The ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter ABCG2 Protects Against Pressure Overload–Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure by Promoting Angiogenesis and Antioxidant Response
Higashikuni Y, Sainz J, Nakamura K, Takaoka M, Enomoto S, Iwata H, Tanaka K, Sahara M, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Sata M. The ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter ABCG2 Protects Against Pressure Overload–Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure by Promoting Angiogenesis and Antioxidant Response. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2011, 32: 654-661. PMID: 22116099, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.111.240341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntioxidantsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGenotypeGlutathioneHeart FailureHindlimbHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIschemiaMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, SkeletalMyocytes, CardiacNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicOxidative StressPhenotypeRatsRats, WistarRNA InterferenceTime FactorsTransfectionVentricular FunctionVentricular RemodelingConceptsTransverse aortic constrictionWild-type micePressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophyMicrovascular endothelial cellsOverload-induced cardiac hypertrophyCardiac hypertrophyHeart failureEndothelial cellsCassette transporter subfamily G member 2Exaggerated cardiac hypertrophyAntioxidant responseG member 2Tissue defense mechanismsSuperoxide dismutase mimeticCassette transporter ABCG2Cardiac dysfunctionImportant endogenous antioxidantPressure overloadVentricular remodelingAortic constrictionFunctional impairmentATP-Binding Cassette Transporter ABCG2Cardiomyocyte hypertrophyImpaired angiogenesisDismutase mimetic