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Szécsi B, Sinkó R, Gereben B, Oleszka M, Losoncz E, Gál J, Radovits T, Merkely B, Székely A. RELEVANCE OF DEIODINASE ENZYMES IN HEART TRANSPLANT – PRELIMINARY STUDY. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Olah A, Barta BA, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Bottlik O, Merkely B, Schilling O, Radovits T. Proteomic analysis of exercise-induced hypertrophy reveals sex-related mitochondrial differences mediated by AMPK. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Regular physical activity results in characteristic structural and functional changes in the heart, which are collectively referred to as the athlete's heart. However, the extent of exercise-induced left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and functional changes show significant differences between men and women, the molecular background of which is not fully elucidated.
Objective
The aim of this study was to provide a proteomic characterization of long-term, intense exercise-induced LV myocardial hypertrophy in a rat model, with a focus on sex-related differences.
Methods
Our rats were divided into trained (FEx) and control female (FCo) as well as trained (MEx) and control male (MCo) groups. In the trained groups, athlete's heart was induced by a 12-week swimming protocol. Myocardial hypertrophy was confirmed by echocardiography and functional adaptation by pressure-volume analysis. Proteomic measurements based on liquid chromatograph-coupled mass spectrometry were performed on proteins isolated from our LV myocardial samples.
Results
Echocardiography and post-mortem myocardial mass showed significant LV hypertrophy in both sexes, which was more pronounced in female animals (tibial length normalized LV muscle mass: + 17.4% MEx vs. MCo, + 31.0% FEx vs. FCo). LV contractility increased to the same extent in both sexes. Relative expression of 3074 proteins were determined by proteomics. There was a significant change in expression of 229 proteins in males and 599 in females compared to the level of same-sex controls. Based on our gene ontological analysis, physiological LV remodeling in females is characterized by increased expression of proteins in mitochondrial function (cellular respiration and fatty acid oxidation) and biogenesis, whereas in males, proteins that bind to the actin cytoskeleton is primarily increased. Further investigation revealed that the quantity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) was increased only in female animals.
Conclusions
Our data suggests that physiological LV hypertrophy resulting from regular, balanced exercise is associated with sex-specific changes in the myocardial proteome. The main differences might be associated with different regulation of mitochondrial function and biogenesis, related to AMPK pathway. Our results contribute to the understanding of the development of physiological myocardial hypertrophy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): Bolyai János Research Scholarship (BO/00837/21) to OANational Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) K135076 to B.M.
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- A Olah
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology , Freiburg , Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Ruppert M, Barta BA, Sayour AA, Olah A, Nagy D, Balint T, Benke K, Schilling O, Merkely B, Radovits T. Pressure overload and volume overload-induced chronic heart failure are associated with characteristic left ventricular myocardial proteomic alterations. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction
Hemodynamic overload induces pathological remodeling of the left ventricle (LV) and eventually heart failure (HF). The two types of chronic hemodynamic stress, namely pressure overload (PO) and volume overload (VO) evoke characteristically different functional and structural alterations in the myocardium. Nevertheless, whether PO- and VO-induced HF are also associated with distinct LV proteomic alterations has not been investigated yet.
Aim
Hence, we thought to perform a proteomic analysis on LV myocardial samples from rat models of PO- and VO-induced HF.
Methods
PO–induced HF was evoked by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). VO–induced HF was established by creating an aortocaval fistula (ACF). Age-matched sham-operated animals served as controls for TAC (ShamT) and ACF (ShamA), respectively. Pressure-volume (P-V) analysis, echocardiography, histology and quantitative real-time PCR were carried out to provide a detailed characterization of the two HF models. Peptides obtained via the digestion of myocardial proteins with trypsin and LysC were labeled with isobaric tags (TMT16) and measured with LC-MS/MS in a bottom-up explorative proteomic approach. Differential expression and gene ontology enrichment analysis (GO:BP) was carried out on summarized protein reporter ion intensities.
Results
In both the TAC and ACF groups, presence of typical signs and symptoms of HF (dyspnea at rest, fatigue, ascites) increased lung-to-tibial length ratio and elevated LV natriuretic peptide mRNA expression levels confirmed the development of advanced HF. Furthermore, the TAC model was associated with massive wall thickening, concentric LV hypertrophy (LVH), marked interstitial fibrosis and substantially impaired active relaxation and passive filling (slope of end-diastolic P-V relationship: 0.103±0.015 vs. 0.023±0.003mmHg/μl, TAC vs. ShamT, P<0.001). In contrast, the ACF model was predominantly characterized by LV dilatation, eccentric LVH, moderate fibrosis and severely reduced LV contractility (slope of end-systolic P-V relationship: 0.5±0.1 vs. 2.3±0.3mmHg/μl, ACF vs. ShamA, P<0.001). Proteomic analysis revealed that out of the 4691 identified and quantified proteins, 1404 and 913 have shown upregulation, while 1359 and 886 downregulation in the TAC and ACF groups respectively compared to their corresponding sham groups. GO:BP analysis has indicated that the downregulation of mitochondrion organization, ATP metabolic processes and oxidative phosphorylation and the upregulation of actin cytoskeleton organization were the most profound alterations in the TAC model. In contrast, the ACF model was associated with robust downregulation of fatty acid oxidation and upregulation of endocytosis, defense and immune response on the proteomic level.
Conclusions
PO and VO-induced advanced HF are not only associated with characteristically different functional and structural remodeling but also with distinct LV proteomic alterations.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary
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Affiliation(s)
- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University Hospital of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology , Freiburg , Germany
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Sayour AA, Olah A, Ruppert M, Barta BA, Benke K, Merkely B, Radovits T. Pharmacological selectivity of SGLT2 inhibitors and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, SGLT2 inhibitors show great variance in pharmacological selectivity to SGLT2 over SGLT1. Reduced functional capacity of SGLT1 is associated with lower risk of heart failure development and mortality in humans. Yet, the clinical relevance of additional pharmacological SGLT1 inhibition is unclear.
Purpose
To assess whether additional pharmacological SGLT1 blockade adds further benefits to SGLT2 inhibition.
Methods
In this preregistered meta-analysis, we included randomized placebo-controlled cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) of SGLT2 inhibitors assessing MACE (composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and nonfatal stroke) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of prespecified clinical endpoints were pooled using a random-effects model. Interactions were assessed according to low versus high pharmacological SGLT2 selectivity of the given medication. Mixed-effects meta-regression analysis was performed to quantify correlation between pharmacological SGLT2:SGLT1 selectivity ratio and clinical outcomes.
Results
A total of 6 independent CVOTs comprising 57553 type 2 diabetic patients (mean age 64.6±7.9 years; 36769 [63.9%] men) were included. Overall, SGLT2 inhibitors significantly reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes, but had no significant impact on the risk of fatal and nonfatal stroke compared with placebo (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.77–1.10; p=0.36; I2=63%). Agents with clinically relevant SGLT1 inhibitory effect (sotagliflozin, canagliflozin) significantly reduced the risk of stroke (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.64–0.94) compared with placebo, whereas those with high SGLT2 selectivity did not (HR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.92–1.22), yielding a significant interaction (p=0.018). The difference was also significant in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) lower than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (p=0.047). Meta-regression indicated that lower SGLT2:SGLT1 pharmacological selectivity ratio was associated with lower risk of stroke (pseudo-R2=78%; p=0.011), which was evident even after adjusting for baseline eGFR values (p=0.047). Pharmacological selectivity of SGLT2 inhibitors had no significant impact on any other assessed clinical outcomes, including hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause death.
Conclusion
These hypothesis-generating results indicate that targeting SGLT1 in addition to SGLT2 inhibition might constitute a new avenue for stroke risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes. Further confirmatory studies are needed.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): This project was supported by grants from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary (K134939 to T.R.), and by the New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary (ÚNKP-21-3-II-SE-45 to A.A.S.).
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- A A Sayour
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Kucsera D, Sayour NV, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Fabian A, Kovacs A, Ferdinandy P, Varga ZV. Evaluation of the interplay between NASH and HFpEF in varied murine age groups. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, grant agreement no. 739593
New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities (ÚNKP-21-3-II)
Introduction
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is characterized by diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy, left atrial enlargement and increased serum levels of NT-pro-BNP. HFpEF accounts for 50% of heart failure cases, and typically develops in patients with metabolic comorbidities. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and subsequent steatohepatitis (NAFLD, NASH) is the most common chronic liver disease developing due to obesity. Although clinical/epidemiological data exists in humans showing that NASH may lead to cardiac dysfunction per se, experimental data in this regard is lacking.
Purpose
We aimed to evaluate whether NASH is an independent factor of cardiac dysfunction and to investigate the age-dependent effects of NASH on cardiac function.
Methods
Middle aged (10 months old) and aged (24 months old) C57Bl/6J mice were fed either control diet or Choline Deficient (CDAA) diet over a period of eight weeks. Young (2 months old) mice were used as a control. Before termination, echocardiography was performed. Upon termination, organs were isolated for further analysis.
Results
CDAA diet lead to the development of NASH in both age groups, without inducing weight gain, allowing us to investigate the direct effects of NASH on cardiac function. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) was increased in aged animals, compared to young and middle aged animals, suggesting increased ventricular pressure. Aged animals were characterized by increased posterior wall thickness (PWT) during diastole and by increased LV mass, indicating left ventricular hypertrophy. Assessment of ejection fraction showed an age-dependent decline. Pulse wave and tissue Doppler measurements showed no difference in E/e’ ratio between the groups. However, strain analysis showed that diastolic dysfunction developed only in aged mice due to NASH.
Conclusion
We conclude that there were no observed changes in cardiac diastolic function due to NASH when using standard echocardiographic evaluation; however, the more sensitive method of strain analysis with 2D speckle tracking was able to show evidence of diastolic dysfunction due to NASH in aging animals.
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- D Kucsera
- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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Barta BA, Olah A, Bottlik O, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Merkely B, Schilling O, Radovits T. Sex-related proteomic differences of the athlete's heart. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Bolyai János Research Scholarship - BO/00837/21 to O.A., National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary - K135076 to B.M.
Introduction
Regular physical activity results in characteristic structural and functional changes in the heart, which are collectively referred to as the athlete’s heart. However, the extent of exercise-induced left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and functional changes show significant differences between men and women, the molecular background of which is not fully elucidated.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to provide a proteomic characterization of long-term, intense exercise-induced LV myocardial hypertrophy in a rat model, with a focus on sex-related differences.
Methods
Our rats were divided into trained (FEx) and control female (FCo) as well as trained (MEx) and control male (MCo) groups. In the trained groups, athlete’s heart was induced by a 12-week swimming protocol. Myocardial hypertrophy was confirmed by echocardiography and functional adaptation by pressure-volume analysis. Proteomic measurements based on liquid chromatograph-coupled mass spectrometry were performed on proteins isolated from our LV myocardial samples.
Results
Echocardiography and post-mortem myocardial mass showed significant LV hypertrophy in both sexes, which was more pronounced in female animals (tibial length normalized LV muscle mass: + 17.4% MEx vs. MCo, + 31.0% FEx vs. FCo). LV contractility increased to the same extent in both sexes. Relative expression of 3074 proteins were determined by proteomics. There was a significant change in expression of 229 proteins in males and 599 in females compared to the level of same-sex controls. Based on our gene ontological analysis, physiological LV remodeling in females is characterized by increased expression of proteins in cellular respiration and fatty acid oxidation, whereas in males, proteins that bind to the actin cytoskeleton is primarily increased.
Conclusions
Our data suggests that physiological LV hypertrophy resulting from regular, balanced exercise is associated with sex-specific changes in the myocardial proteome. Our results contribute to the understanding of the development of physiological myocardial hypertrophy.
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Affiliation(s)
- BA Barta
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University Hospital of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology , Freiburg , Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Barallobre-Barreiro J, Radovits T, Fava M, Daroczi L, Hasman M, Schmidt L, Baig F, Theofilatos K, Crespo-Leiro MG, Domenech N, Merkely B, Mayr M. Proteomics to assess myocardial remodelling in human heart failure and explore the effect of medications and comorbidities. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation
Background
Myocardial remodelling is a hallmark of heart failure (HF). Our previous proteomics analyses demonstrated a profound effect of beta blockers on cardiac extracellular matrix composition in ischaemic HF patients (1). No comprehensive proteomics characterizations has been performed in non-ischaemic HF patients.
Methods
Mass spectrometry was used to analyze intracellular and extracellular protein extracts from left ventricular samples obtained from patients with ischemic (n=65) and non-ischaemic (n=114) HF after heart transplantation, as well as non-failing controls (n=19). All HF patients had ventricular dilatation and reduced ejection fraction (EF%).
Results
The proteomics comparison across 198 cardiac samples with two tissue extracts revealed hallmarks of HF in both groups of patients compared to controls, including elevated levels of atrial natriuretric peptides and the fibroblast marker vimentin, as well as decreases in creatine kinase M/B, troponin C, and myosin light chain 2 (Figure 1). In comparison to ischaemic HF patients, non-ischaemic HF patients showed elevated levels of proteins involved in proteasome activation, consistent with the notion of increased protein degradation in cardiomyocytes even at the end stage of the disease (2). Despite similar clinical characteristics, myocardial remodelling in response to HF medications and the presence of comorbidities was different between the two HF groups. In ischaemic HF patients the use of β-blockers resulted in reduced proteoglycan deposition. In non-ischaemic patients, few protein changes were associated with medication. Instead, comorbidities such as atrial fibrillation and hypertension were critical determinants of myocardial protein remodelling in these HF patients (Figure 2). Notably, hypertensive HF patients showed a marked reduction in angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) compared to normotensive patients, and this was accompanied by a reduction in Cysteine And Glycine Rich Protein 3 (CSRP3), a key player in the organization of cytosolic structures in cardiomyocytes, and the nuclear lamina proteins lamin A/C and B. The inflammation-related galectin 3-binding protein was reduced in hypertensive patients as were the extracellular proteases matrix metalloprotease 2, cathepsin G and chymase 1.
Conclusion
Our study constitutes the largest proteomics analysis of HF to date. We observed distinct protein remodelling processes in ischaemic and non-ischaemic HF patients and discerned the myocardial effects of medications and comorbidities such as hypertension.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Barallobre-Barreiro
- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- A Coruña University Hospital, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Unit , A Coruña , Spain
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- A Coruña University Hospital, INIBIC , A Coruña , Spain
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- King's College London, James Black Centre , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Olah A, Bodi B, Sayour AA, Barta BA, Ruppert M, Bottlik O, Merkely B, Papp Z, Radovits T. Exercise-induced right ventricular alterations in a rodent model of athletes heart. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (BO/00837/21) to AO
National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary (K120277 and K135076 to BM)
Background
Intense sports activity leads to the adaptation of cardiac structure and function, the so-called athlete’s heart. Research over the last years has focused on exercise-induced adaptation of the right ventricle (RV), because the disproportionate load on the RV - when compared with left ventricle - might lead to pathological consequences, such as interstital fibrosis or chamber dilation.
Purpose
We aimed at investigating right ventricular alterations induced by regular aerobic exercise training in a rat model of athlete's heart.
Methods
Young, adult rats were divided into control (Co) and exercised (Ex) groups. Trained rats swam 200 min/day for 12 weeks. In vivo electrophysiological study and in vitro force measurements on isolated permeabilized cardiomyocytes were carried out to investigate electrical and functional alterations, respectively. Molecular biological (qRT-PCR, Western-blot) and histological investigations were applied to reveal underlying mechanisms.
Results
Exercise training was associated with increased RV cardiomyocyte width (12.5±0.1µm Co vs. 13.8±0.2µm Ex, p<0.05) and corresponding hyperphosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt). RV myofilaments from exercised animals showed increased maximal force development and improved calcium sensitivity. Sarcomere protein investigations revealed marked overall and site-specific hypophosphorylation of troponin I. We found prolonged QT interval and right ventricular effective refracter period (RVERP: 44.0±1.6ms Co vs. 52.8±2.1ms Ex, p<0.05) along with decreased gene expression of potassium channels. Picrosirius staining did not reveal fibrosis, that was underlied by unchanged protein expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and gene expression of profibrotic markers. Gene expression of apoptotic markers and fetal gene program did not differ between the groups.
Conclusions
According to our data, regular swim training induced RV hypertrophy, that was associated with functional improvement adn hypophosphorilation of troponin I. Prolonged repolarization without pathological alterations in RV myocardial tissue suggest physiological remodeling after balanced training.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Olah
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Physiology , Debrecen , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Physiology , Debrecen , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Gergely T, Kucsera D, Toth VE, Petrovich B, Agg B, Onodi ZS, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Merkely B, Ferdinandy P, Varga ZV. Immune checkpoint inhibition with PD-1 inhibitor induces cardiac dysfunction without overt myocarditis in C57BL/6J mice. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 739593
“Semmelweis 250+ Kiválósági PhD Ösztöndíj” (EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00009)
Gedeon Richter Talentum Foundation’s scholarship
Background
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of several form of malignancies (including metastatic melanoma) by enhancing the cytotoxic effects of T cells against cancer cells. Cancer cells evade immune surveillence by increasing the expression of T cell inhibitory molecules, also known as immune checkpoints, such as programmed cell death-1 (PD-1). Pharmacological inhibition of these molecules by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) will enhance the antitumor activity of T cells. However, enhanced T cell activity may cause immune related adverse effects, including cardiotoxicity.
Aims
We aimed to investigate the effect of PD-1 inhibition on cardiac function and the underlying mechanisms in mice.
Methods
8-10 weeks old C57BL6/J mice were treated with isotype control or anti-PD-1 antibody for 2 or 4 weeks. Cardiac function and morphology was assessed by echocardiography and histology, while the transcriptomic changes were analyzed via RNA sequencing. Nitrosative stress in the heart was assessed by immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR. Inflammatory gene expression alterations were determined by qRT-PCR in the heart and thymus.
Results
Small animal echocardiography revealed cardiac dysfunction even after 2 weeks of anti-PD-1 treatment, with distinct transcriptomic changes. Nitrosative stress was found to be elevated in the myocardium due to anti-PD-1 treatment, however, histological and qRT-PCR analysis did not reveal T cell infiltration into the myocardium and only mild inflammation was seen in the heart. In contrast, inflammatory gene expression was significantly enhanced in the thymus of anti-PD-1-treated animals, where interleukin-17 showed the most prominent increase.
Conclusions
These findings characterize cardiac dysfunction as a form of ICI-induced cardiotoxicity, which may be mediated by increased thymic inflammatory activation and cytokine production.
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- T Gergely
- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Olah A, Barta BA, Zsary E, Benke K, Horvath EM, Hartyanszky I, Merkely B, Radovits T. Left ventricular SGLT1 expression is upregulated in heart failure in humans and rat model. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary;
Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary
Introduction
Myocardial sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) has been shown to contribute to cardiac pathological processes, whereas humans with functionally limited SGLT1 are at lower risk of developing heart failure (HF). The novel HF medications, SGLT2 inhibitors, non-selectively inhibit SGLT1 to different extent, therefore, characterization of its expression in disease conditions is relevant.
Purpose
To investigate left ventricular (LV) SGLT1 expression in humans with end-stage HF, and in a rat model of HF.
Methods
Myocardial LV samples were harvested from control subjects (Controls, n=9) undergoing valve surgery, and from patients with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM, n=12) undergoing heart transplantation. The rat model of aorto-caval fistula (ACF, n=12) was used to induce HF with predominant LV dilation in rats during a course of 24 weeks; sham-operated animals served as controls (Sham-A, n=12). Echocardiography was used to assess LV structure and function prior to surgery in humans, as well as in rats at the end of the follow-up period. Western blotting was performed to characterize LV SGLT1 protein expression and to investigate the activity of the master regulators AMPK and ERK1/2. The extent of LV nitro-oxidative stress was quantified by immunohistochemistry (3-nitrotyrosine) in rats with HF.
Results
Both humans with DCM and rats with ACF-induced HF presented with severely dilated LVs compared to respective controls, whereas LV SGLT1 protein expression was significantly upregulated similarly by ~1.7-fold in both cases (both P<0.01). These increases in SGLT1 expressions were accompanied by significant reductions in ERK1/2 activating phosphorylation (both P<0.05), whereas AMPK activity was unaffected. In rats with HF, LV SGLT1 expression correlated significantly with the extent of myocardial nitro-oxidative stress (r=0.762, P=0.037).
Conclusions
LV SGLT1 expression is upregulated in HF in both humans and small animals, and ERK1/2 shows a concomitantly reduced activity. LV SGLT1 expression correlates with the extent of nitro-oxidative stress, suggesting a possible pathological role in HF. Whether SGLT2 inhibitors exert direct cardiac actions via inhibition of myocardial SGLT1 needs to be elucidated.
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- AA Sayour
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Physiology , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icoz S, Agg B, Sayour AA, Olah A, Nagy D, Benke K, Ferdinandy P, Merkely B, Szabo G, Radovits T. The development of systolic heart failure in case of pressure overload-induced left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy is associated with a unique microRNA expression profile in a rat model. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities
Introduction
Growing body of evidence suggests that distinct alterations in myocardial microRNA (miRNA) expression contribute to pressure overload (PO)-induced pathological cardiac remodeling. Nevertheless, it is still under intense investigation whether the changes in miRNA expression patterns are also associated with the decompensation of LV systolic function in case of PO-evoked LV hypertrophy (LVH). Hence, we aimed to characterize miRNA expression in PO-induced LVH with and without systolic heart failure (HF).
Methods
PO was evoked by abdominal aortic banding (AB) in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Age-matched, sham-operated animals served as controls. Functional and morphological alterations were assessed by echocardiography and histology. At the end of the experimental period, rats in the AB group were subcategorized based on ejection fraction [EF] into ABLVH (EF>40%) and ABHF groups (EF<40%). Global miRNA expression profiling was performed using next generation sequencing. Bioinformatics analysis was carried out to predict miRNA-target interactions. Expression of selected target genes was measured by qRT-PCR.
Results
Increased heart weight-to-tibial length, LV mass and fibrosis confirmed the development of pathological LVH in both the ABLVH and ABHF groups. Nevertheless, increased lung weight-to-tibial length, chamber dilatation and severely reduced EF was noted only in the ABHF and not in the ABLVH, when compared to the sham group. 50 miRNA showed different expression in the ABHF compared to the ABLVH group. Based on the altered gene expression profile, in silico bioinformatics analysis predicted several target genes. Among them, reduced mRNA expression level of Fmr1 (FMRP translational regulator 1), Zfpm2 (zinc finger protein, multitype 2), Wasl (WASP like actin nucleation promoting factor), Ets1 (ETS proto-oncogene 1) and Atg16l1 (Autophagy Related 16 Like 1) was confirmed in ABHF compared to ABLVH.
Conclusions
Decompensation of systolic function in PO-induced LVH is associated with unique miRNA profile leading to specific regulation of gene expression.
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- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy , Budapest , Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Heidelberg , Germany
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center , Budapest , Hungary
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Liu B, Sayour A, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. The Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Canagliflozin Improves Graft Contractile Function following Heart Transplantation in Rats. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- S. Korkmaz-Icöz
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Schwär M, Loganathan S, Wächter K, Sayour A, Kraft P, Mayer T, Radovits T, Simm A, Karck M, Szabó G. Nutritional Extracts Protect Rats’ Vascular Grafts from In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- S. Korkmaz-Icöz
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Lian S, Ballikaya B, Loganathan S, Sayour A, Veres G, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. Preservation of Arterial Grafts with Duragraft Alleviates Endothelial Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Bypass. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S. Korkmaz-Icöz
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Olah A, Barta BA, Zsary E, Horvath EM, Merkely B, Radovits T. Left ventricular SGLT1 expression correlates with the extent of myocardial nitro-oxidative stress in rat models of heart failure. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
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Introduction
Recently, selective sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been shown to reduce hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in patients with HF, irrespective of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The mechanism of action is currently unclear as SGLT2 is not expressed in the heart. Unlike selective SGLT2 inhibitors, the dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor sotagliflozin not only reduced hospitalization for HF, but also decreased the risk of myocardial infarction, suggesting cytoprotective action. Even though SGLT1 it highly expressed in the sarcolemma of cardiomyocytes, its pathophysiological role is unclear. Previous studies have postulated that SGLT1 propagates nitro-oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes through NADPH oxidases.
Purpose
We aimed to assess myocardial left ventricular (LV) SGLT1 protein expression in two rat models of chronic heart failure and assess possible downstream effectors.
Methods
We evoked chronic HF in male rats by pressure overload using transverse aortic constriction (TAC, n=7) or by volume overload using aorto-caval fistula (ACF, n=7). Respective sham operated animals (Sham-T or Sham-A, both n=7) served as controls. At the end of the protocol, LV function was assessed using echocardiography and invasive pressure-volume analysis. Myocardial protein expression analysis was performed by western blotting, whereas nitro-oxidative stress was quantified by immunohistochemical staining for 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT).
Results
In both TAC and ACF, systolic and diastolic dysfunction was evident, whereas LV mass was significantly increased compared with respective controls. The LV protein expression of SGLT1 was significantly upregulated in both HF models (∼1.5-fold increase, both P<0.01). Whereas the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was decreased only in ACF, AMPKα activity was significantly reduced in both types of HF. The protein expression of the Nox4 NADPH isoform was substantially upregulated in both TAC and ACF (both P<0.01). The expression of SGLT1 and Nox4 showed a strong positive correlation in the Sham-T plus TAC (r=0.855, P<0.001) and Sham-A plus ACF (r=0.798, P=0.001) cohorts, respectively. Furthermore, SGLT1 expression positively correlated with the extent of myocardial nitro-oxidative stress as assessed by 3-NT staining (Sham-T plus TAC: r=0.833, P=0.015; Sham-A plus ACF: r=0.762, P=0.037).
Conclusions
LV SGLT1 protein expression was upregulated in both pressure and volume overload-induced HF, irrespective of aetiology, and correlated significantly with Nox4 expression and with the extent of myocardial nitro-oxidative stress. These suggest that SGLT1 might play an important role in the pathophysiology of HF. Future studies should elucidate the possible link between the upregulation of SGLT1 in HF and the increase of myocardial nitro-oxidative stress, so that the salutary effects of the dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor sotagliflozin could be partially explained.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary (NVKP_16-1-2016-0017)Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary (2020-4.1.1.-TKP2020)National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary (K134939 to TR)
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- A A Sayour
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Physiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Olah A, Bodi B, Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Barta BA, Virag-Tulassay E, Bottlik O, Papp Z, Merkely B, Radovits T. Exercise training induces benign right ventricular hypertrophy along with functional improvement and without pathological processes or arrhythmogenicity in a rodent model of athletes heart. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Regular sport activity leads to the adaptation of cardiac structure and function, the so-called athlete's heart. Research projects over the last years have focused on exercise-induced adaptation of the right ventricle (RV), because the disproportionate load on the RV - when compared with the left ventricle - might lead to pathological consequences, such as myocardial interstital fibrosis or chamber dilation.
Purpose
We aimed at investigating comprehensively RV alterations induced by regular aerobic exercise training in a rat model of athlete's heart.
Methods
Young, adult rats were divided into control (Co) and exercised (Ex) groups (n=12–12). Exercised rats underwent a 12-week-long swim training program. In vivo electrophysiological study and in vitro cellular force assessments on isolated cardiomyocytes were carried out to investigate electrical and functional RV alterations, respectively. Molecular biological (qRT-PCR, Western-blot) and histological investigations were applied to reveal underlying mechanisms.
Results
Exercise training was associated with increased RV cardiomyocyte diameter (12.5±0.1 μm Co vs. 13.8±0.2 μm Ex, p<0.05), that was associated with hyperphosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt). RV cardiomyocytes from exercised animals showed improved calcium sensitivity and increased maximal force development, that was associated with hypophosphorylation of troponin I. We found increased length of repolarization as reflected by prolonged QT interval and ventricular effective refracter period (VERP: 44.0±1.6 ms Co vs. 52.8±2.1 ms Ex, p<0.05) along with decreased gene expression of potassium channels (Kcnd2, Kcnj2). We could not induce ventricular arrhythmia by programmed stimulation. Picrosirius staining did not reveal fibrosis, that was associated with unchanged protein expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and gene expression of profibrotic markers (such as TGF-β). Gene expression of apoptotic markers (Bax, Bcl-2) and fetal gene program (such as β-MHC) did not differ between groups.
Conclusions
According to our data, regular swim training induced RV hypertrophy, that was associated with functional improvement (improved calcium sensitivity and maximal force), hypophosphorylation of troponin I and prolonged repolarization without characteristic pathological alterations or arrhythmogenicity of RV myocardial tissue.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary
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- A Olah
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Ruppert M, Agg B, Makkos A, Sayour AA, Olah A, Nagy D, Balint T, Paloczi K, Szenthe K, Banati F, Gorbe A, Ferdinandy P, Merkely B, Radovits T. Different myocardial microRNA expression patterns are observed in pressure overload- and volume overload-induced chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are short, single-stranded non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression on the post-transcriptional level. Dysregulation of distinct miRNAs has been found to contribute to the development of chronic heart failure (CHF). However, whether distinct types of CHF are associated with different miRNA expression patterns is debated.
Aim
To characterize left ventricular (LV) miRNA expression in rat models of pressure overload (PO) versus volume overload (VO)-induced CHF.
Methods
Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) was performed to evoke PO-induced CHF. Aortocaval fistula (ACF) was created to establish VO-induced CHF. Age-matched sham-operated rats served as controls for TAC (ShamT) and ACF (ShamA), respectively. Pressure-volume analysis, echocardiography, histology and quantitative real-time PCR were carried out to assess alterations of the LV. Global miRNA expression profiling was performed using Nanostring technology. Bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs was also carried out to predict relevant miRNA-target interactions.
Results
Reduced LV systolic function (ejection fraction: 38±5 vs. 65±2% TAC vs. ShamT, 55±3 vs. 67±3%, ACF vs. ShamA, P<0.01) as well as elevated myocardial B-type natriuretic peptide and increased β-to-α myosin heavy chain gene expression confirmed the development of pathological remodeling and CHF in both models. Nevertheless, characteristic differences could be observed in LV morphology and ultrastructure. Accordingly, the TAC model was associated with robustly increased wall thickness, concentric LV hypertrophy and marked fibrotic remodeling. On the contrary, LV dilatation, eccentric LV hypertrophy and moderate fibrosis were the main morphometric findings in the ACF model. A group of miRNA (rno-miR-130a, 132, 199a-5p, 21, 210, 27b, 326) showed similar alterations in both phenotypes of CHF. However, other miRNAs demonstrated unique (specific to TAC: rno-miR-148b-3p, 150, 199a-3p, 203, 23b, 27b, let-7e; specific to ACF: rno-miR-140, 142-3p, 17-5p, 195, 20a, 204, 214, 27a, 29b, 322, 365, 425, 450a, let-7i) LV expressional changes in distinct phenotypes of CHF. In silico bioinformatics analysis revealed that the altered miRNA expression pattern predominantly controls the cardiac neural crest cell development, the inositol-phosphate pathway and the expression of microtubules-binding proteins. In contrast, alterations in the expression of genes responsible for redox state and epithelial-mesenchymal transition were modified only in the ACF group. Despite of the different signaling cascades, expression of Arhgap12 (Rho GTPase activating protein 12) was predicted to be strongly inhibited in both CHF models.
Conclusions
PO and VO-induced CHF are associated with unique miRNA expression patterns, which drive different signaling pathways. miRNA-controlled downregulation of Arhgap12 might represent a common feature in both phenotypes of CHF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): ÚNKP-20-4-II-SE-20/New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human CapacitiesNVKP_16-1–2016-0017 (“National Heart Program”) National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary
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- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- RT-Europe Research Center, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary
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- RT-Europe Research Center, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Barta BA, Ruppert M, Froehlich KE, Cosenza-Contreras MJ, Olah A, Sayour AA, Karvaly GB, Kovacs K, Werner M, Merkely B, Schilling O, Radovits T. Functional and proteomic investigation of potential role of steroid hormones in regulating early cardiac recovery in a rat model of isoproterenol induced intermittent myocardial ischemia. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Women benefit from higher levels of protection from cardiovascular diseases until menopause, after which they gradually lose their privileged status. Pivotal role of sex hormones, primarily estrogens were the focus of interest in explaining this clinical observation. Estradiol (E2) was a prime target of these investigations showing promising results. Nonetheless the potential influence of other estrogens and numerous estrogen metabolites have so far been neglected.
Purpose
The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of circulating steroid hormones on early functional and proteomic changes following repeated ischemic periods in female rats by applying the highly unbiased methods of in vivo pressure-volume analysis and mass spectrometry based proteomics.
Methods
Diffuse subendocardial ischemia was induced in female (F-Isch) Wistar rats with sc. injection of isoproterenol (ISO, 85mg/kg) daily for two consecutive days, while the control group (F-Co) received an equivalent volume of sc. saline solution. 48 hours after the first injection pressure-volume analysis (P-V) was carried out to assess left ventricular function. FFPE tissue slides were scanned and analyzed digitally, while peptides from the snap frozen left ventricular myocardium were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry using isobaric labeling (TMT11plex). Serum and plasma samples were taken to measure circulating steroid hormone levels with mass spectrometry.
Results
Two day induction of ischemia resulted in 17% mortality in F-Isch. ISO treatment resulted in significant myocardial tissue damage compared to controls as assessed by histology. Ischemia led to a prominent impairment of diastolic aspects (active relaxation and myocardial stiffness) of left ventricular function (Tau: 11.1±0.7 vs. 16.1±1.1 F-Co vs. F-Isch; EDPVR: 0.05±0.005 vs. 0.131±0.016 F-Co vs. F-Isch.). Unsupervised hierarchical clustering performed on P-V parameters identified two distinct subgroups of F-Isch with severe or mild functional impairment. Supervised PLS-DA analysis of P-V and hormone datasets found three estrogens that might play a role in determining functional outcomes (2-Hydroxyestrone: 2-OHE1, 4-Hydroxyestrone: 4-OHE1, 4-Methoxyestrone: 4-MeE2). PLS analysis followed by gene ontology enrichment associated E2 and 2-OHE1 concentrations with mitochondrial protein expressions, while 4-OHE1 seemed to influence the reassembly of contractile structures after ischemia.
Conclusions
Our study has highlighted 2-OHE1 and 4-OHE1 as well as E2 as potentially influential estrogens on early post-ischemic recovery both on functional and on proteomic level.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary (ÚNKP-20-3-I-SE-1 to BA. B.) National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary (K134939 to T. R.)
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- B A Barta
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospital of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology, Freiburg, Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospital of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology, Freiburg, Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospital of Freiburg, Institute of Surgical Pathology, Freiburg, Germany
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Tokodi M, Lakatos BK, Ruppert M, Olah A, Sayour AA, Barta BA, Ladanyi ZS, Soos A, Merkely B, Radovits T, Kovacs A. Pursuing the non-invasive assessment of cardiac contractility: the added value of pressure-area-strain loop analysis in volume overload-induced heart failure. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa356.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): This work was supported by the New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP-19-3-I) of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary, and the Artificial Intelligence Research Field Excellence Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in Hungary.
Background
Global longitudinal strain (GLS) by speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) is a sensitive parameter of left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Nevertheless, GLS is dependent on loading conditions. Through the analysis of pressure-strain loops, myocardial work was recently introduced and tested in different clinical scenarios. Myocardial work incorporates afterload, but still, it neglects changes in preload and LV geometry.
Purpose
Accordingly, our aim was to test our hypothesis that adding instantaneous LV size to myocardial work calculation can further mitigate the load-dependency of GLS, and therefore, a better correlation with intrinsic myocardial contractility can be achieved.
Methods
Volume overload-induced heart failure was established by an aortocaval fistula (ACF) in male Wistar rats (n = 12). Age-matched sham-operated animals served as controls (n = 12). STE was performed to assess GLS, which was immediately followed by invasive pressure-volume (P-V) analysis to assess LV pressure and to compute a gold-standard index of cardiac contractility (preload recruitable stroke work [PRSW]). Global myocardial work index (GMWI) was calculated from GLS and the invasively measured LV pressure. To compute GMWI indexed to LV area (GMWIA), the instantaneous power (calculated by multiplying the strain rate and the instantaneous LV pressure) was divided by the instantaneous LV area, and then it was integrated from mitral valve closure until mitral valve opening.
Results
LV ejection fraction did not differ significantly (ACF vs. controls: 59 ± 4 vs. 65 ± 9%, p = NS), whereas GLS (Figure 1A - representative animals) was slightly decreased in the ACF group (-13.2 ± 2.3 vs. -15.4 ± 1.9%, p < 0.05). In contrast, PRSW, GMWI (Figure 1B - representative animals) and GMWIA (Figure 1C - representative animals) were considerably reduced in ACF compared to controls (57 ± 13 vs. 111 ± 38mmHg, 1383 ± 382 vs. 1928 ± 281mmHg%, 11.6 ± 3.7 vs. 47.9 ± 22.8mmHg%/mm2, all p < 0.01). GLS showed moderate correlation with PRSW (r=-0.550, p < 0.01), whereas GMWI correlated more significantly, but still moderately with the invasively measured LV contractility (r = 0.681, p < 0.001). Correlation between the pressure-area-strain loop-derived GMWIA and P-V analysis-derived PRSW (Figure 1D) was found to be very strong (r = 0.924, p < 0.001).
Conclusions
In the case of LV volume overload-induced heart failure, our pressure-area-strain loop-derived metric reflected LV contractility better than GLS and even GMWI. Therefore, the incorporation of instantaneous LV size into myocardial work calculation represents a promising clinical tool to assess and monitor intrinsic myocardial function independently of loading conditions.
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- M Tokodi
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Lakatos BK, Ruppert M, Tokodi M, Olah A, Braun S, Karime C, Ladanyi Z, Sayour AA, Barta BA, Merkely B, Kovacs A, Radovits T. Myocardial work index better reflects contractility than longitudinal strain in rat models of pressure- and volume overload-induced heart failure. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa356.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)-derived global longitudinal strain (GLS) is considered to be a sensitive marker of left ventricular (LV) function in a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases. Still, evidence suggests that GLS is significantly influenced by loading conditions. Myocardial work index (MWI) evaluates myocardial deformation in the context of afterload through the interpretation of strain in relation to instantaneous LV pressure. MWI may potentially overcome the limitations of mere strain calculation, and may better reflect cardiac contractility in hemodynamic overload states.
Accordingly, our aim was to examine the relationship of GLS and MWI with load-independent markers of LV contractility in rat models of pressure- and volume overload-induced heart failure.
Male Wistar rats underwent transverse aortic constriction (TAC; n = 12) to generate LV pressure overload, or aortocaval fistula (ACF; n = 12) was established to induce severe LV volume overload. In case of the control groups, sham procedures were performed (n = 12/12). Echocardiography loops were obtained to determine STE-derived GLS and global MWI. Pressure-volume analysis with transient occlusion of the inferior vena cava was carried out to calculate preload recruitable stroke work (PRSW), as a load-independent „gold-standard" parameter of LV contractility.
GLS was mildly reduced in the ACF group (-13.2 ± 2.4 vs. -15.4 ± 2.0%, p < 0.05), while it was significantly lower in TAC group compared to controls (-7.0 ± 2.8 vs. -14.5 ± 2.5%; p < 0.001). In contrast with these findings, PRSW and also MWI were significantly reduced in ACF (58 ± 14 vs. 111 ± 40 mmHg; 1328 ± 411 vs. 1934 ± 308 mmHg%, both p < 0.01), however, they were comparable between TAC and the corresponding sham group (110 ± 26 vs. 116 ± 68 mmHg; 1687 ± 275 Hgmm% vs. 1537 ± 662 Hgmm%; both p = NS). In the pooled population, GLS did not show relationship with PRSW (r=-0.23; p = 0.12), while MWI showed significant correlation with it (r = 0.70; p < 0.001).
GLS is significantly influenced by loading conditions, therefore, in case of severe pressure- or volume overload it may not be a reliable marker of LV contractility. In our rat model of pressure overload induced heart failure, contractility was maintained despite decreased GLS, while in the model of volume overload induced heart failure, GLS was maintained despite decreased contractility. MWI reflects contractility in hemodynamic overload states, therefore, it may be a more suitable marker of systolic function.
Abstract Figure. Pressure-strain loops of the groups
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- BK Lakatos
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Ding Q, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Korkmaz B, Karck M, Szabó G, Korkmaz-Icöz S. ALPHA-1-Antitrypsin Protects Vascular Grafts of Brain-Dead Rats against In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Abulizi S, Li K, Loganathan S, Korkmaz B, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. Preservation with Custodiol Solution Containing Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Improves Graft Function after Prolonged Cold Ischemic Storage in a Rat Model of Heart Transplantation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Kocer C, Sayour AA, Benker MI, Abulizi S, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. The Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Canagliflozin Alleviates Endothelial Dysfunction of Vascular Grafts Submitted to In-Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Nondiabetic Rats. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Loganathan S, Fiegen S, Guo Y, Ritscher E, Brlecic P, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Georgevici AI, Korkmaz B, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Szabó G. ALPHA-1-Antitrypsin Preserves Cardiac Function and Reduces Damages Linked to Warm Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in a Rodent Model of Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Benker MI, Li S, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. Vascular Reactivity in Old Spontaneously Hypertensive Stroke-Prone Rats: Effects of Prolonged Ischemia followed by Reperfusion. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ruppert M, Agg B, Sayour A, Kugler S, Perge P, Daroczi L, Polos M, Benke K, Ferdinandy P, Merkely B, Radovits T. Atrial fibrillation is not associated with altered left atrial microRNA expression profile in ischemic end-stage human heart failure. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Introduction
In patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) left ventricular dysfunction results in elevated left atrial (LA) pressure, triggering pathological atrial remodelling and atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, it has been reported that some patients with CHF remain in sinus rhythm (SR) despite of the pathological structural alterations (e.g. dilation and fibrosis) of the LA. Of particular interest, data is scarce regarding the molecular explanation for the observed variability in AF development among CHF patients. Recent studies have indicated that alterations in microRNA (miRNA) expression might contribute to the pathogenesis of AF. However, the majority of previous studies focusing on miRNA expression compared healthy LA with SR to pathologically remodelled, dilated LA with AF. Consequently, whether dysregulation of miRNA expression directly contribute to AF and not only to pathological LA remodelling has not been tested before.
Purpose
The present study aimed to investigate miRNA expression in comparably remodelled LA from end-stage CHF patients with permanent AF (CHF-AF) or SR (CHF-SR).
Methods
LA samples were collected from male, non-diabetic, ischemic end-stage CHF patients undergoing heart transplantation (n=24). Patients were carefully selected to avoid any differences in age (55±2 vs. 54±2 years, CHF-AF vs. CHF-SR, n.s.), ejection fraction ([EF]: 22.5±1.8 vs. 23.3±2.5%, CHF-AF vs. CHF-SR, n.s.) LA diameters (longitudinal LA diameter: 56±4 vs. 48±5mm.; CHF-AF vs. CHF-SR, n.s.; horizontal LA diameter: 61±2 vs. 54±3, CHF-AF vs. CHF-SR, n.s.) and NYHA stage. As a molecular marker of atrial load, the mRNA expression of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was measured with qRT-PCR. The extent of left atrial fibrosis was assessed on picrosirius red stained histological sections. Global LA miRNA expression profiling (including the measurement of 800 human miRNA) was carried out using a commercially available kit.
Results
LA mRNA expression of ANP was comparable between the AF-CHF and the SR-CHF groups, suggesting that atrial load occurred to the same level in the two experimental groups. Furthermore, no differences could be observed in the extent of atrial collagen content between the AF-CHF and the SR-CHF groups (collagen area: 20.3±1.3% vs. 23.9±3.1%, n.s.), providing evidence that fibrotic remodelling had occurred to a similar magnitude. The high-throughput miRNA measurement revealed no differences in atrial miRNA expression between the two study groups.
Conclusion
The present study provides evidence for the first time that AF is not associated with different LA miRNA expression in end-stage CHF patients with comparable level of LA dilatation, ANP expression (atrial load) and interstitial fibrosis. Based on these findings, the potential of miRNA-based therapeutic interventions might be limited in AF patients with ischemic end-stage CHF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): NVKP_16-1-2016-0017
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- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Ruppert M, Lakatos B, Tokodi M, Karime C, Hizoh I, Olah A, Sayour A, Barta B, Merkely B, Kovacs A, Radovits T. Longitudinal strain reflects the interaction of myocardial contractility to afterload in rat models of hemodynamic overload-induced heart failure. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE)-derived myocardial strain parameters are sensitive markers of left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Novel findings suggest that the contractile state of the myocardium, afterload and preload are major determinants of STE measurements. However, the hypothesis that longitudinal strain expresses the interaction between contractility and loading conditions rather than contractility alone in hemodynamic overload-induced heart failure (HF) has not been tested.
Purpose
This study aimed to explore the connection between longitudinal strain and contractility, afterload and preload in rat models of pressure overload (PO)- and volume overload (VO)-induced heart failure (HF).
Methods
Pressure overload (PO)-induced HF was evoked by transverse aortic constriction ([TAC], n=14). Volume overload (VO)-induced HF was established by an aortocaval fistula ([ACF], n=12). Age-matched sham operated animals served as controls. Pressure-volume analysis was carried out to compute cardiac contractility (slope of end-systolic pressure-volume relationship [ESPVR]), afterload (arterial elastance [Ea]) and ventriculo-arterial coupling ([VAC] = Ea/ESPVR). Preload was evaluated by meridional end-diastolic wall stress (σend-diastolic). STE was performed to assess global longitudinal strain (GLS).
Results
GLS was impaired in both PO-induced HF (−5.9±0.6 vs. −12.9±0.5%, TAC vs Sham, P<0.001) and VO-evoked HF (−11.7±0.7 vs. −13.5±0.4%, ACF vs Sham, P=0.048). Hemodynamic measurements indicated that the TAC group presented with maintained ESPVR, increased Ea and enhanced σend-diastolic. In contrast, the ACF group was characterized by reduced ESPVR, decreased Ea and enhanced σend-diastolic. Ordinary least squares non-linear regression revealed that GLS was predominantly determined by afterload (Ea) in the TAC model and by contractility (ESPVR) in the ACF model. In accordance, GLS showed a strong correlation with Ea in case of PO-induced HF (R= 0.848, P<0.001) and with ESPVR in case of VO-evoked HF (R=−0.526; P=0.008), respectively. Furthermore, GLS also demonstrated strong correlation with VAC in both the TAC and the ACF models. Of particular interest, a robust correlation between VAC and GLS could also be detected in the entire study population (R= 0.654, P<0.001).
Conclusion
Both afterload and contractility define GLS. Hence, under conditions when both factors become altered, GLS reflects VAC.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): NVKP_16-1-2016-0017
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- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Sayour A, Olah A, Ruppert M, Hartyanszky I, Polos M, Barta B, Benke K, Merkely B, Radovits T. Characterization of myocardial sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 expression in humans with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
In diabetic patients, multiple cardiovascular outcome trials consistently showed the robust cardioprotective effects of the novel antidiabetic agents, sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. However, the DAPA-HF study using the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin have extended these observations onto non-diabetic patients with heart failure (HF), urging previous hypotheses regarding the cardioprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors to be revised. This is further complicated by the fact that SGLT2 is not expressed in the human myocardium neither under normal nor diseased states. Hence, it has been postulated that SGLT2 inhibitors might exert direct cardioprotection via non-specific inhibition of SGLT1, which is in turn highly expressed in the myocardium.
Purpose
Because literature data is scarce regarding the expression profile of myocardial SGLT1, we aimed to characterize left ventricular SGLT1 expression in humans with end-stage HF accordingly to HF aetiology and to investigate whether cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) affects SGLT1 expression.
Methods
From patients undergoing mitral valve replacement with otherwise no myocardial disease and preserved LV function, we collected control papillary muscles (Control, n=9). From patients with end-stage HF undergoing heart transplantation (n=72), we obtained LV anterior wall samples according to the following HF aetiology groups: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, n=7); idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM, n=12); ischaemic heart disease (IHD, n=14), IHD with type 2 diabetes mellitus (IHD+T2DM, n=11); and patients with CRT (CRT-DCM, n=9; CRT-IHD, n=9; CRT-IHD+T2DM, n=10). We measured LV SGLT1 expression on the gene and protein expression levels using qRT-PCR and western blotting, respectively. Echocardiography-derived LV end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) were registered prior to surgery.
Results
Compared to controls, LV SGLT1 mRNA and protein expressions were significantly upregulated in patients with DCM, IHD and IHD+T2DM (all P<0.05), but not in HCM. In these patient groups, LV SGLT1 mRNA expression showed a significant positive correlation with LVEDD (r=0.493; P<0.001) and significant negative correlation with LVEF (r=−0.477; P<0.001). On the protein expression level, CRT was associated with significant reduction in LV SGLT1 only in patients with DCM and IHD, but not in IHD+T2DM.
Conclusions
Myocardial SGLT1 is upregulated in patients with HF (except HCM), and correlated strongly with parameters (LVEDD, LVEF) related to adverse LV remodelling. CRT was associated with reduced SGLT1 expression in DCM and IHD patients, but not in those with IHD+T2DM. Our results suggest that SGLT1 is upregulated in HF and might be implicated in adverse myocardial remodelling. Accordingly, whether SGLT2 inhibitors exert direct cardioprotection in HFrEF via non-specific inhibition of SGLT1 needs to be further elucidated.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary, Higher Education Institutional Excellence Programme of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary
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- A.A Sayour
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Olah A, Matyas C, Barta B, Sayour A, Ruppert M, Braun S, Kovacs A, Merkely B, Nagy Z, Radovits T, Nardai S. Cardiac functional consequences of stroke induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in a rodent model. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The cardiac functional consequences of ischaemic stroke are still need to be elucidated, while according to ethical issues only non-inasive measurents were carried out in patients underwent transient cerebral ischaemia.
Purpose
We aimed at investigating left ventricular function using non-invasive and invasive modalities in a rat model of transient focal ischaemia.
Methods
Age-matched, young adult rats were used for this study. Serial left ventricular echocardiographic measurements and speckle-tracking analysis were performed in rats (n=9) underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) before, during and immediately after the induction of stroke, with a follow-up at 24, 48, 72 hours; 7, 11 and 14 days. In another experimental setting, 48 hours after stroke induction (MCAO group, n=9) we characterized left ventricular function by pressure-volume analysis, that was compared to sham-operated controls (Co group, n=9).
Results
Serial echocardiographic measurements showed impaired systolic function, that was most severe 48 hours after MCAO (global circumferential strain, GCS: −14.8±2.6% 48 hours after MCAO vs. −19.3±2.4% baseline, p<0.05). A complete recovery of systolic functional deterioration was observed after 14 days (GCS: −19.2±2.5% 14 days after MCAO vs. −19.3±2.4% baseline, n.s.). Heart weight (normalized to tibial weight) did not differ between MCAO and Co animals. Pressure-volume analysis revealed unaltered diastolic function and showed unchanged load-independent contractility index values (slope of end-systolic pressure-volume relationship, ESPVR: 2.56±0.29mmHg/μl MCAO vs. 2.55±0.59 mmHg/μl Co, n.s.) after MCAO. There was a tendency towards increased systolic pressure and deteriorated ventriculo-arterial coupling in animals underwent stroke.
Conclusions
Our data suggests that MCAO is associated with reversible impairment of systolic function during echocardiographic measurements, however without alteration of intrinsic myocardial contractility. The tendency towards increased afterload might explain the observed alterations in rats underwent stroke.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- A Olah
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Radovits T, Ruppert M, Olah A, Sayour A, Barta B, Szabo G, Bodi B, Papp Z, Merkely B. Sex-related differences in cardiac and myofilament function in rats with pressure-overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction
Recent findings indicate that sex is a major determinant of left ventricular (LV) structure in pressure overload (PO)-induced LV myocardial hypertrophy (LVH). However, data are scare regarding sex-related differences in LV function in case of PO-evoked LVH.
Aim
Hence, in the present study we aimed at comprehensively investigating sex-related functional differences on the global cardiac level and also on the myofilament level in PO-induced LVH.
Method
Abdominal aortic banding (AB) was carried out to induce chronic PO for 6 or 12 weeks in male and female rats. Age- and sex-matched sham-operated animals served as controls. The development of LVH was followed by serial echocardiography. The extent of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis were evaluated by histology. Cardiac function was assessed by pressure-volume analysis. Force measurement was carried out in permeabilized cardiomyocytes to compute myofilament function.
Results
At week 6, robust myocardial hypertrophy, concentric LV geometry and moderate interstitial fibrosis were detected in both male and female AB rats. This early stage of PO-induced LVH was associated with increased LV contractility (slope of end-systolic pressure-volume relationship [ESPVR, mmHg/μl]: 3.09±0.18 Male-AB-wk6 vs. 1.79±0.22 Male-Sham-wk6 P<0.05; 3.68±0.77 Female-AB-wk6 vs. 1.87±0.21 Female-Sham-wk6 P<0.05) and enhanced myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity in both sexes (pCa50: 5.86±0.01 Male-AB-wk6 vs. 5.73±0.02 Male-Sham-wk6 P<0.05; 5.94±0.03 Female-AB-wk6 vs. 5.73±0.01 Female-Sham-wk6 P<0.05). At week 6, the augmented LV contractility effectively counterbalanced the increased afterload in both male and female AB groups. Hence, ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) was maintained and LV systolic function was preserved in the AB groups in both sexes. In contrast, at week 12, marked sex differences could be observed. At this later stage, LVH was characterized by eccentric remodeling and intensified collagen accumulation in male AB rats. The initial LV contractility augmentation (slope of ESPVR, mmHg/μl: 1.74±0.13 Male-AB-wk12 vs. 1.31±0.17 Male-Sham-wk12 n.s.) as well as the enhanced myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity (pCa50: 5.78±0.02 Male-AB-wk12 vs. 5.75±0.01 Male-Sham-wk12 n.s.) diminished, leading to impaired VAC and reduced LV systolic function. On the contrary, in female AB rats, cardiac contractility (ESPVR, mmHg/ μl: 3.97±0.50 Female-AB-wk12 vs. 2.08±0.17 Female-Sham-wk12 P<0.05) and myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity (pCa50:5.85±0.02 Female-AB-wk12 vs. 5.78±0.01 Female-Sham-wk12 P<0.05) remained increased, resulting in adequate VAC and preserved LV systolic function at late-stage of PO-induced LVH as well.
Conclusion
The initially augmented LV contractility and enhanced myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity declines in male but not in female AB rats at later time points. Hence, characteristically different alterations occur in LV systolic function between the two sexes in late-stage of PO-evoked LVH.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): NVKP_16-1-2016-0017.
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- T Radovits
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospital of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Clinical Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Clinical Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Kellermayer D, Olah A, Ruppert M, Barta B, Sayour A, Virag-Tulassay E, Kellermayer M, Merkely B, Radovits T. Evaluation of cardiac titin expression after long-term exercise in a rat model. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
The main role of the giant elastic protein titin is to provide passive stiffness to striated (i.e. cardiac and skeletal) muscles. The adult cardiac muscle contains two titin isoforms: the more compliant N2BA and the stiffer N2B isoforms. Titin reduces passive stiffness in cardiac muscle by increased expression of the more compliant N2BA isoform (elevated N2BA:N2B ratio). Moreover, decreased passive stiffness is associated with increased exercise tolerance. Long-term exercise induces physiological adaptation of the heart, termed athlete's heart. Currently, there is limited data of titin's role in the athlete's heart.
Aims
Our aim is to evaluate exercise-induced morphological and functional changes of the heart. Furthermore, to determine the N2BA:N2B ratio in the rat model of athlete's heart.
Methods
Rats were divided into exercised (n=12) and control (n=12) groups. Athlete's heart was induced by a 12-week-long swim training (200min/day). The control group swam 5 min/day. Following the training period cardiac changes were assessed by echocardiography. In vivo cardiac function was examined by left ventricular (LV) pressure-volume (P-V) analysis. Titin isoform expressions were detected by sodium-dodecyl-sulfate (SDS)-agarose gel electrophoresis.
Results
Echocardiography and post-mortem measured cardiomyocyte diameters confirmed athlete's heart and LV hypertrophy in exercised rats. P-V analysis showed improved contractility, active relaxation and mechanoenergetics in the exercised group. The N2BA:N2B titin ratio was significantly increased in exercised rats compared to controls (0.28 vs. 0.21, p<0.05).
Conclusions
Our results confirm the morphological and functional changes of the athlete's heart. The increased ratio of N2BA:N2B titin corresponds to a more compliant heart in the exercised rats.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Foundation. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (K 120277) and the ÚNKP-19-3-I New National Excellence Program of The Ministry For Innovation and Technology.
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- D Kellermayer
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Sayour A, Olah A, Ruppert M, Barta B, Polos M, Benke K, Hartyanszky I, Szenthe K, Banati F, Szathmary S, Merkely B, Radovits T. Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular fibrosis-related mRNA expression profile in patients with end-stage heart failure. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
When indicated, cardiac resynchronization therapy (biventricular pacing, CRT) decreases mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction, especially in those with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. This is reflected by relatively rapid improvement of left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) indicating reverse remodelling. These LV structural and functional improvements are accompanied by characteristic changes in LV gene expression profile. However, whether beneficial gene expression alterations related to biventricular pacing are sustained independently of structural and functional reverse remodelling is unclear.
Purpose
We aimed to compare LV fibrosis-related mRNA expression profile in end-stage HF patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who were not on CRT versus to those on CRT.
Methods
Left ventricular myocardial samples were harvested from end-stage HF patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTX). Inclusion criteria were negative family history of DCM, negative coronarography (i.e. non-ischemic), no relevant comorbidity (e.g. diabetes, hypertension) and no history of myocarditis. Accordingly, the following patient groups were included: 1.) DCM (n=12, 17% female, mean age [±standard deviation] 46.8±11.8 years) without CRT and 2.) CRT-DCM (n=12, 42% female, mean age 47.8±12.3 years) which comprised DCM patients on active CRT for mean 3.2±2.4 years until HTX. LV RNA was extracted and subjected to a commercially available mRNA expression panel interrogating 760 genes related to the development and regulation of fibrosis. Normalization to 10 housekeeping genes and batch corrections were conducted as per protocol. LV mRNA expression of atrial-natriuretic peptide (ANP) was quantified using qRT-PCR.
Results
Markers of reverse remodelling including LVEDD (73.4±8.3 mm vs 75.4±9.9 mm), LVEF (21.9±3.7% vs 18.5±6.8%) and LV ANP mRNA expression (arbitrary units: 1.05±1.80 vs 1.04±0.88) were comparable between DCM and CRT-DCM patients (all P>0.05), respectively. High-throughput mRNA expression screening revealed significant (all P<0.001) downregulation of 3 genes proven to be implicated in adverse LV remodelling: alpha catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2 (PPP2CA), interleukin 20 receptor subunit beta (IL20RB) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL). According to pathway analysis using directed significance scores, CRT was associated with collective upregulation of genes modifying complement activation (SERPING1, C1S, CFH) and collective downregulation of genes promoting cell proliferation (PPP2CA, ANAPC7, HSP90AA1, CSNK2B).
Conclusions
Independently of structural and functional reverse remodelling, CRT might be associated with slightly favourable LV expression profile of genes related to the regulation and development of fibrosis. This suggests that biventricular pacing might be beneficial on the molecular level beyond improvement of LV structure and function.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary, Higher Education Institutional Excellence Programme of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary
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- A.A Sayour
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Carlsbad Research Organization Ltd., Újrόnafo, Hungary
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- RT-Europe Ltd., Mosonmagyarόvár, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Benke K, Ruppert M, Sayour A, Jász D, Szilágyi Á, Tuboly E, Baráth B, Márton A, Boros M, Hartmann P, Szabo G, Hartyánszky I, Szabolcs Z, Merkely B, Radovits T. Methane-Enriched Custodiol Preservation Solution Improves Graft Function in Experimental Model of Heterotopic Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Zhou P, Guo Y, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Karck M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Szabó G. Conditioned Medium from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduced Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Rats’ Vascular Grafts. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guo Y, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Jiang W, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Brune M, Yard B, Karck M, Loganathan S, Szabó G. N-Octanoyl Dopamine Is Superior to Dopamine in Protecting Graft Contractile Function when Administered to the Heart Transplant Recipients from Brain-Dead Donors. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Akca D, Shiliang L, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Brune M, Radovits T, Karck M, Szabó G. Left-Ventricular Hypertrophy in 18-Month-Old Donor Hearts Was Not Associated with Graft Dysfunction in the Early Phase of Reperfusion after Cardiac Transplantation: Gene Expression Profiling. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Olah A, Urban E, Barta BA, Sayour AA, Ruppert M, Virag-Tulassay E, Merkely B, Radovits T. P4424Detailed characterization of atrial remodeling induced by exercise training in a rodent model of exercise-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Atrial fibrillation and heart failure share common risk factors and frequently coexist as atrial fibrillation leads to impaired myocardial function. Although regular exercise training is associated with cardiovascular benefits, the increased risk of atrial arrhythmias has been observed, with differences regarding prevalence between genders. While multiple mechanisms are likely, the atrial alterations induced by long-term physical exercise still need to be elucidated.
Purpose
We aimed at investigating exercise-induced atrial remodeling in a rat model of athlete's heart and determining sex-specific differences.
Methods
Age-matched young adult rats were divided into female exercised (FEx), female control (FCo), male exercised (MEx) and male control (MCo) groups. After exercised animals completed a 12-week-long swim training protocol, echocardiography was used to describe atrial alterations. In vivo electrophysiologic investigation was performed by programmed stimulation with an octapolar catheter inserted into the right atrium and atrial gene expression analysis was carried out.
Results
Post-mortem atrial weight data revealed marked atrial hypertrophy (atrial weight to tibial length: 18.6±2.7g/cm FEx, 10.3±1.0g/cm FCo, 23.7±2.2g/cm MEx, 15.8±1.9g/cm MCo pex<0.01), while echocardiography data showed slight atrial dilatation and improved contraction in both exercised groups. Exercise training was associated with bradycardia, P-wave enlargement and prolonged right atrial effective refractory period (RAERP: 45.7±4.3ms FEx, 40.2±5.9ms, FCo, 49.8±4.2ms MEx, 43.1±4.6ms MCo pex<0.01). Sinus node recovery time (SNRT) did not differ between groups and we could not induce significant number of arrhytmias by programmed stimulation (double extrastimulation, burst pacing) in any groups. We found increased atrial gene expression of antioxidant enzymes (e.g. NADPH oxidase 2, superoxide dismutase 2) in both genders. Despite the marked atrial hypertrophy, no gene expression alteration was found regarding markers that describe pathological remodeling (atrial natriuretic factor), proinflammatoric (tumor necrosis factor-α) and profibrotic [e.g. transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)] processes. While exercise training did not affect on the expression of profibrotic markers, female gender was associated with lower TGF-β and MMP-2 expression. We found altered expression of ion channels participating in atrial depolarization and repolarization.
Conclusions
Our data suggests that long-term exercise-induced atrial hypertrophy is not associated with harmful electrical remodeling and no inflammatory or profibrotic response was observed in the atrium of exercised rats.
Acknowledgement/Funding
NKFIH (K 120277), ÚNKP-17-4 (to A.O.), STIA-KF-17 (to A.O.)
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- A Olah
- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icoz S, Loganathan S, Olah A, Sayour AA, Barta BA, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabo G, Radovits T. P3454Myocardial reverse remodeling occurs to a comparable extent in male and female aortic-banded rats following pressure unloading. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Sex differences have been intensely investigated during the development of pressure overload (PO; e.g. aortic stenosis, arterial hypertension)-induced left ventricular (LV) myocardial hypertrophy (LVH). However, it is less clear whether sex-related differences also affect the regression of pathological LVH after pressure unloading.
Purpose
Therefore, we investigated the potential influential effect of sex on myocardial reverse remodeling in a relevant rat model of banding and debanding of the abdominal aorta.
Methods
PO of the left ventricle was induced in male (M) and female (F) rats by abdominal aortic banding (AB) for 6 or 12 weeks. Sham operated animals served as controls. Pressure unloading was evoked by removing the aortic constriction at week 6 (debanded). Serial echocardiography was performed to detect temporal alterations in LV morphology and geometry. Furthermore, distinct aspects of LV systolic and diastolic function were assessed by pressure-volume analysis. Structural changes, such as cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis were measured on histological sections. Fetal gene expression (a molecular marker of pathological LVH) was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR.
Results
In both male and female AB rats, PO induced the development of marked LVH as confirmed by increased LV mass, heart weight-to-tibial length ratio (HW/TL [g/cm]: 0.47±0.01 AB-M vs. 0.36±0.01 Sham-M, p<0.05; 0.36±0.02 AB-F vs. 0.26±0.01 Sham-F, p<0.05) and cardiomyocyte diameter. Similarly, reactivation of fetal gene expression (indicated by increased atrial natriuretic peptide [ANP]) and enhanced interstitial collagen accumulation was also observed in male and female AB groups as well. The extent of myocardial hypertrophy was greater among female AB animals, while fibrosis was more severe in male AB rats. In both genders, LVH was associated with prolonged ventricular relaxation (active relaxation time constant, Tau [ms]: 19.6±0.8 AB-M vs. 13.1±0.4 Sham-M, p<0.05; 15.2±1.3 AB-F vs. 12.2±0.3 Sham-F, p<0.05). However, systolic function was impaired only in males (ejection fraction, [%]: 44.4±2.3 AB-M vs. 57.5±2.1 Sham-M, p<0.05; 49.7±2.2 AB-F vs. 53.4±1.7 Sham-F, n.s.). Contrary to the sex-dependent differences during the development of LVH, removing the aortic constriction resulted in a comparable degree of reverse remodeling on the morphological (decreased LV mass, HW/TL), histological (decreased CD and interstitial fibrosis), molecular (reduced ANP expression) and functional (recovered ejection fraction and Tau) levels in both male and female rats.
Conclusion
Pressure unloading at a relatively early time point leads to myocardial reverse remodeling to a comparable degree in male and female rats.
Acknowledgement/Funding
NVKP-16-1-2016-0017; ÚNKP-18-3-I-SE-9
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- M Ruppert
- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Semmelweis University Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Zhou P, Guo Y, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Ruppert M, Sayour A, Karck M, Szabó G. Conditioned Medium from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protects Vascular Grafts of Brain-Dead Rats against In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Loganathan S, Guo Y, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Zhou P, Radovits T, Brlecic P, Ruppert M, Sayour A, Karck M, Szabo G. Dopamine Derivate N-Octanoyl Dopamine Administration to the Transplant Recipient before the Onset of Reperfusion Improves Posttransplant Graft Function from Brain-Dead Donors in Rats. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- S. Loganathan
- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Semmelweis, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Jiang W, Ruppert M, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Karck M, Szabo G. Time Course of Changes in Aortic Endothelial Function in Hypertensive Rats: Effects of a Mechanical Pressure Unloading Therapy. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- S. Korkmaz-Icöz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Semmelweis, Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Veres G, Bai Y, Stark A, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Karck M, Szabo G. Pharmacological Activation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Improves Vascular Graft Function. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- G. Veres
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Veres G, Hagenhoff M, Schmidt H, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Bai Y, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Brlecic P, Sayour A, Karck M, Szabó G. Targeting Phosphodiesterase-5 by Vardenafil Improves Vascular Graft Function. J Vasc Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Radovits T, Oláh A, Kovács A, Lux Á, Braun S, Lakatos B, Ruppert M, Sayour A, Barta B, Merkely B. Characterization of left ventricular morphological and functional changes during the development and regression of exercise-induced cardiac hypertrophy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sayour A, Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Brlecic P, Németh B, Oláh A, Horváth E, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G, Radovits T. Comparison of the anti-remodeling effect of pressure unloading and chronic soluble guanylate cyclase activation in rats with left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li S, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Sayour A, Veres G, Fleming T, Brune M, Most P, Karck M, Szabó G. PI3K/Akt pathway alterations in transplanted diabetic hearts are involved in left-ventricular graft dysfunction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ruppert M, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Loganathan S, Jiang W, Lehmann L, Oláh A, Barta B, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G, Radovits T. The role of gender in the regression of pressure overload-induced left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kovács Á, Fülöp G, Csípő T, Nagy L, Bódi B, Fagyas M, Lind-Helgadottir S, Pórszász R, Horváth B, Nánási P, Oláh A, Radovits T, Merkely B, Hamdani N, Édes I, Csanádi Z, Tóth A, Papp Z. Omecamtiv mecarbil evokes electromechanical alternans in control rat hearts. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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M.Török, Monori-Kiss A, Pál É, Horváth E, Jósvai A, Merkely P, Sayour A, Mátyás C, Oláh A, Radovits T, Merkely B, Ács N, Nádasy G, Várbíró S. INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON THE ADAPTATION OF CORONARY ARTERIOLES IN SPORT. J Hypertens 2018. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000539735.03364.c9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Li K, Ruppert M, Loganathan S, Radovits T, Brlecic P, Karck M, Szabó G. Conservation of Hearts from Brain Dead Donors with a Preservation Solution Supplemented by a Conditioned Medium from Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Improves Graft Contractility After Heart Transplantation in Rats. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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