| First Author | Chen J | Year | 2017 |
| Journal | Sci Rep | Volume | 7 |
| Pages | 44007 | PubMed ID | 28272448 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:324747 | Mgi Id | MGI:7281420 |
| Doi | 10.1038/srep44007 | Citation | Chen J, et al. (2017) Aggravated myocardial infarction-induced cardiac remodeling and heart failure in histamine-deficient mice. Sci Rep 7:44007 |
| abstractText | Histamine has pleiotropic pathophysiological effects, but its role in myocardial infarction (MI)-induced cardiac remodeling remains unclear. Histidine decarboxylase (HDC) is the main enzyme involved in histamine production. Here, we clarified the roles of HDC-expressing cells and histamine in heart failure post-MI using HDC-EGFP transgenic mice and HDC-knockout (HDC(-/-)) mice. HDC(+)CD11b(+) myeloid cell numbers markedly increased in the injured hearts, and histamine levels were up-regulated in the circulation post-MI. HDC(-/-) mice exhibited more adverse cardiac remodeling, poorer left ventricular function and higher mortality by increasing cardiac fibrogenesis post-MI. In vitro assays further confirmed that histamine inhibited heart fibroblast proliferation. Furthermore, histamine enhanced the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-6 phosphorylation level in murine heart fibroblasts, and the inhibitive effects of histamine on fibroblast proliferation could be blocked by JAK3/STAT6 signaling selective antagonist. STAT6-knockout (STAT6(-/-)) mice had a phenotype similar to that of HDC(-/-) mice post-MI; however, in contrast to HDC(-/-) mice, the beneficial effects of exogenous histamine injections were abrogated in STAT6(-/-) mice. These data suggest that histamine exerts protective effects by modulating cardiac fibrosis and remodeling post-MI, in part through the STAT6-dependent signaling pathway. |
