mortality/aging
• high incidence of sudden death in mice particularly between 1 and 3 months of age
• mice die after developing repetitive Torsade des Pointes which degenerates into ventricular defibrillation
• treatment with pimobendan, a Ca2+ sensitizer increases life span
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cardiovascular system
• increase in size is greater in homozygotes compared to heterozygotes
• treatment with pimobendan, a Ca2+ sensitizer decreases heart size
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• increase in left ventricular end-diastolic dimension
• however, no significant differences in wall thickness are detected
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• markers of heart failure are significantly increased by 2 months of age
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• fractional sarcomere shortening and peak velocity of sarcomere shortening are decreased
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• significant reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
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• lower left ventricular end-systolic pressure after administration of isoproterenol
• but, no significant difference in blood pressure of heart rate
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• electrophysiological abnormalities with long QT
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• significant increase in cardiomyocyte apoptosis
• decrease in Ca2+ sensitivity of force generation with a reduced pCa value at half-maximal force generation
• intact fibers have a decrease in the time to peak force and a steeper rise and fall in force
• faster peak rates of increase and decrease in cytoplasmic Ca2+ in intact fibers compared to wild-type controls
• differences are larger in homozygotes compared to heterozygotes
• however, maximum force-generating capabilities and Hill coefficient values are not different from controls and intact fibers show no significant decrease in maximum isometric force per cross-sectional area
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muscle
• fractional sarcomere shortening and peak velocity of sarcomere shortening are decreased
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• significant reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
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growth/size/body
• increase in size is greater in homozygotes compared to heterozygotes
• treatment with pimobendan, a Ca2+ sensitizer decreases heart size
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cellular
Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
dilated cardiomyopathy 1D | DOID:0110426 |
OMIM:601494 |
J:137784 |