MECHANICAL LOAD AND POLYPEPTIDE GROWTH-FACTORS STIMULATE CARDIAC FIBROBLAST ACTIVITY
MECHANICAL LOAD AND POLYPEPTIDE GROWTH-FACTORS STIMULATE CARDIAC FIBROBLAST ACTIVITY
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1995.tb17446.x
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发表时间:
1995-01-01
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BISHOP, JE
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BUTT, RP;LAURENT, GJ;BISHOP, JE
Collagen fibers form a network of weaves and struts in the myocardium that interconnect myocytes and capillaries, preventing slippage of adjacent muscle fibers during the cardiac cycle, coordinating the delivery of force and maintaining capillary patency during contraction. 1 Cardiac collagens are principally the type I and III fibrillar collagens, produced by cardiac fibroblasts. 2'3 Types IV, V, VI and VIII have also been identified but represent less than 10% of the total cardiac collagen content.During the development of cardiac hypertrophy there is an increase in collagen deposition which may lead to cardiac fibrosis, particularly if the hypertrophy is due to pressure overload. 4-7 Excess collagen impairs the diastolic function of the heart by increasing cardiac stiffness. 8 The relative proportion of type I collagen (compared to types I and III) may also increase, 5-6, 9 possibly contributing further to the diastolic stiffness of the heart, due to the greater tensile strength of the type I collagen fibers.