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Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol ; 36(3): 325-30, 2009 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19278522

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1. The role of growth hormone (GH) in cardiac remodelling and function in chronic and persistent pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy has not been defined. The aim of the present study was to assess short-term GH treatment on left ventricular function and remodelling in rats with chronic pressure overload-induced hypertrophy. 2. Twenty-six weeks after induction of ascending aortic stenosis (AAS), rats were treated with daily subcutaneous injections of recombinant human GH (1 mg/kg per day; AAS-GH group) or saline (AAS-P group) for 14 days. Sham-operated animals served as controls. Left ventricular function was assessed by echocardiography before and after GH treatment. Myocardial fibrosis was evaluated by histological analysis. 3. Before GH treatment, AAS rats presented similar left ventricular function and structure. Treatment of rats with GH after the AAS procedure did not change bodyweight or heart weight, both of which were higher in the AAS groups than in the controls. After GH treatment, posterior wall shortening velocity (PWSV) was lower in the AAS-P group than in the control group. However, in the AAS-GH group, PWSV was between that in the control and AAS-P groups and did not differ significantly from either group. Fractional collagen (% of total area) was significantly higher in the AAS-P and AAS-GH groups compared with control (10.34 +/- 1.29, 4.44 +/- 1.37 and 1.88 +/- 0.88%, respectively; P < 0.05) and was higher still in the AAS-P group compared with the AAS-GH group. 4. The present study has shown that short-term administration of GH to rats with chronic pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy induces cardioprotection by attenuating myocardial fibrosis.


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Doenças da Aorta/tratamento farmacológico , Fármacos Cardiovasculares/farmacologia , Hormônio do Crescimento Humano/farmacologia , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/tratamento farmacológico , Miocárdio/patologia , Função Ventricular Esquerda/efeitos dos fármacos , Remodelação Ventricular/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Aorta/cirurgia , Doenças da Aorta/complicações , Doenças da Aorta/patologia , Doenças da Aorta/fisiopatologia , Fármacos Cardiovasculares/administração & dosagem , Doença Crônica , Constrição Patológica , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Ecocardiografia , Fibrose , Hormônio do Crescimento Humano/administração & dosagem , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/etiologia , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/patologia , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/fisiopatologia , Injeções Subcutâneas , Masculino , Contração Miocárdica/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacologia , Fatores de Tempo
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