Multiple Roles of sFRP2 in Cardiac Development and Cardiovascular Disease.

Abstract

The Wnt signaling pathway plays important roles in organ development and disease processes. Secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (sFRP2), a vital molecule of Wnt signaling, can regulate cardiac development and cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have suggested that sFRP2 is not only an antagonist of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, but also has a more complex relationship in myocardial fibrosis, angiogenesis, cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac regeneration. Here, we review the role of sFRP2 and Wnt signaling in cardiac development and cardiovascular disease.

• Authors: Yu Wu, Xinyue Liu, Haoxiao Zheng, Hailan Zhu, Weiyi Mai, Xiaohui Huang, Yuli Huang
• Journal: International journal of biological sciences (Int J Biol Sci) Vol. 16 Issue 5 Pg. 730-738 ( 2020) ISSN: 1449-2288 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 32071544 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
• Copyright: © The author(s).

Chemical References

• Membrane Proteins
• SFRP2 protein, human

Topics

• Animals
• Cardiomegaly (metabolism, pathology)
• Cardiovascular Diseases (metabolism, pathology)
• Humans
• Membrane Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Wnt Signaling Pathway (genetics, physiology)