1. Cyclin dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) positively regulates cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis via TGF-beta pathway
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Taishi Yamamoto, Yoshitomo Tsutsui, Nobuyuki Enzan, Ryo Miyake, Soichiro Ikeda, Shouji Matsushima, Ayako Ishikita, Kosuke Okabe, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, and Masashi Sada
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 ,Fibrosis ,business.industry ,Cardiac hypertrophy ,TGF beta signaling pathway ,Cancer research ,medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,medicine.disease ,business - Abstract
Background Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) critically mediates cardiac fibrosis by transforming fibroblasts to myofibroblasts in pathological conditions. Cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs), cell cycle-regulating proteins, are known to be intimately involved in cardiac fibrosis. Among CDK isoforms, CDK1 is essential for cell cycle progression and cell division. It is reported some interphase CDKs such as CDK4 or CDK6 were involved in cardiac fibrosis, however, detailed mechanisms of cardiac fibrosis through CDK1 and its interactions with TGF-β in cardiac fibrotic process haven't been elucidated. We hypothesize that CDK1 is involved in cardiac fibrotic process via TGF-β pathway and its suppression decreases TGF-β expression and transformation to myofibroblasts from fibroblasts presenting antifibrotic effect. Methods and results Isolated neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts were treated with angiotensin II (ANG II, 1 μM, 24 h) or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). ANG II increased CDK1 and TGF-β in cardiac fibroblasts, by 97% and 292%, respectively (p Conclusions CDK1 positively controls cardiac fibrotic process by regulating transformation to cardiac myofibroblasts from fibroblasts via TGF-β pathway. It also presents an antihypertrophic effect on ANG II stimulation. CDK1 is a potential therapeutic target of cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Other. Main funding source(s): KAKENHI
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- 2020