Publication: Significant role of female sex hormones in cardiac myofilament activation in angiotensin II-mediated hypertensive rats
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2014-01-01
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18806546
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Journal of Physiological Sciences. Vol.64, No.4 (2014), 269-277
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Sulaksana Pandit, Warunya Woranush, Jonggonnee Wattanapermpool, Tepmanas Bupha-Intr Significant role of female sex hormones in cardiac myofilament activation in angiotensin II-mediated hypertensive rats. Journal of Physiological Sciences. Vol.64, No.4 (2014), 269-277. doi:10.1007/s12576-014-0316-9 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/33332
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Significant role of female sex hormones in cardiac myofilament activation in angiotensin II-mediated hypertensive rats
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Ovariectomy leads to suppression of cardiac myofilament activation in healthy rats implicating the physiological essence of female sex hormones on myocardial contraction. However, the possible function of these hormones during pathologically induced myofilament adaptation is not known. In this study, sham-operated and ovariectomized female rats were chronically exposed to angiotensin II (AII), which has been shown to cause myocardial adaptation. In the shams, AII induced cardiac adaptation by increasing myofilament Ca2+sensitivity. Interestingly, this hypersensitivity was further enhanced in AII-infused ovariectomized rats. Ovariectomy increased the phosphorylation levels of cardiac tropomyosin, which may underlie the mechanism of hypersensitivity. On the other hand, AII infusion did not alter maximal tension that was suppressed after ovariectomy. This finding coincided with a comparable increase in β-isoform of myosin heavy chains in both ovariectomized groups. Together, it is conceivable that female sex hormones serve as predominant factors that regulate cardiac myofilament activation. Furthermore, they may prevent stress-induced myofilament maladaptation. © The Physiological Society of Japan and Springer Japan 2014.