Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39871135›Full record

ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2025

Activated cardiac fibroblasts are a primary source of high-molecular-weight hyaluronan production.

Danielle T Little, Caitlin M Howard, Emma Pendergraft, Kenneth R Brittian, Timothy N Audam, Exile W Lukudu, Juliette Smith, Daniel Nguyen, Yoshihiro Nishida, Yu Yamaguchi and 3 more

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Hyaluronan in cardiac disease: implications for the extracellular matrix beyond collagen.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Danielle T LittleCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6682-3611
Caitlin M HowardCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9311-6664
Emma PendergraftCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Kenneth R BrittianCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Timothy N AudamCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5653-7649
Exile W LukuduCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Juliette SmithCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Daniel NguyenCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9268-0300
Yoshihiro NishidaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7511-6388
Yu YamaguchiHuman Genetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0098-281X
Robert E BrainardCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-9698-3199
Richa A SinghalCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Steven P JonesCenter for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5376-8089

Funding

TBDP30GM127607 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI HILL, BRADFORD GUY · 2018 to 2022
$6.3M
Biosynthetic Pathways in Cardiac RemodelingR01HL147844 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI HILL, BRADFORD GUY, JONES, STEVEN P · 2019 to 2022
$3.0M
Exercise-enhanced resolution of inflammationR01GM127495 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI HELLMANN, JASON L · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Extracellular Matrix Dynamics During RemodelingR01HL163272 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI JONES, STEVEN P · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
Imaging and Physiology Core: High Frequency, High Resolution Ultrasound Imaging SystemS10OD025178 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI JONES, STEVEN P · 2019 to 2019
$364k
Dynamic Role of Hyaluronan in Ventricular RemodelingF31HL162518 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI LITTLE, DANIELLE T · 2022 to 2025
$114k
American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 916776American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 970338HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01 HL 163272Jewish Heritage Fund for ExcellenceNHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL162518NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147844NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL163272NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM127607NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM127495NIH HHS S10 OD025178ODCDC CDC HHS S10 OD025178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During acute myocardial infarction, the composition of the extracellular matrix changes remarkably. One of the most notable changes in the extracellular matrix is in the accumulation of collagen; however, hyaluronan rivals collagen in its abundance. Yet, the extent to which specific cells and enzymes may contribute to such accumulation has been largely unexplored. Here, we hypothesized that activated cardiac fibroblasts produce hyaluronan via hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2). We show that hyaluronan accumulates following myocardial infarction and persists through at least 4 wk. Our analyses of failing heart RNA sequencing data suggest that fibroblasts are the cells most changed in the expression of

Indexed as

FibroblastsHyaluronan SynthasesHyaluronic AcidMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCollagenExtracellular MatrixMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular WeightTransforming Growth Factor betaCollagenHas2 protein, mouseHyaluronan SynthasesHyaluronic AcidTransforming Growth Factor betaextracellular matrixfibrosisheart failuremyocardial infarction

Identifiers

PMID39871135
PMCPMC12172657

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