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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2025

Short-Term Oral Administration of the Porcupine Inhibitor, Wnt-c59, Improves the Structural and Functional Features of Experimental HFpEF.

Mhairi A Paul, Cherry L Wainwright, Emma E Hector, Erik Ryberg, Stephen J Leslie, Sarah K Walsh

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Mhairi A PaulSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
Cherry L WainwrightSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1404-965X
Emma E HectorSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
Erik RybergBioscience Cardiovascular, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden.
Stephen J LeslieRaigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK.
Sarah K WalshSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-5303

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Medical Research Council MR/P016278/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for approximately 50% of heart failure cases globally, and this incidence is increasing due to extended lifespans and accumulating comorbidities. Emerging evidence suggests that Wnt signaling plays a role in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and cardiac fibrosis, which are key features of HFpEF. Furthermore, Porcupine (PORCN) inhibitors, which negatively regulate Wnt signaling, have shown promising results in improving cardiac function and reducing cardiac hypertrophy and/or fibrosis. This study investigated whether acute oral administration of the PORCN inhibitor, Wnt-c59, alters the maladaptive structural and/or functional features in a mouse model of HFpEF. Male mice were given a high-fat diet and L-NAME (0.5 g L

Indexed as

AcyltransferasesDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisHeart FailureMice, Inbred C57BLWnt Signaling PathwayAdministration, OralAnimalsBenzeneacetamidesCardiomegalyDiet, High-FatMaleMembrane ProteinsMicePyridinesStroke Volume2-(4-(2-methylpyridin-4-yl)phenyl)-N-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)acetamideAcyltransferasesBenzeneacetamidesMembrane ProteinsPorcn protein, mousePyridinescardiac functionfibrosisHFpEFhypertrophyWnt‐c59Wnt signaling

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PMID39743495
PMCPMC11693437

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