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Targeted cardiac overexpression of A20 improves left ventricular performance and reduces compensatory hypertrophy after myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17389268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: A20 was originally characterized as a tumor necrosis factor-inducible gene in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. As an inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappaB signaling, A20 protects against apoptosis, inflammation, and cardiac hypertrophy. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that cardiac-specific overexpression of A20 could protect the heart from myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS: We investigated the role of constitutive human A20 expression in acute myocardial infarction using a transgenic model. Transgenic mice containing the human A20 gene under the control of the alpha-myosin heavy chain promoter were constructed. Myocardial infarction was produced by coronary ligation in A20 transgenic mice and control animals. The extent of infarction was then quantified by 2-dimensional and M-mode echocardiography and by molecular and pathological analyses of heart samples in infarct and remote heart regions 7 days after myocardial infarction. Constitutive overexpression of A20 in the murine heart resulted in attenuated infarct size and improved cardiac function 7 days after myocardial infarction. Significantly, we found a decrease in nuclear factor-kappaB signaling and apoptosis, as well as proinflammatory response, cardiac remodeling, and interstitial fibrosis, in noninfarct regions in the hearts of constitutive A20-expressing animals compared with control animals. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac-specific overexpression of A20 improves cardiac function and inhibits cardiac remodeling, apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis after acute myocardial infarction.
Authors:
Hong-Liang Li; Ming-Lei Zhuo; Dong Wang; Ai-Bing Wang; Hua Cai; Li-Hong Sun; Qinglin Yang; Yue Huang; Yu-Sheng Wei; Peter P Liu; De-Pei Liu; Chih-Chuan Liang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-03-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  115     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-10     Completed Date:  2007-05-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1885-94     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, PR China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / biosynthesis,  genetics
Cytokines / blood
Fibrosis
Genes, Synthetic
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology,  prevention & control*
I-kappa B Kinase / analysis
Inflammation / etiology
Inflammation Mediators / analysis
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics,  physiology*
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Myocardial Infarction / pathology*,  physiopathology,  ultrasonography
Myocytes, Cardiac / pathology
NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors*,  physiology
Natriuretic Peptides / analysis
Neutrophils / pathology
Nuclear Proteins / genetics,  physiology*
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / physiology
Signal Transduction
Single-Blind Method
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / physiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology,  prevention & control*
Ventricular Myosins / genetics
Ventricular Remodeling / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; 0/Cytokines; 0/Inflammation Mediators; 0/Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 0/NF-kappa B; 0/Natriuretic Peptides; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; EC 2.7.11.10/I-kappa B Kinase; EC 3.6.1.-/Ventricular Myosins; EC 6.3.2.19/TNFAIP3 protein, human
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Comment In:
Circulation. 2007 Apr 10;115(14):1827-9   [PMID:  17420361 ]

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