Myocardial expression of PDECGF is associated with extracellular matrix remodeling in experimental myocardial infarction in rats

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiagarajan Hemalatha ◽  
Chidambaram Balachandran ◽  
Bhakthavatsalam Murali Manohar ◽  
Mohammed Nayeem ◽  
Samu Subramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Experimental Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Ecm Remodeling ◽  
Tnf Α

Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PDECGF) is a potent angiogenic peptide with anti-apoptotic activity expressed widely in tumours. However, its expression in myocardial infarction (MI) is not yet established. This study aimed to assess the myocardial expression of PDECGF in rats after MI. Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling plays an important role in angiogenesis; hence, changes in the ECM components were investigated in the myocardium after MI, which was induced in rats by coronary artery ligation (CAL) and verified using biochemical markers and histopathology. Immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and activity assays identified the expression pattern of PDECGF on days 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 after CAL. The levels of TNF-α, MMP-2, collagen, and glycosaminoglycans in the ECM were assessed. Studies on immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and PDECGF activity demonstrated elevated levels of PDECGF expression from day 2 after CAL. Macrophages, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and cardiomyocytes, especially at the border region of the lesion, showed an enhanced expression for PDECGF. Remodeling of the ECM was depicted by changes in the levels of TNF-α, MMP-2, collagen, and GAG. Hence, this study clearly indicated PDECGF as an important angiogenic molecule expressed during MI and the alterations in ECM components facilitated the process of angiogenesis.

Extracellular matrix remodeling is associated with the survival of cardiomyocytes in the subendocardial region of the ischemic myocardium

2021 ◽  
pp. 153537022110420
Author(s):  
Qing Chu ◽  
Ying Xiao ◽  
Xin Song ◽  
Y James Kang
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Connexin 43 ◽  
Amine Oxidase ◽  
Lysyl Oxidase ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Extracellular Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Junction Protein

A significant amount of cardiomyocytes in subendocardial region survive from ischemic insults. In order to understand the mechanism by which these cardiomyocytes survive, the present study was undertaken to examine changes in these surviving cardiomyocytes and their extracellular matrix. Male C57BL/6 mice aged 8–12 weeks old were subjected to a permanent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation to induce ischemic injury. The hearts were collected at 1, 4, 7, or 28 days after the surgery and examined by histology. At day 1 after left anterior descending ligation, there was a significant loss of cardiomyocytes through apoptosis, but a proportion of cardiomyocytes were surviving in the subendocardial region. The surviving cardiomyocytes were gradually changed from rod-shaped to round-shaped, and appeared disconnected. Connexin 43, an important gap junction protein, was significantly decreased, and collagen I and III deposition was significantly increased in the extracellular matrix. Furthermore, lysyl oxidase, a copper-dependent amine oxidase catalyzing the cross-linking of collagens, was significantly increased in the extracellular matrix, paralleled with the surviving cardiomyocytes. Inhibition of lysyl oxidase activity reduced the number of surviving cardiomyocytes. Thus, the extracellular matrix remodeling is correlated with the deformation of cardiomyocytes, and the electrical disconnection between the surviving cardiomyocytes due to connexin 43 depletion and the increase in lysyl oxidase would help these deformed cardiomyocytes survive under ischemic conditions.

scholarly journals Nitroxides Mitigate Neutrophil-Mediated Damage to the Myocardium after Experimental Myocardial Infarction in Rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 7650
Author(s):  
Mary El Kazzi ◽  
Han Shi ◽  
Sally Vuong ◽  
Xiaosuo Wang ◽  
Belal Chami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Hypochlorous Acid ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Reperfusion Therapy ◽  
Experimental Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
Oxidant Production

Reperfusion therapy increases survival post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) while also stimulating secondary oxidant production and immune cell infiltration. Neutrophils accumulate within infarcted myocardium within 24 h post-AMI and release myeloperoxidase (MPO) that catalyses hypochlorous acid (HOCl) production while increasing oxidative stress and inflammation, thereby enhancing ventricular remodelling. Nitroxides inhibit MPO-mediated HOCl production, potentially ameliorating neutrophil-mediated damage. Aim: Assess the cardioprotective ability of nitroxide 4-methoxyTEMPO (4MetT) within the setting of AMI. Methods: Male Wistar rats were separated into 3 groups: SHAM, AMI/R, and AMI/R + 4MetT (15 mg/kg at surgery via oral gavage) and subjected to left descending coronary artery ligation for 30 min to generate an AMI, followed by reperfusion. One cohort of rats were sacrificed at 24 h post-reperfusion and another 28 days post-surgery (with 4MetT (15 mg/kg) administration twice daily). Results: 3-chlorotyrosine, a HOCl-specific damage marker, decreased within the heart of animals in the AMI/R + 4-MetT group 24 h post-AMI, indicating the drug inhibited MPO activity; however, there was no evident difference in either infarct size or myocardial scar size between the groups. Concurrently, MPO, NfκB, TNFα, and the oxidation marker malondialdehyde increased within the hearts, with 4-MetT only demonstrating a trend in decreasing MPO and TNF levels. Notably, 4MetT provided a significant improvement in cardiac function 28 days post-AMI, as assessed by echocardiography, indicating potential for 4-MetT as a treatment option, although the precise mechanism of action of the compound remains unclear.

Understanding the mechanisms that determine extracellular matrix remodeling in the infarcted myocardium

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1679-1687
Author(s):  
Mavis A.A. Tenkorang ◽  
Upendra Chalise ◽  
Michael J. Daseke, II ◽  
Shelby R. Konfrst ◽  
Merry L. Lindsey
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Scar Formation ◽  
Extracellular Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Ecm Remodeling ◽  
Infarcted Myocardium

Myocardial Infarction (MI) initiates a series of wound healing events that begins with up-regulation of an inflammatory response and culminates in scar formation. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is intricately involved in all stages from initial break down of existing ECM to synthesis of new ECM to form the scar. This review will summarize our current knowledge on the processes involved in ECM remodeling after MI and identify the gaps that still need to be filled.

Targeted deletion of MMP-2 attenuates early LV rupture and late remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction

2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (3) ◽  
pp. H1229-H1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunji Hayashidani ◽  
Hiroyuki Tsutsui ◽  
Masaki Ikeuchi ◽  
Tetsuya Shiomi ◽  
Hidenori Matsusaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Experimental Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Targeted Deletion ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Lv Remodeling

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is prominently overexpressed both after myocardial infarction (MI) and in heart failure. However, its pathophysiological significance in these conditions is still unclear. We thus examined the effects of targeted deletion of MMP-2 on post-MI left ventricular (LV) remodeling and failure. Anterior MI was produced in 10- to 12-wk-old male MMP-2 knockout (KO) and sibling wild-type (WT) mice by ligating the left coronary artery. By day 28, MI resulted in a significant increase in mortality in association with LV cavity dilatation and dysfunction. The MMP-2 KO mice had a significantly better survival rate than WT mice (56% vs. 85%, P < 0.05), despite a comparable infarct size (50 ± 3% vs. 51 ± 3%, P = not significant), heart rate, and arterial blood pressure. The KO mice had a significantly lower incidence of LV rupture (10% vs. 39%, P < 0.05), which occurred within 7 days of MI. The KO mice exerted less LV cavity dilatation and improved fractional shortening after MI by echocardiography. The LV zymographic MMP-2 level significantly increased in WT mice after coronary artery ligation; however, this was completely prevented in KO mice. In contrast, the increase in the LV zymographic MMP-9 level after MI was similar between KO and WT mice. MMP-2 activation is therefore considered to contribute to an early cardiac rupture as well as late LV remodeling after MI. The inhibition of MMP-2 activation may therefore be a potentially useful therapeutic strategy to manage post-MI hearts.

Abstract 14122: Myeloid Cell mPGES-1 Depletion Attenuates Mortality After Myocardial Infarction in Mice

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihong Chen ◽  
Guangrui Yang ◽  
Garret FitzGerald
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Diastolic Pressure ◽  
Systolic Pressure ◽  
Myeloid Cells ◽  
Myeloid Cell ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Experimental Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Treatment And Prevention

Selective depletion of microsomal PGE2 synthase (mPGES) -1 in myeloid cells retards atherogenesis and suppresses the vascular proliferative response to injury, while it does not predispose to thrombogenesis or hypertension. However, studies using bone marrow transplants from irradiated mice suggest that myeloid cell mPGES-1 facilitates cardiac remodeling and prolongs survival after experimental myocardial infarction (MI). Here we addressed this question using mice lacking mPGES-1 in myeloid cells, particularly macrophages (Mac-mPGES-1 KO), generated by crossing mPGES-1 floxed mice with LysMCre mice, and subjecting them to coronary artery ligation. Cardiac structure and function were assessed by morphometric analysis, echocardiography, and invasive hemodynamics 7 and 28 days after MI. Despite a similar infarct size, in contrast to the prior report, the post-MI survival rate was markedly improved in the Mac-mPGES-1 KO mice compared to WT controls (92.9% vs. 55.6%, p=0.03). Left ventricular systolic (reflected by ejection fraction, fractional shortening, end systolic pressure, and +dP/dt) and diastolic function (reflected by end diastolic pressure, -dP/dt, and Tau), cardiac hypertrophy (reflected by LV dimensions) and staining for fibrosis did not differ between the groups. In conclusion, Cre-loxP mediated deletion of mPGES-1 in myeloid cells has favorable effects on post-MI survival, with no detectable adverse influence on post-MI remodeling. These results add to evidence that targeting macrophage mPGES-1 may represent a safe and efficacious approach to the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular inflammatory disease.

Hemodynamic Effects of Strontium Chloride in Acute Experimental Myocardial Infarction

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Côté ◽  
Donald C. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Aortic Pressure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Experimental Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Strontium Chloride ◽  
Hemodynamic Effects ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Mean Aortic Pressure

The hemodynamic effects of strontium chloride infused intravenously were compared with the effects of calcium chloride in dogs with infarction produced by coronary artery ligation. Strontium improved the circulatory depression resulting from the experimental myocardial infarction. These effects were manifested by a 49% peak increase in the first derivative of left ventricular pressure (dp/dt), 74% in cardiac output, a significant although transient decrease in left atrial pressure of 13%, and a marked drop of 40% in systemic vascular resistance. Mean aortic pressure increased by 18% during the first half of the infusion, and thereafter returned toward the control value. The 31% decrease in heart rate is probably secondary to the overall improvement in cardiac function. Calcium in approximately one-half the amount of strontium was infused during the same length of time to a different group of animals with depression of venticular function by coronary artery ligation. Similar hemodynamic responses occurred during calcium infusion, but were of greater magnitude in left ventricular dp/dt and left atrial pressure, these changes being respectively +117 and −32%. However, the effects on heart rate and systemic vascular resistances were similar, −22% and −42%, respectively. Mean aortic pressure increased less in the calcium group. Strontium has beneficial circulatory effects in depressed ventricular function produced by infarction in dogs.

scholarly journals Engineering cardiac microphysiological systems to model pathological extracellular matrix remodeling

2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (4) ◽  
pp. H771-H789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nethika R. Ariyasinghe ◽  
Davi M. Lyra-Leite ◽  
Megan L. McCain
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Myocardial Function ◽  
Myocardial Cell ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Ecm Remodeling ◽  
Microphysiological Systems

Many cardiovascular diseases are associated with pathological remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the myocardium. ECM remodeling is a complex, multifactorial process that often contributes to declines in myocardial function and progression toward heart failure. However, the direct effects of the many forms of ECM remodeling on myocardial cell and tissue function remain elusive, in part because conventional model systems used to investigate these relationships lack robust experimental control over the ECM. To address these shortcomings, microphysiological systems are now being developed and implemented to establish direct relationships between distinct features in the ECM and myocardial function with unprecedented control and resolution in vitro. In this review, we will first highlight the most prominent characteristics of ECM remodeling in cardiovascular disease and describe how these features can be mimicked with synthetic and natural biomaterials that offer independent control over multiple ECM-related parameters, such as rigidity and composition. We will then detail innovative microfabrication techniques that enable precise regulation of cellular architecture in two and three dimensions. We will also describe new approaches for quantifying multiple aspects of myocardial function in vitro, such as contractility, action potential propagation, and metabolism. Together, these collective technologies implemented as cardiac microphysiological systems will continue to uncover important relationships between pathological ECM remodeling and myocardial cell and tissue function, leading to new fundamental insights into cardiovascular disease, improved human disease models, and novel therapeutic approaches.

Cardiac adaptations to endurance training in rats with a chronic myocardial infarction

1989 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 712-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. I. Musch ◽  
R. L. Moore ◽  
P. G. Smaldone ◽  
M. Riedy ◽  
R. Zelis
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Endurance Training ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Coronary Artery Ligation ◽  
Maximal Heart Rate ◽  
Chronic Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Artery Ligation ◽  
Training Paradigm ◽  
Myosin Isozyme

The hemodynamic response to maximal exercise was determined in sedentary and trained rats with a chronic myocardial infarction (MI) produced by coronary artery ligation and in rats that underwent sham operations (SHAM). Infarct size in the MI groups of rats comprised 28–29% of the total left ventricle and resulted in both metabolic and hemodynamic changes that suggested that these animals had moderate compensated heart failure. The training regimen used in the present study produced significant increases in maximal O2 uptake (VO2max) when expressed in absolute terms (ml/min) or when normalized for body weight (ml.min-1.kg-1) and consisted of treadmill running at work loads that were equivalent to 70–80% of the animal's VO2max for a period of 60 min/day, 5 days/wk over an 8- to 10-wk interval. This training paradigm produced two major cardiocirculatory adaptations in the MI rat that had not been elicited previously when using a training paradigm of a lower intensity. First, the decrement in the maximal heart rate response to exercise (known as “chronotropic incompetence”) found in the sedentary MI rat was completely reversed by endurance training. Second, the downregulation of cardiac myosin isozyme composition from the fast ATPase V1 isoform toward the slower ATPase (V2 and V3) isoforms in the MI rat was partially reversed by endurance training. These cardiac adaptations occurred without a significant increase in left ventricular pump function as an increase in maximal cardiac output (Qmax) and maximal stroke volume (SVmax) did not occur in the trained MI rat.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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