Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the potential pleiotropic effects of rosuvastatin (RSV) in the left ventricular (LV) myocardium of dogs with moderate heart failure (HF). METHODS: RESULTS: Nab1, PTEN, PI3K, mTOR and IL-6 increased in the controls. High-dose RSV reduced expression of Nab1, PTEN, PI3K, mTOR and IL-6 to near-normal levels. cKit and Sca1 significantly increased, while VEGF and FGF decreased in the controls compared to the normal dogs. RSV therapy further increased expression of cKit, Sca1, VEGF and FGF. High-dose RSV normalized the expression of NOS isoforms. CONCLUSION: These pleiotropic effects of RSV may account, in part, for the observed beneficial effect of RSV on LV function and structural remodeling.
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Authors | Valerio Zacà, Sudhish Mishra, Ramesh C Gupta, Sharad Rastogi, Hani N Sabbah |
Journal | Cardiology
(Cardiology)
Vol. 123
Issue 3
Pg. 160-7
( 2012)
ISSN: 1421-9751 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 23128666
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Chemical References |
- Enzymes
- Fluorobenzenes
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
- Proteins
- Pyrimidines
- Sulfonamides
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
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Topics |
- Animals
- Dogs
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzymes
(metabolism)
- Fluorobenzenes
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Heart Failure
(drug therapy)
- Heart Ventricles
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Proteins
(metabolism)
- Pyrimidines
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Random Allocation
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
- Sulfonamides
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
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