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ArticleBiochemical genetics2026

SFRP4 Knockdown Attenuates Dsg2-Deficient Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy by Down-Regulating TGF-β and Smad3.

Wei Li, Meixiang Wang, Zhongbao Ruan, Yin Ren, Li Zhu, Bo Zhang

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Article in Biochemical genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wei LiDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China.
Meixiang WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China.
Zhongbao RuanDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China. zhongbaoruan@163.com.
Yin RenDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China.
Li ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, Jiangsu, China.

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Scientific research project of Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University TZKY20220203
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Abstract

Although secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) has been linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases; it is yet unknown how exactly it functions in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) remains unclear. Data from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were used to identify genes that were differentially expressed and linked to ACM. A mouse model known as desmoglein 2 (Dsg2) knockout (Dsg2

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CardiomyopathiesDesmoglein 2Proto-Oncogene ProteinsSmad3 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsDown-RegulationFibroblastsFibrosisGene Knockdown TechniquesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IISecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsDesmoglein 2Dsg2 protein, mouseProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IISecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsSfrp4 protein, mouseSmad3 ProteinSmad3 protein, mouseTgfbr2 protein, mouseTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta2Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyBioinformatics analysisMyocardial fibrosisSFRP4 silenceTGF-β signaling inhibition

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