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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Cardiomyocyte-specific estrogen receptor alpha increases angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and reduces fibrosis in the female mouse heart post-myocardial infarction |
| Creators Name: | Mahmoodzadeh, S., Leber, J., Zhang, X., Jaisser, F., Messaoudi, S., Morano, I., Furth, P.A., Dworatzek, E. and Regitz-Zagrosek, V. |
| Abstract: | Experimental studies showed that 17{beta}-estradiol (E2) and activated Estrogen Receptors (ER) protect the heart from ischemic injury. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well understood. To investigate the role of ER{alpha} in cardiomyocytes in the setting of myocardial ischemia, we generated transgenic mice with cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of ER-{alpha} (ER{alpha}-OE) and subjected them to Myocardial Infarction (MI). At the basal level, female and male ER{alpha}-OE mice showed increased Left Ventricular (LV) mass, LV volume and cardiomyocyte length. Two weeks after MI, LV volume was significantly increased and LV wall thickness decreased in female and male WT-mice and male ER{alpha}-OE, but not in female ER{alpha}-OE mice. ER{alpha}-OE enhanced expression of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis markers (Vegf, Lyve-1), and neovascularization in the peri-infarct area in both sexes. However, attenuated level of fibrosis and higher phosphorylation of JNK signaling pathway could be detected only in female ER{alpha}-OE after MI. In conclusion, our study indicates that ER{alpha} protects female mouse cardiomyocytes from the sequelae of ischemia through induction of neovascularization in a paracrine fashion and impaired fibrosis, which together may contribute to the attenuation of cardiac remodelling. |
| Keywords: | Estrogen Receptor {alpha}, Myocardial Infarction, Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis, Cardiac Fibrosis, Animals, Mice |
| Source: | Journal of Cell Science & Therapy |
| ISSN: | 2157-7013 |
| Publisher: | OMICS Publishing Group |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | 153 |
| Date: | 30 January 2014 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7013.1000153 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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