Effects of the calcineurin dependent signaling pathway inhibition by cyclosporin A on early and late cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction |
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Authors: | Youn Tae-jin Piao Hainan Kwon Jin-sook Choi So-young Kim Hyung-sam Park Dae-gyun Kim Dong-woon Kim Young-gyu Cho Myeong-chan |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, # 62 Gaeshin-dong, Hungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-711, South Korea. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: The calcineurin-mediated signaling pathway has been implicated as one of the crucial pathways in cardiac hypertrophy. However, the role of calcineurin pathway on cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) has not been well defined. METHODS: Infarcted rats (n = 45) were randomized into calcineurin inhibitor, cyclosporin A (CsA) or vehicle groups, 3 days after MI and treated for 2 weeks (early post-MI cardiac remodeling stage), or randomized 17 days after MI and treated for 2 weeks (late remodeling stage). RESULTS: Calcineurin pathway inhibition during the early cardiac remodeling stage attenuated the myocardial hypertrophy after MI (P < 0.05). However, left ventricular dimensions were further increased and fractional shortening deteriorated with calcineurin inhibition during this stage (P < 0.05, each). During late remodeling stage, CsA treatment did not affect myocardial hypertrophy and cardiac dilation following MI. CONCLUSION: Our results strongly support the hypothesis that calcineurin pathway mediates compensatory myocardial hypertrophy during the early remodeling stage after MI. However, the calcineurin pathway does not seem to affect the late remodeling after MI. |
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Keywords: | heart failure hypertrophy infarction remodeling calcineurin |
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