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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2020

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor attenuates myocardial remodeling and ventricular arrhythmia susceptibility via the JAK2-STAT3 pathway in a rabbit model of coronary microembolization.

Weiwei Wang, Shuhua Ye, Lutao Zhang, Qiong Jiang, Jianhua Chen, Xuehai Chen, Feilong Zhang, Hangzhou Wu

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Weiwei WangDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Shuhua YeDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial People's Hospital, Fuzhou, 350004, China.
Lutao ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Wuqing District, Tianjin, 301700, China.
Qiong JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Jianhua ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Xuehai ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Feilong ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China. zflfjuh@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4614-2915
Hangzhou WuFujian Medical University Union clinical medical college, Fuzhou, 350001, China. hangzhouwu@126.com.
Fujian Medical University · CNFujian Provincial People's Hospital · CNWuqing District People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Fujian Province Medical Innovation Project 2016-CX-17Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2018J01298Young and Middle-Aged Scholars Foundation of Fujian Province Health Bureau 2017-ZQN-29Youth Foundation of Fujian Province Health Bureau 2013-2-34
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronary microembolization (CME) has a poor prognosis, with ventricular arrhythmia being the most serious consequence. Understanding the underlying mechanisms could improve its management. We investigated the effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on connexin-43 (Cx43) expression and ventricular arrhythmia susceptibility after CME.

methodsForty male rabbits were randomized into four groups (n = 10 each): Sham, CME, G-CSF, and AG490 (a JAK2 selective inhibitor). Rabbits in the CME, G-CSF, and AG490 groups underwent left anterior descending (LAD) artery catheterization and CME. Animals in the G-CSF and AG490 groups received intraperitoneal injection of G-CSF and G-CSF + AG490, respectively. The ventricular structure was assessed by echocardiography. Ventricular electrical properties were analyzed using cardiac electrophysiology. The myocardial interstitial collagen content and morphologic characteristics were evaluated using Masson and hematoxylin-eosin staining, respectively.

resultsWestern blot and immunohistochemistry were employed to analyze the expressions of Cx43, G-CSF receptor (G-CSFR), JAK2, and STAT3. The ventricular effective refractory period (VERP), VERP dispersion, and inducibility and lethality of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation were lower in the G-CSF than in the CME group (P < 0.01), indicating less severe myocardial damage and arrhythmias. The G-CSF group showed higher phosphorylated-Cx43 expression (P < 0.01 vs. CME). Those G-CSF-induced changes were reversed by A490, indicating the involvement of JAK2. G-CSFR, phosphorylated-JAK2, and phosphorylated-STAT3 protein levels were higher in the G-CSF group than in the AG490 (P < 0.01) and Sham (P < 0.05) groups.

conclusionG-CSF might attenuate myocardial remodeling via JAK2-STAT3 signaling and thereby reduce ventricular arrhythmia susceptibility after CME.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsArrhythmias, CardiacConnexin 43Coronary Artery DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHeart RateJanus Kinase 2MaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumPhosphorylationRabbitsReceptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorConnexin 43Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorJanus Kinase 2Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorCx43G-CSFJAK2-STAT3 signaling pathwayMicroembolismVentricular arrhythmia

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PMID32066388
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