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ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 144, Issue 6, Pages 2695-2703Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-220944
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IGF2 is known to affect the normal development and pathology of the cardiovascular system. We previously created mutant mice with targeted expression of an Igf2 transgene in the smooth muscle cells and showed that these mice spontaneously develop aortic intimal cushions. In the present work, we provide a general description of the phenotype of two independent lines of heterozygous transgenics. These mice showed organomegaly and a shortened life span. The latter trait, was stronger in the line with a relatively more marked organomegaly and more pronounced in males than females in both lines. Postmortem histology revealed gross abnormalities of the cardiac architecture, suggesting that transgenic mice may accumulate lethal cardiovascular defects. Accordingly, apparently normal transgenic mice had mild cardiomegaly, an enlarged left ventricle, bradycardia, and hypotension. These observations are discussed in the light of the proposed therapeutic use of IGF2 in human cardiac diseases.
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