Abstract
Pathological cardiac stimulation by angiotensinII (AngII) can cause left ventricular hypertrophy, a major independent risk factor for heart attack and death. We have previously reported that AngII exerts its hypertrophic effects by usurping the epidermal growth factor (EGF) signalling pathway via metalloprotease-dependent transactivation. However, the EGF-like ligand responsible for AngII-mediated transactivation and cardiac hypertrophy remains to be identified. Using phosphorylated ERK1/2 as a read-out of growth pathway activation and an alkaline phosphatase-tagged Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor (HB-EGF) reporter construct to examine AngII-mediated liberation, we provide evidence that HB-EGF is the soluble growth factor involved in AngII-induced left ventricular hypertrophy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 431-435 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Letters in Peptide Science |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |