9836-8801
Maria Luisa BarcenaDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1391-9262
Vera Regitz-ZagrosekInstitute for Gender in Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité University Hospital, 10115 Berlin, Germany.

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Abstract

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease that may lead to dilated cardiomyopathy. Viral infection of the myocardium triggers immune responses, which involve, among others, macrophage infiltration, oxidative stress, expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and microRNAs (miRNAs). The cardioprotective role of estrogen in myocarditis is well documented; however, sex differences in the miRNA expression in chronic myocarditis are still poorly understood, and studying them further was the aim of the present study. Male and female ABY/SnJ mice were infected with CVB3. Twenty-eight days later, cardiac tissue from both infected and control mice was used for real-time PCR and Western blot analysis. NFκB, IL-6, iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1β, MCP-1, c-fos, and osteopontin (OPN) were used to examine the inflammatory state in the heart. Furthermore, the expression of several inflammation- and remodeling-related miRNAs was analyzed. NFκB, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, iNOS, and MCP-1 were significantly upregulated in male mice with CVB3-induced chronic myocarditis, whereas OPN mRNA expression was increased only in females. Further analysis revealed downregulation of some anti-inflammatory miRNA in male hearts (let7a), with upregulation in female hearts (let7b). In addition, dysregulation of remodeling-related miRNAs (miR27b and mir199a) in a sex-dependent manner was observed. Taken together, the results of the present study suggest a sex-specific expression of pro-inflammatory markers as well as inflammation- and remodeling-related miRNAs, with a higher pro-inflammatory response in male CVB3 myocarditis mice.

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Coxsackievirus InfectionsDisease Models, AnimalMicroRNAsMyocarditisAnimalsBiomarkersCytokinesEnterovirus B, HumanFemaleGene Expression RegulationInflammationMaleMiceMyocardiumSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsBiomarkersCytokinesMicroRNAscardiac inflammationCVB3-induced chronic myocarditisestrogenmicroRNAssex differences

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