Transcription profiling of coxsackie virus vs control infected male mice to investigate the effects of infection on cardiac function

ABSTRACT: Male, adolescent A/J mice (4-5 week old) were either infected (IP) with coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3; 105 pfu) or PBS. CVB3 is a cardiotropic virus which leads to cardiac inflammation and fibrosis within 9 days after IP injection. We wanted to know how the virus would impact long term cardiac function, and whether changes in cardiac function could be associated with cardiac transcriptional regulation. At days 3, 9 and 30 days post-infection, hearts were imaged with 2D echocardiography (Sonos 5500, Philips). Briefly, mice were anesthesized subcutaneously with ketamine (0.45mg/kg) and xylazine (0.03mg/kg). Mice were placed in a dorsal recumbency position and the following systolic and diastolic measurements were taken (N=5 heart beats) using an S-12 (12MHz; Sonos 5000, Philips) probe: parasternal

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

DISEASE(S): CVB3 infected

SUBMITTER: John Gosink 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1457 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress