Differential microRNA-21 and microRNA-221 Upregulation in the Biventricular Failing Heart Reveals Distinct Stress Responses of Right Versus Left Ventricular Fibroblasts.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The failing right ventricle (RV) does not respond like the left ventricle (LV) to guideline-directed medical therapy of heart failure, perhaps due to interventricular differences in their molecular pathophysiology.

METHODS: Using the canine tachypacing-induced biventricular heart failure (HF) model, we tested the hypothesis that interventricular differences in microRNAs (miRs) expression distinguish failing RV from failing LV.

RESULTS: Severe RV dysfunction was indicated by elevated end-diastolic pressure (11.3±2.5 versus 5.7±2.0 mm Hg;

CONCLUSIONS: We identified a novel, biological difference between RV and LV fibroblasts that might underlie distinctions in pathological remodeling of the RV in biventricular HF.

Volume

13

Issue

1

First Page

006426

Last Page

006426

ISSN

1941-3297

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

31916447

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article

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