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  • Title: Gastrin mediates cardioprotection through angiogenesis after myocardial infarction by activating the HIF-1α/VEGF signalling pathway.
    Author: Wang R, Zhang Z, Xu Z, Wang N, Yang D, Liu ZZ, Liao Q, Xia X, Chen C, Shou J, Li L, Wang WE, Zeng C, Xia T, Wang H.
    Journal: Sci Rep; 2021 Aug 04; 11(1):15836. PubMed ID: 34349170.
    Abstract:
    Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death in humans. Our previous studies showed that gastrin alleviated acute myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury. We hypothesize that gastrin might protect against heart injury after MI by promoting angiogenesis. An MI model was simulated by ligating the anterior descending coronary artery in adult male C57BL/6J mice. Gastrin was administered twice daily by intraperitoneal injection for 2 weeks after MI. We found that gastrin reduced mortality, improved myocardial function with reduced infarct size and promoted angiogenesis. Gastrin increased HIF-1α and VEGF expression. Downregulation of HIF-1α expression by siRNA reduced the proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. These results indicate that gastrin restores cardiac function after MI by promoting angiogenesis via the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway.
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