2011
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
2010
The ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter BCRP1/ABCG2 Plays a Pivotal Role in Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction Via Modulation of Microvascular Endothelial Cell Survival and Function
Higashikuni Y, Sainz J, Nakamura K, Takaoka M, Enomoto S, Iwata H, Sahara M, Tanaka K, Koibuchi N, Ito S, Kusuhara H, Sugiyama Y, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Sata M. The ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter BCRP1/ABCG2 Plays a Pivotal Role in Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction Via Modulation of Microvascular Endothelial Cell Survival and Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 2128-2135. PMID: 20829509, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.211755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer resistance protein 1BCRP1/ABCG2Myocardial infarctionWT miceCardiac repairEndothelial cellsEndothelial cell survivalAbcg2 knockout micePeri-infarction areaMember 2 expressionTissue defense mechanismsMicrovascular endothelial cellsCell survivalResistance protein 1Cardiac ruptureIntracellular protoporphyrin IXVentricular remodelingKO micePivotal roleHistological assessmentKnockout miceSurvival rateABCG2 inhibitionMiceOxidative stress