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New Cell Adhesion Molecules in Human Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. PCDHGA3 Implications in Decreased Stroke Volume and Ventricular Dysfunction

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Ortega, Ana, Gil-Cayuela, Carolina, Tarazón, Estefanía, García-Manzanares, María, Montero, José Anastasio, Cinca, Juan, Portolés, Manuel, Rivera, Miguel +1 more·2016·PLOS ONE

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BACKGROUND: Intercalated disks are unique structures in cardiac tissue, in which adherens junctions, desmosomes, and GAP junctions co-localize, thereby facilitating cardiac muscle contraction and function. Protocadherins are involved in these junctions; however, their role in heart physiology is poorly understood. We aimed to analyze the transcriptomic profile of adhesion molecules in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and relate the changes uncovered with the hemodynamic alterations and functional depression observed in these patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-three left ventricular tissue samples from patients diagnosed with ICM (n = 13) undergoing heart transplantation and control donors (CNT, n = 10) were analyzed using RNA sequencing. Forty-two cell adhesion genes involved in cellular junctions were differentially expressed in ICM myocardium. Notably, the levels of protocadherin PCDHGA3 were related with the stroke volume (r = -0.826, P = 0.003), ejection fraction (r = -0.793, P = 0.004) and left ventricular end systolic and diastolic diameters (r = 0.867, P = 0.001; r = 0.781, P = 0.005, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the importance of intercalated disks molecular alterations, closely involved in the contractile function, highlighting its crucial significance and showing gene expression changes not previously described. Specifically, altered PCDHGA3 gene expression was strongly associated with reduced stroke volume and ventricular dysfunction in ICM, suggesting a relevant role in hemodynamic perturbations and cardiac performance for this unexplored protocadherin.

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Ortega, A., Gil-Cayuela, C., Tarazón, E., García-Manzanares, M., Montero, J. A., Cinca, J., Portolés, M., Rivera, M., & Roselló-Lletí, E.
Affiliations
  • Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (ES)
  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (ES)
Venue
PLOS ONE
Published
2016-07-29
Volume
11
Issue
7
Pages
e0160168
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2505710817
Cited by
30
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI13/00100, PI14/, PI14/01506)
  • European Regional Development Fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Keywords
ischemic cardiomyopathy, protocadherins, adhesion molecules, intercalated discs, adherens junctions, desmosomes, gap junctions, ventricular dysfunction, stroke volume, ejection fraction, left ventricular dimensions, myocardial transcriptome, gene expression
MeSH terms
Cadherin Related Proteins, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Stroke Volume, Blotting, Western, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Gene Expression, Myocardial Ischemia, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Ventricular Dysfunction, Transcriptome

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