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PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS
卷 5, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13146
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Mast cell; pulmonary artery banding; right ventricular hypertrophy
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资金
- DFG (German Research Foundation) [SCHE 691/6-1]
- CRC1213 (Collaborative Research Center 1213)
- ECCPS (Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System)
- Giessen
- UGMLC (Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center)
Right ventricular (RV) remodeling represents a complex set of functional and structural adaptations in response to chronic pressure or volume overload due to various inborn defects or acquired diseases and is an important determinant of patient outcome. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. We investigated the time course of structural and functional changes in the RV in the murine model of pressure overload-induced RV hypertrophy in C57Bl/6J mice. Using magnetic resonance imaging, we assessed the changes of RV structure and function at different time points for a period of 21 days. Pressure overload led to significant dilatation, cellular and chamber hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, and functional impairment of the RV. Progressive remodeling of the RV after pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in mice was associated with upregulation of myocardial gene markers of hypertrophy and fibrosis. Furthermore, remodeling of the RV was associated with accumulation and activation of mast cells in the RV tissue of PAB mice. Our data suggest possible involvement of mast cells in the RV remodeling process in response to pressure overload. Mast cells may thus represent an interesting target for the development of new therapeutic approaches directed specifically at the RV.
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