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Can the cardiomyocyte cell cycle be reprogrammed?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17362983     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiac repair following myocardial injury is restricted due to the limited proliferative potential of adult cardiomyocytes. The ability of mammalian cardiomyocytes to proliferate is lost shortly after birth as cardiomyocytes withdraw from the cell cycle and differentiate. We do not fully understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate this cell cycle withdrawal, although if we could it might lead to the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for improving cardiac repair following myocardial injury. For the last decade, researchers have investigated cardiomyocyte cell cycle control, commonly using transgenic mouse models or recombinant adenoviruses to manipulate cell cycle regulators in vivo or in vitro. This review discusses cardiomyocyte cell cycle regulation and summarises recent data from studies manipulating the expressions and activities of cell cycle regulators in cardiomyocytes. The validity of therapeutic strategies that aim to reinstate the proliferative potential of cardiomyocytes to improve myocardial repair following injury will be discussed.
Authors:
Katrina A Bicknell; Carmen H Coxon; Gavin Brooks
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2007-01-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0022-2828     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-09     Completed Date:  2007-06-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0262322     Medline TA:  J Mol Cell Cardiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  706-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, PO Box 226 Whiteknights, Reading Berkshire RG6 6AP, UK. k.bicknell@reading.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle*
Cell Differentiation
Cell Proliferation
Heart Diseases / pathology*,  therapy*
Humans
Myocytes, Cardiac / cytology*,  metabolism
Regeneration
Stem Cells / cytology,  metabolism

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