Article
Lack of Gαi2 leads to dilative cardiomyopathy and increased mortality in β1-adrenoceptor overexpressing mice.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Dec 2015
Keller Kirsten, Maass Martina, Dizayee Sara, Leiss Veronika, Annala Suvi, Köth Jessica, Seemann Wiebke K, Müller-Ehmsen Jochen, Mohr Klaus, Nürnberg Bernd, Engelhardt Stefan, Herzig Stefan, Birnbaumer Lutz, Matthes Jan
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Inhibitory G (Gi) proteins have been proposed to be cardioprotective. We investigated effects of Gαi2 knockout on cardiac function and survival in a murine heart failure model of cardiac β1-adrenoceptor overexpression. METHODS AND RESULTS: β1-transgenic mice lacking Gαi2 (β1-tg/Gαi2 (-/-)) were compared with wild-type mice and littermates either overexpressing cardiac β1-adrenoceptors (β1-tg) or lacking...
Topics
- Animals
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Cyclic AMP
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
- Disease Models, Animal
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunit, Gi2
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go
