TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates the mammalian cardiac regenerative response
AU - Kawagishi, Hiroyuki
AU - Xiong, Jianhua
AU - Rovira, Ilsa I.
AU - Pan, Haihui
AU - Yan, Ye
AU - Fleischmann, Bernd K.
AU - Yamada, Mitsuhiko
AU - Finkel, Toren
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Certain organisms, including zebrafish, are capable of complete cardiac regeneration in response to injury. This response has also been observed in newborn mice, although in this case, the regenerative capacity is lost at approximately one week of age. The mechanisms regulating this short temporal window of cardiac regeneration in mice are not well understood. Here, we show that sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling modulates the neonatal mouse regenerative response. In particular, we demonstrate that following apical resection of the heart on postnatal day 1, mice activate Shh ligand expression and downstream signaling. This response is largely absent when surgery is performed on non-regenerative, postnatal day 7 pups. Furthermore, an enhanced cardiac regeneration response was detected in ptch heterozygous mice which have a genetically-based constitutive increase in Shh signaling. We further show that Shh ligand is produced in the myocardium by non-myocytes and appears to regulate cardiomyocyte proliferation, as well as the recruitment of monocytes/macrophages to the regenerating area. Finally, we demonstrate that a small molecule activator of Shh signaling promotes heart regeneration, whereas an inhibitor of Shh signaling impairs the regenerative response. Together, these results implicate Shh signaling as a regulator of mammalian heart regeneration and suggest that modulating this pathway may lead to new potential therapies for cardiovascular diseases.
AB - Certain organisms, including zebrafish, are capable of complete cardiac regeneration in response to injury. This response has also been observed in newborn mice, although in this case, the regenerative capacity is lost at approximately one week of age. The mechanisms regulating this short temporal window of cardiac regeneration in mice are not well understood. Here, we show that sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling modulates the neonatal mouse regenerative response. In particular, we demonstrate that following apical resection of the heart on postnatal day 1, mice activate Shh ligand expression and downstream signaling. This response is largely absent when surgery is performed on non-regenerative, postnatal day 7 pups. Furthermore, an enhanced cardiac regeneration response was detected in ptch heterozygous mice which have a genetically-based constitutive increase in Shh signaling. We further show that Shh ligand is produced in the myocardium by non-myocytes and appears to regulate cardiomyocyte proliferation, as well as the recruitment of monocytes/macrophages to the regenerating area. Finally, we demonstrate that a small molecule activator of Shh signaling promotes heart regeneration, whereas an inhibitor of Shh signaling impairs the regenerative response. Together, these results implicate Shh signaling as a regulator of mammalian heart regeneration and suggest that modulating this pathway may lead to new potential therapies for cardiovascular diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.09.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 30236923
AN - SCOPUS:85053807142
SN - 0022-2828
VL - 123
SP - 180
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
JF - Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
ER -