2017
DNA single-strand break-induced DNA damage response causes heart failure
Higo T, Naito AT, Sumida T, Shibamoto M, Okada K, Nomura S, Nakagawa A, Yamaguchi T, Sakai T, Hashimoto A, Kuramoto Y, Ito M, Hikoso S, Akazawa H, Lee JK, Shiojima I, McKinnon PJ, Sakata Y, Komuro I. DNA single-strand break-induced DNA damage response causes heart failure. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15104. PMID: 28436431, PMCID: PMC5413978, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPressure overload-induced heart failureOverload-induced heart failureHeart failureSingle-strand breaksNF-κB signalingNew therapeutic strategiesSSB accumulationDDR activationInflammatory cytokinesTherapeutic strategiesUnrepaired single-strand breaksDNA damageDNA single-strand breaksCausative roleDNA damage responseGenetic deletionPathogenesisActivationPivotal roleFailureDamage responseHeartCritical roleCytokinesMice
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