Blockade of NF-kappaB improves cardiac function and survival after myocardial infarction

American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Shunichi KawanoKenji Sunagawa

Abstract

NF-kappaB is a key transcription factor that regulates inflammatory processes. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that blockade of NF-kappaB ameliorates cardiac remodeling and failure after myocardial infarction (MI). Knockout mice with targeted disruption of the p50 subunit of NF-kappaB (KO) were used to block the activation of NF-kappaB. MI was induced by ligation of the left coronary artery in male KO and age-matched wild-type (WT) mice. NF-kappaB was activated in noninfarct as well as infarct myocardium in WT+MI mice, while the activity was completely abolished in KO mice. Blockade of NF-kappaB significantly reduced early ventricular rupture after MI and improved survival by ameliorating congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic and pressure measurements revealed that left ventricular fractional shortening and maximum rate of rise of left ventricular pressure were significantly increased and end-diastolic pressure was significantly decreased in KO+MI mice compared with WT+MI mice. Histological analysis demonstrated significant suppression of myocyte hypertrophy as well as interstitial fibrosis in the noninfarct myocardium of KO+MI mice. Blockade of NF-kappaB did not ameliorate expression of proinflammatory cyt...Continue Reading

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