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Left ventricular (LV) dilatation following myocardial infarction (MI) is a major determinant of the patient’s prognosis, and myocardial energy metabolism may play a key role in LV remodeling. We aimed to investigate the relative timing of LV dilatation to LV function, myocardial energy regulation by uncoupling protein (UCP)-2, and cellular damage in the noninfarct zone. Myocardial infarction was produced in Sprague-Dawley rats by ligation of the coronary artery. The LV end-diastolic dimension (mm) increased (8.9 ± 0.3 vs 6.8 ± 0.8 in sham-operated rats, P < 0.01) in association with elevation of the LV end-diastolic pressure (mmHg) (18 ± 5 vs 6 ± 2 in sham-operated rats) at 1 week following the ligation. At 4 weeks, the UCP-2 expression (180% of that in sham-operated rats) and LV end-diastolic dimension increased further (11.1 ± 0.5, P < 0.01) but there was no change in the LV end-diastolic pressure. The mechanisms for LV dilatation were quite different between the early and late stages after MI. In the late stage, augmentation of UCP-2 expression in the noninfarct zone may be related to the LV dilatation. Further examinations regarding the possibility of the protective role of UCP-2 are needed.
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Guo, P., Mizushige, K., Noma, T. et al. Association of uncoupling protein-2 expression with increased reactive oxygen species in residual myocardium of the enlarged left ventricle after myocardial infarction. Heart Vessels 20, 61–65 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-004-0805-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-004-0805-5