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EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 89-95Publisher
INST ISRAELITA ENSINO & PESQUISA ALBERT EINSTEIN
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082015AO2970
Keywords
Myocardial infarction; Genetic therapy; Angiogenesis inducing agents; Neovascularization physiologic; Vascular endothelial growth factors
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- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation] [2011/188638-300]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [National Council of Scientific and Technological Development] [127212/2010-8]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
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Objective: Evaluate the effects of VEGF 165 gene transfer in the process of remodeling of the extracellular matrix after an acute myocardial infarct. Methods: Wistar rats were submitted to myocardial infarction, after the ligation of the left descending artery, and the left ventricle ejection fraction was used to classify the infarcts into large and small. The animals were divided into groups of ten, according to the size of infarcted area (large or small), and received or not VEGF 165 treatment. Evaluation of different markers was performed using immunohistochemistry and digital quantification. The primary antibodies used in the analysis were anti-fibronectin, anti- vimentin, anti- CD44, anti- E-cadherin, anti-CD24, anti-alpha-1-actin, and anti-PCNA. The results were expressed as mean and standard error, and analyzed by ANOVA, considering statistically significant if p <= 0.05. Results: There was a significant increase in the expression of undifferentiated cell markers, such as fibronectin (protein present in the extracellular matrix) and CD44 (glycoprotein present in the endothelial cells). However, there was decreased expression of vimentin and PCNA, indicating a possible decrease in the process of cell proliferation after treatment with VEGF 165. Markers of differentiated cells, E-cadherin (adhesion protein between myocardial cells), CD24 (protein present in the blood vessels), and alpha-1-actin (specific myocyte marker), showed higher expression in the groups submitted to gene therapy, compared to non-treated group. The value obtained by the relation between alpha-1-actin and vimentin was approximately three times higher in the groups treated with VEGF 165, suggesting greater tissue differentiation. Conclusion: The results demonstrated the important role of myocytes in the process of tissue remodeling, confirming that VEGF 165 seems to provide a protective effect in the treatment of acute myocardial infarct.
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