1. Serotonin markers show altered transcription levels in an experimental pig model of mitral regurgitation.
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Cremer, S. E., Zois, N. E., Moesgaard, S. G., Ravn, N., Cirera, S., Honge, J. L., Smerup, M. H., Hasenkam, J. M., Sloth, E., Leifsson, P. S., Falk, T., Oyama, M. A., Orton, C., Martinussen, T., and Olsen, L. H.
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SEROTONIN , *LABORATORY swine , *MITRAL valve insufficiency , *MITRAL valve diseases , *MYOCARDIUM - Abstract
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) signalling is implicated in the pathogenesis of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) through 5-HT1B receptor (R), 5-HT2AR and 5-HT2AR-induced myxomatous pathology. Based on increased tryptophan hydroxylase-1 (TPH-1) and decreased serotonin re-uptake transporter (SERT) in MMVD-affected valves, increased valvular 5-HT synthesis and decreased clearance have been suggested. It remains unknown how haemodynamic changes associated with mitral regurgitation (MR) affect 5-HT markers in the mitral valve, myocardium and circulation. Twenty-eight pigs underwent surgically induced MR or sham-operation, resulting in three MR groups: control (CON, n = 12), mild MR (mMR, n = 10) and severe MR (sMR, n = 6). The gene expression levels of 5-HT1BR, 5-HT2AR, 5-HT2BR, SERT and TPH-1 were analysed using quantitative PCR (qPCR) in the mitral valve (MV), anterior papillary muscle (AP) and left ventricle (LV). MV 5-HT2BR was also analysed with immunohistochemistry (1HC) in relation to histological lesions and valvular myofibroblasts. All 5-HTR mRNAs were up-regulated in MV compared to AP and LV (P< 0.01). In contrast, SERT and TPH-1 were up-regulated in AP and LV compared to MV (P< 0.05). In MV, mRNA levels were increased for 5-HT2BR (P=0.02) and decreased for SERT (P= 0.03) in sMR vs. CON. There were no group differences in 5-HT2BR staining (IHC) but co-localisation was found with α-SMA- positive cells in 91% of all valves and with 33% of histological lesions. In LV, 5-HT1BR mRNA levels were increased in sMR vs. CON (P = 0.01). In conclusion, these data suggest that MR may affect mRNA expression of valvular 5-HT2BR and SERT, and left ventricular 5-HT1BR in some pigs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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