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SCIENCE
卷 334, 期 6055, 页码 528-531出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1210558
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- NIH [HL050560, 5K01AR055676]
- NSF [IOS-0466139]
- University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office/State of Colorado [OCG4999B]
- Hiberna Corporation
- American Heart Association [0725732Z]
Burmese pythons display a marked increase in heart mass after a large meal. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of this physiological heart growth with the goal of applying this knowledge to the mammalian heart. We found that heart growth in pythons is characterized by myocyte hypertrophy in the absence of cell proliferation and by activation of physiological signal transduction pathways. Despite high levels of circulating lipids, the postprandial python heart does not accumulate triglycerides or fatty acids. Instead, there is robust activation of pathways of fatty acid transport and oxidation combined with increased expression and activity of superoxide dismutase, a cardioprotective enzyme. We also identified a combination of fatty acids in python plasma that promotes physiological heart growth when injected into either pythons or mice.
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