DISEASE: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Entry
H00293 Disease
Name
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Description
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease that may result in arrhythmia, heart failure, and sudden death. The hallmark pathological findings are progressive myocyte loss and fibrofatty replacement, with a predilection for the right ventricle. A number of genetic studies have identified mutations in various components of the cardiac desmosome that have important roles in the pathogenesis of ARVC. Disruption of desmosomal function by defective proteins might lead to death of myocytes under mechanical stress. The myocardial injury may be accompanied by inflammation. Since regeneration of cardiac myocytes is limited, repair by fibrofatty replacement occurs. Several studies have implicated that desmosome dysfunction results in the delocalization and nuclear translocation of plakoglobin. As a result, competition between plakoglobin and beta-catenin will lead to the inhibition of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, resulting in a shift from a myocyte fate towards an adipocyte fate of cells. The ryanodine receptor plays a crucial part in electromechanical coupling by control of release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the cytosol. Therefore, defects in this receptor could result in an imbalance of calcium homeostasis that might trigger cell death.
Category
Cardiovascular disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Diseases of the myocardium or cardiac chambers
BC43 Cardiomyopathy
H00293 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06528 Calcium signaling
H00293 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Cellular process
nt06539 Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
H00293 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Tiso N, Stephan DA, Nava A, Bagattin A, Devaney JM, Stanchi F, Larderet G, Brahmbhatt B, Brown K, Bauce B, Muriago M, Basso C, Thiene G, Danieli GA, Rampazzo A
Title
Identification of mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene in families affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 2 (ARVD2).
Merner ND, Hodgkinson KA, Haywood AF, Connors S, French VM, Drenckhahn JD, Kupprion C, Ramadanova K, Thierfelder L, McKenna W, Gallagher B, Morris-Larkin L, Bassett AS, Parfrey PS, Young TL
Title
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5 is a fully penetrant, lethal arrhythmic disorder caused by a missense mutation in the TMEM43 gene.
van Hengel J, Calore M, Bauce B, Dazzo E, Mazzotti E, De Bortoli M, Lorenzon A, Li Mura IE, Beffagna G, Rigato I, Vleeschouwers M, Tyberghein K, Hulpiau P, van Hamme E, Zaglia T, Corrado D, Basso C, Thiene G, Daliento L, Nava A, van Roy F, Rampazzo A
Title
Mutations in the area composita protein alphaT-catenin are associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Mayosi BM, Fish M, Shaboodien G, Mastantuono E, Kraus S, Wieland T, Kotta MC, Chin A, Laing N, Ntusi NB, Chong M, Horsfall C, Pimstone SN, Gentilini D, Parati G, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Pare G, Schwartz PJ, Crotti L
Title
Identification of Cadherin 2 (CDH2) Mutations in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.