cardiovascular system
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• despite the increase in heart size, cardiac function at 1 year of age is similar to controls
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• at E13.5 a 30% increase in BrdU incorporation is seen in hearts
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• increased heart weight relative to body weight compared to controls
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• analysis suggests increased heart size is due to increased cellularity not an increase in cell size
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• myocyte hypertrophy in response to transverse aortic constriction is reduced compared to controls
• results from long term transverse aortic constriction suggest homozygotes are partially protected from long term pressure overload induced dysfunction
• reduced decompensation at 4 weeks after permanent ligation of the left coronary artery
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• following permanent ligation of the left coronary artery the degree of infarct expansion is reduced compared to controls
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cellular
• reduced susceptibility to staurosporine induced apoptosis
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hematopoietic system
• increased spleen weight relative to body weight compared to controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• myocyte hypertrophy in response to transverse aortic constriction is reduced compared to controls
• results from long term transverse aortic constriction suggest homozygotes are partially protected from long term pressure overload induced dysfunction
• reduced decompensation at 4 weeks after permanent ligation of the left coronary artery
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• following permanent ligation of the left coronary artery the degree of infarct expansion is reduced compared to controls
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immune system
• increased spleen weight relative to body weight compared to controls
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muscle
N |
• at 2 months, untreated mice exhibit normal skeletal muscle tissue morphology
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• moderate in untreated mice
• 2.4-fold increase in self-renewed satellite cells following cardiotoxin treatment
• 2-fold increase in quiescent sublaminar Pax7+ satellite cells following cardiotoxin treatment
• however, the number of quiescent sublaminar Pax7+ satellite cells is number in untreated mice
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• at 2 months, satellite cells exhibit impaired ability to return to quiescence compared with control cells
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growth/size/body
• increased heart weight relative to body weight compared to controls
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• analysis suggests increased heart size is due to increased cellularity not an increase in cell size
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• increased spleen weight relative to body weight compared to controls
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