Cell death in the cardiac myocyte

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Abstract

Loss of cardiac myocytes plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders. A decrease in the number of cardiac myocytes in cardiac diseases results in sustained, irreversible contractile failure of myocardium. Therefore prevention of cardiac cell death is a potential therapeutic strategy for various heart diseases. It is well accepted that three types of phenomena such as apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy may be involved in myocardial cell death. Apoptosis is a highly regulated process that is promoted via death receptor pathway in the plasma membrane or via mitochondrial pathway. Necrosis is induced via mitochondrial swelling, cell rupture, and subsequent inflammation. Autophagy is a cell survival mechanism that involves degradation and recycling of cytoplasmic components. As compared with the other two mechanisms, autophagy may mediate cell death under specific conditions. These three types of cell death in the myocardium are discussed in this article.

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Marunouchi, T., & Tanonaka, K. (2015). Cell death in the cardiac myocyte. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 38(8), 1094–1097. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b15-00288

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