Calcium channels and cation transport ATPases in cardiac hypertrophy induced by aortic constriction in newborn rats

Author(s):  
Lei Zheng ◽  
Maurice Wibo ◽  
František Kolář ◽  
Théophile Godfraind
1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Mavrides ◽  
Borivoj Korecky

The effect of experimental cardiac hypertrophy on the enzymes of the malate – aspartate shuttle aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) was studied. (1) Aortic constriction in adult rats resulted in 25% cardiac hypertrophy in 2½–3 weeks. Total DNA (mg per heart) did not change. (2) The proportions of mitochondrial and cytosolic isozymes of AAT and MDH did not change as a result of cardiac hypertrophy. About two-thirds of each enzyme occurred in the mitochondrial form and one-third in the cytosolic form. (3) Total AAT in hypertrophic hearts, in enzyme units per mg DNA, increased by 24% compared to AAT content in the hearts of sham-operated animals. Total MDH did not change. SoIubilized protein increased by 20%. Normal hearts contained 10 times more enzyme units of MDH than of AAT. (4) Cardiac growth stimulation induced in newborn rats did not result in specific changes of either enzyme. It is suggested that true cardiac hypertrophy acts as a specific stimulus for the possibly rate-limiting enzyme AAT of the shuttle.


1955 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 985-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Beznák

The aortae of groups of normal and hypophysectomized rats were constricted with rings of five different sizes (0.93, 0.83, 0. 74, 0.71, and 0.63 mm. diameter). In normal rats constriction caused an increase in heart weight and blood pressure which was the greater the narrower the constriction. If constriction exceeded 0.74 mm., cardiac hypertrophy reached extremely high values, while the blood pressure was lower than in groups with less constriction. The blood pressure response to Adrenalin or Infundin increased in proportion to the degree of constriction down to 0.74 mm.; greater constriction reduced the response. In hypophysectomized rats no degree of aortic constriction produced hypertension or cardiac hypertrophy, yet the increase in blood pressure after Adrenalin or Infundin was as great as in the normal intact rats.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding Xiaoli ◽  
Yuan Qingqing ◽  
Qian Haibing

Abstract Background: Myocardial hypertrophy occurs in many cardiovascular diseases. Leonurine (Leo) is commonly used for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, whether it can prevent cardiac hypertrophy is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and mechanism of Leonurine (Leo) against pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy induced by abdominal aortic constriction (AAC) in rats. Methods: To answer this question, we prove it in the following way: Cardiac function was evaluated by hemodynamic; the left ventricle enlargement was measured by heart weight index (HWI) and left ventricular mass index (LVWI); myocardial tissue changes and myocardial cell diameter (MD) were determined by Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining; theβ-myosin heavy chain(β-MHC)and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), which are recognized as a marker of cardiac hypertrophy, were determined by Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR), then another gene phospholipase C (PLC), inositol triphosphate (IP3), which associated with RAS were determined by Western blot(WB). angiotensin II (Ang II), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) were determined by ELISA, WB and qRT-PCR methods. Finally, we measured the level of Ca2+ by microplate method and the protooncogene c-fos and c-myc mRNA in left ventricular myocardium by qRT-PCR.Results: Compare with control group, Leonurine can improve systolic dysfunction; inhibit the increase of left cardiac; inhibit myocardial cells were abnormally large and restrain the changes of cardiac histopathology; decrease the expression of β-MHC, ANF, Ang II, AT1R, c-fos and c-myc mRNA and the protein levels of PLC, IP3, AngII and AT1R in left ventricular myocardium, in addition, the content of Ca2+ also decrease. Conclusion: Therefore, Leonurine can inhibit cardiac hypertrophy induced by AAC and its effects may be associated with RAS.


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Nemska ◽  
Max Gassmann ◽  
Marie-Louise Bang ◽  
Nelly Frossard ◽  
Reza Tavakoli

1956 ◽  
Vol 184 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Beznák

Of three growth hormone preparations only one (PGH 163-208A, Armour) restored cardiac hypertrophy and hypertension on aortic constriction in hypophysectomized rats near to the level seen in normal rats. The same aortic constriction caused no increase in the weight of the heart and no hypertension in untreated hypophysectomized rats and in similar rats treated with a bovine growth hormone preparation (R 285-174, Armour) or crystalline growth hormone (Dr. Li, Berkeley). The different action of the three preparations was not connected with their effect on appetite and on body growth. ACTH, 5 mg/rat/day, caused adrenal hypertrophy in hypophysectomized rats without raising their blood pressure. The weight of the heart and particularly the blood pressure after aortic constriction were, however, greater in hypophysectomized rats treated with ACTH than in their nontreated controls.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Ge ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Chen Liu ◽  
Xiaoming Ren ◽  
Yi-hui Yu ◽  
...  

Cardiac hypertrophy and ventricular remodeling following heart failure are important causes of high mortality in heart disease patients. The cardiac lymphatic system has been associated with limited research, but it plays an important role in the improvement of myocardial edema and the promotion of fluid balance. LCZ696 is a novel combination of angiotensin and neprilysin inhibitors. Here, we studied the role played by LCZ696 during transverse aortic constriction (TAC) induced cardiac hypertrophy and changes in the lymphatic system. Mice undergoing aortic coarctation were constructed to represent a cardiac hypertrophy model and then divided into random groups that either received treatment with LCZ696 (60 mg/kg/d) or no treatment. Cardiac ultrasonography was used to detect cardiac function, and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson staining were used to detect myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis. The proinflammatory factors interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected in the blood and heart tissues of mice. The protein expression levels of lymphatic-specific markers, such as vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), VEGF receptor 3 (VEGFR3), and lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1) were detected in mouse heart tissues. We also examined the colocalization of lymphatic vessels and macrophages by immunofluorescence. The results showed that LCZ696 significantly improved heart dysfunction, cardiac hypertrophy, and fibrosis and inhibited the expression of proinflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in the circulating blood and heart tissues of mice. LCZ696 also decreased the protein expression levels of VEGF-C, VEGFR3, and LYVE-1 in mouse heart tissues, ameliorated the transport load of lymphatic vessels to macrophages, and improved the remodeling of the lymphatic system in the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy model induced by TAC.


1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1500???1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY L. NISHIO ◽  
OLGA I. ORNATSKY ◽  
DAVID A. HOOD

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