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XB-ART-12475
Br J Pharmacol 1999 Jul 01;1275:1165-76. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702676.
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Expression of immediate early genes, GATA-4, and Nkx-2.5 in adrenergic-induced cardiac hypertrophy and during regression in adult mice.

Saadane N , Alpert L , Chalifour LE .


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Adrenoreceptor agonists induce a hypertrophic phenotype in vitro and in vivo. To investigate the molecular remodeling in chronic cardiac hypertrophy we infused adult male mice with vehicle. isoproterenol, phenylephrine or both agonists for 3, 7 or 14 days. All drugs increased cardiac mass. After minipump removal cardiac mass regressed to control levels within 7 days after PE and ISO treatment whereas ISO + PE treated hearts were incompletely regressed. ANF and beta-MHC, but not alpha-MHC, expression were increased by agonists at all time points. GATA-4, Nkx-2.5, Egr-1, c-jun and c-fos expression were increased after 3, 7 and 14 days of treatment. Expression was greatest after ISO+PE> >ISO>PE>vehicle infusion suggesting a synergistic effect of adrenoreceptor stimulation and indicating a greater effect of beta- than alpha-adrenergic action in vivo. After PE or ISO drug withdrawal the HW/BW was normal and Egr-1, c-jun, c-fos and GATA-4, but not Nkx2.5, expression dropped to control levels. HW/BW regression was incomplete after ISO+PE and elevated levels of Egr-1, c-jun and Nkx2.5 expression remained. A hydralazine-mediated reduction in blood pressure had no effect on the agonist-induced cardiac hypertrophy or gene expression. In conclusion, we found that continued agonist stimulation, and not blood pressure. is responsible for the maintained increase in gene expression. Further, we found the decrease in gene expression in the regression after drug withdrawal was gene specific.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: egr1 fos gata4 jun myh4 myh6 nkx2-5 nppa

References [+] :
Arceci, Mouse GATA-4: a retinoic acid-inducible GATA-binding transcription factor expressed in endodermally derived tissues and heart. 1993, Pubmed