behavior/neurological
• mice show a reduction in the number of running bouts per day
• however, the average distance run/day is not altered
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cardiovascular system
small heart
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J:186721
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• heart-to-body weight ratio is smaller in 6-7 month old mice
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• increase in circumferential shortening in 6-7 month old mice
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• reduction in left ventricle relaxation velocity and a decrease in the ratio of early left ventricle relaxation velocity to late left ventricle relaxation velocity during atrial contraction [EI(a)/AI(a)], indicating diastolic dysfunction
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• 6-7 month old mice exhibit a smaller heart-to-body weight ratio, smaller left ventricular end diastolic chamber volume, and an increase in circumferential shortening
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• the E/EI(a) ratio, which correlates to pulmonary wedge pressures, is increased suggesting elevated left ventricular diastolic pressure
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• cardiac myocytes generate higher passive tensions across a range of sarcomere lengths without changes in intracellular caclium resulting in significant calcium independent cellular diastolic tone
• myocytes exhibit a biphasic response of relaxation to increased pacing frequency versus the negative staircase seen with calcium day
• calcium transient amplitude is blunted in myocytes despite normal mechanical shortening resulting in myocyte hypercontractility
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• end diastolic pressure is elevated in 8-9 month old mice
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• hearts exhibit impaired relaxation and elevated end diastolic pressure indicative of restrictive cardiomyopathy
• however, no cardiac fibrosis, inflammation of myofibrillar disarray are seen at 6-7 months of age
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice show a reduction in the number of running bouts per day
• however, the average distance run/day is not altered
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muscle
• increase in circumferential shortening in 6-7 month old mice
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• reduction in left ventricle relaxation velocity and a decrease in the ratio of early left ventricle relaxation velocity to late left ventricle relaxation velocity during atrial contraction [EI(a)/AI(a)], indicating diastolic dysfunction
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• hearts exhibit impaired relaxation and elevated end diastolic pressure indicative of restrictive cardiomyopathy
• however, no cardiac fibrosis, inflammation of myofibrillar disarray are seen at 6-7 months of age
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
restrictive cardiomyopathy | DOID:397 |
OMIM:115210 OMIM:PS115210 |
J:186721 |