In vivo effects of cardiotrophin-1

Hongkui Jin, Renhui Yang, Gilbert A. Keller, Anne Ryan, Annie Ko, David Finkle, Todd A. Swanson, Wei Li, Diane Pennica, William I. Wood, Nicholas F. Paoni

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Abstract

Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) is a recently discovered cytokine that was isolated based on its ability to induce cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. In this study, the effects of chronic administration of CT-1 to mice (0.5 or 2 μg by intraperitoneal injection, twice a day for 14 days) were determined. A dose-dependent increase in both the heart weight and ventricular weight to body ratios was observed in the treated groups. The body weights of the animals were unaffected. These results indicate that CT-1 can induce cardiac hypertrophy in vivo. CT-1 was not specific for the heart, however. It stimulated the growth of the liver, kidney, and spleen, and caused atrophy of the thymus. CT-1 administration also increased the platelet counts by 70%, with no change in mean platelet volume. Red blood cell counts were increased in the treated animals, and there was a concomitant increase in haemoglobin concentration. Thus, CT-1 has a broad spectrum of biological activities in vivo. This observation is consistent with previous in-vitro findings showing that the mRNA for CT-1 is expressed in several tissues, and that CT-1 can function through binding to the leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) receptor and signalling through the gp130 pathway.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)920-926
Number of pages7
JournalCytokine
Volume8
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac hypertrophy
  • Cardiotrophin-1
  • Cytokine
  • Haematopoiesis
  • Mitochondria

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Biochemistry
  • Hematology
  • Molecular Biology

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