Increased Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) Accumulation and Distinct Patterns of Localization in Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Growth Factors
- Vol. 8 (4), 291-306
- https://doi.org/10.3109/08977199308991574
Abstract
Basic FGF is a multifunctional protein which promotes regeneration in several tissues. To investigate involvement in cardiac injury-repair, bFGF accumulation and localization was examined in hearts of rats injected with a single high dose of isoproterenol. The bFGF content of cardiac extracts was analyzed at 6 and 24 hours as well as 1, 4, and 6 weeks by western blotting of heparin-sepharose-bound fractions. The 18 kilodalton bFGF species showed an approximately 2-fold increase in extracts from treated animals compared to non-treated controls. A transient rise in a 21-23 kilodalton bFGF species was seen at 24 hours after treatment. An induction of bFGF mRNA was also observed in treated animals. To localize bFGF in vivo, immunofluorescent labelling with specific antibodies was used at 4-24 hours and 1-4 weeks after treatment. Simultaneous labelling for the cytoskeletal proteins vinculin or vimentin was employed to identify viable myocytes or non-muscle interstitial cells, respectively. Necrotic myocytes, identified by loss of vinculin, displayed a pronounced increase in cytoplasmic anti-bFGF staining compared to adjacent normal myocytes. This increase occurred prior to and may play a role in promoting mobile cell migration and proliferation in areas of necrosis. Viable cardiomyocytes adjacent to fibrotic regions displayed strong pericellular anti-bFGF staining and, occasionally, were also stained by anti-vimentin antibodies, suggesting reexpression of an embryonic phenotype and thus an attempt for regeneration. These data showing increased accumulation and distinct patterns of localization of bFGF in the hearts of isoproterenol-treated animals suggest that this growth factor plays a role in short-term as well as long term response of the myocardium to injury.Keywords
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