期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
卷 70, 期 -, 页码 9-18出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.10.019
关键词
Fibrosis; Extracellular matrix; TGF beta; Angiotensin II; Serum response factor; TRP channel
资金
- National Institutes of Health
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cardiac fibrosis is a substantial problem in managing multiple forms of heart disease. Fibrosis results from an unrestrained tissue repair process orchestrated predominantly by the myofibroblast. These are highly specialized cells characterized by their ability to secrete extracellular matrix (ECM) components and remodel tissue -due to their contractile properties. This contractile activity of the myofibroblast is ascribed, in part, to the expression of smooth muscle alpha-actin (alpha SMA) and other tension-associated structural genes. Myofibroblasts are a newly generated cell type derived largely from residing mesenchymal cells in response to both mechanical and neurohumoral stimuli. Several cytolcines, chemokines, and growth factors are induced in the injured heart, and in conjunction with elevated wall tension, specific signaling pathways and downstream effectors are mobilized to initiate myofibroblast differentiation. Here we will review the cell fates that contribute to the myofibroblast as well as nodal molecular signaling effectors that promote their differentiation and activity. We will discuss canonical versus non-canonical transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta), angiotensin II (AngII), endothelin-1 (ET-1), serum response factor (SRF), transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and mechanical signaling pathways that are required for myofibroblast transformation and fibrotic disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Myocyte-Fibroblast Signalling in Myocardium . (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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