Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a common complication of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, which are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The mdx mouse is an animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and shows mildly dystrophic changes in the heart. By contrast, the utrophin-dystro...

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Autori principali: Nakamura, A, Harrod, G, Davies, K
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2001
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author Nakamura, A
Harrod, G
Davies, K
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Harrod, G
Davies, K
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description Dilated cardiomyopathy is a common complication of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, which are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The mdx mouse is an animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and shows mildly dystrophic changes in the heart. By contrast, the utrophin-dystrophin knockout (dko) mouse shows severe dystrophic changes in cardiac muscle, that more closely resembles DMD cardiomyopathy than mdx mouse. However the pathogenesis of development has not been fully understood. Recently many reports have revealed that calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase (SAPK)/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) hypertrophic signalling pathways are associated with the development of some forms of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. These signalling pathways may have some roles in the development of dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy. Here we report that calcineurin and SAPK/p38-MAPK signalling pathways were constantly activated in dko hearts, but the activation varied in mdx hearts. The pathogenesis of the development of dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy may be associated with the activation of these signalling pathways.
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spelling oxford-uuid:c9e645c2-7d82-4f08-bbaa-18e7ca38e7262022-03-27T07:03:24ZActivation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c9e645c2-7d82-4f08-bbaa-18e7ca38e726EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Nakamura, AHarrod, GDavies, KDilated cardiomyopathy is a common complication of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, which are caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The mdx mouse is an animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and shows mildly dystrophic changes in the heart. By contrast, the utrophin-dystrophin knockout (dko) mouse shows severe dystrophic changes in cardiac muscle, that more closely resembles DMD cardiomyopathy than mdx mouse. However the pathogenesis of development has not been fully understood. Recently many reports have revealed that calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase (SAPK)/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) hypertrophic signalling pathways are associated with the development of some forms of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. These signalling pathways may have some roles in the development of dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy. Here we report that calcineurin and SAPK/p38-MAPK signalling pathways were constantly activated in dko hearts, but the activation varied in mdx hearts. The pathogenesis of the development of dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy may be associated with the activation of these signalling pathways.
spellingShingle Nakamura, A
Harrod, G
Davies, K
Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title_full Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title_fullStr Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title_full_unstemmed Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title_short Activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase/p38-mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin-dystrophin knockout mice.
title_sort activation of calcineurin and stress activated protein kinase p38 mitogen activated protein kinase in hearts of utrophin dystrophin knockout mice
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