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ArticleBiochemical and biophysical research communications2025

Vitamin A deficiency and male-specific effects on heart function in mice.

Ian M Gans, Elena Chepurko, Vadim Chepurko, Grazina A Mangoba, Mary Ann Asson-Batres, Calvin P Vary, Douglas B Sawyer

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Article in Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ian M GansCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA. Electronic address: ian.gans@mainehealth.org.
Elena ChepurkoCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA.
Vadim ChepurkoCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA.
Grazina A MangobaCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA.
Mary Ann Asson-BatresCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA; Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Calvin P VaryCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
Douglas B SawyerCenter for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA.

Funding

Understanding Factors Influencing COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in Immigrant Low-income and Homeless Populations and Testing Targeted InterventionsU54GM115516 · NIGMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI CLIFFORD JAMES ROSEN · 2017 to 2026
$51.6M
The role of night shift work in metabolic disorders during and after pregnancyP20GM121301 · NIGMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI Lucy Liaw · 2017 to 2026
$25.1M
Telemedicine to Reduce Disparities in the Identification and Treatment of Neonatal EncephalopathyP20GM139745 · NIGMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI David B. Seder · 2021 to 2026
$19.2M
Molecular determinants of the fate of human heart mesenchymal progenitor cellsR01HL139887 · NHLBI · MAINEHEALTH · PI SAWYER, DOUGLAS B, VARY, CALVIN PARDEE HULL · 2019 to 2022
$2.0M
Sciex TripleTOF 6600+ system mass spectrometer and dedicated in-line EKSPERT nanoLC 425 liquid chromatographic systemS10OD028508 · OD · MAINEHEALTH · PI VARY, CALVIN PARDEE HULL · 2020 to 2020
$542k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139887NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121301NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM139745NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115516NIH HHS S10 OD028508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic stores of Vitamin A (retinol) are mobilized and metabolized in the heart following myocardial infarction. The physiological consequences of this mobilization are poorly understood. Here we used dietary depletion in a lecithin retinol acyltransferase mutant mouse line to induce Vitamin A deficiency and investigate the effects on cardiac function and recovery from myocardial infarction. We found that uninjured Vitamin A-depleted hearts had decreased contractile function but, paradoxically, improved recovery after injury. These effects on cardiac function were specific to male mice, which experienced more rapid and severe depletion of circulating Vitamin A. Following injury, Vitamin A deficiency also caused hepatic hypolipidemia and gene expression changes in heart and liver suggesting altered metabolism contributed to cardiac phenotypes.

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HeartMyocardial InfarctionVitamin A DeficiencyAcyltransferasesAnimalsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardial ContractionMyocardiumVitamin AAcyltransferaseslecithin-retinol acyltransferaseVitamin A“Gene expression”LRATMetabolism“Myocardial infarction”RetinoidsRetinol“Vitamin A”

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PMID39818189
PMCPMC11801225

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