The main aim of this study is to understand Without adequate treatment, pathological cardiac hypertrophy induced by sustained pressure overload eventually leads to HF (HF). WW domain- containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (WWP1) is an important regulator of aging-related pathologies, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of WWP1 in pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling and HF is yet to be determined.
The idea is To examine the correlation of WWP1 with hypertrophy, we analyzed WWP1 expression in patients with HF and mice subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. TAC surgery was performed on WWP1 knockout (KO) mice to assess the role of WWP1 in cardiac hypertrophy, heart function was examined by echocardiography and related cellular and molecular markers were examined. Mass spectrometry and coimmunoprecipitation assays were conducted to identify the proteins that interacted with WWP1. Pulse-chase assay, ubiquitination assay, reporter gene assay and an in vivo mouse model via adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) were used to explore the mechanisms by which WWP1 regulates cardiac remodeling. AAV9 carrying cTnT promoter driven small hairpin RNA targeting WWP1 (AAV9-cTnT-shWWP1) was administered to investigate its rescue role in TAC-induced cardiac dysfunction.
Reference link- https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054827
