Entry
Name
Dilated cardiomyopathy - Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale)
Description
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart muscle disease characterised by dilation and impaired contraction of the left or both ventricles that results in progressive heart failure and sudden cardiac death from ventricular arrhythmia. Genetically inherited forms of DCM ("familial" DCM) have been identified in 25-35% of patients presenting with this disease, and the inherited gene defects are an important cause of "familial" DCM. The pathophysiology may be separated into two categories: defects in force generation and defects in force transmission. In cases where an underlying pathology cannot be identified, the patient is diagnosed with an "idiopathic" DCM. Current hypotheses regarding causes of "idiopathic" DCM focus on myocarditis induced by enterovirus and subsequent autoimmune myocardium impairments. Antibodies to the beta1-adrenergic receptor (beta1AR), which are detected in a substantial number of patients with "idiopathic" DCM, may increase the concentration of intracellular cAMP and intracellular Ca2+, a condition often leading to a transient hyper-performance of the heart followed by depressed heart function and heart failure.
Class
Human Diseases; Cardiovascular disease
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Disease
Organism
Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale) [GN:
dle ]
Gene
111164625 CACNA2D1; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04858 ]
111166330 CACNB1; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04862 ]
111168340 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
111169490 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
111172760 CACNB4; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04865 ]
111174049 CACNB3; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04864 ]
111174141 TNNC1; troponin C, slow skeletal and cardiac muscles isoform X1 [KO:K05865 ]
111174274 CACNA2D3; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 isoform X2 [KO:K04860 ]
111174277 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
111174353 CACNA2D2; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04859 ]
111176547 CACNA2D4; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 [KO:K04861 ]
111176594 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
111177477 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta-2 proprotein isoform X1 [KO:K13376 ]
111178115 CACNB2; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04863 ]
111180824 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta-1 proprotein isoform X1 [KO:K13375 ]
111180996 CACNG8; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-8 subunit [KO:K04873 ]
111181016 CACNG7; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-7 subunit [KO:K04872 ]
111181019 CACNG6; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-6 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04871 ]
111182231 CACNG3; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-3 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04868 ]
111182918 CACNG5; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-5 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04870 ]
111182919 CACNG4; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-4 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04869 ]
111182970 CACNG1; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit [KO:K04866 ]
111186741 GNAS; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas isoform X1 [KO:K04632 ]
111187002 MYL2; myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform [KO:K10351 ]
111187803 CACNG2; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunit [KO:K04867 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Fatkin D, Graham RM
Title
Molecular mechanisms of inherited cardiomyopathies.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lappe JM, Pelfrey CM, Tang WH
Title
Recent insights into the role of autoimmunity in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Reference
Authors
Zhao P, Sharma AC, Ren J
Title
Pathogenesis and therapy of autoimmunity-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Reference
Authors
Franz WM, Muller OJ, Katus HA
Title
Cardiomyopathies: from genetics to the prospect of treatment.
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Reference
Authors
Towbin JA, Bowles NE
Title
The failing heart.
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Reference
Authors
Luk A, Ahn E, Soor GS, Butany J
Title
Dilated cardiomyopathy: a review.
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Reference
Authors
Yoshikawa T, Baba A, Nagatomo Y
Title
Autoimmune mechanisms underlying dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Reference
Authors
Mason JW
Title
Myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy: an inflammatory link.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jahns R, Boivin V, Hein L, Triebel S, Angermann CE, Ertl G, Lohse MJ
Title
Direct evidence for a beta 1-adrenergic receptor-directed autoimmune attack as a cause of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Reference
Authors
Liu PP, Mason JW
Title
Advances in the understanding of myocarditis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tam PE
Title
Coxsackievirus myocarditis: interplay between virus and host in the pathogenesis of heart disease.
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