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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
Background: Previous study has demonstrated the increase of several cardiac function-related proteins, including creatine kinase (CK) as an important enzyme in the process of ATP synthesis in the fetal heart of rats administered glucocorticoid (GC) antenatally. In the present study the effect of antenatal GC administration on the CK expression in fetal and neonatal hearts was demonstrated. Methods and Results: Dexamethasone was administered to pregnant rats on days 19 and 20 of gestation. The mRNA levels of the CK isoforms, CK-M and Mi-CK, in 21-day-old fetal and 1-day-old neonatal hearts were significantly increased after antenatal GC administration. CK protein levels were also increased in both cultured cardiomyocytes and the mitochondria of the hearts. Uptake of 5, 5', 6, 6'-tetrachloro-1, 1', 3, 3'-tetraethyl-benzimidazolocarbocyanine iodide by mitochondria was significantly increased. An increased ATP level accompanied the CK increase in the neonatal hearts. Furthermore, in vitro these effects were mediated though the GC receptor of cardiomyocytes. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma as the upstream transcription factor of CK was significantly increased in fetal hearts. Conclusions: These results suggest that antenatal GC administration accelerates ATP synthesis through increased CK and may contribute to maturation of the premature heart so that it is ready for preterm delivery. (Circ J 2010; 74: 171 - 180).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1347-4820
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Creatine Kinase, MB Form, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Fetal Development, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Heart, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Mifepristone, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Myocytes, Cardiac, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-PPAR gamma, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:19952437-Receptors, Glucocorticoid
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Antenatal glucocorticoid therapy accelerates ATP production with creatine kinase increase in the growth-enhanced fetal rat heart.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan. m2.water-field@marianna-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't