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Transverse aortic constriction in mice induced early concentric and late eccentric hypertrophy with LV dysfunction, associated with downregulated survival signaling and increased apoptosis.
Downregulation of survival signaling pathways (ERK1/2, Akt, GSK3beta) and increased apoptosis are key mechanisms in the transition from compensated cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure in a pressure-overload mouse model.
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Supports survival signaling downregulation as HF transition mechanism in pressure overload; hypothesis-generating, requires translational validation before clinical consideration.
Transition from compensated left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy to decompensated heart failure was characterized using a pressure-overload induced model to elucidate the temporal relationship between cardiomyocyte apoptosis and survival signalling in this transition. 2. Mice were subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) or sham operation for 1-16 weeks and were studied by echocardiography, catheterization and histology. Relevant gene expression and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, Akt and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3beta were determined. 3. Transverse aortic constriction resulted in myocyte hypertrophy and fibrosis from Week 4 and a progressive increase in left ventricular (LV) dimensions and wall thicknesses with maintained contractile function by Week 12. However, a sharp decline in contractile function and elevated LV end-diastolic pressure from 12 to 16 weeks were observed after TAC, indicating functional decompensation. 4. Following TAC, mRNA levels of atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC) and transforming growth factor-beta1 were increased time dependently, whereas mRNA expression of alpha-MHC, sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2a and Bcl-2 were decreased. The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was decreased and this was consistent with progressively increased myocyte apoptosis demonstrated by terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end-labelling staining. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was increased by Week 4, but decreased thereafter. Levels of phosphorylated Akt declined from Week 8, whereas GSK3beta phosphorylation increased from 1 to 8 weeks, then decreased from Week 12 after TAC. 5. In conclusion, TAC resulted in early concentric and late eccentric hypertrophy with eventual development of LV dysfunction. This transition was temporally associated with a progressive increase in cell size, fibrosis and myocyte apoptosis. Downregulation of ERK1/2, Akt and GSK3beta and enhanced cardiomyocyte apoptosis are implicated as important mechanisms in the transition from compensated hypertrophy to heart failure.
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Li et al. (2009) studied pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure. Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) vs. sham operation was evaluated on LV dimensions, contractile function, and molecular markers of apoptosis and survival signaling. Transverse aortic constriction in mice induced early concentric and late eccentric hypertrophy with LV dysfunction, associated with downregulated survival signaling and increased apoptosis.
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