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| Author(s): |
Gabriela Placoná Diniz
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2010-02-12 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Luiza Morais Barreto de Chaves;
Joel Claudio Heimann;
Adriane Belló Klein;
Maria Tereza Nunes;
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
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| Advisor: | Maria Luiza Morais Barreto de Chaves |
| Abstract | |
The present study investigated the role of Angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) in T3-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, as well as the participation of the intracellular mechanisms mediated by AT1R in this cardiac hypertrophy model. The AT1R silencing using small interfering RNA totally prevented the development of T3-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. The cardiomyocytes treated with T3 demonstrated a rapid activation of Akt/GSK-3/mTOR signaling pathway, which was attenuated or prevented by the AT1R silencing. In addition, local Angiotensin I/II (Ang I/II) levels and the AT1R expression were rapidly increased by T3 treatment. These data demonstrate for the first time that the AT1R is a critical mediator to the T3-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, as well as to the activation of the Akt signaling, suggesting that the Ang I/II-AT1R-Akt/GSK-3/mTOR pathway corresponds to a potential mediator of the trophic effect exerted by T3 in cardiomyocytes. (AU) | |