Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
Volume 132, Issue -, Pages 1-12Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.04.023
Keywords
Cardioprotection; cardiomyocyte; cardiac fibroblast; transcription; exercise
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health [T32HL007444, F32HL140851]
- American Heart Association [15POST25550114, 19POST34430051]
- T32 training grant from the National Institutes of Health [T32HL07572, T32 HL066988-13]
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Heart failure is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several lines of evidence suggest that physical activity and exercise can pre-condition the heart to improve the response to acute cardiac injury such as myocardial infarction or ischemia/reperfusion injury, preventing the progression to heart failure. It is becoming more apparent that cardioprotection is a concerted effort between multiple cell types and converging signaling pathways. However, the molecular mechanisms of cardioprotection are not completely understood. What is clear is that the mechanisms underlying this protection involve acute activation of transcriptional activators and their corresponding gene expression programs. Here, we review the known stress-dependent transcriptional programs that are activated in cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts to preserve function in the adult heart after injury. Focus is given to prominent transcriptional pathways such as mechanical stress or reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent activation of myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTFs) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta), and gene expression that positively regulates protective PI3K/Akt signaling. Together, these pathways modulate both beneficial and pathological responses to cardiac injury in a cell-specific manner.
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