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Table 4 Potential cardiokines and microRNA for promotion of tumor progression in myocardial infarction and heart failure

From: Current evidence regarding the cellular mechanisms associated with cancer progression due to cardiovascular diseases

Potential cardiokines and miR

Model

Cardiac expression

Plasma level

LV function

LVH

Outcome

Interpretation

Refs.

SerpinA3

In vitro study

HASMCs + ox-LDL 100mcg/mL/12 h

↑

–

–

–

–

Cardiac SerpinA3 expression was increased in aortic smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis model

[27]

In vivo studies

MI-induced HF APCmin mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Cardiac SerpinA3 expression was increased in MI-induced HF mice model

[16]

Heterotopic heart transplant of MI heart in APCmin mice into APCmin mice

↑

–

↔

↑

–

ATF3-transgenic mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Cardiac SerpinA3 expression was increased in cardiac remodeling model using ATF3-transgenic mice

[24]

Low-dose PE induced hypertension mice

↔

–

↔

↑

–

Cardiac SerpinA3 expression was not changed in cardiac remodeling without LV systolic dysfunction

[25]

Clinical studies

CAD patients

–

↑

↔

–

–

Plasma SerpinA3 level was elevated in CAD patients and correlated with extension of coronary artery atherosclerosis

[27]

MI patients

–

↑

↔

–

↑MACE

Plasma SerpinA3 level was elevated in MI patients, and was a predictor of MACE

[28]

DCM patients

↑

↑

↓

–

↓survival

Plasma and cardiac SerpinA3 levels were elevated in DCM and associated with poor outcome in DCM patients

[29]

HFrEF patients

–

↑

↓

–

↔survival

Plasma SerpinA3 level was elevated in HFrEF patients

[30]

DCM patients pre LVAD implantation

↔

↑

↓

–

–

Plasma SerpinA3 level was elevated in HF patients and decreased after LVAD implantation

[31]

DCM patients post LVAD implantation

↓

↔

–

–

–

Calcific AS patients

↑

↑

–

–

–

Plasma and cardiac SerpinA3 levels were elevated in calcific AS

[32]

SerpinA1

In vivo study

MI-induced HF APCmin mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Cardiac SerpinA1 expression was increased in MI-induced HF mice

[16]

Heterotopic heart transplant of MI heart in APCmin mice into APCmin mice

↔

–

↔

↑

–

Clinical studies

MI patients

–

↑

–

–

↑survival

Plasma SerpinA1 level was elevated in MI patients, and was associated with improved prognosis

[39]

HFrEF patients

–

↑

↓

–

↑NYHA

Plasma SerpinA1 level was increased in HFrEF patients, and was associated with higher NYHA class

[40]

Periostin

In vitro study

Adult rat cardiac fibroblasts + Ang II/10–7–10–5 M/24–48 h

↑

–

–

–

–

Ang II enhanced periostin expression in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts

[47]

In vivo studies

MI mice

↑

–

–

–

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in MI mice

[49,50,51]

Chronic Ang II-induced HT mice

↑

–

–

↑

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in chronic Ang II-induced LVH in mice

[47]

High salt-induced HT rat

↑

–

–

–

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in high salt-induced HT rat model

[48]

Aortic banding-induced HF mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in hypertensive-induced cardiac remodeling

[52]

Clinical studies

MI patients

↑

–

–

–

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in MI patients

[49]

STEMI patients

–

↑ (vs lower group)

–

–

↓LVEF

↑CV events

Elevated plasma periostin level was associated with LVEF decline and increased CV events in STEMI patients

[54]

HFrEF patients

↑

–

↓

–

–

Cardiac periostin expression was increased in HFrEF patients

[53]

HFrEF patients on LVADs

↑ (vs off LVADs)

–

↓

–

–

Cardiac periostin expression was decreased after offload of LVADs in HFrEF patients

[52]

miR-21

In vitro study

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + PE/100 mcM

↑

–

–

–

–

miR-21 expression was increased in hypertrophic stimulated rat cardiomyocytes

[68, 70]

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + LIF/1000 units/ml

↑

–

–

–

–

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + FBS/10%

↑

–

–

–

–

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + Ang II/1 mcM/48 h

↑

–

–

–

–

miR-21 expression was increased in Ang II-induced hypertrophy rat cardiomyocytes

[69]

In vivo studies

Cardiac I/R mice

↑

–

–

–

–

Cardiac miR-21 expression was increased in a cardiac I/R mice model

[71]

MI rat

↑ (border)

↓ (infarct)

–

–

–

–

Cardiac miR-21 expression was increased at border zone and decreased at infarct zone in MI rat model

[72]

MI mice

↑

–

–

↑

–

Cardiac miR-21 expression was increased at infarct zone in MI mice model

[73]

Thoracic aortic banding-induced cardiac hypertrophy mice

↑

–

–

↑

–

Cardiac miR-21expression was increased in cardiac hypertrophy mice

[68, 94]

β1-adrenergic receptor transgenic mice with HF

↑

–

↓

–

–

Cardiac miR-21 expression was increased in HF mice

[70]

TAC-induced HF mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Isoproterenol-induced HF mice

↑

–

↓

↑

–

Clinical studies

ACS patients

–

↑

–

–

–

Plasma miR-21 level was increased in ACS patients

[75]

CAD patients

–

↑

–

–

–

Plasma miR-21 level was increased in CAD patients

[75]

HFrEF patients

–

↑

↓

–

↓LVEF

↑NYHA

Plasma miR-21 level was increased in HFrEF patients and associated with decreased LVEF and increased NYHA

[74]

HFrEF patients

↑

–

↓

–

–

Cardiac miR-21 expression was increased in HFrEF patients

[70]

miR-22

In vitro studies

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + PE + FBS

↑

–

–

–

–

miR-22 expression increased in PE-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy

[94]

Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes + Ang II/1 mcM/48 h

↑

–

–

–

–

miR-22 expression was increased in Ang II-induced hypertrophy rat cardiomyocytes

[69]

In vivo studies

MI mice

↑

↑

↓

–

–

Cardiac expression and plasma level of miR-22-3p were increased in MI nice model

[18]

TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy mice

↑

–

–

↑

–

Cardiac miR-22 expression was increased in early phase of TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy mice

[94]

Clinical studies

HFrEF patients

↑

–

↓

–

–

Cardiac miR-22 expression was increased in HFrEF patients

[95]

HFrEF patients

–

↑

↓

–

↑CV death

Plasma miR-22 level was increased in HFrEF patients and associated with CV death

[96]

HF patients

–

↑ (vs lower group)

–

–

↓CV events

Higher plasma miR-22-3p level was associated with lower frequency of CV events in HF patients

[97]

CAD patients

–

↑

–

–

–

Plasma miR-22-3p level was increased in CAD patients

[98, 99]

CAD patients

–

↓

–

–

–

Plasma miR-22 level was increased in CAD patients

[100]

  1. ACS acute coronary syndrome, Ang II Angiotensin II, AS Aortic stenosis, ATF3 activating transcription factor 3, CAD coronary artery disease, CV cardiovascular, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, FBS fetal bovine serum, HASMCs Human aortic smooth muscle cells, HFrEF heart failure reduced ejection fraction, HT hypertension, I/R ischemic/reperfusion, LIF leukemia inhibitory factor, LVADs left ventricular assist device, LV left ventricular, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, MACE Major adverse cardiac events, MI myocardial infarction, miR microRNA, NMCMs neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes, NYHA New York Heart Association, ox-LDL oxidized-LDL, PE phenylephrine, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction