Abstract
Formation of the mature valve structures begins during embryogenesis and is initiated with the generation of endocardial cushions following endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation. As development progresses, endocardial cushions elongate and undergo extensive remodeling of the extracellular matrix by mesenchyme-like valve interstitial cells that reside within the maturing valve primordia. This process is in part, regulated by valve endothelial cells that overlay the valve leaflets and continues until postnatal stages when formation of the stratified valve structure is complete. Many signaling pathways have been shown to regulate valvulogenesis including Transforming Growth Factor β, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Wnt, Notch, and endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase. In other systems, components of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) serve as secondary messengers to influence activity of these signaling pathways. As this has not been explored in developing valves, this chapter will discuss the potential role of ROS in the embryo and discuss how aberrations in this process could underlie valve pathology after birth.
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Abbreviations
- aVIC:
-
Activated valve interstitial cell
- BMP:
-
Bone morphogenetic protein
- ECM:
-
Extracellular matrix
- EMT:
-
Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation
- eNOS:
-
Endothelial nitric oxide signaling
- eNOS:
-
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- ERK:
-
Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MMP:
-
Matrix metalloproteinases
- NFATc1:
-
Nuclear factor of activated T-cells (c1)
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- SMA:
-
α-Smooth muscle actin
- Tgfβ:
-
Transforming Growth Factor β
- VEC:
-
Valve endothelial cell
- VEGF:
-
Vascular endothelial growth factor
- VIC:
-
Valve interstitial cell
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Huk, D., Lincoln, J. (2017). Oxidative Stress in Cardiac Valve Development. In: Rodriguez-Porcel, M., Chade, A., Miller, J. (eds) Studies on Atherosclerosis. Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7693-2_1
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