Retraction notice to: Effect of thioredoxin-interacting protein on Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and diabetic myocardial infarction Asian Pac J Trop Med 8(11) (2015) 976–982 (S1995764515001674) (10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.10.010))

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Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects improves cardiac remodeling and function of adult patients with permanent atrial fibrillation / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of dysrhythmia associated with atrial septal defects (ASDs) in patients older than 40 years. However, little is known about cardiac remodeling after transcatheter closure in patients with permanent AF. This study was designed to compare cardiac events and remodeling effects after transcatheter closure in such patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 289 adult patients older than 40 years who underwent ASD closure at our center were analyzed retrospectively. Of them, 63 patients with permanent AF were assigned to the case group, and the other 226 patients without permanent AF were assigned to the control group. Cardiac events and changes in left and right cardiac cavity dimensions before the procedure and 6 months after the procedure were compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Patients in the case group were significantly older than those in the control group. The right ventricular (RV) volume and right atrial (RA) volume were decreased significantly in both the groups during a median follow-up period of 6 months after closure (P < 0.001). The left atrial dimensions, left ventricular end-systolic dimensions, left ventricular end-diastolic dimensions and left ventricular ejection fraction showed no significant change before and after the procedure in both the groups. Changes of the RV volume and RA volume in the case group were significantly smaller than those in the control group (P = 0.005 and P < 0.001). The New York Heart Association cardiac function was improved in both the groups during the 6 months follow-up period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The transcatheter closure of ASD can improve the cardiac remodeling and cardiac function in patients with or without AF.</p>

RETRACTED: Effect of thioredoxin-interacting protein on Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and diabetic myocardial infarction

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the regulatory role of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and therefore to elucidate its function in diabetic myocardial infarction.@*METHODS@#Diabetic myocardial infarction models were generated in mice. The expression levels of TXNIP and β-catenin and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined and compared with those in control group. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with high-concentration glucose and/or silencing TXNIP and/or H2O2. After 24 h, expression levels of TXNIP, β-catenin and its downstream protein Cyclin D1, and C-myc gene were determined by real-time PCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence method. The cell proliferation and ROS production capability in different groups were determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay.@*RESULTS@#Compared with control group, hyperglycemia significantly up-regulated TXNIP expression and ROS level in the myocardium and endothelial cells of myocardial infarction area, whereas the β-catenin expression was down-regulated, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In comparison with Human umbilical vein endothelial cells in the control group, high glucose level increased the levels of TXNIP expression and ROS level in cells, but reduced cell proliferation as well as migration capability and expression levels of β-catenin, Cyclin D1 and C-myc; the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). However, this trend can be partially reversed by silencing TXNIP.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Diabetic myocardial ischemia could up-regulate levels of TXNIP expression and ROS production in endothelial cells of myocardial infarction area. The regulation effect of TXNIP on β-catenin was partially achieved by changing ROS levels.

Effect of thioredoxin-interacting protein on Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and diabetic myocardial infarction

Objective: To explore the regulatory role of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and therefore to elucidate its function in diabetic myocardial infarction. Methods: Diabetic myocardial infarction models were generated in mice. The expression levels of TXNIP and β-catenin and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined and compared with those in control group. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with high-concentration glucose and/or silencing TXNIP and/or H