scholarly journals Selective Deletion of the NH2-Terminal Variable Region of Cardiac Troponin T in Ischemia Reperfusion by Myofibril-Associated μ-Calpain Cleavage†

Biochemistry ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (38) ◽  
pp. 11681-11694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiling Zhang ◽  
Brandon J. Biesiadecki ◽  
Jian-Ping Jin
2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 561a
Author(s):  
Han-Zhong Feng ◽  
Heidi L. Lujan ◽  
Karin Przyklenk ◽  
Stephen E. DiCarlo ◽  
J.-P. Jin

2017 ◽  
pp. 949-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SMETANA ◽  
J. BESIK ◽  
I. NETUKA ◽  
J. MALY ◽  
J. MALUSKOVA ◽  
...  

Many functions of the cardiovascular apparatus are affected by gender. The aim of our study was find out whether markers of cell death present in the donor myocardium differ in male and female hearts. The study involved 81 patients undergoing heart transplantation from September 2010 to January 2013. Patients were divided into two groups: male allograft (n=49), and female allograft (n=32). Two types of myocardial cell death were analyzed. High-sensitive cardiac troponin T as a necrosis marker and protein bcl-2, caspase 3 and TUNEL as apoptosis markers were measured. We observed a significantly higher level of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T after correcting for predicted ventricular mass in female donors before transplantation as well as in the female allograft group after transplantation throughout the monitored period (P=0.011). There were no differences in apoptosis markers (bcl-2, caspase 3, TUNEL) between male and female hearts before transplantation. Both genders showed a significant increase of TUNEL-positive myocytes one week after transplantation without differences between the groups. Moreover, there were no differences in caspase 3 and bcl-2 expression between the two groups. Our results demonstrated the presence of necrotic and apoptotic cell death in human heart allografts. High-sensitive cardiac troponin T adjusted for predicted ventricular mass as a marker of myocardial necrosis was higher in female donors, and this gender difference was even more pronounced after transplantation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 459-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Chahine ◽  
Hassane Makhlouf ◽  
Laurent Duca ◽  
Laurent Martiny ◽  
Ramez Chahine

Abstract Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline antibiotic routinely used as a chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of solid tumours. However, DOX possesses an acute and cumulative cardiotoxicity due to free radical production. The present study was designed to investigate the possible protective effects of saffron (Crocus sativus) extracts against DOX-induced acute cardiotoxicity in isolated rabbit hearts submitted to 30 min global ischemia followed by 40 min reperfusion. DOX was delivered during reperfusion, without or with saffron given 5 min before ischemia or at reperfusion. Cardiodynamic, biochemical, and histopathological parameters were determined. In addition, to determine the expression of the AKT/mTOR/4EBP1 pathway, the levels of p38 MAPK and cardiac troponin T in heart homogenates were visualized by Western blotting. DOX administration during 40 min of reperfusion increased ischemic tissue damage, but did not act synergistically. Administration of saffron extracts during the first minutes of reperfusion significantly reduced oxidative myocardial damage, but was less effective when given before ischemia. Subsequent Western blot analysis revealed that saffron administration preserved cardiac troponin T proteins, inhibited the p38 MAPK pathway, and activated the AKT/mTOR/4EBP1 pathway in reperfusion- and DOX-treated rabbit hearts. In conclusion, saffron extracts, acting through antioxidant and antiapoptotic mechanisms, exhibited a protective effect against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity under ischemic condition.


2000 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Bertsch ◽  
C. Janke ◽  
C. Denz ◽  
M. Weiss ◽  
T. Luiz ◽  
...  

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1461-P
Author(s):  
PAUL WELSH ◽  
DAVID PREISS ◽  
ARCHIE CAMPBELL ◽  
DAVID J. PORTEOUS ◽  
NICHOLAS L. MILLS ◽  
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