title: Gene expression profile in the heart of spontaneous dwarf rat: in vivo effects of growth hormone.
abstract: Excess and deficit of growth hormone (GH) both affect cardiac architecture as well as its function. To date, experimental and clinical studies have reported that GH has an inotropic effect on animal and human heart, however, it remains controversial whether GH is applicable to the treatment for the patients with chronic heart failure. Also, the mechanism by which GH exerts these biological effects on the heart is not well understood. In this study, we attempted to specify the genes regulated by GH in the heart of spontaneous dwarf rat using a microarray analysis. We found that soluble forms of guanylate cyclase, cofilin1, and thymosin beta4 mRNA were up-regulated in the heart by GH treatment. On the other hand, acyl-CoA synthetase, aldosterone receptor, myosin regulatory light chain, troponin T, laminA, and beta-actin mRNA were down-regulated. These results suggest GH regulates essential molecules that regulate structural, contractile, remodeling, and regenerative functions. Collectively, our data indicate a new integrative understanding for the biological effects of GH on cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Neurology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okimura
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Genzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Hidesuke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome; D013006:Growth Hormone