Interleukin-6 deficiency attenuates angiotensin II-induced cardiac pathogenesis with increased myocyte hypertrophy.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 494(3-4): 534-541, 2017 12 16.
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling is critical for cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, while the role of IL-6 in the pathogenesis of myocardium hypertrophy remains controversial. To determine the essential role of IL-6 signaling for the cardiac development during AngII-induced hypertension, and to elucidate the mechanisms, wild-type (WT) and IL-6 knockout (IL-6 KO) mice were infused subcutaneously with either vehicle or AngII (1.5 µg/h/mouse) for 1 week. Immunohistological and serum studies revealed that the extents of cardiac fibrosis, inflammation and apoptosis were reduced in IL-6 KO heart during AngII-stimulation, while cardiac hypertrophy was obviously induced. To investigate the underlying mechanisms, by using myocardial tissue and neonatal cardiomyocytes, we observed that IL-6/STAT3 signaling was activated under the stimulation of AngII both in vivo and in vitro. Further investigation suggested that STAT3 activation enhances the inhibitory effect of EndoG on MEF2A and hampers cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Our study is the first to show the important role of IL-6 in regulating cardiac pathogenesis via inflammation and apoptosis during AngII-induced hypertension. We also provide a novel link between IL-6/STAT3 and EndoG/MEF2A pathway that affects cardiac hypertrophy during AngII stimulation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Angiotensina II
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Interleucina-6
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Miocitos Cardíacos
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Factor de Transcripción STAT3
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Cardiomiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos