NADPH oxidases and cardiac remodelling

Authors: Adam Nabeebaccus Min Zhang Ajay M Shah

Publish Date: 2010/07/25

Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-12

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Abstract

A heart under chronic stress undergoes cardiac remodelling a process that comprises structural and functional changes including cardiomyocyte hypertrophy interstitial fibrosis contractile dysfunction cell death and ventricular dilatation Reactive oxygen species ROSdependent modulation of intracellular signalling is implicated in the development of cardiac remodelling Among the different ROS sources that are present in the heart NADPH oxidases NOXs are particularly important in redox signalling NOX isoforms are expressed in multiple cell types including cardiomyocytes fibroblasts endothelial cells and inflammatory cells—with the two main isoforms expressed in the heart being NOX2 and NOX4 Recent studies indicate that NOXdependent signalling is involved in the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy interstitial fibrosis and postMI remodelling NOXs may also be involved in the genesis of contractile dysfunction and myocyte apoptosis Here we review the main effects of NOXs in the pathogenesis of cardiac remodelling and the redoxsensitive signalling pathways that underlie these effects The elucidation of mechanisms involved in NOXdependent regulation of cardiac remodelling may lead to new therapeutic targets for heart failure

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