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Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Heart Failure

A Role for De Novo Angiotensin II Generation

Karl T. Weber, MD

From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia.

Correspondence to Karl T. Weber, MD, Division of Cardiology, MA432 Medical Sciences Building, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, MO 65212.


Key Words: angiotensin • collagen • diastole • heart failure • remodeling


*    Introduction
 
Heart failure is a major health problem worldwide. In the United States, it represents the number one hospital discharge diagnosis among elderly persons each year. It appears most commonly in patients with previous MI.1,2 The chronically failing heart of ischemic origin is characterized by iterations in tissue structure, particularly fibrous tissue formation, that appear in infarcted and noninfarcted myocardium of both right and left ventricles.3,4 In other words, fibrosis appears at the site of MI as well as remote from it. Fibrosis remote from the infarct site is considered "the major cause of ventricular remodeling" in ischemic cardiomyopathy.4 Such an adverse accumulation of extracellular matrix initially raises myocardial stiffness; its continued accumulation further increases stiffness and impairs contractile behavior.5–10 Elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for accumulation of extracellular matrix is essential to designing cardioprotective and reparative strategies that could prevent or regress fibrosis, respectively, after infarction.11,12

ACE inhibition has proved effective in reducing mortal and morbid events, improving symptomatic status, and attenuating the progressive nature of cardiac failure in symptomatic patients with ventricular diastolic and/or systolic dysfunction in whom activation of the circulating RAAS is present.1,13,14 ACE inhibitor–mediated reductions in circulating Ang II and aldosterone no doubt contribute to this salutary response. This would include an attenuation of well-recognized endocrine properties of these hormones, such as altered sodium homeostasis and vascular tonicity, and their adverse influence on matrix structure of atria and ventricles.15–20 Collectively, these adverse responses to RAAS effector hormones contribute to the progressive nature of chronic cardiac . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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C. Neagoe, M. Kulke, F. del Monte, J. K. Gwathmey, P. P. de Tombe, R. J. Hajjar, and W. A. Linke
Titin Isoform Switch in Ischemic Human Heart Disease
Circulation, September 10, 2002; 106(11): 1333 - 1341.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
J. G.F Bronzwaer, C. Zeitz, C. A Visser, and W. J Paulus
Endomyocardial nitric oxide synthase and the hemodynamic phenotypes of human dilated cardiomyopathy and of athlete's heart
Cardiovasc Res, August 1, 2002; 55(2): 270 - 278.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
D. Fraccarollo, P. Galuppo, J. Bauersachs, and G. Ertl
Collagen accumulation after myocardial infarction: effects of ETA receptor blockade and implications for early remodeling: Presented in part at the 72nd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 7-10, 1999, and published in abstract form (Circulation 1999;100(Suppl. 1):562)
Cardiovasc Res, June 1, 2002; 54(3): 559 - 567.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
G. J. Perry, C.-C. Wei, G. H. Hankes, S. R. Dillon, P. Rynders, R. Mukherjee, F. G. Spinale, and L. J. Dell'Italia
Angiotensin II receptor blockade does not improve left ventricular function andremodeling in subacute mitral regurgitation in the dog
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 17, 2002; 39(8): 1374 - 1379.
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Eur Heart J SupplHome page
R Ferrara, F Mastrorilli, G Pasanisi, S Censi, N D'aiello, A Fucili, M Valgimigli, and R Ferrari
Neurohormonal modulation in chronic heart failure
Eur. Heart J. Suppl., April 1, 2002; 4(suppl_D): D3 - D11.
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D. Fraccarollo, J. Bauersachs, M. Kellner, P. Galuppo, and G. Ertl
Cardioprotection by long-term ETA receptor blockade and ACE inhibition in rats with congestive heart failure: mono- versus combination therapy
Cardiovasc Res, April 1, 2002; 54(1): 85 - 94.
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R. T. Cowling, D. Gurantz, J. Peng, W. H. Dillmann, and B. H. Greenberg
Transcription Factor NF-kappa B Is Necessary for Up-regulation of Type 1 Angiotensin II Receptor mRNA in Rat Cardiac Fibroblasts Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha or Interleukin-1beta
J. Biol. Chem., February 15, 2002; 277(8): 5719 - 5724.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.Home page
M. LIU, M. SUGA, A. A. MACLEAN, J. A. ST. GEORGE, D. W. SOUZA, and S. KESHAVJEE
Soluble Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type III Receptor Gene Transfection Inhibits Fibrous Airway Obliteration in a Rat Model of Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., February 1, 2002; 165(3): 419 - 423.
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J. K. Bendall, A. C. Cave, C. Heymes, N. Gall, and A. M. Shah
Pivotal Role of a gp91phox-Containing NADPH Oxidase in Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice
Circulation, January 22, 2002; 105(3): 293 - 296.
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K. T. Weber
Aldosterone in Congestive Heart Failure
N. Engl. J. Med., December 6, 2001; 345(23): 1689 - 1697.
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F. W. Bowen, S. C. Jones, N. Narula, M. G. St. John Sutton, T. Plappert, L. H. Edmunds Jr, and I. M.C. Dixon
Restraining acute infarct expansion decreases collagenase activity in borderzone myocardium
Ann. Thorac. Surg., December 1, 2001; 72(6): 1950 - 1956.
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E. D. Frohlich
Local Hemodynamic Changes in Hypertension: Insights for Therapeutic Preservation of Target Organs
Hypertension, December 1, 2001; 38(6): 1388 - 1394.
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S. Capomolla, G. Pinna, O. Febo, A. Caporotondi, G. Guazzotti, M. T. La Rovere, M. Gnemmi, A. Mortara, R. Maestri, and F. Cobelli
Echo-Doppler mitral flow monitoring: an operative tool to evaluate day-to-day tolerance to and effectiveness of beta-adrenergic blocking agent therapy in patients with chronic heart failure
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., November 15, 2001; 38(6): 1675 - 1684.
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J. I. Nwogu, D. Geenen, M. Bean, M. C. Brenner, X. Huang, and P. M. Buttrick
Inhibition of Collagen Synthesis With Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase Inhibitor Improves Left Ventricular Function and Alters the Pattern of Left Ventricular Dilatation After Myocardial Infarction
Circulation, October 30, 2001; 104(18): 2216 - 2221.
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J. Bauersachs, P. Galuppo, D. Fraccarollo, M. Christ, and G. Ertl
Improvement of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Function by Hydroxymethylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibition With Cerivastatin in Rats With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Circulation, August 28, 2001; 104(9): 982 - 985.
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P. R Kalra, S. D Anker, and A. J.S Coats
Water and sodium regulation in chronic heart failure: the role of natriuretic peptides and vasopressin
Cardiovasc Res, August 15, 2001; 51(3): 495 - 509.
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S. Ichihara, T. Senbonmatsu, E. Price Jr, T. Ichiki, F. A. Gaffney, and T. Inagami
Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Is Essential for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Cardiac Fibrosis in Chronic Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension
Circulation, July 17, 2001; 104(3): 346 - 351.
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G. de Simone, F. Pasanisi, and F. Contaldo
Link of Nonhemodynamic Factors to Hemodynamic Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Hypertension, July 1, 2001; 38(1): 13 - 18.
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Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone SystemHome page
P. J Lijnen, V. V Petrov, and R. H Fagard
Angiotensin II-induced stimulation of collagen secretion and production in cardiac fibroblasts is mediated via angiotensin II subtype 1 receptors
Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, June 1, 2001; 2(2): 117 - 122.
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R. Ferrari
Pathophysiological vs biochemical ischaemia: a key to transition from reversible to irreversible damage
Eur. Heart J. Suppl., June 1, 2001; 3(suppl_C): C2 - C10.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
T. Omland, W. Johnson, M. B. Gordon, and M. A. Creager
Endothelial function during stimulation of renin-angiotensin system by low-sodium diet in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, May 1, 2001; 280(5): H2248 - H2254.
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H. Yoshida, K. Tanonaka, Y. Miyamoto, T. Abe, M. Takahashi, M. B Anand-Srivastava, and S. Takeo
Characterization of cardiac myocyte and tissue {beta}-adrenergic signal transduction in rats with heart failure
Cardiovasc Res, April 1, 2001; 50(1): 34 - 45.
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J. Varagic, D. Susic, and E. D. Frohlich
Cardiovasc Pharmacol Therapeut 6(1):57-63, 2001 Low-Dose ACE with Alphaor Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Have Beneficial SHR Cardiovascular Effects
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, March 1, 2001; 6(1): 57 - 63.
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E. D Frohlich
Review: Promise of prevention and reversal of target organ involvement in hypertension
Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, March 1, 2001; 2(1_suppl): S4 - S9.
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G. J. Perry, T. Mori, C.-C. Wei, X. Y. Xu, Y.-F. Chen, S. Oparil, P. Lucchesi, and L. J. Dell'Italia
Genetic Variation in Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Does Not Prevent Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy or Upregulation of Angiotensin II in Response to Aortocaval Fistula
Circulation, February 20, 2001; 103(7): 1012 - 1016.
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K. T Weber and Yao Sun
Recruitable ACE and tissue repair in the infarcted heart
Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, December 1, 2000; 1(4): 295 - 303.
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V. V Petrov, R. H Fagard, and P. J Lijnen
Transforming growth factor-{beta}1 induces angiotensin-converting enzyme synthesis in rat cardiac fibroblasts during their differentiation to myofibroblasts
Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, December 1, 2000; 1(4): 342 - 352.
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G. Pons-Llado, M. Ballester, X. Borras, F. Carreras, I. Carrio, J. Lopez-Contreras, A. Roca-Cusachs, J. Marrugat, and J. Narula
Myocardial cell damage in human hypertension
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., December 1, 2000; 36(7): 2198 - 2203.
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J. Hao, B. Wang, S. C. Jones, D. S. Jassal, and I. M. C. Dixon
Interaction between angiotensin II and Smad proteins in fibroblasts in failing heart and in vitro
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, December 1, 2000; 279(6): H3020 - H3030.
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