期刊
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
卷 5, 期 6, 页码 794-804出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-012-9397-0
关键词
Fibroblast; Myofibroblast; Actin; Serum response factor; Myocardin-related transcription factors; Fibrosis
资金
- American Heart Association
Cardiac fibroblasts are responsible for necrotic tissue replacement and scar formation after myocardial infarction (MI) and contribute to remodeling in response to pathological stimuli. This response to insult or injury is largely due to the phenotypic plasticity of fibroblasts. When fibroblasts encounter environmental disturbances, whether biomechanical or humoral, they often transform into smooth muscle-like, contractile cells called myofibroblasts. The signals that control myofibroblast differentiation include the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1-Smad pathway and Rho GTPase-dependent actin polymerization. Recent evidence implicates serum response factor (SRF) and the myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTFs) as key mediators of the contractile gene program in response to TGF-beta 1 or RhoA signaling. This review highlights the function of myofibroblasts in cardiac remodeling and the role of the actin-MRTF-SRF signaling axis in regulating this process.
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