Mechanisms of cardiac nerve sprouting after myocardial infarction in dogs
Mechanisms of cardiac nerve sprouting after myocardial infarction in dogs
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DOI:
10.1161/01.res.0000133678.22968.e3
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发表时间:
2004-07-09
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Chen, PS
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作者:
Zhou, SM;Chen, LS;Chen, PS
Cardiac nerve sprouting and sympathetic hyperinnervation after myocardial infarction (MI) both contribute to arrhythmogenesis and sudden death. However, the mechanisms responsible for nerve sprouting after MI are unclear. The expression of nerve growth factor (NGF), growth associated protein 43 (GAP43), and other nerve markers were studied at the infarcted site, the noninfarcted left ventricle free wall (LVFW), and the left stellate ganglion (LSG) at several time points (30 minutes to 1 month) after MI. Transcardiac ( difference between coronary sinus and aorta) NGF levels were also assayed. Acute MI resulted in the immediate elevation of the transcardiac NGF concentration within 3.5 hours after MI, followed by the upregulation of cardiac NGF and GAP43 expression, which was earlier and more pronounced at the infarcted site than the noninfarcted LVFW. However, cardiac nerve sprouting and sympathetic hyperinnervation were more pronounced in the noninfarcted than the infarcted LVFW site and peaked at 1 week after MI. The NGF and GAP43 protein levels significantly increased in the LSG from 3 days (P