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. 2019 Aug 7;20(16):3844. doi: 10.3390/ijms20163844

Table 1.

Effects of TRPV2 blockade on muscular dystrophy and cardiomyopathy.

TRPV2 Blocker Gene, Agents Animal Models/Cells for Human Disease Strain Background of Animals Evaluation Index (Efficacy) Reports
TRPV2-NT Transgenic or adenovirus * DCM mice 4C30 sialyltransferase transgenic cardiac function↑, heart weight↓, [9]
fibrosis↓, survival↑
* CK↓,* ANP↓, * cTn-I↓ in serum
DCM mice * TNNT2 *ΔK210 cTn-T mutant knock-in cardiac function↑ [17]
DCM hamsters J2N-k δ-sarcoglycan defect cardiac function↑ [9]
* DOX induced CM BL6 cardiotoxicity cardiac function↑, *ROS production↓ [9]
* DN-TRPV2
Transgenic or adenovirus
* MD mice mdx dystrophin defect fibrosis↓, serum CK↓, Ca2+ influx↓, recovery of muscle strength↑ [18,19]
MD hamsters BIO14.6 δ-sarcoglycan defect fibrosis↓, serum CK↓, Ca2+ influx↓ [18]
Functional antibody DCM mice 4C30 sialyltransferase transgenic cardiac function↑ [20,21,22]
DCM hamsters J2N-k δ-sarcoglycan defect cardiac function↑, serum CK↓
MD cardiomyocytes mdx dystrophin defect stretch induced Ca2+ influx↓
in isolated cardiomyocytes
[23,24,25]
TAC mice BL6 hemodynamic stress cardiac function↑ [22]
Inhibitors tranilast, * lumin DCM mice 4C30 sialyltransferase transgenic cardiac function↑, fibrosis↓ [26,27]
DCM hamsters J2N-k δ-sarcoglycan defect cardiac function↑, fibrosis↓ [9,28]
MD cardiomyocytes mdx dystrophin defect stretch induced Ca2+ influx↓ [23,24,25]
MD mice * DKO utrophin/dystrophin defect cardiac function↑ Figure 3
Gene silencing MD cardiomyocytes mdx dystrophin defect Ca2+ influx↓ [23]
antisense DNA, * siRNA MD myotubes BIO14.6 δ-sarcoglycan defect Ca2+ influx↓ [8]
Gene deletion * TAC mice BL6/129S hemodynamic stress hypertrophy↓, cardiac function→ [12]
(Knockout) * MI mice BL6/129S ischemia stress cardiac function↑ [13,14]

* DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; * MD, muscular dystrophy; * CK, creatine phosphokinase; * ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; * cTn-I, cardiac troponin-I; * TNNT2, cardiac troponin-T; * Δ210K, 210Lys deletion; * DOX, doxorubicin; * ROS, reactive oxygen species; * DN, dominant negative; * lumin (NK-4), 4,4′-[3-[2-[1-ethyl-4(1H)-quinolinylidene] ethylidene]-1-propene-1,3-diyl]bis(1-ethylquinolinium) diiodide; * DKO, double knockout mouse; * siRNA, small interfering RNA; * TAC, transverse aortic constriction; * MI, myocardial infarction; ↑, increased or improved; ↓, decreased or ameliorated; →, no change.