A Mouse Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Produced by Isoproterenol Acute Exposure Followed by 5-Fluorouracil Administration

Author:

Salerno Nadia1,Scalise Mariangela1,Marino Fabiola1ORCID,Filardo Andrea2,Chiefalo Antonio1,Panuccio Giuseppe2,Torella Michele3,De Angelis Antonella3,De Rosa Salvatore2ORCID,Ellison-Hughes Georgina M.4ORCID,Urbanek Konrad5,Viglietto Giuseppe1,Torella Daniele1ORCID,Cianflone Eleonora2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy

2. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy

3. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy

4. Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK

5. Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, 88121 Naples, Italy

Abstract

Appropriate dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) animal models are highly desirable considering the pathophysiological and clinical heterogeneity of DCM. Genetically modified mice are the most widely and intensively utilized research animals for DCM. However, to translate discoveries from basic science into new and personalized medical applications, research in non-genetically based DCM models remains a key issue. Here, we characterized a mouse model of non-ischemic DCM induced by a stepwise pharmacologic regime of Isoproterenol (ISO) high dose bolus followed by a low dose systemic injection of the chemotherapy agent, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU). C57BL/6J mice were injected with ISO and, 3 days after, were randomly assigned to saline or 5-FU. Echocardiography and a strain analysis show that ISO + 5FU in mice induces progressive left ventricular (LV) dilation and reduced systolic function, along with diastolic dysfunction and a persistent global cardiac contractility depression through 56 days. While mice treated with ISO alone recover anatomically and functionally, ISO + 5-FU causes persistent cardiomyocyte death, ensuing in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy through 56 days. ISO + 5-FU-dependent damage was accompanied by significant myocardial disarray and fibrosis along with exaggerated oxidative stress, tissue inflammation and premature cell senescence accumulation. In conclusions, a combination of ISO + 5FU produces anatomical, histological and functional cardiac alterations typical of DCM, representing a widely available, affordable, and reproducible mouse model of this cardiomyopathy.

Funder

Italian Ministry of University and Research

PNRR--National Center for Gene Therapy and Drugs based on RNA Technology

PNRR-MNESYS

Italian Ministry of Health

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Pharmacology (medical),General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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