TY - JOUR
T1 - Fibro-fatty remodelling in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
AU - Kohela, Arwa
AU - van Rooij, Eva
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/4/19
Y1 - 2022/4/19
N2 - Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is an inherited disorder characterized by lethal arrhythmias and a risk to sudden cardiac death. A hallmark feature of AC is the progressive replacement of the ventricular myocardium with fibro-fatty tissue, which can act as an arrhythmogenic substrate further exacerbating cardiac dysfunction. Therefore, identifying the processes underlying this pathological remodelling would help understand AC pathogenesis and support the development of novel therapies. In this review, we summarize our knowledge on the different models designed to identify the cellular origin and molecular pathways underlying cardiac fibroblast and adipocyte cell differentiation in AC patients. We further outline future perspectives and how targeting the fibro-fatty remodelling process can contribute to novel AC therapeutics.
AB - Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is an inherited disorder characterized by lethal arrhythmias and a risk to sudden cardiac death. A hallmark feature of AC is the progressive replacement of the ventricular myocardium with fibro-fatty tissue, which can act as an arrhythmogenic substrate further exacerbating cardiac dysfunction. Therefore, identifying the processes underlying this pathological remodelling would help understand AC pathogenesis and support the development of novel therapies. In this review, we summarize our knowledge on the different models designed to identify the cellular origin and molecular pathways underlying cardiac fibroblast and adipocyte cell differentiation in AC patients. We further outline future perspectives and how targeting the fibro-fatty remodelling process can contribute to novel AC therapeutics.
KW - Arrhythmias, Cardiac/metabolism
KW - Cardiomyopathies/pathology
KW - Cell Differentiation
KW - Heart Ventricles/pathology
KW - Humans
KW - Myocardium/pathology
U2 - 10.1007/s00395-022-00929-4
DO - 10.1007/s00395-022-00929-4
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
C2 - 35441328
SN - 0300-8428
VL - 117
SP - 22
JO - Basic Research in Cardiology
JF - Basic Research in Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -