scholarly journals Immediate Renal Denervation After Acute Myocardial Infarction Mitigates the Progression of Heart Failure via the Modulation of IL-33/ST2 Signaling

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Chen ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Quan Li ◽  
Jiasheng Yin ◽  
Zhenyi Ge ◽  
...  

Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated the protective effects of renal denervation (RDN) in pre-existing heart failure, but the effects of immediate RDN after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on subsequent cardiac remodeling have not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the cardioprotective effects of immediate RDN after AMI and its underlying mechanism.Methods: AMI was induced by intracoronary gelatin sponge embolization in 14 Shanghai white pigs that were randomized to undergo either renal angiography (AMI+sham group) or RDN (AMI+RDN group) after 1 h of hemodynamic monitoring. Cardiac function of the two groups was measured at baseline, 1 h post-AMI and at the 1 month follow-up (1M-FU) by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Plasma NT-proBNP, soluble ST2 (sST2), norepinephrine (NE), and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity were detected simultaneously. The renal cortex was harvested for NE measurement after the 1M-FU, and the renal arteries were stained with tyrosine hydroxylase for the evaluation of sympathetic activity. Heart tissues in the non-ischemic areas were collected to assess histological and molecular left ventricular (LV) remodeling by pathological staining, RT-PCR, and western blotting.Results: There was no difference in the hemodynamic stability or cardiac function between the two groups at baseline and 1 h post-AMI. Six pigs from each of the two groups completed the 1M-FU. TTE analysis revealed the improved cardiac function of immediate RDN in the AMI+RDN group and circulating NT-proBNP levels were lower than those in the AMI+sham group. Further analysis showed significantly less interstitial fibrosis in the remote non-ischemic myocardium after immediate RDN, together with decreased cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and inflammatory cell infiltration. sST2 levels in circulating and myocardial tissues of animals in the AMI+RDN group were significantly higher than those in the AMI+sham group, accompanied by corresponding alterations in IL-33/ST2 and downstream signaling.Conclusions: Immediate RDN can improve cardiac function and myocardial remodeling after AMI via modulation of IL-33/ST2 and downstream signaling.

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Ioana Cîrneală ◽  
Diana Opincariu ◽  
István Kovács ◽  
Monica Chițu ◽  
Imre Benedek

Abstract Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that appears as a consequence of a structural disease, and the most common cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction results from myocardial ischemia. Cardiac remodeling and neuroendocrine activation are the major compensatory mechanisms in heart failure. The main objective of the study is to identify the association between serum biomarkers illustrating the extent of myocardial necrosis (highly sensitive troponin as-says), left ventricular dysfunction (NT-proBNP), and systemic inflammatory response (illustrated via serum levels of hsCRP and interleukins) during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction, and the left ventricular remodeling process at 6 months following the acute event, quantified via speckle tracking echocardiography. The study will include 400 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction without signs and symptoms of heart failure at the time of enrollment that will undergo a complex clinical examination and speckle tracking echocardiography. Serum samples from the peripheral blood will be collected in order to determine the inflammatory serum biomarkers. After 6 months, patients will be divided into 2 groups according to the development of ventricular remodeling, quantified by speckle tracking echocardiography: group 1 will consist of patients with a remodeling index lower than 15%, and group 2 will consist of patients with a remodeling index higher than 15%. All clinical and imaging data obtained at the baseline will be compared between these two groups in order to determine the features associated with a higher risk of deleterious ventricular remodeling and heart failure.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zejuan Sheng ◽  
Xiaoyan Qiang ◽  
Guoyu Li ◽  
Huimin Wang ◽  
Wenxin Dong ◽  
...  

Introduction: Phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) controls natriuretic-peptide-stimulated cyclic guanosine monophosphate in cardiac myocytes and is stongly upregulated in human heart failure, suggesting its potential as a promising therapeutic target in heart failure. Here we investigated the potential effects of TT-00920, a clinical stage novel and highly selective PDE9 inhibitor, on heart failure in a rat model of myocardial infarction. Methods: Myocardial infarction was induced by left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) ligation in male Sprague Dawley rats. After 4-week treatment of vehicle, LCZ696, TT-00920, or TT-00920/Valsartan by oral gavage, efficacy was assessed by echocardiography and cardiac histopathology. Results: TT-00920 had remarkably improved cardiac function, protected against cardiac remodeling and fibrosis in a dose-dependent manner. TT-00920/Valsartan combination showed superior beneficial efficacy when compared to TT-00920 or LCZ696 single agent.Figure 1. TT-00920 improved cardiac function and ventricular remodeling.Figure 2. TT-00920 attenuated cardiac fibrosis in peri-infarct zone. Conclusions: TT-00920 reversed LAD-induced left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling, supporting its potential as a novel therapeutic agent for heart failure. The superior efficacy of TT-00920/Valsartan combination suggests that TT-00920 and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors may have additive therapeutic effects in heart failure.TT-00920 is currently being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical study for safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy volunteers (NCT04364789).


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ajello ◽  
Giuseppe Coppola ◽  
Egle Corrado ◽  
Eluisa La Franca ◽  
Antonino Rotolo ◽  
...  

The increased survival after acute myocardial infarction induced an increase in heart failure with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Early detection and treatment of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction give the chance to improve outcomes and to reduce costs due to the management of patients with overt heart failure.


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