学術雑誌論文

学術雑誌論文

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Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023, 12(13), p. e029676

Pathogenic Roles of Cardiac Fibroblasts in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy

American Heart Association Inc.

英語

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2023-07-04

https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.029676

Tsuru H., Yoshihara C., Suginobe H., et al. Pathogenic Roles of Cardiac Fibroblasts in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of the American Heart Association 12, e029676 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.029676.

BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of heart failure in children. Despite intensive genetic analyses, pathogenic gene variants have not been identified in most patients with DCM, which suggests that cardiomyocytes are not solely responsible for DCM. Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) are the most abundant cell type in the heart. They have several roles in maintaining cardiac function; however, the pathological role of CFs in DCM remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Four primary cultured CF cell lines were established from pediatric patients with DCM and compared with 3 CF lines from healthy controls. There were no significant differences in cellular proliferation, adhesion, migration, ap-optosis, or myofibroblast activation between DCM CFs compared with healthy CFs. Atomic force microscopy revealed that cellular stiffness, fluidity, and viscosity were not significantly changed in DCM CFs. However, when DCM CFs were cocultured with healthy cardiomyocytes, they deteriorated the contractile and diastolic functions of cardiomyocytes. RNA sequencing revealed markedly different comprehensive gene expression profiles in DCM CFs compared with healthy CFs. Several hu-moral factors and the extracellular matrix were significantly upregulated or downregulated in DCM CFs. The pathway analysis revealed that extracellular matrix receptor interactions, focal adhesion signaling, Hippo signaling, and transforming growth factor-β signaling pathways were significantly affected in DCM CFs. In contrast, single-cell RNA sequencing revealed that there was no specific subpopulation in the DCM CFs that contributed to the alterations in gene expression. CONCLUSIONS: Although cellular physiological behavior was not altered in DCM CFs, they deteriorated the contractile and diastolic functions of healthy cardiomyocytes through humoral factors and direct cell–cell contact.

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Pathogenic Roles of Cardiac Fibroblasts in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy

American Heart Association Inc.

英語

2023-07-04

Journal of the American Heart Association

12

13

e029676

https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.029676

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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/92522