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 |
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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.