期刊
CELLS
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10040771
关键词
dilated cardiomyopathy; angiogenesis; MicroRNA-210
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资金
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [HL106190-01]
The study found that upregulated angiogenesis mediated by miR-210 is not sufficient to rescue the DCM phenotype in mice, despite significant increases in blood vessel density and upregulation of proangiogenic molecules observed in the hearts of TMx210 and 210-TG mice.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by pathologic cardiac remodeling resulting in chambers enlargement and impaired heart contractility. Previous reports and our in-silico analysis support the association of DCM phenotype and impaired tissue angiogenesis. Here, we explored whether the modulation in cardiac angiogenesis partly intervenes or rescues the DCM phenotype in mice. Here, a DCM mouse model [alpha-tropomyosin 54 (alpha-TM54) mutant] was crossbred with microRNA-210 transgenic mice (210-TG) to develop microRNA-210 (miR-210) overexpressing alpha-TM54 mutant mice (TMx210). Contrary to wild-type (WT) and 210-TG mice, a significant increase in heart weight to body weight ratio in aged mixed-gender TMx210 and DCM mice was recorded. Histopathological analysis revealed signs of pathological cardiac remodeling such as myocardial disarray, myofibrillar loss, and interstitial fibrosis in DCM and TMx210 mice. Contrary to WT and DCM, a significant increase in angiogenic potential was observed in TMx210 and 210-TG mice hearts which is reflected by higher blood vessel density and upregulated proangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor-A. The echocardiographic assessment showed comparable cardiac dysfunction in DCM and TMx210 mice as compared to WT and 210-TG. Overall, the present study concludes that miR-210 mediated upregulated angiogenesis is not sufficient to rescue the DCM phenotype in mice.
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