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Schwegler E, Bachmann M, Kube F, Eriksson U. Gender-specific differences in comorbidities, in-hospital complications and outcomes in emergency patients with ethanol intoxication with and without multisubstance use. Swiss Med Wkly 2023; 153:40061. [PMID: 37155832 DOI: 10.57187/smw.2023.40061] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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AIMS OF THE STUDY To analyse gender-specific differences in comorbidities, multisubstance abuse, in-hospital complications, intensive care unit transfers and referrals to psychiatric wards of emergency department patients with ethanol intoxication. Several lines of evidence suggest an influence of gender differences on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to various diseases. METHODS Over a period of 7 years, all patients with signs or symptoms of ethanol intoxication and a positive blood ethanol test admitted for the first time to the emergency department of a Swiss regional tertiary referral hospital were prospectively enrolled. Patients were categorised into two subgroups: patients without additional drug use were considered ethanol-only cases, whereas patients who had also ingested other substances (as determined from bystanders, physicians and urine drug screening) were considered multisubstance cases. A retrospective analysis of this database evaluated gender-specific differences in comorbidities, multisubstance abuse, in-hospital complications, intensive care unit transfers and referrals to psychiatric wards within these two subgroups. Statistical analysis included Fisher's exact test for categorical data and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous data. RESULTS Of 409 enrolled patients, 236 cases were ethanol-only and 173 were multisubstance cases. The three most common comorbidities in multisubstance patients showed significant gender differences: psychiatric disorders (43% males vs 61% females; p = 0.022), chronic ethanol abuse (55% males vs 32% females; p = 0.002) and drug addiction (44% males vs 17% females; p = 0.001). Gender differences were also found for the most frequently co-ingested substances: benzodiazepines (35% males vs 43% females; p = 0.014), cannabis (45% males vs 24% females; p = 0.006) and cocaine (24% males vs 6% females; p = 0.001). Male and female ethanol-only patients were transferred to the intensive care unit in 8% of cases. In multisubstance cases, 32% of male and 43% of female patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (no significant gender difference). The psychiatric ward referral rate in male (30%) and female (48%) patients with multisubstance abuse was significantly different (p = 0.028). No significant gender difference in psychiatric ward referral rates was observed for ethanol-only patients (12% males, 17% females). CONCLUSION Among emergency department patients admitted with ethanol intoxication, gender differences in comorbidities, substance use and psychiatric ward referrals were highly significant among patients who presented with multisubstance abuse. Rates of intensive care unit transfer for patients with ethanol intoxication are substantial for both genders, reflecting relevant disease burden and resource demand, as well as the need for further preventive efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eric Schwegler
- Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
- University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Kovacs B, Yakupoglu HY, Eriksson U, Krasniqi N, Duru F. Medical therapy with flecainide and propafenone in atrial fibrillation: Long-term clinical experience in the tertiary care setting. Cardiol J 2023; 30:82-90. [PMID: 36510792 PMCID: PMC9987554 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2022.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Flecainide and propafenone are Class Ic antiarrhythmic drugs that block the cardiac fast inwards Na+ current and are used for rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data on long-term clinical efficacy and safety of these drugs in a real-world setting are scarce. METHODS Patients with AF who received chronic flecainide or propafenone therapy were retrospectively studied from the database of a tertiary care center. The primary outcome of the study was clinical efficacy of Class Ic antiarrhythmics, which was assessed based on the improvement of arrhythmia-related symptoms at the time of last follow-up. RESULTS Among the 361 patients (261 males, 72.3%) with a mean age of 56 ± 12 years, 287 (79.5%) were using long-term flecainide, and 74 (20.5%) patients propafenone. The majority of the patients had paroxysmal AF (n = 331, 91.7%) and had an atrioventricular-nodal blocking co-medication (n = 287, 79.5%). A total of 117 (32%) patients discontinued therapy after a median of 210 days (interquartile range 62-855 days). Clinical efficacy was observed in 188 (52%) patients. The most common reason for therapy discontinuation was adverse drug effects, particularly proarrhythmic effects (48% for flecainide and 33% for propafenone). Patients who did not clinically benefit from Class Ic antiarrhythmics more often underwent pulmonary vein isolation (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Long-term therapy with Class Ic antiarrhythmics showed clinical efficacy in approximately half of the patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF. However, these drugs were also associated with a relatively high rate of adverse events, and in particular proarrhythmic effects, which often resulted in therapy discontinuation rendering appropriate patient selection and therapy surveillance essential.
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- Boldizsar Kovacs
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, GZO - R egional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, GZO - R egional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, GZO - R egional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, GZO - R egional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Division of Cardiology, GZO - R egional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland. .,Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Heidecker B, Dagan N, Balicer R, Eriksson U, Rosano G, Coats A, Tschöpe C, Kelle S, Poland GA, Frustaci A, Klingel K, Martin P, Hare JM, Cooper LT, Pantazis A, Imazio M, Prasad S, Lüscher TF. Myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccine: incidence, presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology, therapy, and outcomes put into perspective. A clinical consensus document supported by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:2000-2018. [PMID: 36065751 PMCID: PMC9538893 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Over 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines based on RNA technology, viral vectors, recombinant protein, and inactivated virus have been administered worldwide. Although generally very safe, post-vaccine myocarditis can result from adaptive humoral and cellular, cardiac-specific inflammation within days and weeks of vaccination. Rates of vaccine-associated myocarditis vary by age and sex with the highest rates in males between 12 and 39 years. The clinical course is generally mild with rare cases of left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure and arrhythmias. Mild cases are likely underdiagnosed as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is not commonly performed even in suspected cases and not at all in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients. Hospitalization of symptomatic patients with electrocardiographic changes and increased plasma troponin levels is considered necessary in the acute phase to monitor for arrhythmias and potential decline in left ventricular function. In addition to evaluation for symptoms, electrocardiographic changes and elevated troponin levels, CMR is the best non-invasive diagnostic tool with endomyocardial biopsy being restricted to severe cases with heart failure and/or arrhythmias. The management beyond guideline-directed treatment of heart failure and arrhythmias includes non-specific measures to control pain. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and corticosteroids have been used in more severe cases, with only anecdotal evidence for their effectiveness. In all age groups studied, the overall risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection-related hospitalization and death are hugely greater than the risks from post-vaccine myocarditis. This consensus statement serves as a practical resource for physicians in their clinical practice, to understand, diagnose, and manage affected patients. Furthermore, it is intended to stimulate research in this area.
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- Bettina Heidecker
- Cardiology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin und Humboldt, Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Clalit Health Services, Clalit Research Institute, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Clalit Health Services, Clalit Research Institute, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon & University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Cardiology, German Heart Center, Charité - University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardiology, German Heart Center, Charité - University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.,IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiopathology, Institute for Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cientro Nacional de Investigationes Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, and Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals and Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiology, Udine University Health Integrated Agency, Udine, Italy
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals and Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals and Imperial College London, London, UK.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kugler L, Markendorf S, Bachmann M, Eriksson U. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in the presence of total atrioventricular block reduces long‐lasting atrial fibrillation episodes. J Arrhythm 2022; 38:723-729. [PMID: 36237857 PMCID: PMC9535753 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12776] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background There is an ongoing debate on how cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the presence of total AV block affects atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes and symptoms in patients with AF. Methods Seventy‐five patients with symptomatic, drug and ablation refractory AF received, irrespective of their left ventricular ejection fraction (EF), either a CRT device and underwent subsequent atrioventricular node (AVN) ablation or already had a total AV block and underwent CRT upgrade. Long‐lasting AF episodes (>48 h), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left atrial diameter (LAD), NTproBNP levels, EHRA score, and NYHA class had been monitored on the follow‐up. Results The number of patients experiencing long‐lasting AF episodes (>48 h) and symptoms decreased significantly within 24 months after CRT implantation in the presence of total AV block (p < .001) from 57 (76%) to 25 (33.3%). Mean LAD decreased from 52 mm (IQR 48.0–56.0) to 48 mm (IQR 42.0–52.0, p < .001) and LVEDD from 54 mm (IQR 49.0–58.0) to 51 mm (IQR 46.5–54.0, p < .001). Conclusion A combination of total AVN block and biventricular pacing markedly reduces long‐lasting AF episodes, symptoms, left atrial diameter, and left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter.
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- Lara Kugler
- Division of Cardiology GZO – Zurich Regional Health Centre Wetzikon Switzerland
- University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Heart Center Zurich, Division of Cardiology and Electrophysiology Zurich University Hospital Zurich Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology GZO – Zurich Regional Health Centre Wetzikon Switzerland
- University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology GZO – Zurich Regional Health Centre Wetzikon Switzerland
- University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Heart Center Zurich, Division of Cardiology and Electrophysiology Zurich University Hospital Zurich Switzerland
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Vdovenko D, Balbi C, Di Silvestre D, Passignani G, Puspitasari YM, Zarak-Crnkovic M, Mauri P, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Eriksson U, Vassalli G. Microvesicles released from activated CD4 + T cells alter microvascular endothelial cell function. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 52:e13769. [PMID: 35316536 PMCID: PMC9287044 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Microvesicles are vesicles shed by plasma membranes following cell activation and apoptosis. The role of lymphocyte-derived microvesicles in endothelial function remains poorly understood. METHODS CD4+ T cells isolated from peripheral blood of healthy human donors were stimulated using anti-CD3/anti-CD28-coated beads. Proteomic profiling of microvesicles was performed using linear discriminant analysis (LDA) from activated T cells (MV.Act) and nonactivated T cells (MV.NAct). In addition, data processing analysis was performed using MaxQUANT workflow. Differentially expressed proteins found in MV.Act or MV.NAct samples with identification frequency = 100%, which were selected by both LDA (p < .01) and MaxQUANT (p < .01) workflows, were defined as "high-confidence" differentially expressed proteins. Functional effects of MV.Act on human primary microvascular endothelial cells were analysed. RESULTS T cells released large amounts of microvesicles upon stimulation. Proteomic profiling of microvesicles using LDA identified 2279 proteins (n = 2110 and n = 851 proteins in MV.Act and MV.NAct, respectively). Protein-protein interaction network models reconstructed from both differentially expressed proteins (n = 594; LDA p ≤ .01) and "high-confidence" differentially expressed proteins (n = 98; p ≤ .01) revealed that MV.Act were enriched with proteins related to immune responses, protein translation, cytoskeleton organisation and TNFα-induced apoptosis. For instance, MV.Act were highly enriched with IFN-γ, a key proinflammatory pathway related to effector CD4+ T cells. Endothelial cell incubation with MV.Act induced superoxide generation, apoptosis, endothelial wound healing impairment and endothelial monolayer barrier disruption. CONCLUSIONS T cell receptor-mediated activation of CD4+ T cells stimulates the release of microvesicles enriched with proteins involved in immune responses, inflammation and apoptosis. T cell-derived microvesicles alter microvascular endothelial function and barrier permeability, potentially promoting tissue inflammation.
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- Daria Vdovenko
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino-EOC, Lugano, Switzerland.,Laboratories for Translational Research-EOC, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine, GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino-EOC, Lugano, Switzerland.,Laboratories for Translational Research-EOC, Bellinzona, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland
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Czepiel M, Diviani D, Jaźwa-Kusior A, Tkacz K, Rolski F, Smolenski RT, Siedlar M, Eriksson U, Kania G, Błyszczuk P. Angiotensin II receptor 1 controls profibrotic Wnt/β-catenin signalling in experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Cardiovasc Res 2022; 118:573-584. [PMID: 33576779 PMCID: PMC8803091 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AIMS Angiotensin (Ang) II signalling has been suggested to promote cardiac fibrosis in inflammatory heart diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. Using Agtr1a-/- mice with genetic deletion of angiotensin receptor type 1 (ATR1) and the experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) model, we aimed to elucidate the role of Ang II-ATR1 pathway in development of heart-specific autoimmunity and post-inflammatory fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS EAM was induced in wild-type (WT) and Agtr1a-/- mice by subcutaneous injections with alpha myosin heavy chain peptide emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant. Agtr1a-/- mice developed myocarditis to a similar extent as WT controls at day 21 but showed reduced fibrosis and better systolic function at day 40. Crisscross bone marrow chimaera experiments proved that ATR1 signalling in the bone marrow compartment was critical for cardiac fibrosis. Heart infiltrating, bone-marrow-derived cells produced Ang II, but lack of ATR1 in these cells reduced transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)-mediated fibrotic responses. At the molecular level, Agtr1a-/- heart-inflammatory cells showed impaired TGF-β-mediated phosphorylation of Smad2 and TAK1. In WT cells, TGF-β induced formation of RhoA-GTP and RhoA-A-kinase anchoring protein-Lbc (AKAP-Lbc) complex. In Agtr1a-/- cells, stabilization of RhoA-GTP and interaction of RhoA with AKAP-Lbc were largely impaired. Furthermore, in contrast to WT cells, Agtr1a-/- cells stimulated with TGF-β failed to activate canonical Wnt pathway indicated by suppressed activity of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3)β and nuclear β-catenin translocation and showed reduced expression of Wnts. In line with these in vitro findings, β-catenin was detected in inflammatory regions of hearts of WT, but not Agtr1a-/- mice and expression of canonical Wnt1 and Wnt10b were lower in Agtr1a-/- hearts. CONCLUSION Ang II-ATR1 signalling is critical for development of post-inflammatory fibrotic remodelling and dilated cardiomyopathy. Our data underpin the importance of Ang II-ATR1 in effective TGF-β downstream signalling response including activation of profibrotic Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases/genetics
- Autoimmune Diseases/immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases/metabolism
- Autoimmune Diseases/pathology
- Autoimmunity
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fibrosis
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Myocarditis/genetics
- Myocarditis/immunology
- Myocarditis/metabolism
- Myocarditis/pathology
- Myocytes, Cardiac/immunology
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Myocytes, Cardiac/pathology
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism
- Wnt Proteins/genetics
- Wnt Proteins/metabolism
- Wnt Signaling Pathway
- Wnt1 Protein/genetics
- Wnt1 Protein/metabolism
- beta Catenin/genetics
- beta Catenin/metabolism
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcin Czepiel
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 7, 1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3a, 80-210, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland, GZO—Zurich Regional Health Center, Spitalstrasse 66, 8620, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
- Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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Bachmann M, Taha-Mehlitz S, Ochs V, Frey DM, Enodien B, Eriksson U, Taha A. The Increasing Investment of Real Estate in the Health System-A Comparison between the USA and Europe. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:1633. [PMID: 34946358 PMCID: PMC8701979 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9121633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare property development and increasing investment in real estate by the healthcare system organizations in the USA and Europe. Real estate investments have upsurged in healthcare due to the multiple benefits to patients and medical practitioners. METHODS The approach of acquiring data was through secondary sources and online questionnaires. The researchers applied inclusion and exclusion criteria by exclusively including the articles published after 2014 to ensure the validity and reliability of the information. RESULTS A total of 53.33% of the articles reviewed focused on the United States, while 46.67% concentrated on Europe. The development of real estate in healthcare is essential in both regions due to the challenges faced with the current infrastructure. Study Limitation: Currently, there are very few studies concentrating on the research topic. CONCLUSIONS The USA and Europe should focus on increasing real estate investments in healthcare by focusing on hospitals and trusts, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes.
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- Marta Bachmann
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, 8952 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.B.); (U.E.)
- GZO Regional Health Center, Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Clarunis, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, 4002 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Roche Innovation Center Basel, Department of Pharma Research & Early Development, 4070 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland; (D.M.F.); (B.E.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland; (D.M.F.); (B.E.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, 8952 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.B.); (U.E.)
- GZO Regional Health Center, Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland; (D.M.F.); (B.E.)
- Department of Biomedical engineering, Faculty of medicine, University of Basel, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
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Kovacs B, Burri H, Reek S, Sticherling C, Linka A, Ammann P, Mueller A, Kobza R, Haegeli L, Mayer K, Eriksson U, Reichlin T, Steffel J, Saguner A, Duru F. High incidence of inappropriate alarms in patients with wearable cardioverter-defibrillators: findings from the swiss WCD registry. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0668] [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
Introduction
The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) uses surface electrodes built into the vest to detect underlying arrhythmia before initiating a treatment sequence. However, it is also prone to inappropriate detection due to artefacts.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the alarm burden in patients and its possible impact on clinical outcomes.
Methods
The Swiss WCD Registry is a nationwide, retrospective, observational registry. Patients were included from December 2011 until February 2018. Clinical characteristics and data from the WCDs, including alarm burden were analysed. Recordings ≥30 seconds of length were analysed and categorized as VT/VF, atrial fibrillation (AF), supraventricular tachycardia or artefact.
Results
A total of 10'653 device alarms were documented in 324 of 456 patients (71.1%) over a mean WCD wear-time of 2.0±1.6 months. Among these, the episode duration was 30 seconds or more in 2996 (28.2%). One hundred and eleven (3.7%) were VT/VF episodes. The remaining recordings were inappropriate arrhythmia detections (2736 (91%) due to artefacts; 117 (3.7%) AF; 48 (1.6%) supraventricular tachycardia). Two-hundred and seven patients (45.0%) had 3 or more alarms per month, whereas 49 patients (10.7%) had 1 or more alarms per day. Body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher in patients with 3 or more alarms per month (p=0.002, 25.6 vs. 27.3 kg/m2) High alarm burden was not associated with a lower average daily wear time (20.8 hours vs 20.7 hours, p=0.785) or a decreased implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation rate after stopping WCD use (48% vs 47.3%, p=0.156).
Conclusions
In patients using WCDs, alarms emitted by the device and impending inappropriate shocks were frequent and most commonly caused by artefacts. A high alarm burden did not lead to a decreased adherence, as determined by average daily wear-times. Obesity was significantly associated with a higher alarm burden.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- B Kovacs
- University Hospital Zurich, Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Geneva, Cardiology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Hirslanden Medical Center, Cardiology, Aarau, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Basel, Cardiology, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Cardiology, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Cardiology, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Triemli Hospital, Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Cardiology, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Cardiology, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital Grison, Cardiology, Chur, Switzerland
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- GZO Zurich Regional Health Center, Cardiology, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Cardiology, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Guan F, Saguner AM, Hofer D, Wolber T, Breitenstein A, Krasniqi N, Eriksson U, Steffel J, Brunckhorst C, Duru F. Distinctive characteristics of his bundle potentials in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. Cardiol J 2021:VM/OJS/J/78782. [PMID: 34581428 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2021.0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND His bundle (HB) potentials vary in amplitude and duration in patients with and without slow pathways. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of HB potentials and to elucidate whether they can provide clues for identification of slow pathway (SP). METHODS The present research prospectively studied the electrophysiological findings of 162 patients with symptomatic atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) due to slow-fast or fast-slow type and atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT). Maximal HB potential (HBmax, HB with the highest amplitude) among HB cloud was recorded in both groups. For AVNRT patients, the following were measured: (1) AH interval at the "jump" during programmed atrial stimulation (A2H2, taken as a reflection of SP conduction time); (2) Distance from HBmax to the successful SP ablation site (HBmax-ABL) and from HBmax to the ostium of coronary sinus (HBmax-CSO). RESULTS HBmax was 0.29 ± 0.10 mV in AVNRT patients, whereas it was 0.17 ± 0.05 mV in AVRT group (p < 0.0001). Likewise, the HBmax duration was 22 ± 5 ms in AVNRT group and 16 ± 3 ms in AVRT group (p < 0.0001). The area under the ROC curve of HBmax amplitude in AVNRT patients was 0.86 and the optimal HBmax cut-off to predict AVNRT was ≥ 0.22 mV with a sensitivity of 0.78 and specificity of 0.84. HBmax-CSO was positively correlated with HBmax-ABL, and HBmax-ABL was positively correlated with A2H2. CONCLUSIONS HBmax amplitudes were higher and durations longer in patients with AVNRT, as compared to those with AVRT. Moreover, the distance between HBmax and successful ablation site was positively correlated with the SP conduction time and with the distance from HBmax to the CS ostium.
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- Fu Guan
- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. .,Department of Cardiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, GZO Regional Health Centre Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kovacs B, Burri H, Buehler A, Reek S, Sticherling C, Linka A, Ammann P, Mueller AS, Dzemali O, Kobza R, Schindler M, Haegeli LM, Mayer K, Eriksson U, Schlaepfer J, Reichlin T, Steffel J, Saguner AM, Duru F. B-PO02-180 HIGH BURDEN OF INAPPROPRIATE ALARMS BY THE WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IN OBESE PATIENTS - FINDINGS FROM THE SWISS WCD REGISTRY. Heart Rhythm 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.06.433] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Garcia-Pavia P, Rapezzi C, Adler Y, Arad M, Basso C, Brucato A, Burazor I, Caforio ALP, Damy T, Eriksson U, Fontana M, Gillmore JD, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Grogan M, Heymans S, Imazio M, Kindermann I, Kristen AV, Maurer MS, Merlini G, Pantazis A, Pankuweit S, Rigopoulos AG, Linhart A. Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: a position statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:1554-1568. [PMID: 33825853 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 383] [Impact Index Per Article: 127.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac amyloidosis is a serious and progressive infiltrative disease that is caused by the deposition of amyloid fibrils at the cardiac level. It can be due to rare genetic variants in the hereditary forms or as a consequence of acquired conditions. Thanks to advances in imaging techniques and the possibility of achieving a non-invasive diagnosis, we now know that cardiac amyloidosis is a more frequent disease than traditionally considered. In this position paper the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease proposes an invasive and non-invasive definition of cardiac amyloidosis, addresses clinical scenarios and situations to suspect the condition and proposes a diagnostic algorithm to aid diagnosis. Furthermore, we also review how to monitor and treat cardiac amyloidosis, in an attempt to bridge the gap between the latest advances in the field and clinical practice.
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- Pablo Garcia-Pavia
- Heart Failure and Inherited Cardiac Diseases Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, CIBERCV, Manuel de Falla, 2, 28222 Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain.,European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart
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- Cardiologic Centre, University of Ferrara, Italy.,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- Leviev Heart Centre, Chaim Sheba Medical Centre (affiliated to Tel Aviv University), Israel
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- Heart Failure Institute, Leviev Heart Centre, Sheba Hospital and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart.,Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, University Hospital, Padua, Italy.,Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche, Università degli Studi d Milano, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Italy
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- Belgrade University School of Medicine, Cardiology, Institute for Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
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- European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart.,Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart.,French Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Amyloidosis Mondor Network, GRC Amyloid Research Institute, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- GZO-Zurich Regional Health Centre, Wetzikon & Cardioimmunology, Centre for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- National Amyloidosis Centre, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- National Amyloidosis Centre, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Heart Failure and Inherited Cardiac Diseases Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, CIBERCV, Manuel de Falla, 2, 28222 Madrid, Spain.,European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart
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- Cardiac Amyloid Clinic, Division of Circulatory Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,ICIN-Netherlands Heart Institute, Holland Heart House, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, University Cardiology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Centre, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.,Cardiovascular Centre Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Amyloidosis Program, Centre for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Irving Medical Centre, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Centre, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department Of Cardiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Mid-German Heart Centre, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- 2nd Department of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Liberale L, Gaul DS, Akhmedov A, Bonetti NR, Nageswaran V, Costantino S, Pahla J, Weber J, Fehr V, Vdovenko D, Semerano A, Giacalone G, Kullak-Ublick GA, Sessa M, Eriksson U, Paneni F, Ruschitzka F, Montecucco F, Beer JH, Lüscher TF, Matter CM, Camici GG. Endothelial SIRT6 blunts stroke size and neurological deficit by preserving blood-brain barrier integrity: a translational study. Eur Heart J 2021; 41:1575-1587. [PMID: 31603194 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS Aging is an established risk factor for stroke; genes regulating longevity are implicated in the pathogenesis of ischaemic stroke where to date, therapeutic options remain limited. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is crucially involved in ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) brain injury thus representing an attractive target for developing novel therapeutic agents. Given the role of endothelial cells in the BBB, we hypothesized that the endothelial-specific expression of the recently described longevity gene SIRT6 may exhibit protective properties in stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS SIRT6 endothelial expression was reduced following stroke. Endothelial-specific Sirt6 knockout (eSirt6-/-) mice, as well as animals in which Sirt6 overexpression was post-ischaemically induced, underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). eSirt6-/- animals displayed increased infarct volumes, mortality, and neurological deficit after tMCAO, as compared to control littermates. Conversely, post-ischaemic Sirt6 overexpression decreased infarct size and neurological deficit. Analysis of ischaemic brain sections revealed increased BBB damage and endothelial expression of cleaved caspase-3 in eSIRT6-/- mice as compared to controls. In primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMVECs), hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) reduced SIRT6 expression and SIRT6 silencing impaired the barrier function (transendothelial resistance) similar to what was observed in mice exposed to I/R. Further, SIRT6-silenced HBMVECs exposed to H/R showed reduced viability, increased cleaved caspase-3 expression and reduced activation of the survival pathway Akt. In ischaemic stroke patients, SIRT6 expression was higher in those with short-term neurological improvement as assessed by NIHSS scale and correlated with stroke outcome. CONCLUSION Endothelial SIRT6 exerts a protective role in ischaemic stroke by blunting I/R-mediated BBB damage and thus, it may represent an interesting novel therapeutic target to be explored in future clinical investigation.
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- Luca Liberale
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, Genoa 16132, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Im Ergel 1, Baden 5404, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, Berlin 12203, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich 8057, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milano 20132, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,GZO Spital Wetzikon, Spitalstrasse 66, Wetzikon 8620, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.,Department of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, L.go R. Benzi 10, Genoa 16132, Italy.,First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, Genoa 16132, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Im Ergel 1, Baden 5404, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, Schlieren 8952, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.,Department of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.,Zurich Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich 8057, Switzerland
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Garcia-Pavia P, Rapezzi C, Adler Y, Arad M, Basso C, Brucato A, Burazor I, Caforio ALP, Damy T, Eriksson U, Fontana M, Gillmore JD, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Grogan M, Heymans S, Imazio M, Kindermann I, Kristen AV, Maurer MS, Merlini G, Pantazis A, Pankuweit S, Rigopoulos AG, Linhart A. Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis. A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 23:512-526. [PMID: 33826207 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [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] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac amyloidosis is a serious and progressive infiltrative disease that is caused by the deposition of amyloid fibrils at the cardiac level. It can be due to rare genetic variants in the hereditary forms or as a consequence of acquired conditions. Thanks to advances in imaging techniques and the possibility of achieving a non-invasive diagnosis, we now know that cardiac amyloidosis is a more frequent disease than traditionally considered. In this position paper the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease proposes an invasive and non-invasive definition of cardiac amyloidosis, addresses clinical scenarios and situations to suspect the condition and proposes a diagnostic algorithm to aid diagnosis. Furthermore, we also review how to monitor and treat cardiac amyloidosis, in an attempt to bridge the gap between the latest advances in the field and clinical practice.
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- Pablo Garcia-Pavia
- Heart Failure and Inherited Cardiac Diseases Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain.,European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart
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- Cardiologic Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- Leviev Heart Centre, Chaim Sheba Medical Centre (affiliated to Tel Aviv University), Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Heart Failure Institute, Leviev Heart Centre, Sheba Hospital and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart.,Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, University Hospital, and Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Belgrade University School of Medicine, Cardiology, Institute for Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
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- European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart.,Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- French Referral Centre for Cardiac Amyloidosis, Amyloidosis Mondor Network, GRC Amyloid Research Institute, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- GZO - Zurich Regional Health Centre, Wetzikon & Cardioimmunology, Centre for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- National Amyloidosis Centre, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- National Amyloidosis Centre, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Heart Failure and Inherited Cardiac Diseases Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain.,European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart-ERN GUARD-Heart
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- Cardiac Amyloid Clinic, Division of Circulatory Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,ICIN-Netherlands Heart Institute, Holland Heart House, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care), Saarland University Medical Centre, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cardiovascular Centre Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiac Amyloidosis Program, Centre for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Irving Medical Centre, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Mid-German Heart Centre, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- 2nd Department of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Latifi Y, Gugelmann R, Rigger J, Preiswerk B, Eriksson U, Eberli FR, Bernheim AM. Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome following Tuberculous Pericarditis. CASE 2021; 5:67-72. [PMID: 33644517 PMCID: PMC7887522 DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Tuberculous pericarditis is the most common cause of pericarditis worldwide. Consider the possibility of TB-IRIS in patients with tuberculous pericarditis. Corticosteroids might be necessary, but there are several caveats to consider.
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Yakupoglu HY, Baran T, Baumann F, Eriksson U, Krasniqi N. Recurrent syncope after a finger injury and induced monomorphic ventricular tachycardia: Really Brugada syndrome? J Electrocardiol 2020; 63:120-123. [PMID: 33186878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Brugada syndrome is an arrhythmogenic disease with often fatal outcome in otherwise healthy and young individuals. Anamnesis and ECG are cornerstones in a syncope workup. In our case, a 27-year-old male presented to the emergency department due to recurrent syncope. Repeated 12‑lead-ECGs revealed a type 2 Brugada pattern. A positive drug challenge suggested a Brugada syndrome and electrophysiological testing reproducibly induced monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Consequently, an ICD was implanted for secondary prevention. On 2-year follow-up, the patient remained free from other arrhythmic events or ICD interventions.
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- H Yakup Yakupoglu
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Sydney Street, SW3 6NP, UK, London, United Kingdom.
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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Vdovenko D, Wijnen W, Zarak Crnkovic M, Blyszczuk P, Bachmann M, Costantino S, Paneni F, Camici G, Luescher T, Eriksson U. IL-23 promotes T-cell mediated cardiac inflammation but protects the heart from fibrosis. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3725] [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
Cardiac inflammation varies widely and, in some cases, triggers autoimmune myocarditis and further inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM) and heart failure. In children, myocarditis leads to cardiomyopathy in almost half of affected individuals and up to 20% of sudden death cases in young adults have been reported to be due to myocarditis. IL-12 and IL-23 belong to the same family of cytokines known to mediate inflammatory conditions. Both regulate the differentiation of T cells: IL-12 promotes towards IFN-gamma-producing Th-1 cells, while IL-23 induces IL-17-producing Th-17 cells. Heart-reactive CD4+Th17 cells play a leading role in the development of myocarditis, however, literature reports excessiveness of IL-23 in Th17-derived IL-17 production. Therapeutic strategies blocking IL-23 were suggested as a promising approach, though the specific role of IL-23 in pathogenesis is unclear and the long-term perspectives stay elusive.
Purpose
We aim to explore the role IL-23 compared to IL-12 in the manifestation of cardiac autoimmune myocarditis.
Methodology
We use dendritic cell (DC) model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis in IL-12 and IL-23-deficient mice. Mice were injected with bone marrow-derived in vitro activated and loaded with cardiac-specific peptide DCs. This model mimics natural processes taking place during heart inflammation and provides a unique method to address the role of DCs-derived cytokines. Cardiac inflammation, as well as remodeling and heart function, were analysed at the acute and chronic stages of the disease.
Results
Surprisingly, all mice developed acute myocarditis, though wt receiving IL-23−/−bmDCs showed a twofold decrease in heart-infiltrating T cells and lower numbers of Th17 population. Further decrease of heart-infiltrating T cells appeared upon total systemic IL-23 deficiency. In comparison to IL-12, directly inducing differentiation of IFN-gamma–producing Th1, IL-23 cannot induce Th17 differentiation. None of the two cytokines affect proliferation, though, IL-23 activates T cell migratory potential and increases T cell migration by twofold. At the same time, deficiency of IL-23-production by bmDCs leads to lower migration of T cells. We also show an involvement of RhoA, and the other Rho GTPases, in the mechanism of migration as blocking revoke the IL-23 effect on T cells. Moreover, we further observed more fibrosis and worse heart functioning in IL-23−/−, but not IL-12−/− mice at the chronic stage what underlines the importance of IL-23-dependent T cell trafficking in the resolution of the acute stage of autoimmune myocarditis.
Conclusion
Our observations underline IL-23 as an important cytokine responsible for T cell trafficking and resolution of the inflammation in autoimmune myocarditis. Therapeutic approaches involving inflammatory cytokine targeting are a promising clinical perspective though IL-23 deficiency might lead to increased cardiac remodeling and iDCM progression.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Foundation. Main funding source(s): The Swiss National Science Foundation
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- D Vdovenko
- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Rheumatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- GZO Zurich Regional Health Center, Department of Medicine, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, Center for Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- GZO Zurich Regional Health Center, Department of Medicine, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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Kovacs B, Reek S, Sticherling C, Schaer B, Linka A, Ammann P, Brenner R, Krasniqi N, Müller AS, Dzemali O, Kobza R, Grebmer C, Haegeli L, Berg J, Mayer K, Schläpfer J, Domenichini G, Reichlin T, Roten L, Burri H, Eriksson U, Saguner AM, Steffel J, Duru F, Swiss Wcd Registry. Use of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator - the Swiss experience. Swiss Med Wkly 2020; 150:w20343. [PMID: 33035354 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2020.20343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Sudden cardiac death caused by malignant arrhythmia can be prevented by the use of defibrillators. Although the wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) can prevent such an event, its role in clinical practice is ill defined. We investigated the use of the WCD in Switzerland with emphasis on prescription rate, therapy adherence and treatment rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Swiss WCD Registry is a retrospective observational registry including patients using a WCD. Patients were included from the first WCD use in Switzerland until February 2018. Baseline characteristics and data on WCD usage were examined for the total study population, and separately for each hospital. RESULTS From 1 December 2011 to 18 February 2018, a total of 456 patients (67.1% of all WCDs prescribed in Switzerland and 81.1% of all prescribed in the participating hospitals) were included in the registry. Up to 2017 there was a yearly increase in the number of prescribed WCDs to a maximum of 271 prescriptions per year. The mean age of patients was 57 years (± 14), 81 (17.8%) were female and mean left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) was 32% (± 13). The most common indications for WCD use were new-onset ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) with EF ≤35% (206 patients, 45.2%), new-onset nonischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) with EF ≤35% (115 patients, 25.2%), unknown arrhythmic risk (83 patients, 18.2%), bridging to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation or heart transplant (37 patients, 8.1%) and congenital/inherited heart disease (15 patients, 3.3%). Median wear duration was 58 days (interquartile range [IQR] 31–94) with a median average daily wear time of 22.6 hours (IQR 20–23.2). Seventeen appropriate therapies from the WCD were delivered in the whole population (treatment rate: 3.7%) to a total of 12 patients (2.6% of all patients). The most common underlying heart disease in patients with a treatment was ICM (13/17, 76.5%). There were no inappropriate treatments. CONCLUSION The use of WCDs has increased in Switzerland over the years for a variety of indications. There is high therapy adherence to the WCD, and a treatment rate comparable to previously published registry data.  .
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- Boldizsar Kovacs
- Division of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland / Division of Cardiology, GZO Regional Healthcare Centre Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, GZO Regional Healthcare Centre Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland / Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Switzerland
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- Service of Cardiology, University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, GZO Regional Healthcare Centre Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Zurich, Switzerland
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Vdovenko D, Bachmann M, Wijnen WJ, Hottiger MO, Eriksson U, Valaperti A. The adaptor protein c-Cbl-associated protein (CAP) limits pro-inflammatory cytokine expression by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 87:106822. [PMID: 32738595 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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C-Cbl-associated protein (CAP), also known as Sorbin and SH3 domain-containing protein 1 (Sorbs1) or ponsin, an adaptor protein of the insulin-signalling pathway, mediates anti-viral and anti-cytotoxic protection in acute viral heart disease. In the present study we describe a novel protective immuno-modulatory function of CAP in inflammation. Among the three members of the Sorbs family of adapter molecules, which include CAP (Sorbs1), ArgBP2 (Sorbs2), and Vinexin (Sorbs3), CAP consistently down-regulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in mouse fibroblasts, cardiomyocytes, and myeloid-derived leukocytes, after Toll-like receptor (TLR) stimulation. Upon the same TLR stimulation, ArgBP2 partially down-regulated pro-inflammatory cytokine production in mouse fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes, while Vinexin rather promoted their production. Mechanistically, CAP limited pro-inflammatory cytokine expression by suppressing the phosphorylation of Inhibitor of kappa B (IκB) kinase (Iκκ)-α and Iκκ-β and their downstream NF-κB-dependent signalling pathway. Molecular affinity between CAP and Iκκ-α/ Iκκ-β was necessary to block the NF-κB pathway. The CAP-dependent inhibitory mechanism - in vivo exclusively IL-6 inhibition - was confirmed after collecting blood from mice with systemic inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and in the heart tissue collected from mice infected with the cardiotropic Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3). Taken together, CAP down-regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines by interfering with the normal function of the NF-κB pathway. The promotion of CAP production could support the development of new strategies aiming to limit excessive and detrimental activation of the immune system.
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- Daria Vdovenko
- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (DMMD), University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland; GZO - Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (DMMD), University of Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
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Arsiwala T, Pahla J, van Tits LJ, Bisceglie L, Gaul DS, Costantino S, Miranda MX, Nussbaum K, Stivala S, Blyszczuk P, Weber J, Tailleux A, Stein S, Paneni F, Beer JH, Greter M, Becher B, Mostoslavsky R, Eriksson U, Staels B, Auwerx J, Hottiger MO, Lüscher TF, Matter CM. Sirt6 deletion in bone marrow-derived cells increases atherosclerosis - Central role of macrophage scavenger receptor 1. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 139:24-32. [PMID: 31972266 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS Sirtuin 6 (Sirt6) is a NAD+-dependent deacetylase that plays a key role in DNA repair, inflammation and lipid regulation. Sirt6-null mice show severe metabolic defects and accelerated aging. Macrophage-foam cell formation via scavenger receptors is a key step in atherogenesis. We determined the effects of bone marrow-restricted Sirt6 deletion on foam cell formation and atherogenesis using a mouse model. METHODS AND RESULTS Sirt6 deletion in bone marrow-derived cells increased aortic plaques, lipid content and macrophage numbers in recipient Apoe-/- mice fed a high-cholesterol diet for 12 weeks (n = 12-14, p < .001). In RAW macrophages, Sirt6 overexpression reduced oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) uptake, Sirt6 knockdown enhanced it and increased mRNA and protein levels of macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (Msr1), whereas levels of other oxLDL uptake and efflux transporters remained unchanged. Similarly, in human primary macrophages, Sirt6 knockdown increased MSR1 protein levels and oxLDL uptake. Double knockdown of Sirt6 and Msr1 abolished the increase in oxLDL uptake observed upon Sirt6 single knockdown. FACS analyses of macrophages from aortic plaques of Sirt6-deficient bone marrow-transplanted mice showed increased MSR1 protein expression. Double knockdown of Sirt6 and the transcription factor c-Myc in RAW cells abolished the increase in Msr1 mRNA and protein levels; c-Myc overexpression increased Msr1 mRNA and protein levels. CONCLUSIONS Loss of Sirt6 in bone marrow-derived cells is proatherogenic; hereby macrophages play an important role given a c-Myc-dependent increase in MSR1 protein expression and an enhanced oxLDL uptake in human and murine macrophages. These findings assign endogenous SIRT6 in macrophages an important atheroprotective role.
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- Tasneem Arsiwala
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Internal Medicine Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Univ. Lille - EGID; Inserm UMR1011; CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Internal Medicine Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Univ. Lille - EGID; Inserm UMR1011; CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Integrative & Systems Physiology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Zarak-Crnkovic M, Kania G, Jaźwa-Kusior A, Czepiel M, Wijnen WJ, Czyż J, Müller-Edenborn B, Vdovenko D, Lindner D, Gil-Cruz C, Bachmann M, Westermann D, Ludewig B, Distler O, Lüscher TF, Klingel K, Eriksson U, Błyszczuk P. Heart non-specific effector CD4 + T cells protect from postinflammatory fibrosis and cardiac dysfunction in experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Basic Res Cardiol 2019; 115:6. [PMID: 31863205 PMCID: PMC6925074 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-019-0766-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Heart-specific CD4+ T cells have been implicated in development and progression of myocarditis in mice and in humans. Here, using mouse models of experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) we investigated the role of heart non-specific CD4+ T cells in the progression of the disease. Heart non-specific CD4+ T cells were obtained from DO11.10 mice expressing transgenic T cell receptor recognizing chicken ovalbumin. We found that heart infiltrating CD4+ T cells expressed exclusively effector (Teff) phenotype in the EAM model and in hearts of patients with lymphocytic myocarditis. Adoptive transfer experiments showed that while heart-specific Teff infiltrated the heart shortly after injection, heart non-specific Teff effectively accumulated during myocarditis and became the major heart-infiltrating CD4+ T cell subset at later stage. Restimulation of co-cultured heart-specific and heart non-specific CD4+ T cells with alpha-myosin heavy chain antigen showed mainly Th1/Th17 response for heart-specific Teff and up-regulation of a distinct set of extracellular signalling molecules in heart non-specific Teff. Adoptive transfer of heart non-specific Teff in mice with myocarditis did not affect inflammation severity at the peak of disease, but protected the heart from adverse post-inflammatory fibrotic remodelling and cardiac dysfunction at later stages of disease. Furthermore, mouse and human Teff stimulated in vitro with common gamma cytokines suppressed expression of profibrotic genes, reduced amount of α-smooth muscle actin filaments and decreased contraction of cardiac fibroblasts. In this study, we provided a proof-of-concept that heart non-specific Teff cells could effectively contribute to myocarditis and protect the heart from the dilated cardiomyopathy outcome.
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- Martina Zarak-Crnkovic
- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, University Children's Hospital, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic for General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic for General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiopathology, Institute for Pathology and Neuropathology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, University Children's Hospital, Wielicka 265, 30-663, Cracow, Poland.
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Akhmedov A, Montecucco F, Costantino S, Vdovenko D, Schaub Clerigué A, Gaul DS, Burger F, Roth A, Carbone F, Liberale L, Amrollahi-Sharifabadi M, Vellone VG, Eriksson U, Matter CM, Crowe LA, Vallée JP, Paneni F, Vanhoutte PM, Camici GG, Mach F, Lüscher TF. Cardiomyocyte-Specific JunD Overexpression Increases Infarct Size following Ischemia/Reperfusion Cardiac Injury by Downregulating Sirt3. Thromb Haemost 2019; 120:168-180. [PMID: 31858519 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3400299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in acute myocardial infarction activates several deleterious molecular mechanisms. The transcription factor JunD regulates pathways involved in oxidative stress as well as in cellular proliferation, differentiation, and death. The present study investigated the potential role of JunD as a modulator of myocardial injury pathways in a mouse model of cardiac I/R injury. Infarct size, systemic and local inflammation, and production of reactive oxygen species, as well as cytosolic and mitochondrial apoptotic pathways were investigated in adult males after myocardial I/R. In wild-type (WT) mice, 30 minutes after ischemia and up to 24 hours following reperfusion, cardiac JunD messenger ribonucleic acid expression was reduced while JunB increased. Cardiac-specific JunD overexpressing mice (JunDTg/0 ) displayed larger infarcts compared with WT. However, postischemic inflammatory or oxidative responses did not differ. JunD overexpression reduced Sirt3 transcription by binding to its promoter, thus leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, myocardial cell death, and increased infarct size. On the other hand, JunD silencing reduced, while Sirt3 silencing increased infarct size. In human myocardial autopsy specimens, JunD-positive areas within the infarcted left ventricle staining corresponded to undetectable Sirt3 areas in consecutive sections of the same heart. Cardiac-specific JunD overexpression increases myocardial infarct size following I/R. These effects are mediated via Sirt3 transcriptional repression, mitochondrial swelling, and increased apoptosis, suggesting that JunD is a key regulator of myocardial I/R injury. The present data set the stage for further investigation of the potential role of Sirt3 activation as a novel target for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
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- Alexander Akhmedov
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa-Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Foundation for Medical Researches, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Foundation for Medical Researches, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Integrated Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Pathology Academic Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Foundation for Medical Researches, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Gil-Cruz C, Perez-Shibayama C, De Martin A, Ronchi F, van der Borght K, Niederer R, Onder L, Lütge M, Novkovic M, Nindl V, Ramos G, Arnoldini M, Slack EM, Boivin-Jahns V, Jahns R, Wyss M, Mooser C, Lambrecht BN, Maeder MT, Rickli H, Flatz L, Eriksson U, Geuking MB, McCoy KD, Ludewig B. Microbiota-derived peptide mimics drive lethal inflammatory cardiomyopathy. Science 2019; 366:881-886. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aav3487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Myocarditis can develop into inflammatory cardiomyopathy through chronic stimulation of myosin heavy chain 6–specific T helper (TH)1 and TH17 cells. However, mechanisms governing the cardiotoxicity programming of heart-specific T cells have remained elusive. Using a mouse model of spontaneous autoimmune myocarditis, we show that progression of myocarditis to lethal heart disease depends on cardiac myosin–specific TH17 cells imprinted in the intestine by a commensalBacteroidesspecies peptide mimic. Both the successful prevention of lethal disease in mice by antibiotic therapy and the significantly elevatedBacteroides-specific CD4+T cell and B cell responses observed in human myocarditis patients suggest that mimic peptides from commensal bacteria can promote inflammatory cardiomyopathy in genetically susceptible individuals. The ability to restrain cardiotoxic T cells through manipulation of the microbiome thereby transforms inflammatory cardiomyopathy into a targetable disease.
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- Cristina Gil-Cruz
- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Maurice Müller Laboratories, Department of Biomedical Research, Universitätsklinik für Viszerale Chirurgie und Medizin Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Bank of Biomaterials and Data Würzburg (IBDW), University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Maurice Müller Laboratories, Department of Biomedical Research, Universitätsklinik für Viszerale Chirurgie und Medizin Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Cardiology Division, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Kovacs B, Reek S, Saguner AM, Krasniqi N, Eriksson U, Duru F. Outcomes during and after the use of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in a tertiary-care and a regional hospital in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly 2019; 149:w20136. [PMID: 31707723 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2019.20136] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) has established itself in treatment of potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, when implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is not warranted. Careful patient selection for this therapy is crucial, but unfortunately very little information from randomised controlled trials is available to guide clinical decision-making. Consequently, data from real-world patient registries play a more important role in this context. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted at the University Hospital of Zurich and the GZO Regional Healthcare Centre in Wetzikon. Clinical databases were screened for patients with a history of WCD use from the time of its approval in Switzerland in July 2014 until February 2018. Baseline characteristics, WCD data and outcome data, with an emphasis on ICD implantation and ICD therapies, were collected and analysed. RESULTS Two-hundred and seven patients were included in the primary analysis. Eighty-six percent were male and the mean age was 58 ± 13 years. The underlying heart disease was ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) and congenital/inherited heart diseases in 60, 35 and 5%, respectively. The most common indication for WCD use was heart failure with an ejection fraction (EF) <35% due to ICM or NICM (43 and 27%, respectively). Three of the 207 patients received an appropriate shock over a median WCD wear-time of 62 days (interquartile range [IQR] 35–95). No inappropriate shocks were registered. Median average daily wear-time was 22.6 hours (IQR 19.9–23.2) and was significantly shorter for patients for whom WCD discontinuation was due to comfort issues (17 patients, p = 0.003). After the end of WCD therapy, 48% were implanted with an ICD. In those receiving an ICD, the rate of appropriate ICD therapies (either shock or antitachycardia pacing) was 8% during a median follow-up of 110 days (IQR 23–421). CONCLUSION The WCD is safe and effective in terminating malignant ventricular arrhythmias. A substantial subgroup of patients, however, discontinued WCD use prematurely because of comfort issues. This subset of patients deserves further attention in clinical practice to ensure therapy adherence.  .
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- Boldizsar Kovacs
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO - Regional Health Centre, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO - Regional Health Centre, Wetzikon, Switzerland / Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland/ Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Dominik C Benz
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Spitalstrasse 66, CH Wetzikon, Switzerland.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Spitalstrasse 66, CH Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Spitalstrasse 66, CH Wetzikon, Switzerland
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Hunziker L, Radovanovic D, Jeger R, Pedrazzini G, Cuculi F, Urban P, Erne P, Rickli H, Pilgrim T, Hess F, Simon R, Hangartner P, Hufschmid U, Hornig B, Altwegg L, Trummler S, Windecker S, Rueff T, Loretan P, Roethlisberger C, Evéquoz D, Mang G, Ryser D, Müller P, Jecker R, Kistler W, Hongler T, Stäuble S, Freiwald G, Schmid H, Stauffer J, Cook S, Bietenhard K, Roffi M, Wojtyna W, Schönenberger R, Simonin C, Waldburger R, Schmidli M, Federspiel B, Weiss E, Marty H, Weber K, Zender H, Poepping I, Hugi A, Koltai E, Iglesias J, Erne P, Heimes T, Jordan B, Pagnamenta A, Feraud P, Beretta E, Stettler C, Repond F, Widmer F, Heimgartner C, Polikar R, Bassetti S, Iselin H, Giger M, Egger P, Kaeslin T, Fischer A, Herren T, Eichhorn P, Neumeier C, Flury G, Girod G, Vogel R, Niggli B, Yoon S, Nossen J, Stoller U, Veragut U, Bächli E, Weber A, Schmidt D, Hellermann J, Eriksson U, Fischer T, Peter M, Gasser S, Fatio R, Vogt M, Ramsay D, Wyss C, Bertel O, Maggiorini M, Eberli F, Christen S. Twenty-Year Trends in the Incidence and Outcome of Cardiogenic Shock in AMIS Plus Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 12:e007293. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.118.007293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Lukas Hunziker
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (L.H., T.P.)
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- AMIS Plus Data Center, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland (D.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (R.J.)
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- Heart Centre Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Switzerland (F.C.)
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- Cardiology Department, La Tour Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (P.U.)
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Switzerland (P.E.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland (H.R.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland (L.H., T.P.)
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Weckbach LT, Grabmaier U, Uhl A, Gess S, Boehm F, Zehrer A, Pick R, Salvermoser M, Czermak T, Pircher J, Sorrelle N, Migliorini M, Strickland DK, Klingel K, Brinkmann V, Abu Abed U, Eriksson U, Massberg S, Brunner S, Walzog B. Midkine drives cardiac inflammation by promoting neutrophil trafficking and NETosis in myocarditis. J Exp Med 2019; 216:350-368. [PMID: 30647120 PMCID: PMC6363424 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20181102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy is frequently caused by myocarditis. However, the pathogenesis of myocarditis remains incompletely understood. Here, we report the presence of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in cardiac tissue of patients and mice with myocarditis. Inhibition of NET formation in experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) of mice substantially reduces inflammation in the acute phase of the disease. Targeting the cytokine midkine (MK), which mediates NET formation in vitro, not only attenuates NET formation in vivo and the infiltration of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) but also reduces fibrosis and preserves systolic function during EAM. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) acts as the functionally relevant receptor for MK-induced PMN recruitment as well as NET formation. In summary, NETosis substantially contributes to the pathogenesis of myocarditis and drives cardiac inflammation, probably via MK, which promotes PMN trafficking and NETosis. Thus, MK as well as NETs may represent novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of cardiac inflammation.
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- Ludwig T Weckbach
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany .,Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Cardiopathology, Institute for Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Microscopy Core Facility, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cellular Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Microscopy Core Facility, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cellular Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine, Gesundheitsversorgung Zürcher Oberland-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany .,Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Kovacs B, Reek S, Krasniqi N, Eriksson U, Duru F. Extended Use of the Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Which Patients Are Most Likely to Benefit? Cardiol Res Pract 2018; 2018:7373610. [PMID: 30622822 PMCID: PMC6304887 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7373610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD, LifeVest, ZOLL) can protect from sudden cardiac death bridging a vulnerable period until a decision on implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation can be reached. WCD is commonly used for 3 months or less. It is unknown, which patients use WCD longer and which patients are most likely to benefit from it. HYPOTHESIS Extended use of WCD is reasonable in selected cases based on underlying heart disease and overall patient risk profile. METHODS We conducted a systematic and comprehensive research of all published clinical studies on PubMed reporting on the use of the WCD. Only original articles reporting on wear times and time to appropriate shocks were included in our analysis. RESULTS The search resulted in 127 publications. 14 parameters were reported necessary for inclusion in our analysis. Median wear times ranged from 16 to 394 days. The median wear time was especially long for patients suffering from nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) (range: 50-71 days) and specifically peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) (120 days) and for heart transplant candidates. There was a large variation of appropriate shocks according to indication for WCD use. In contrast to NICM in general, the number of appropriate shocks was particularly high in patients with PPCM (0 in 254 patients and 5 in 49 patients, respectively). The median and maximal time periods to the first appropriate shock were longest in patients with PPCM (median time to the first appropriate shock: 68 days). CONCLUSIONS Prolonged use of WCD is not uncommon in available literature. Patients suffering from NICM and specifically PPCM seem most likely to have longer therapy duration with WCD with success. Careful patient selection for prolonged use may decrease the need for ICD implantation in the future; however, prospective data are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
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- Boldizsar Kovacs
- Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Wetzikon, Spitalstrasse 66, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Wetzikon, Spitalstrasse 66, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Wetzikon, Spitalstrasse 66, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Odening KE, Deiß S, Dilling-Boer D, Didenko M, Eriksson U, Nedios S, Ng FS, Roca Luque I, Sanchez Borque P, Vernooy K, Wijnmaalen AP, Yorgun H. Mechanisms of sex differences in atrial fibrillation: role of hormones and differences in electrophysiology, structure, function, and remodelling. Europace 2018; 21:366-376. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Katja E Odening
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Asklepios Medical Center Altona, Department of Cardiology, Arrhythmia Unit, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical and Interventional Arrhythmology, Kuprianov's Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Rhythmology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Unit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Chia P, Russell P, Asadi K, Murone C, Walkiewicz M, Eriksson U, Scott A, John T. MA12.11 Analysis of Angiogenic and Stromal Biomarkers in a Large Malignant Mesothelioma Cohort. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.420] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Gaul DS, Weber J, van Tits LJ, Sluka S, Pasterk L, Reiner MF, Calatayud N, Lohmann C, Klingenberg R, Pahla J, Vdovenko D, Tanner FC, Camici GG, Eriksson U, Auwerx J, Mach F, Windecker S, Rodondi N, Lüscher TF, Winnik S, Matter CM. Loss of Sirt3 accelerates arterial thrombosis by increasing formation of neutrophil extracellular traps and plasma tissue factor activity. Cardiovasc Res 2018; 114:1178-1188. [PMID: 29444200 PMCID: PMC6014146 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Aims Sirtuin 3 (Sirt3) is a mitochondrial, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent deacetylase that reduces oxidative stress by activation of superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2). Oxidative stress enhances arterial thrombosis. This study investigated the effects of genetic Sirt3 deletion on arterial thrombosis in mice in an inflammatory setting and assessed the clinical relevance of these findings in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods and results Using a laser-induced carotid thrombosis model with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, in vivo time to thrombotic occlusion in Sirt3-/- mice (n = 6) was reduced by half compared to Sirt3+/+ wild-type (n = 8, P < 0.01) controls. Ex vivo analyses of whole blood using rotational thromboelastometry revealed accelerated clot formation and increased clot stability in Sirt3-/- compared to wild-type blood. rotational thromboelastometry of cell-depleted plasma showed accelerated clotting initiation in Sirt3-/- mice, whereas overall clot formation and firmness remained unaffected. Ex vivo LPS-induced neutrophil extracellular trap formation was increased in Sirt3-/- bone marrow-derived neutrophils. Plasma tissue factor (TF) levels and activity were elevated in Sirt3-/- mice, whereas plasma levels of other coagulation factors and TF expression in arterial walls remained unchanged. SOD2 expression in bone marrow -derived Sirt3-/- neutrophils was reduced. In STEMI patients, transcriptional levels of Sirt3 and its target SOD2 were lower in CD14+ leukocytes compared with healthy donors (n = 10 each, P < 0.01). Conclusions Sirt3 loss-of-function enhances experimental thrombosis in vivo via an increase of neutrophil extracellular traps and elevation of TF suggesting thrombo-protective effects of endogenous Sirt3. Acute coronary thrombosis in STEMI patients is associated with lower expression levels of SIRT3 and SOD2 in CD14+ leukocytes. Therefore, enhancing SIRT3 activity by pan-sirtuin activating NAD+-boosters may provide a novel therapeutic target to prevent or treat thrombotic arterial occlusion in myocardial infarction or stroke.
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- Daniel S Gaul
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Integrative and Systems Physiology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University of Bern, Inselspital Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern
- Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Weckbach L, Grabmaier U, Uhl A, Zehrer A, Pick R, Klingel K, Eriksson U, Massberg S, Brunner S, Walzog B. P498Myocarditis-induced heart failure is caused by the cytokine midkine mediating neutrophil recruitment and NET formation. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.355] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- L Weckbach
- University Hospital of Munich, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Eberhard-Karls-Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Kardiopathologie, Institut für Pathologie und Neuropathologie, Tübingen, Germany
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- University of Zurich, Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Munich, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Munich, Germany
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Antonsson T, Bylund R, Eriksson U, Gyzander E, Nilsson I, Elg M, Mattsson C, Deinum J, Pehrsson S, Karlsson O, Nilsson A, Sörensen H, Gustafsson D. Effects of Melagatran, a New Low-molecular-weight Thrombin Inhibitor, on Thrombin and Fibrinolytic Enzymes. Thromb Haemost 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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SummaryMelagatran, a new, competitive and rapid inhibitor of thrombin with a molecular mass of 429 Da is described. Melagatran is well tolerated when administered in very high doses, and the oral bioavailability in the dog is relatively high. The aim of the study was to determine, in the preclinical setting, the degree of selectivity against the fibrinolytic system required for entering the clinical development phase. Melagatran was compared with two structurally similar thrombin inhibitors, inogatran and H 317/86. The potent inhibition of thrombin by melagatran was demonstrated by a low inhibition constant (Ki) for thrombin (0.002 μmol/l) and prolongation of clotting time to twice the control value in coagulation assays at low concentrations (0.010, 0.59 and 2.2 μmol/l for thrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time, respectively). Furthermore, thrombin-induced platelet aggregation was inhibited at the same concentration (IC50-value 0.002 μmol/l) as the Ki-value for thrombin. In two assays of global fibrinolysis, inhibition was observed at a concentration of 1.1 μmol/l in a euglobulin plasma fraction model, while no inhibition was observed at a concentration of ≤10 μmol/l in a plasma model. In an in vivo model of endogenous fibrinolysis in the rat, inhibition of fibrinolysis was observed at ≥1.0 μmol/l. In all assays, except the Ki-ratio determinations, the compounds could be graded with regard to selectivity against the fibrinolytic system: inogatran > melagatran > H 317/86. For melagatran, inhibition of fibrinolysis was not observed at concentrations below the upper limit of the proposed therapeutic plasma concentration interval (<0.5 μmol/l). Thus, melagatran seems to have a sufficient selectivity against the fibrinolytic system, while H 317/86 was considered to be insufficient for clinical development.
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Czepiel M, Kania G, Diviani D, Diestler O, Eriksson U, Siedlar M, Blyszczuk P. P6295Role of angiotensin II receptor type 1 in TGF-beta-mediated fibrogenesis in mouse model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p6295] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Caforio AL, Adler Y, Agostini C, Allanore Y, Anastasakis A, Arad M, Böhm M, Charron P, Elliott PM, Eriksson U, Felix SB, Garcia-Pavia P, Hachulla E, Heymans S, Imazio M, Klingel K, Marcolongo R, Matucci Cerinic M, Pantazis A, Plein S, Poli V, Rigopoulos A, Seferovic P, Shoenfeld Y, Zamorano JL, Linhart A. Diagnosis and management of myocardial involvement in systemic immune-mediated diseases: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease. Eur Heart J 2017; 38:2649-2662. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Wahlgren N, Thorén M, Höjeberg B, Käll TB, Laska AC, Sjöstrand C, Höijer J, Almqvist H, Holmin S, Lilja A, Fredriksson L, Lawrence D, Eriksson U, Ahmed N. Randomized assessment of imatinib in patients with acute ischaemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis. J Intern Med 2017; 281:273-283. [PMID: 27862464 PMCID: PMC5573589 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been shown to restore blood-brain barrier integrity and reduce infarct size, haemorrhagic transformation and cerebral oedema in stroke models treated with tissue plasminogen activator. We evaluated the safety of imatinib, based on clinical and neuroradiological data, and its potential influence on neurological and functional outcomes. METHODS A phase II randomized trial was performed in patients with acute ischaemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis. A total of 60 patients were randomly assigned to four groups [3 (active): 1 (control)]; the active treatment groups received oral imatinib for 6 days at three dose levels (400, 600 and 800 mg). Primary outcome was any adverse event; secondary outcomes were haemorrhagic transformation, cerebral oedema, neurological severity on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at 7 days and at 3 months and functional outcomes on the modified Rankin scale (mRS). RESULTS Four serious adverse events were reported, which resulted in three deaths (one in the control group and two in the 400-mg dose group; one patient in the latter group did not receive active treatment and the other received two doses). Nonserious adverse events were mostly mild, resulting in full recovery. Imatinib ameliorated neurological outcomes with an improvement of 0.6 NIHSS points per 100 mg imatinib (P = 0.02). For the 800-mg group, the mean unadjusted and adjusted NIHSS improvements were 4 (P = 0.037) and 5 points (P = 0.012), respectively, versus controls. Functional independence (mRS 0-2) increased by 18% versus controls (61 vs. 79; P = 0.296). CONCLUSION This phase II study showed that imatinib is safe and tolerable and may reduce neurological disability in patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis after ischaemic stroke. A confirmatory randomized trial is currently underway.
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- N Wahlgren
- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Capio St Göran Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Heymans S, Eriksson U, Lehtonen J, Cooper LT. The Quest for New Approaches in Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016; 68:2348-2364. [PMID: 27884253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Myocarditis is a diverse group of heart-specific immune processes classified by clinical and histopathological manifestations. Up to 40% of dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with inflammation or viral infection. Recent experimental studies revealed complex regulatory roles for several microribonucleic acids and T-cell and macrophage subtypes. Although the prevalence of myocarditis remained stable between 1990 and 2013 at about 22 per 100,000 people, overall mortality from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis has decreased since 2005. The diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance has increased with new, higher-sensitivity sequences. Positron emission tomography has emerged as a useful tool for diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. The sensitivity of endomyocardial biopsy may be increased, especially in suspected sarcoidosis, by the use of electrogram guidance to target regions of abnormal signal. Investigational treatments on the basis of mechanistic advances are entering clinical trials. Revised management recommendations regarding athletic participation after acute myocarditis have heightened the importance of early diagnosis.
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- Stephane Heymans
- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon & Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Department, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
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Grabmaier U, Kania G, Kreiner J, Grabmeier J, Uhl A, Huber BC, Lackermair K, Herbach N, Todica A, Eriksson U, Weckbach LT, Brunner S. Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) as a Biomarker in the Mouse Model of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis (EAM). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158299. [PMID: 27501319 PMCID: PMC4976901 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is strongly upregulated in hearts of mice with coxsackie virus-induced as well as in patients with viral infection-triggered dilated cardiomyopathy. Nevertheless, the role of its soluble form as a biomarker in inflammatory heart diseases remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated whether plasma levels of soluble VCAM-1 (sVCAM-1) directly correlated with disease activity and progression of cardiac dysfunction in the mouse model of experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM). EAM was induced by immunization of BALB/c mice with heart-specific myosin-alpha heavy chain peptide together with complete Freund`s adjuvant. ELISA revealed strong expression of cardiac VCAM-1 (cVCAM-1) throughout the course of EAM in immunized mice compared to control animals. Furthermore, sVCAM-1 was elevated in the plasma of immunized compared to control mice at acute and chronic stages of the disease. sVCAM-1 did not correlate with the degree of acute cardiac inflammation analyzed by histology or cardiac cytokine expression investigated by ELISA. Nevertheless, heart to body weight ratio correlated significantly with sVCAM-1 at chronic stages of EAM. Cardiac systolic dysfunction studied with positron emission tomography indicated a weak relationship with sVCAM-1 at the chronic stage of the disease. Our data provide evidence that plasma levels of sVCAM-1 are elevated throughout all stages of the disease but showed no strong correlation with the severity of EAM.
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- U. Grabmaier
- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Research of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Männ L, Kochupurakkal N, Martin C, Verjans E, Klingberg A, Sody S, Kraus A, Dalimot J, Bergmüller E, Jung S, Voortman S, Winterhager E, Brandau S, Garbi N, Kurrer M, Eriksson U, Gunzer M, Hasenberg M. CD11c.DTR mice develop a fatal fulminant myocarditis after local or systemic treatment with diphtheria toxin. Eur J Immunol 2016; 46:2028-42. [PMID: 27184067 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201546245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To assess the role of alveolar macrophages (AMs) during a pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus infection AMs were depleted by intratracheal application of diphtheria toxin (DTX) to transgenic CD11c.DTR mice prior to fungal infection. Unexpectedly, all CD11c.DTR mice treated with DTX died within 4-5 days, whether being infected with A. fumigatus or not. Despite measurable impact of DTX on lung functional parameters, these constrictions could not explain the high mortality rate. Instead, DTX-treated CD11c.DTR animals developed fulminant myocarditis (FM) characterized by massive leukocyte infiltration and myocardial cell destruction, including central parts of the heart's stimulus transmission system. In fact, standard limb lead ECG recordings of diseased but not healthy mice showed a "Brugada"-like pattern with an abnormally high ST segment pointing to enhanced susceptibility for potential lethal arrhythmias. While CD11c.DTR mice are extensively used for the characterization of CD11c(+) cells, including dendritic cells, several studies have already mentioned adverse side effects following DTX treatment. Our results demonstrate that this limitation is based on severe myocarditis but not on the expected lung constrictions, and has to be taken into consideration if this animal model is used. Based on these properties, however, the CD11c.DTR mouse might serve as useful animal model for FM.
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- Linda Männ
- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Research, Experimental Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pediatrics, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Imaging Center Essen, Electron Microscopy Unit, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Imaging Center Essen, Electron Microscopy Unit, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Müller-Edenborn B, Kania G, Osto E, Jakob P, Krasniqi N, Beck-Schimmer B, Blyszczuk P, Eriksson U. Lidocaine Enhances Contractile Function of Ischemic Myocardial Regions in Mouse Model of Sustained Myocardial Ischemia. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154699. [PMID: 27140425 PMCID: PMC4854463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Perioperative myocardial ischemia is common in high-risk patients. The use of interventional revascularisation or even thrombolysis is limited in this patient subset due to exceedingly high bleeding risks. Blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) with lidocaine had been suggested to reduce infarct size and cardiomyocyte cell death in ischemia/reperfusion models. However, the impact of lidocaine on cardiac function during sustained ischemia still remains unclear. METHODS Sustained myocardial ischemia was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending artery in 12-16 weeks old male BALB/c mice. Subcutaneous lidocaine (30 mg/kg) was used to block VGSC. Cardiac function was quantified at baseline and at 72h by conventional and speckle-tracking based echocardiography to allow high-sensitivity in vivo phenotyping. Infarct size and cardiomyocyte cell death were assessed post mortem histologically and indirectly using troponin measurements. RESULTS Ischemia strongly impaired both, global systolic and diastolic function, which were partially rescued in lidocaine treated in mice. No differences regarding infarct size and cardiomyocyte cell death were observed. Mechanistically, and as shown with speckle-tracking analysis, lidocaine specifically improves residual contractility in the ischemic but not in the remote, non-ischemic myocardium. CONCLUSION VGSC blockade with lidocaine rescues function of ischemic myocardium as a potential bridging to revascularisation in the setting of perioperative myocardial ischemia.
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- Björn Müller-Edenborn
- Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistr. 12, CH-8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Research of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Wagistr. 14, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistr. 12, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Translational Nutrition Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Schorenstrasse 16, 8603 Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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- Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistr. 12, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, CH-8001, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Spitalstr. 66, CH-8620, Wetzikon, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, CH-8001, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Anesthesiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, CH-8001, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistr. 12, CH-8952, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistr. 12, CH-8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Department of Medicine, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Spitalstr. 66, CH-8620, Wetzikon, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, CH-8001, Zurich, Switzerland
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Blyszczuk P, Müller-Edenborn B, Valenta T, Osto E, Stellato M, Behnke S, Glatz K, Basler K, Lüscher TF, Distler O, Eriksson U, Kania G. Transforming growth factor-β-dependent Wnt secretion controls myofibroblast formation and myocardial fibrosis progression in experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Eur Heart J 2016; 38:1413-1425. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Winnik S, Gaul DS, Siciliani G, Lohmann C, Pasterk L, Calatayud N, Weber J, Eriksson U, Auwerx J, van Tits LJ, Lüscher TF, Matter CM. Mild endothelial dysfunction in Sirt3 knockout mice fed a high-cholesterol diet: protective role of a novel C/EBP-β-dependent feedback regulation of SOD2. Basic Res Cardiol 2016; 111:33. [PMID: 27071400 PMCID: PMC4829622 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-016-0552-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sirtuin 3 (Sirt3) is an NAD+-dependent mitochondrial deacetylase associated with superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2)-mediated protection from oxidative stress. We have reported accelerated weight gain and impaired metabolic flexibility in atherosclerotic Sirt3−/− mice. Oxidative stress is a hallmark of endothelial dysfunction. Yet, the role of Sirt3 in this context remains unknown. Thus, we aimed to unravel the effects of endogenous Sirt3 on endothelial function and oxidative stress. Knockdown of Sirt3 in human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) increased intracellular mitochondrial superoxide accumulation, as assessed by electron spin resonance spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging. Endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortic rings from Sirt3−/− mice exposed to a normal diet did not differ from wild-type controls. However, following 12 weeks of high-cholesterol diet and increasing oxidative stress, endothelial function of Sirt3−/− mice was mildly impaired compared with wild-type controls. Relaxation was restored upon enhanced superoxide scavenging using pegylated superoxide dismutase. Knockdown of Sirt3 in cultured HAEC diminished SOD2 specific activity, which was compensated for by a CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBP-β)-dependent transcriptional induction of SOD2. Abrogation of this feedback regulation by simultaneous knockdown of C/EBP-β and Sirt3 exacerbated mitochondrial superoxide accumulation and culminated into endothelial cell death upon prolonged culture. Taken together, Sirt3 deficiency induces a mild, superoxide-dependent endothelial dysfunction in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet. In cultured endothelial cells, a novel C/EBP-β-dependent rescue mechanism maintains net SOD2 activity upon transient knockdown of Sirt3.
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- Stephan Winnik
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center Wetzikon, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Integrative Systems Physiology, School of Life Science, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.,Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr. 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland. .,Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Abrahamsson K, Andersson P, Bergman J, Bredberg U, Brånalt J, Egnell AC, Eriksson U, Gustafsson D, Hoffman KJ, Nielsen S, Nilsson I, Pehrsson S, Polla MO, Skjaeret T, Strimfors M, Wern C, Ölwegård-Halvarsson M, Örtengren Y. Discovery of AZD8165 – a clinical candidate from a novel series of neutral thrombin inhibitors. Med Chem Commun 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00479a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel series of neutral thrombin inhibitors has been developed using a selection process based on docking experiments and property calculations and predictions.
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Eriksson U. Nicht alltägliche Herzkrankheiten. Ther Umsch 2016; 73:711-712. [PMID: 28462612 DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930/a000854] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Thelemann C, Haller S, Blyszczuk P, Kania G, Rosa M, Eriksson U, Rotman S, Reith W, Acha-Orbea H. Absence of nonhematopoietic MHC class II expression protects mice from experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Eur J Immunol 2015; 46:656-64. [PMID: 26621778 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is a CD4(+) T-cell-mediated model of human inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathies. Heart-specific CD4(+) T-cell activation is dependent on autoantigens presented by MHC class II (MHCII) molecules expressed on professional APCs. In this study, we addressed the role of inflammation-induced MHCII expression by cardiac nonhematopoietic cells on EAM development. EAM was induced in susceptible mice lacking inducible expression of MHCII molecules on all nonhematopoietic cells (pIV-/- K14 class II transactivator (CIITA) transgenic (Tg) mice) by immunization with α-myosin heavy chain peptide in CFA. Lack of inducible nonhematopoietic MHCII expression in pIV-/- K14 CIITA Tg mice conferred EAM resistance. In contrast, cardiac pathology was induced in WT and heterozygous mice, and correlated with elevated cardiac endothelial MHCII expression. Control mice with myocarditis displayed an increase in infiltrating CD4(+) T cells and in expression of IFN-γ, which is the major driver of nonhematopoietic MHCII expression. Mechanistically, IFN-γ neutralization in WT mice shortly before disease onset resulted in reduced cardiac MHCII expression and pathology. These findings reveal a previously overlooked contribution of IFN-γ to induce endothelial MHCII expression in the heart and to progress cardiac pathology during myocarditis.
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- Christoph Thelemann
- Department of Biochemistry, CIIL, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, CIIL, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardioimmunology, Centre of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Research of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, CIIL, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardioimmunology, Centre of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, CHUV, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, CIIL, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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Eriksson U. Physician, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur: Dr Johannes Müller has contributed to Berlin's reputation as a hot-spot for Med-Tech companies. Eur Heart J 2015; 36:138-139. [PMID: 25741554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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Volgina G, Gadzhikulieva M, Uyshuk N, Kawamura E, Hisano S, Nakashima H, Saito T, Boor P, Babi kova J, Martin IV, Bucher EB, Eriksson U, Van Roeyen CRC, Eitner F, Floege J, Peutz-Kootstra CJ, Ostendorf T, Leh S, Leh F, Bjanes TK, Ohldieck C, Svarstad E, Han BG, Kim JS, Yang JW, Choi SO, Lollinga W, Rahbar A, De Wit RH, Riezebos-Brilman A, Soderberg-Naucler C, Van Son WJ, Sanders JS, Smit MJ, Van Den Born J, Koike K, Tsuboi N, Ikezumi Y, Go K, Ogura M, Saitoh A, Yokoo T, Yamaguchi T, Nokiba H, Hara M, Morito T, Kakihana K, Ohashi K, Ando M, Kimura T, Yagisawa T, Nanmoku K, Kurosawa A, Sakuma Y, Miki A, Nukui A, Alfieri CM, Regalia A, Simonini P, Ikehata M, Chatziantoniou C, Moroni G, Rastaldi MP, Messa P, Bockmeyer C, Sauberlich K, Zell S, Zeuschner P, Agustian PA, Wittig J, Becker JU, Peters B, Andersson Y, Hadimeri H, Stegmayr B, Molne J, Li T, He Y, Chen H, Chen J, Kobayashi A, Mitome J, Yamamoto I, Mafune A, Yamakawa T, Nakada Y, Tanno Y, Ohkido I, Tsuboi N, Yamamoto H, Yokoyama K, Yokoo T, Dervishi E, Buti E, Nozzoli C, Caldini LA, Giannakakis C, Minetti EE, Cirami L, Bergesio F, Ryuge A, Nomura A, Shimizu H, Fujita Y, Nishi S, Goto S, Nakai K, Ito J, Fujii H, Hara S, Mori G, Ligabue G, Cappelli G, Pinho A, Moreno F, Dias R, Vizcaino R, Ossareh S, Asgari M, Abdi E, Ataipour Y, Malakoutian T, Saddadi F, Rayatnia M. RENAL HISTOPATHOLOGY. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu172] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Inagi R, Motonishi S, Nangaku M, Buhl EM, Djudjaj S, Klinkhammer BM, Eriksson U, Floege J, Boor P, Kramann R, Fleig S, Fabian S, Dirocco D, Humphreys BD, Jasiek M, Karras A, Terrier B, Mesbah R, Faguer S, Jourde N, Remy P, Ronco P, Mariette X, Seror R, Thervet E, Le Guern V, Francois H, Grgic I, Krautzberger M, Hofmeister A, Lalli M, Dirocco D, Fleig S, Liu J, Duffield JS, McMahon AP, Aronow B, Humphreys BD. PATHOLOGY. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu129] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Yasuda G, Kinguchi S, Katsumata M, Hirawa N, Shibata K, Van Roeyen CRC, Drescher A, Hess K, Boor P, Martin IV, Zok S, Braun G, Kuppe C, Liehn E, Weiskirchen R, Eriksson U, Gross O, Floege J, Eitner F, Ostendorf T, Mose FH, Jensen JM, Therwani S, Mortensen J, Hansen AB, Bech JN, Pedersen EB, Vink EE, De Boer A, Hoogduin JM, Leiner T, Bots ML, Blankestijn PJ, Silva Sousa H, Branco P, Dores H, Carvalho MS, Goncalves P, Almeida MS, Andrade MJ, Pereira M, Gaspar MA, Mendes M, Barata JD. HYPERTENSION: EXPERIMENTAL. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu137] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Nazmi Krasniqi
- Division of Cardiology, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, GZO-Zurich Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Schurter D, Rauber-Lüthy C, Jahns M, Haberkern M, Kupferschmidt H, Exadaktylos A, Eriksson U, Ceschi A. Factors that trigger emergency physicians to contact a poison centre: findings from a Swiss study. Postgrad Med J 2014; 90:139-43. [DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-132242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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