Evidence that the monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) plays a central role in the inotropic dysfunction induced by genetic deletion of the Mas-related-G protein-coupled receptor D (MrgD) in mice
Lucas Rodrigues‐Ribeiro, Júlia Rezende-Ribeiro, Sérgio Scalzo, Maria Luiza Dias, B. d. L. Sanches, Marcos Eliezeck, Itamar Couto Guedes de Jesus, Joseph Albert Medeiros Evaristo, Kinulpe Honorato Sampaio, Diogo B. Peruchetti, Jáder Santos Cruz, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Maria José Campagnole‐Santos, Sílvia Guatimosim, Robson A.S. Santos, Thiago Verano‐Braga
This study identifies MAO-B hyperactivation as a key contributor to cardiac dysfunction in MrgD-KO mice, showing that MAO-B inhibition reverses contractile defects.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology