| Acute effects of urocortin 2 on cardiac function and propensity for arrhythmias in an animal model of hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure. | |
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PMID: 20388649 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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AIMS: To test acute effects of the corticotropin-releasing factor-related peptide urocortin 2 (Ucn2) on left ventricular (LV) function and the propensity for ventricular arrhythmias in the isolated heart of an animal model of hypertension-induced heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hearts from Dahl salt-sensitive rats with severe LV dysfunction were perfused according to Langendorff. Left ventricular developed pressure and the positive and negative derivatives of LV pressure were analysed before and after perfusion with Ucn2 (n = 15) or normal perfusion solution (control, n = 9). Intracellular calcium cycling parameters were assessed by surface fluorometry. Furthermore, monophasic action potential duration (MAPD) and ventricular fibrillation threshold (VFT) were determined, the latter by a train-of-pulses method at increasing voltage to scan the vulnerable period of repolarization. Urocortin 2 significantly affected intracellular calcium cycling and improved LV contractile function and relaxation. Compared with baseline values, Ucn2 significantly decreased MAPD at 30, 50, and 90% repolarization and significantly increased VFT compared with baseline values. No changes were observed in control experiments. CONCLUSION: Administration of Ucn2 rapidly improves LV function and increases VF threshold in failing, isolated rat hearts with increased propensity for ventricular arrhythmias. These observations suggest a potential use of Ucn2 as a safe and novel agent for the treatment of acute heart failure. |
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Silvia Meili-Butz; Katrin Bühler; Dietlinde John; Peter Buser; Wylie W Vale; Kirk L Peterson; Marijke Brink; Thomas Dieterle |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-04-13 |
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Title: European journal of heart failure : journal of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 12 ISSN: 1879-0844 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Heart Fail. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
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Created Date: 2010-08-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887595 Medline TA: Eur J Heart Fail Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 797-804 Citation Subset: IM |
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CardioBiology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. |
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