Myofibroblast Specific cGMP/cGKI Signaling Counteracts Ang II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling

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Zitierfähiger Link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10900/153611
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-1536111
http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-94950
Dokumentart: Dissertation
Erscheinungsdatum: 2026-01-12
Sprache: Englisch
Fakultät: 7 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Fachbereich: Pharmazie
Gutachter: Lukowski, Robert (Prof. Dr.)
Tag der mündl. Prüfung: 2024-01-12
DDC-Klassifikation: 500 - Naturwissenschaften
570 - Biowissenschaften, Biologie
610 - Medizin, Gesundheit
Freie Schlagwörter: cGMP
Myofibroblasten
Hypertonie
Angiotensin II
Kardiales Remodeling
cGMP
Myofibroblast
Hypertension
Angiotensin II
Cardiac Remodeling
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Die Dissertation ist gesperrt bis zum 12. Januar 2026 !

Abstract:

The present work focused on the investigation of the putative role of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI) in Postn+ cardiac myofibroblasts (CMFs) in mediating the well-known antifibrotic actions of the NO/cGMP and NP/cGMP signaling cascade(s). To address this question, we generated mice with a specific deletion of cGKI in CMFs (cmfKO) and corresponding littermate control animals (CTR) by using a transgenic PostniCreTg/+ mouse line expressing the tamoxifen (TAM)-inducible Cre recombinase controlled by the Postn-Promotor (Kaur et al., 2016). To induce cardiac remodeling, osmotic minipumps releasing angiotensin II (Ang II) over 28 days were implanted subcutaneously. CMF-specific Cre-recombination resulted in a pronounced reduction of cGKI expression levels in fibrotic heart areas as well as in primary cardiac fibroblasts (CF)/CMF cell cultures derived from TAM and Ang II-treated cmfKO mice. Interestingly, although both genotypes responded identically to Ang II in terms of blood pressure and heart weight, cmfKO mice exhibited a slightly increased myocardial vulnerability compared to Ang II-treated CTR animals. In line with this adverse outcome, Ang II challenged cmfKO mice displayed a significantly increased collagen deposition as well as cardiomyocyte (CM) cross sectional areas and cell death versus corresponding CTR animals. Furthermore, cmfKO mice showed a structure-related decline in global cardiac performance (%EF, %FS) and muscle deformation capacity following prolonged Ang II stimulation compared to corresponding CTR mice. Consistent with the observed phenotype in vivo, primary CF/CMFs isolated from Ang II-treated cmfKO mice exhibited accelerated proliferation behavior compared with CTR-derived CF/CMFs. Future studies are still required to address how cGKI contributes to further CMF characteristics including ECM-production and migration. Overall, the present work provides evidence for a cardioprotective role of the cGMP/cGKI cascade in CMF during Ang II-mediated cardiac remodeling, with these antifibrotic effects attributable to tight regulation of CMF expansion.

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