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Knee osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. It causes pain and suffering for affected patients and is the source of major economic costs for healthcare systems. Despite ongoing research, there is a lack of knowledge regarding disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and possible cures. Current treatments do not fulfill patients' long-term needs, and it often requires invasive surgical procedures with subsequent long periods of rehabilitation. Researchers and companies worldwide are working to find a suitable cell source to engineer or regenerate a functional and healthy articular cartilage tissue to implant in the damaged area. Potential cell sources to accomplish this goal include embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells. The differentiation of stem cells into different tissue types is complex, and a suitable concentration range of specific growth factors is vital. The cellular microenvironment during early embryonic development provides crucial information regarding concentrations of signaling molecules and morphogen gradients as these are essential inducers for tissue development. Thus, morphogen gradients implemented in developmental protocols aimed to engineer functional cartilage tissue can potentially generate cells comparable to those within native cartilage. In this review, we have summarized the problems with current treatments, potential cell sources for cell therapy, reviewed the progress of new treatments within the regenerative cartilage field, and highlighted the importance of cell quality, characterization assays, and chemically defined protocols.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamiento farmacológico , Inhibidores de Fosfodiesterasa 5/uso terapéutico , Tadalafilo/uso terapéutico , Adulto , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/sangre , Angiopatías Diabéticas/sangre , Angiopatías Diabéticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Método Doble Ciego , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Células Endoteliales/fisiología , Femenino , Antebrazo/irrigación sanguínea , Humanos , Resistencia a la Insulina , Masculino , Comidas , Persona de Mediana Edad , Periodo Posprandial/efectos de los fármacos , Flujo Sanguíneo Regional/efectos de los fármacos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The transcription factor (TF) IRF4 is involved in the regulation of Th1, Th2, Th9, and Th17 cells, and animal studies have indicated an important role in allergy. However, IRF4 and its target genes have not been examined in human allergy. METHODS: IRF4 and its target genes were examined in allergen-challenged CD4(+) cells from patients with IAR, using combined gene expression microarrays and chromatin immunoprecipitation chips (ChIP-chips), computational target prediction, and RNAi knockdowns. RESULTS: IRF4 increased in allergen-challenged CD4(+) cells from patients with IAR, and functional studies supported its role in Th2 cell activation. IRF4 ChIP-chip showed that IRF4 regulated a large number of genes relevant to Th cell differentiation. However, neither Th1 nor Th2 cytokines were the direct targets of IRF4. To examine whether IRF4 induced Th2 cytokines via one or more downstream TFs, we combined gene expression microarrays, ChIP-chips, and computational target prediction and found a putative intermediary TF, namely ETS1 in allergen-challenged CD4(+) cells from allergic patients. ETS1 increased significantly in allergen-challenged CD4(+) cells from patients compared to controls. Gene expression microarrays before and after ETS1 RNAi knockdown showed that ETS1 induced Th2 cytokines as well as disease-related pathways. CONCLUSIONS: Increased expression of IRF4 in allergen-challenged CD4(+) cells from patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis leads to activation of a complex transcriptional program, including Th2 cytokines.
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Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/inmunología , Factores Reguladores del Interferón/biosíntesis , Proteína Proto-Oncogénica c-ets-1/biosíntesis , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Diferenciación Celular/inmunología , Separación Celular , Inmunoprecipitación de Cromatina , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Humanos , Factores Reguladores del Interferón/genética , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , Proteína Proto-Oncogénica c-ets-1/genética , ARN Interferente Pequeño , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/genética , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/inmunología , Células Th2/citología , Células Th2/inmunologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) may affect the expression of hundreds of genes in different cells and tissues from patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR). It is a formidable challenge to understand these complex changes by studying individual genes. In this study, we aimed to identify (i) pathways affected by local GC treatment and (ii) examine if those pathways could be used to find novel markers of local GC treatment in nasal fluids from patients with IAR. METHODS: Gene expression microarray- and iTRAQ-based proteomic analyses of nasal fluids, nasal fluid cells and nasal mucosa from patients with IAR were performed to find pathways enriched for differentially expressed genes and proteins. Proteins representing those pathways were analyzed with ELISA in an independent material of nasal fluids from 23 patients with IAR before and after treatment with a local GC. RESULTS: Transcriptomal and proteomic high-throughput analyses of nasal fluids, nasal fluid cells and nasal mucosal showed that local GC treatment affected a wide variety of pathways in IAR such as the glucocorticoid receptor pathway and the acute phase response pathway. Extracellular proteins encoded by genes in those pathways were analyzed in an independent material of nasal fluids from patients. Proteins that changed significantly in expression included known biomarkers such as eosinophil cationic protein but also proteins that had not been previously described in IAR, namely CCL2, M-CSF, CXCL6 and apoH. CONCLUSION: Pathway-based analyses of genomic and proteomic high-throughput data can be used as a complementary approach to identify novel potential markers of GC treatment in IAR.
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Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Glucocorticoides/uso terapéutico , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , Proteómica , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Femenino , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Genómica , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Líquido del Lavado Nasal/inmunología , Mucosa Nasal/inmunología , Mucosa Nasal/metabolismo , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/metabolismo , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Previously, expression profiling has been used to analyse allergen-challenged T-helper type 2 cells, nasal biopsies and nasal fluid cells from patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Allergen-challenged peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) provide a human in vitro model of how antigen-presenting cells, CD4+ T cells and effector cells such as basophils interact in allergic inflammation. OBJECTIVE: To identify novel genes and pathways in allergen-challenged PBMCs from patients with SAR using gene expression profiling and functional studies. METHODS: PBMCs from 11 patients with SAR and 23 healthy controls were analysed with gene expression profiling. mRNA expression of IL17RB in basophils was evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR. Membrane protein expression and apoptosis of basophils were examined by flow cytometry. Degranulation of basophils was assessed by measuring beta-hexosaminidase release. Cytokine release was measured using ELISA. RESULTS: Gene expression microarray analysis of allergen-challenged PBMCs showed that 209 out of 44000 genes were differentially expressed in patients compared with controls. IL17RB was the gene whose expression increased most in patients (P<0.0001). FACS analysis of PBMCs showed, for the first time, that basophils express IL-17RB. Following allergen challenge, IL-17RB protein increased significantly on basophils from patients compared with controls (P<0.05). IL-3 significantly increased both mRNA and protein expressions of IL17RB. Activation of IL-17RB by its ligand, IL-25, inhibited apoptosis of basophils. Moreover, IgE-mediated degranulation was enhanced by IL-25. CONCLUSION: Increased expression of IL-17RB on allergen-challenged basophil is regulated by IL-3, inhibits apoptosis and promotes IgE-mediated degranulation of basophils.
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Basófilos/metabolismo , Degranulación de la Célula/inmunología , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Receptores de Interleucina-17/biosíntesis , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/genética , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/metabolismo , Alérgenos/inmunología , Alérgenos/metabolismo , Apoptosis/inmunología , Basófilos/inmunología , Degranulación de la Célula/genética , Separación Celular , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Citometría de Flujo , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología , Leucocitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , ARN Mensajero/análisis , Receptores de Interleucina-17/genética , Receptores de Interleucina-17/inmunología , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/inmunologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Identification of disease-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) may be facilitated by focusing on genes in a disease-associated pathway. OBJECTIVE: To search for SNPs in genes that belong to the T-cell receptor (TCR) pathway and that change in expression in allergen-challenged CD4+ cells from patients with SAR. METHODS: CD4+ cells from patients with SAR were analysed with gene expression microarrays. Allele, genotype and haplotype frequencies were compared in 251 patients and 386 healthy controls. RESULTS: Gene expression microarray analysis of allergen-challenged CD4+ cells from patients with SAR showed that 25 of 38 TCR pathway genes were differentially expressed. A total of 62 SNPs were analysed in eight of the 25 genes; ICOS, IL4, IL5, IL13, CSF2, CTLA4, the inducible T-cell tyrosine kinase (ITK) and CD3D. Significant chi-squared values were identified for several markers in the ITK kinase gene region. A total of five SNPs were nominally significant at the 5% level. Haplotype analysis of the five significant SNPs showed increased frequency of a haplotype that covered most of the coding part of ITK. The functional relevance of ITK was supported by analysis of an independent material, which showed increased expression of ITK in allergen-challenged CD4+ cells from patients, but not from controls. CONCLUSION: Analysis of SNPs in TCR pathway genes revealed that a haplotype that covers a major part of the coding sequence of ITK is a risk factor for SAR.
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Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/efectos de los fármacos , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas/genética , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/genética , Células Th2/efectos de los fármacos , Adolescente , Adulto , Alelos , Alérgenos/farmacología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/enzimología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Exones/genética , Exones/inmunología , Femenino , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Frecuencia de los Genes/genética , Frecuencia de los Genes/inmunología , Haplotipos/genética , Haplotipos/inmunología , Humanos , Intrones/genética , Intrones/inmunología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos , Polen/inmunología , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/inmunología , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas/inmunología , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/inmunología , Rinitis Alérgica Estacional/inmunología , Transducción de Señal/genética , Transducción de Señal/inmunología , Células Th2/enzimología , Células Th2/inmunología , Células Th2/metabolismo , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Growth hormone (GH) has important regulatory effects on cardiac morphology and function both during normal development as well as in pathophysiological settings such as myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure (CHF). In order to investigate in more detail the interaction between GH and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) system we studied the effects of selective cerebral GH overexpression on myocardial content of catecholamines, myocardial and brain energy metabolism as well as on cardiac function during resting and stress conditions in a transgenic mouse model. METHODS: Transgenic mice with selective bovine GH overexpression under control of glial fibrillary acidic protein promoter in the brain (GFAP-bGH, n=15) were created and compared to genetically matched non-transgenic mates (Control, n=15). Cardiac morphology and function were evaluated in vivo using transthoracic echocardiography during resting and stress conditions induced pharmacologically by dopamine (D) and isoprotenolol (ISO). Myocardial and brain energy metabolism were evaluated non-invasively using in vivo volume-selective phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P MRS). Myocardial content of catecholamines was analyzed by means of HPLC. RESULTS: Compared to the C animals, the GFAP-bGH mice have showed several differences in the cardiac phenotype. Systolic (fractional shortening) and diastolic function (E/A wave ratio of mitral flow) was disturbed in the GFAP-bGH mice (both p<0.05). During the dopamine stress, there was chronotropic insufficiency in the GFAP-bGH group (p<0.01) while no difference was observed in response to isoprotenolol. Left ventricular dimensions were increased in GFAP-bGH mice (p<0.05). There was a tendency for higher body weight in GFAP-bGH compared to the control group (p=0.06) while no difference was observed in heart weight and brain weight when normalized for body weight. Myocardial content of noradrenaline was lower in the GFAP-bGH group (p<0.05). PCr/ATP ratio was higher (p<0.05) in the brain and lower in the heart (p<0.05) in the GFAP-bGH mice. CONCLUSIONS: Selective cerebral overexpression of GH results in alterations of cardiac function, morphology and metabolism in transgenic mice. Decreased myocardial content of catecholamines in the GFAP-bGH mice suggests central interaction between GH and sympathetic nervous system.
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Encéfalo/metabolismo , Catecolaminas/metabolismo , Metabolismo Energético , Hormona del Crecimiento/biosíntesis , Miocardio/metabolismo , Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología , Animales , Bovinos , Dopamina/metabolismo , Dopamina/farmacología , Ecocardiografía , Femenino , Proteína Ácida Fibrilar de la Glía/genética , Hormona del Crecimiento/genética , Isoproterenol/farmacología , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Endogámicos CBA , Ratones Transgénicos , Miocardio/patología , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Estrés Fisiológico/diagnóstico por imagen , Estrés Fisiológico/fisiopatología , Sistema Nervioso Simpático/fisiología , Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/diagnóstico por imagenRESUMEN
AIMS: Acromegaly [overproduction of growth hormone (GH)] and GH deficiency have both been associated with alterations in autonomic nervous system function. The aim of this study was to investigate autonomic nervous system influence on heart rate (HR) in transgenic mice overexpressing bovine GH (bGH). METHODS: HR and HR variability (HRV) were measured in conscious young (8-13 weeks) and old (5-6 months) female bGH and control mice using telemetry. HR control was studied using antagonists and an agonist of adrenergic and muscarinic receptors. Noradrenaline was measured in plasma, heart and kidney using high performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS: Average 24 h resting HR did not differ between bGH and control mice. After saline injection and after muscarinic blockade with methylscopolamine HR increase was blunted (in old) or absent (in young) bGH mice compared with control mice (P < 0.05). Phenylephrine caused a baroreflex mediated decrease in HR from around 550 to 300-350 beats min(-1), not different between bGH and control mice. Time- and frequency-domain measures of HRV were reduced in old bGH compared with control mice (P < 0.05). Noradrenaline concentrations were reduced by 25-49% in plasma and tissue of bGH compared with control mice (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The current study suggests reduced autonomic modulation of HR in bGH transgenic mice. Thus, GH appears to have marked effects on autonomic tone, reducing sympathetic nervous system function possibly via reduced noradrenaline stores.
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Acromegalia/fisiopatología , Hormona del Crecimiento/fisiología , Norepinefrina/metabolismo , Sistema Nervioso Simpático/fisiopatología , Acromegalia/metabolismo , Acromegalia/patología , Envejecimiento/fisiología , Animales , Peso Corporal , Bovinos , Ritmo Circadiano , Femenino , Hormona del Crecimiento/genética , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Riñón/patología , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Norepinefrina/sangre , Tamaño de los Órganos , Sistema Nervioso Parasimpático/fisiopatología , Renina/sangre , TelemetríaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To investigate diastolic and systolic left ventricular recovery during titration with metoprolol CR/XL (controlled release/extended release). DESIGN: Placebo run in, followed by an open study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: 14 patients with chronic heart failure. INTERVENTIONS: Metoprolol CR/XL titrated from 12.5 mg once daily to 200 mg once daily. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: M mode recordings of atrioventricular (AV) plane displacement, Doppler measurement of transmitral flow and pulmonary venous flow, two dimensional ejection fraction, and measurement of venous plasma concentration of noradrenaline. Patients were investigated after 2, 4, 6, and 24 weeks of treatment. RESULTS: A reduction of heart rate was observed on the first dose (12.5 mg once daily), from a mean (SD) of 74 (11) to 67 (11) beats/min, p < 0.05. This was accompanied by prominent effects on AV plane filling parameters, including an increase in early diastolic filling period from 87 (28) to 105 (33) ms (p < 0.05), and in the lateral AV plane fractional shortening from 8.7 (2.7)% to 10.2 (2.8)% (p < 0.05). An early trend towards improvement in global systolic left ventricular function was also seen, although this was not significant until six weeks. Ejection fraction increased from 33 (7.5)% to 38 (11)% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: First effects of left ventricular recovery during beta blocker treatment were seen in recordings of longitudinal performance, as expressed by AV plane displacement. Doppler flow dynamics as well as global systolic recovery appeared several weeks later, emphasising the importance of longitudinal performance in evaluating left ventricular function.
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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/administración & dosificación , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/tratamiento farmacológico , Metoprolol/análogos & derivados , Metoprolol/administración & dosificación , Contracción Miocárdica/efectos de los fármacos , Catecolaminas/sangre , Enfermedad Crónica , Preparaciones de Acción Retardada , Diástole/fisiología , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ecocardiografía , Femenino , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/sangre , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Sístole/fisiologíaRESUMEN
beta(1)-Adrenoceptor autoantibodies are present in approximately 30% of patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. The inotropic effects mediated by these antibodies remain to be studied. Monoclonal antibodies were raised against a peptide corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the human beta(1)-adrenoceptor in balb/C mouse (n=6), and were characterized by enzyme immunoassay after purification by protein A. Purified immunoglobulin G from non-immunized animals (controls) did not influence Ca(2+) transient and cell shortening of rat cardiomyocytes measured by confocal-laser-scanning-microscopy. beta(1)-adrenoceptor antibodies caused a dose-related increase in Ca(2+) transient (dilution 1:2: +35.3+/-5.1%), and in cell shortening (dilution 1:2: +40.5+/-6.3%) (P<0.01 vs. controls). The effect of the beta(1)-adrenoceptor antibodies was blocked by the antigenic peptide and by the antagonist metoprolol. In addition, beta(1)-adrenoceptor antibodies induced a dose-dependent increase of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate. The inotropic response induced by isoproterenol was attenuated by the beta(1)-adrenoceptor antibody. beta(1)-adrenoceptor antibodies as partial agonists induce a specific positive inotropic effect via the protein-kinase-A-cascade.
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/farmacología , Corazón/efectos de los fármacos , Contracción Miocárdica/efectos de los fármacos , Miocardio/citología , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 1/inmunología , Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacología , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacología , Animales , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/inmunología , Tamaño de la Célula/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , AMP Cíclico/análogos & derivados , AMP Cíclico/farmacología , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Corazón/fisiología , Humanos , Isoproterenol/farmacología , Metoprolol/farmacología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Miocardio/metabolismo , Propanolaminas/farmacología , Ratas , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 1/química , Tionucleótidos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
In spite of the solid evidence that beta-blockade reduces mortality and morbidity in congestive heart failure (CHF) this therapy continues to be underused in clinical praxis. The reason for this may lie in scarcity of knowledge about the mechanisms of beta-blockade action. The major aim of this study was to investigate in vivo whether selective beta(1)-blockade may improve cardiac energy metabolism in rats with myocardial infarction in early postinfarct remodeling phase. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by ligation of the left coronary artery. Two different groups of rats were studied, rats with MI treated with metoprolol (5 mg/kg/h; n = 9) and rats with MI saline treated (n = 9). The treatment with metoprolol was given by subcutaneously implanted minipumps and was initiated at 3 days postinfarct and during the period of 4 weeks. All rats were investigated with noninvasive methods (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and transthoracic echocardiography 3 days after induction of MI and 4 weeks later. Phosphocreatine/ATP ratio was normalized after the treatment with metoprolol while it was 50% lower in the saline group (p < 0.001). In the metoprolol group stroke volume and ejection fraction increased while deceleration time of mitral early filling was longer (all p < 0.05). Left ventricular weight as well as volumes and dimensions were similar between the groups. Plasma levels of noradrenaline (p = 0.058), adrenaline (p < 0.01) and brain natriuretic peptide (p = 0.09) were lower in the metoprolol group. Selective beta(1)-blockade with high dose of metoprolol initiated in the early postinfarct phase improves myocardial energy metabolism and function and prevents overactivation of sympathetic system. The beneficial effect on myocardial bioenergetics may be an important mode of action of beta-blockers which contributes to the clinical benefits of the therapy in CHF.
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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacología , Metabolismo Energético/efectos de los fármacos , Metoprolol/farmacología , Infarto del Miocardio/prevención & control , Miocardio/metabolismo , Sistemas Neurosecretores/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Peso Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Catecolaminas/sangre , Ecocardiografía/efectos de los fármacos , Corazón/efectos de los fármacos , Corazón/fisiopatología , Ventrículos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos , Ventrículos Cardíacos/patología , Hemodinámica/efectos de los fármacos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Metoprolol/sangre , Infarto del Miocardio/etiología , Infarto del Miocardio/metabolismo , Miocardio/patología , Péptido Natriurético Encefálico/sangre , Péptido Natriurético Encefálico/efectos de los fármacos , Sistemas Neurosecretores/metabolismo , Tamaño de los Órganos/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-DawleyRESUMEN
The aims of this study were to examine, in vivo, the effects of GH treatment on myocardial energy metabolism, function, morphology, and neurohormonal status in rats during the early postinfarct remodeling phase. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats. Three different groups were studied: MI rats treated with saline (n = 7), MI rats treated with GH (MI + GH; n = 11; 3 mg/kg x day), and sham-operated rats (sham; n = 8). All rats were investigated with 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy and echocardiography at 3 days after MI and 3 weeks later. After 3 weeks treatment with GH, the phosphocreatine/ATP ratio increased significantly, compared with the control group (MI = 1.69 +/- 0.09 vs. MI + GH = 2.42 +/- 0.05, P < 0.001; sham = 2.34 +/- 0.08). Treatment with GH significantly attenuated an increase in left ventricular end systolic volume and end diastolic volume. A decrease in ejection fraction was prevented in GH-treated rats (P < 0.05 vs. MI). Myocardial and plasma noradrenaline levels were significantly lower in MI rats treated with GH. These effects were accompanied by normalization of plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels (sham = 124.1 +/- 8.4; MI = 203.9 +/- 34.7; MI + GH = 118.3 +/- 8.4 ng/ml; P < 0.05 vs. MI). In conclusion, GH improves myocardial energy reserve, preserves left ventricular function, and attenuates pathologic postinfarct remodeling in the absence of induction of left ventricular hypertrophy in postinfarct rats. The marked decrease in myocardial content of noradrenaline, after GH treatment, may protect myocardium from adverse effects of catecholamines during postinfarct remodeling.
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Catecolaminas/metabolismo , Metabolismo Energético , Hormona de Crecimiento Humana/uso terapéutico , Infarto del Miocardio/tratamiento farmacológico , Miocardio/metabolismo , Animales , Peso Corporal , Dopamina/análisis , Dopamina/sangre , Ecocardiografía Doppler , Epinefrina/análisis , Epinefrina/sangre , Hemodinámica , Hormona de Crecimiento Humana/sangre , Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/análisis , Masculino , Infarto del Miocardio/metabolismo , Miocardio/química , Péptido Natriurético Encefálico/sangre , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta/análisis , Función Ventricular IzquierdaRESUMEN
A monoclonal antibody (MAb M16) was obtained by immunizing Balb/C mice with free peptide H26R, corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the human beta1-adrenergic receptor (beta1AR), against which functional autoantibodies have been detected in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The MAb was found to be of IgG2b type and directed against a conformational epitope, encompassing the sequence recognized by the human autoantibodies. BIAcore measurements yielded an equilibrium constant of 6.5 X 10(7) M1 with an association rate constant (kon) of 6.5 X 10(4) M(-1) sec(-1) and a dissociation rate constant (koff) of 1.0 X 10(-3) sec(-1). It immunoprecipitated only poorly the solubilized beta1AR of Sf9 cell membranes. Functionally, the MAb was capable of not only reducing the number of the maximal binding sites to the beta1-adrenergic receptor of transfected Sf9 cell membranes, but also of displaying a positive chronotropic effect on cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. These properties, which the MAb shares with the human autoantibodies, makes it an interesting tool for passive transfer studies in mice.
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/inmunología , Autoantígenos/inmunología , Cardiomiopatía Dilatada/inmunología , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 1/inmunología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/química , Afinidad de Anticuerpos , Células Cultivadas , Mapeo Epitopo , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Humanos , Hibridomas , Inmunoglobulina G/análisis , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C/inmunología , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Miocardio/citología , Péptidos/inmunología , Pruebas de Precipitina , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 1/genética , Spodoptera/genética , TransfecciónRESUMEN
The human beta(1)-adrenoceptor is an immune target for autoantibodies with functional activity in cardiovascular diseases. Different epitopes on the extracellular domains of the receptor are involved. To study the immunological and pharmacological properties of these epitopes, rabbits were immunized with peptides corresponding to a large domain in the N-terminal part of the receptor and to its first and second extracellular loops. In contrast to the two other peptides, the first extracellular loop did not have immunogenic properties but acted as a hapten. Antibodies affinity-purified with the three synthetic peptides were able to significantly immunoprecipitate the solubilized receptor, confirming that they recognized the target receptor. While antibodies against the N-terminal domain did not inhibit the binding of a radiolabelled antagonist to the receptor, those against the first and second extracellular loop showed non-competitive inhibition. Similarly, only the two latter antibodies exerted a specific agonist-like effect on the receptor, as assessed on neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in culture. Our results are in accordance with those found for human anti-receptor autoantibodies with functional effects. We conclude that not all extracellular epitopes give rise to functional autoantibodies with potential physiopathological relevance in cardiac diseases with an autoimmune component.