2019
High-throughput single-molecule RNA imaging analysis reveals heterogeneous responses of cardiomyocytes to hemodynamic overload
Satoh M, Nomura S, Harada M, Yamaguchi T, Ko T, Sumida T, Toko H, Naito AT, Takeda N, Tobita T, Fujita T, Ito M, Fujita K, Ishizuka M, Kariya T, Akazawa H, Kobayashi Y, Morita H, Takimoto E, Aburatani H, Komuro I. High-throughput single-molecule RNA imaging analysis reveals heterogeneous responses of cardiomyocytes to hemodynamic overload. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2019, 128: 77-89. PMID: 30611794, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransverse aortic constrictionHemodynamic overloadCardiomyocyte sizeExpression levelsGene expressionHeart failure stageSingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-molecule RNAMyosin heavy chain βSingle-cell quantitative PCRFetal gene expressionFetal gene programSingle-cell analysis methodsSingle-molecule fluorescenceHeart failureSingle-cell levelPressure overloadAortic constrictionHypertrophy stageCardiac hypertrophyIsolated cardiomyocytesMyh7 expressionTemporal regulationRNA sequencingFetal genes
2015
A Food-Derived Flavonoid Luteolin Protects against Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling
Nakayama A, Morita H, Nakao T, Yamaguchi T, Sumida T, Ikeda Y, Kumagai H, Motozawa Y, Takahashi T, Imaizumi A, Hashimoto T, Nagai R, Komuro I. A Food-Derived Flavonoid Luteolin Protects against Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0137106. PMID: 26327560, PMCID: PMC4556625, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsAntioxidantsAtrial Natriuretic FactorConnective Tissue Growth FactorDietFibroblastsFibrosisFlavonoidsFoodHeartHydrogen PeroxideHypertrophyLuteolinMaleMyocardiumOxidative StressPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1Ventricular RemodelingConceptsCardiac remodelingAng IIOral pretreatmentII-Induced Cardiac RemodelingOxidative stressCultured rat cardiac fibroblastsRat cardiac fibroblastsPhosphorylation of JNKHyperoxidative stateAntifibrotic effectsCardiac fibrosisCardiac functionLuteolin pretreatmentTGFβ1 expressionCardiac fibroblastsPotent antioxidantHerbal extractsProtective actionCardiac tissueRemodelingExpression levelsGene expression levelsDietPretreatmentProtective properties