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ArticlePhysiological reports2025

Sertraline exposure during development may impact post-myocardial infarction survival in adult mice.

Yongjun Lu, Elizabeth Kenkel, Kathy Zimmerman, Robert M Weiss, Robert D Roghair, Sarah E Haskell

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Yongjun LuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Elizabeth KenkelBristol-Myers Squibb, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Kathy ZimmermanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Robert M WeissDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Robert D RoghairDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Sarah E HaskellDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4369-2652

Funding

Impact of disruptions in the serotonin system on cardiac developmentK08HL141528 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HASKELL, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2020
$482k
High Resolution Research UltrasoundS10OD038119 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WEISS, ROBERT M · 2025 to 2025
$419k
High-Resolution Research UltrasoundS10OD019941 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WEISS, ROBERT M · 2015 to 2015
$298k
National Instutites of Health K08HL141528National Instutites of Health S10OD0038119National Instutites of Health S10OD019941NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL141528NIH HHS S10 OD019941NIH HHS S10 OD038119
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Abstract

This study examines sex-specific effects of developmental sertraline exposure on cardiac function and gene expression before and after myocardial infarction (MI) in mice. Female C57BL/6 mice (10 weeks) received intraperitoneal sertraline (5 mg/kg/day, n = 37) or saline (n = 20) before mating, during pregnancy, and postnatally to pups (1.5 mg/kg/day, postnatal Days 0-14). MI in offspring was induced at 10 weeks by left coronary artery ligation. Randomly chosen offspring (sham n = 8 and MI n = 26 per sex) underwent baseline echocardiography and at 10 weeks post-MI if surviving. Serotonin- and estrogen-related gene expression was analyzed. Before MI, sertraline-exposed females had lower heart rate (649.1 ± 102.0 vs. 692.9 ± 38.4 bpm, n = 34), increased end-systolic volume, and reduced ejection fraction (80.7 ± 6.3% vs. 83.9 ± 3.5%; p < 0.05). Exposed males also had lower heart rates (665.9 ± 32.7 vs. 683.3 ± 47.9 bpm, n = 34, p < 0.05). Post-MI, both sexes remodeled similarly (scar size, ischemic-zone fraction); sertraline-exposed males had higher scar-zone collagen (p < 0.05) and a nonsignificant lower survival trend than females. Sertraline altered serotonin-related gene expression (Htr2a, Htr2b, Slc6a4), particularly in male sham mice. Developmental sertraline exposure induces sex-specific cardiac changes, potentially affecting post-MI outcomes, with males showing more structural and survival impairments.

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Myocardial InfarctionPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSertralineAnimalsFemaleHeart RateMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPregnancySelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSertralinecardiac functiondevelopmental exposuremyocardial infarctionserotonin receptorssertralinesex‐specific effects

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PMCPMC12618208

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