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Complement C1q-induced activation of β-catenin signalling causes hypertensive arterial remodelling
Sumida T, Naito AT, Nomura S, Nakagawa A, Higo T, Hashimoto A, Okada K, Sakai T, Ito M, Yamaguchi T, Oka T, Akazawa H, Lee JK, Minamino T, Offermanns S, Noda T, Botto M, Kobayashi Y, Morita H, Manabe I, Nagai T, Shiojima I, Komuro I. Complement C1q-induced activation of β-catenin signalling causes hypertensive arterial remodelling. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6241. PMID: 25716000, PMCID: PMC4351572, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsProliferation of VSMCsArterial remodellingΒ-catenin signalingΒ-cateninComplement C1qBlood pressure elevationEnd-organ damageNovel therapeutic targetSmooth muscle cellsMacrophage depletionImmune cellsPrecise molecular mechanismsTherapeutic targetStructural remodellingMuscle cellsRemodellingHypertensionArteriosclerosisComplement C1ActivationC1qMolecular mechanismsSignalingGene deletion
2015
Wnt/&bgr;-Catenin Signaling Contributes to Skeletal Myopathy in Heart Failure via Direct Interaction With Forkhead Box O
Okada K, Naito AT, Higo T, Nakagawa A, Shibamoto M, Sakai T, Hashimoto A, Kuramoto Y, Sumida T, Nomura S, Ito M, Yamaguchi T, Oka T, Akazawa H, Lee JK, Morimoto S, Sakata Y, Shiojima I, Komuro I. Wnt/&bgr;-Catenin Signaling Contributes to Skeletal Myopathy in Heart Failure via Direct Interaction With Forkhead Box O. Circulation Heart Failure 2015, 8: 799-808. PMID: 26038536, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.114.001958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCardiomyopathy, DilatedCell LineComplement C1qDisease Models, AnimalForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsMice, TransgenicMuscle FatigueMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DiseasesRNA InterferenceTransfectionWnt Signaling PathwayWnt3A ProteinConceptsChronic heart failureFiber type shiftFatigable fibersSkeletal myopathyActivation of WntHeart failureModel miceCardiomyopathy miceSkeletal muscleNovel therapeutic targetMediator β-cateninType IIB fibersControl miceType shiftC2C12 cellsTherapeutic targetSignaling contributesComplement C1qMyopathyMiceCritical roleIIB fibersForkhead box OΒ-cateninFoxO1 activity