期刊
CIRCULATION
卷 104, 期 3, 页码 317-324出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/hc2801.094031
关键词
hypertrophy; fibrosis; genetics; simvastatin; heart failure
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [P01 HL042550, P50 HL054313, P50 HL054313-100012, P50 HL054313-070012, P50 HL054313-080012, HL-42550, P50 HL054313-060012, P50 HL054313-090012, P50 HL054313-08S10012, P50-HL42267-01] Funding Source: Medline
Background - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disease characterized by cardiac hypertrophy, myocyte disarray, interstitial fibrosis, and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. We have proposed that hypertrophy and fibrosis, the major determinants of mortality and morbidity, are potentially reversible. We tested this hypothesis in beta -myosin heavy chain-Q(403) transgenic rabbits. Methods and Results - We randomized 24 beta -myosin heavy chain-Q(403) rabbits to treatment with either a placebo or simvastatin (5 mg (.) kg(-1 .) d(-1)) for 12 weeks and included 12 nontransgenic controls. We performed 2D and Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging before and after treatment. Demographic data were similar among the groups, Baseline mean LV mass and interventricular septal thickness in nontransgenic, placebo, and simvastatin groups were 3.9 +/-0.7, 6.2 +/-2.0, and 7.5 +/-2.1 g (P <0.001) and 2.2 +/-0.2, 3.1 +/-0.5, and 3.3 +/-0.5 mm (P=0.002), respectively. Simvastatin reduced LV mass by 37%, interventricular septal thickness by 21%, and posterior wall thickness by 13%. Doppler indices of LV filling pressure were improved. Collagen volume fraction was reduced by 44% (P <0.001). Disarray was unchanged. Levels of activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 were increased in the placebo group and were less than normal in the simvastatin group. Levels of activated and total p38, Jun N-terminal kinase, p70S6 kinase, Ras, Rac, and RhoA and the membrane association of Ras, RhoA, and Rad were unchanged. Conclusions - Simvastatin induced the regression of hypertrophy and fibrosis, improved cardiac function, and reduced ERK1/2 activity in the beta -myosin heavy chain-Q(403) rabbits. These findings highlight the need for clinical trials to determine the effects of simvastatin on cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and dysfunction in humans with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
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