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Role of ACE inhibition or AT1 blockade in the remodeling following myocardial infarction.

Abstract：

:Ventricular remodeling following nonfatal myocardial infarction includes an excentric hypertrophy of the surviving myocardium, associated with hemodynamic overload. Disseminated cardiomyocyte apoptosis and phenotype changes of the surviving myocardium, such as a labile calcium homeostasis of the hypertrophied cardiomyocytes, impaired beta-adrenergic signal transduction, interstitial fibrosis, and reduced coronary reserve are typical features of the overloaded, distended ventricular wall. They are considered as relevant for the myocardial dysfunction progressing to overt cardiac failure and for the enhanced mortality risk. Hemodynamic load and trophic angiotensin effects are assumed to cause this excentric hypertrophy, since systemic and local angiotensin formation in the overloaded myocardium is activated. In isolated rat cardiomyocytes, cultured on distensible membranes, overload is mimicked by distension, and causes enhanced formation and release of angiotensin II, which results in AT1 receptor mediated trophic reactions of distended neonatal cardiomyocytes and in AT1-mediated apoptosis in distended adult cardiomyocytes. In experimental models of postinfarct remodeling, therapy with ACE inhibition or with AT1 blockade similarly normalizes myocardial hypertrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and impaired coronary reserve. In patients with terminal heart failure, a reduction of apoptotic signs and a normalization of antiapoptotic gene expression is obtained by myocardial unloading under ventricular assist devices or by treatment with ACE inhibitors, and the latter therapy has been shown to improve survival. In contrast to general assumptions and to predictions from data in vitro, the improvements obtained by AT1 blocker therapy in vivo are mediated by bradykinin, as are those obtained under ACE inhibitors. Under AT1 blockade, bradykinin is probably activated due to stimulation of AT2 and other AT receptors.

journal_name

Basic Res Cardiol

journal_title

Basic research in cardiology

authors

Holtz J

doi

10.1007/s003950050228

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-01-01 00:00:00

pages

92-100

eissn

0300-8428

issn

1435-1803

journal_volume

93 Suppl 2

pub_type

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Role of ACE inhibition or AT1 blockade in the remodeling following myocardial infarction.