| Literature DB >> 3078566 |
N L Thompson1, F Bazoberry, E H Speir, W Casscells, V J Ferrans, K C Flanders, P Kondaiah, A G Geiser, M B Sporn.
Abstract
TGF-beta 1 has been examined in the heart during myocardial infarction caused by ligation of the left coronary artery. Infarcted and uninfarcted myocardium have been compared by immunohistochemical staining of TGF-beta 1 and by Northern blot analysis of mRNA. Normal ventricular myocytes are strongly stained by an antibody to TGF-beta 1. Progressive loss of staining of these myocytes begins within 1 hr after coronary ligation. However, by 24-48 hr after ligation, intense staining of myocytes at the margin of infarcted areas is seen. Northern blots of infarcted myocardium 48 hr after ligation show a 3- to 4-fold increase in the principal 2.4 kb TGF-beta 1 mRNA; there is also a marked increase in a minor 1.9 kb transcript. In the same tissue samples, there is a 2-fold decrease in the mRNA for the glycolytic enzyme, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. The results indicate a significant role for TGF-beta in the response of the heart to injury.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3078566 DOI： 10.3109/08977198809000251
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Growth Factors ISSN： 0897-7194 Impact factor: 2.511