| Autor: |
Sonomi Maruyama, Chia‐Ling Wu, Sumiko Yoshida, Dongying Zhang, Pei‐Hsuan Li, Fangzhou Wu, Jennifer Parker Duffen, Rouan Yao, Blake Jardin, Ibrahim M. Adham, Ronald Law, Joel Berger, Richard Di Marchi, Kenneth Walsh |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 7, Iss 12 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2047-9980 |
| DOI: |
10.1161/JAHA.117.008441 |
| Popis: |
Background The insulin/insulin‐like growth factor/relaxin family represents a group of structurally related but functionally diverse proteins. The family member relaxin‐2 has been evaluated in clinical trials for its efficacy in the treatment of acute heart failure. In this study, we assessed the role of insulin‐like peptide 6 (INSL6), another member of this protein family, in murine heart failure models using genetic loss‐of‐function and protein delivery methods. Methods and Results Insl6‐deficient and wild‐type (C57BL/6N) mice were administered angiotensin II or isoproterenol via continuous infusion with an osmotic pump or via intraperitoneal injection once a day, respectively, for 2 weeks. In both models, Insl6‐knockout mice exhibited greater cardiac systolic dysfunction and left ventricular dilatation. Cardiac dysfunction in the Insl6‐knockout mice was associated with more extensive cardiac fibrosis and greater expression of fibrosis‐associated genes. The continuous infusion of chemically synthesized INSL6 significantly attenuated left ventricular systolic dysfunction and cardiac fibrosis induced by isoproterenol infusion. Gene expression profiling suggests liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor signaling is activated in the isoproterenol‐challenged hearts treated with INSL6 protein. Conclusions Endogenous Insl6 protein inhibits cardiac systolic dysfunction and cardiac fibrosis in angiotensin II– and isoproterenol‐induced cardiac stress models. The administration of recombinant INSL6 protein could have utility for the treatment of heart failure and cardiac fibrosis. |
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