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Ceballos JA, Jaramillo-Isaza S, Calderón JC, Miranda PB, Giraldo MA. Doxorubicin Interaction with Lipid Monolayers Leads to Decreased Membrane Stiffness when Experiencing Compression-Expansion Dynamics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023. [PMID: 37320858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Physical membrane models permit to study and quantify the interactions of many external molecules with monitored and simplified systems. In this work, we have constructed artificial Langmuir single-lipid monolayers with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE), dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine (DPPS), or sphingomyelin to resemble the main lipid components of the mammalian cell membranes. We determined the collapse pressure, minimum area per molecule, and maximum compression modulus (Cs-1) from surface pressure measurements in a Langmuir trough. Also, from compression/expansion isotherms, we estimated the viscoelastic properties of the monolayers. With this model, we explored the membrane molecular mechanism of toxicity of the well-known anticancer drug doxorubicin, with particular emphasis in cardiotoxicity. The results showed that doxorubicin intercalates mainly between DPPS and sphingomyelin, and less between DPPE, inducing a change in the Cs-1 of up to 34% for DPPS. The isotherm experiments suggested that doxorubicin had little effect on DPPC, partially solubilized DPPS lipids toward the bulk of the subphase, and caused a slight or large expansion in the DPPE and sphingomyelin monolayers, respectively. Furthermore, the dynamic viscoelasticity of the DPPE and DPPS membranes was greatly reduced (by 43 and 23%, respectively), while the reduction amounted only to 12% for sphingomyelin and DPPC models. In conclusion, doxorubicin intercalates into the DPPS, DPPE, and sphingomyelin, but not into the DPPC, membrane lipids, inducing a structural distortion that leads to decreased membrane stiffness and reduced compressibility modulus. These alterations may constitute a novel, early step in explaining the doxorubicin mechanism of action in mammalian cancer cells or its toxicity in non-cancer cells, with relevance to explain its cardiotoxicity.
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- Jorge A Ceballos
- Biophysics Group, Institute of Physics, University of Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia
- School of Health Sciences, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellin 050031, Colombia
- Sao Carlos Physics Institute, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 369, Sao Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Group-PHYSIS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia
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- Sao Carlos Physics Institute, University of Sao Paulo, P.O. Box 369, Sao Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Physics, University of Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia
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Mitochondrial connexin43 and mitochondrial K ATP channels modulate triggered arrhythmias in mouse ventricular muscle. Pflugers Arch 2023; 475:477-488. [PMID: 36707457 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-023-02789-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Connexin43 (Cx43) exits as hemichannels in the inner mitochondrial membrane. We examined how mitochondrial Cx43 and mitochondrial KATP channels affect the occurrence of triggered arrhythmias. To generate cardiac-specific Cx43-deficient (cCx43-/-) mice, Cx43flox/flox mice were crossed with α-MHC (Myh6)-cre+/- mice. The resulting offspring, Cx43flox/flox/Myh6-cre+/- mice (cCx43-/- mice) and their littermates (cCx43+/+ mice), were used. Trabeculae were dissected from the right ventricles of mouse hearts. Cardiomyocytes were enzymatically isolated from the ventricles of mouse hearts. Force was measured with a strain gauge in trabeculae (22°C). To assess arrhythmia susceptibility, the minimal extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o,min), at which arrhythmias were induced by electrical stimulation, was determined in trabeculae. ROS production was estimated with 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF), mitochondrial membrane potential with tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester (TMRM), and Ca2+ spark frequency with fluo-4 and confocal microscopy in cardiomyocytes. ROS production within the mitochondria was estimated with MitoSoxRed and mitochondrial Ca2+ with rhod-2 in trabeculae. Diazoxide was used to activate mitochondrial KATP. Most of cCx43-/- mice died suddenly within 8 weeks. Cx43 was present in the inner mitochondrial membrane in cCx43+/+ mice but not in cCx43-/- mice. In cCx43-/- mice, the [Ca2+]o,min was lower, and Ca2+ spark frequency, the slope of DCF fluorescence intensity, MitoSoxRed fluorescence, and rhod-2 fluorescence were higher. TMRM fluorescence was more decreased in cCx43-/- mice. Most of these changes were suppressed by diazoxide. In addition, in cCx43-/- mice, antioxidant peptide SS-31 and N-acetyl-L-cysteine increased the [Ca2+]o,min. These results suggest that Cx43 deficiency activates Ca2+ leak from the SR, probably due to depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential, an increase in mitochondrial Ca2+, and an increase in ROS production, thereby causing triggered arrhythmias, and that Cx43 hemichannel deficiency may be compensated by activation of mitochondrial KATP channels in mouse hearts.
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Alam P, Maliken BD, Ivey MJ, Jones SM, Kanisicak O. Isolation, Transfection, and Long-Term Culture of Adult Mouse and Rat Cardiomyocytes. J Vis Exp 2020. [PMID: 33104067 DOI: 10.3791/61073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Ex vivo culture of the adult mammalian cardiomyocytes (CMs) presents the most relevant experimental system for the in vitro study of cardiac biology. Adult mammalian CMs are terminally differentiated cells with minimal proliferative capacity. The post-mitotic state of adult CMs not only restricts cardiomyocyte cell cycle progression but also limits the efficient culture of CMs. Moreover, the long-term culture of adult CMs is necessary for many studies, such as CM proliferation and analysis of gene expression. The mouse and the rat are the two most preferred laboratory animals to be used for cardiomyocyte isolation. While the long-term culture of rat CMs is possible, adult mouse CMs are susceptible to death and cannot be cultured more than five days under normal conditions. Therefore, there is a critical need to optimize the cell isolation and long-term culture protocol for adult murine CMs. With this modified protocol, it is possible to successfully isolate and culture both adult mouse and rat CMs for more than 20 days. Moreover, the siRNA transfection efficiency of isolated CM is significantly increased compared to previous reports. For adult mouse CM isolation, the Langendorff perfusion method is utilized with an optimal enzyme solution and sufficient time for complete extracellular matrix dissociation. In order to obtain pure ventricular CMs, both atria were dissected and discarded before proceeding with the disassociation and plating. Cells were dispersed on a laminin coated plate, which allowed for efficient and rapid attachment. CMs were allowed to settle for 4-6 h before siRNA transfection. Culture media was refreshed every 24 h for 20 days, and subsequently, CMs were fixed and stained for cardiac-specific markers such as Troponin and markers of cell cycle such as KI67.
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- Perwez Alam
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati;
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Blackwood EA, Bilal AS, Azizi K, Sarakki A, Glembotski CC. Simultaneous Isolation and Culture of Atrial Myocytes, Ventricular Myocytes, and Non-Myocytes from an Adult Mouse Heart. J Vis Exp 2020:10.3791/61224. [PMID: 32597844 PMCID: PMC8580476 DOI: 10.3791/61224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The isolation and culturing of cardiac myocytes from mice has been essential for furthering the understanding of cardiac physiology and pathophysiology. While isolating myocytes from neonatal mouse hearts is relatively straightforward, myocytes from the adult murine heart are preferred. This is because compared to neonatal cells, adult myocytes more accurately recapitulate cell function as it occurs in the adult heart in vivo. However, it is technically difficult to isolate adult mouse cardiac myocytes in the necessary quantities and viability, which contributes to an experimental impasse. Furthermore, published procedures are specific for the isolation of either atrial or ventricular myocytes at the expense of atrial and ventricular non-myocyte cells. Described here is a detailed method for isolating both atrial and ventricular cardiac myocytes, along with atrial and ventricular non-myocytes, simultaneously from a single mouse heart. Also provided are the details for optimal cell-specific culturing methods, which enhance cell viability and function. This protocol aims not only to expedite the process of adult murine cardiac cell isolation, but also to increase the yield and viability of cells for investigations of atrial and ventricular cardiac cells.
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- Erik A Blackwood
- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University;
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Blackwood EA, Thuerauf DJ, Stastna M, Stephens H, Sand Z, Pentoney A, Azizi K, Jakobi T, Van Eyk JE, Katus HA, Glembotski CC, Doroudgar S. Proteomic analysis of the cardiac myocyte secretome reveals extracellular protective functions for the ER stress response. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 143:132-144. [PMID: 32339566 PMCID: PMC8597053 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The effects of ER stress on protein secretion by cardiac myocytes are not well understood. In this study, the ER stressor thapsigargin (TG), which depletes ER calcium, induced death of cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) in high media volume but fostered protection in low media volume. In contrast, another ER stressor, tunicamycin (TM), a protein glycosylation inhibitor, induced NRVM death in all media volumes, suggesting that protective proteins were secreted in response to TG but not TM. Proteomic analyses of TG- and TM-conditioned media showed that the secretion of most proteins was inhibited by TG and TM; however, secretion of several ER-resident proteins, including GRP78 was increased by TG but not TM. Simulated ischemia, which decreases ER/SR calcium also increased secretion of these proteins. Mechanistically, secreted GRP78 was shown to enhance survival of NRVMs by collaborating with a cell-surface protein, CRIPTO, to activate protective AKT signaling and to inhibit death-promoting SMAD2 signaling. Thus, proteins secreted during ER stress mediated by ER calcium depletion can enhance cardiac myocyte viability.
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- Erik A Blackwood
- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Advanced Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Heart Institute and Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany; Section of Bioinformatics and Systems Cardiology, Klaus Tschira Institute for Integrative Computational Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Advanced Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Heart Institute and Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.
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Many Cells Make Life Work-Multicellularity in Stem Cell-Based Cardiac Disease Modelling. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113361. [PMID: 30373227 PMCID: PMC6274721 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cardiac disease causes 33% of deaths worldwide but our knowledge of disease progression is still very limited. In vitro models utilising and combining multiple, differentiated cell types have been used to recapitulate the range of myocardial microenvironments in an effort to delineate the mechanical, humoral, and electrical interactions that modulate the cardiac contractile function in health and the pathogenesis of human disease. However, due to limitations in isolating these cell types and changes in their structure and function in vitro, the field is now focused on the development and use of stem cell-derived cell types, most notably, human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived CMs (hiPSC-CMs), in modelling the CM function in health and patient-specific diseases, allowing us to build on the findings from studies using animal and adult human CMs. It is becoming increasingly appreciated that communications between cardiomyocytes (CMs), the contractile cell of the heart, and the non-myocyte components of the heart not only regulate cardiac development and maintenance of health and adult CM functions, including the contractile state, but they also regulate remodelling in diseases, which may cause the chronic impairment of the contractile function of the myocardium, ultimately leading to heart failure. Within the myocardium, each CM is surrounded by an intricate network of cell types including endothelial cells, fibroblasts, vascular smooth muscle cells, sympathetic neurons, and resident macrophages, and the extracellular matrix (ECM), forming complex interactions, and models utilizing hiPSC-derived cell types offer a great opportunity to investigate these interactions further. In this review, we outline the historical and current state of disease modelling, focusing on the major milestones in the development of stem cell-derived cell types, and how this technology has contributed to our knowledge about the interactions between CMs and key non-myocyte components of the heart in health and disease, in particular, heart failure. Understanding where we stand in the field will be critical for stem cell-based applications, including the modelling of diseases that have complex multicellular dysfunctions.
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Yang H, Feng A, Lin S, Yu L, Lin X, Yan X, Lu X, Zhang C. Fibroblast growth factor-21 prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy via AMPK-mediated antioxidation and lipid-lowering effects in the heart. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:227. [PMID: 29445083 PMCID: PMC5833682 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0307-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Our previous studies showed that both exogenous and endogenous FGF21 inhibited cardiac apoptosis at the early stage of type 1 diabetes. Whether FGF21 induces preventive effect on type 2 diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy was investigated in the present study. High-fat-diet/streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes was established in both wild-type (WT) and FGF21-knockout (FGF21-KO) mice followed by treating with FGF21 for 4 months. Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) was diagnosed by significant cardiac dysfunction, remodeling, and cardiac lipid accumulation associated with increased apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress, which was aggravated in FGF21-KO mice. However, the cardiac damage above was prevented by administration of FGF21. Further studies demonstrated that the metabolic regulating effect of FGF21 is not enough, contributing to FGF21-induced significant cardiac protection under diabetic conditions. Therefore, other protective mechanisms must exist. The in vivo cardiac damage was mimicked in primary neonatal or adult mouse cardiomyocytes treated with HG/Pal, which was inhibited by FGF21 treatment. Knockdown of AMPKα1/2, AKT2, or NRF2 with their siRNAs revealed that FGF21 protected cardiomyocytes from HG/Pal partially via upregulating AMPK–AKT2–NRF2-mediated antioxidative pathway. Additionally, knockdown of AMPK suppressed fatty acid β-oxidation via inhibition of ACC–CPT-1 pathway. And, inhibition of fatty acid β-oxidation partially blocked FGF21-induced protection in cardiomyocytes. Further, in vitro and in vivo studies indicated that FGF21-induced cardiac protection against type 2 diabetes was mainly attributed to lipotoxicity rather than glucose toxicity. These results demonstrate that FGF21 functions physiologically and pharmacologically to prevent type 2 diabetic lipotoxicity-induced cardiomyopathy through activation of both AMPK–AKT2–NRF2-mediated antioxidative pathway and AMPK–ACC–CPT-1-mediated lipid-lowering effect in the heart.
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- Hong Yang
- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Wenzhou Biomedical Innovation Center, Wenzhou, China
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Wenzhou Biomedical Innovation Center, Wenzhou, China
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Ruian Center of Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. .,Chinese-American Research Institute for Diabetic Complications, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. .,School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. .,Wenzhou Biomedical Innovation Center, Wenzhou, China.
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Hung CL, Pan SH, Han CL, Chang CW, Hsu YL, Su CH, Shih SC, Lai YJ, Chiang Chiau JS, Yeh HI, Liu CY, Lee HC, Lam CS. Membrane Proteomics of Impaired Energetics and Cytoskeletal Disorganization in Elderly Diet-Induced Diabetic Mice. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:3504-3513. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Chung-Lieh Hung
- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Graduate
Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Graduate
Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- Department
of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
- MacKay Children’s
Hospital, Taipei, 104, Taiwan
- Mackay Junior
College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, New Taipei City, 252, Taiwan
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- National Heart
Centre Singapore, 169609, Singapore
- Duke-National
University of Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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Judd J, Lovas J, Huang GN. Isolation, Culture and Transduction of Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 27685811 DOI: 10.3791/54012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Cultured cardiomyocytes can be used to study cardiomyocyte biology using techniques that are complementary to in vivo systems. For example, the purity and accessibility of in vitro culture enables fine control over biochemical analyses, live imaging, and electrophysiology. Long-term culture of cardiomyocytes offers access to additional experimental approaches that cannot be completed in short term cultures. For example, the in vitro investigation of dedifferentiation, cell cycle re-entry, and cell division has thus far largely been restricted to rat cardiomyocytes, which appear to be more robust in long-term culture. However, the availability of a rich toolset of transgenic mouse lines and well-developed disease models make mouse systems attractive for cardiac research. Although several reports exist of adult mouse cardiomyocyte isolation, few studies demonstrate their long-term culture. Presented here, is a step-by-step method for the isolation and long-term culture of adult mouse cardiomyocytes. First, retrograde Langendorff perfusion is used to efficiently digest the heart with proteases, followed by gravity sedimentation purification. After a period of dedifferentiation following isolation, the cells gradually attach to the culture and can be cultured for weeks. Adenovirus cell lysate is used to efficiently transduce the isolated cardiomyocytes. These methods provide a simple, yet powerful model system to study cardiac biology.
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- Justin Judd
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco;
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Ackers-Johnson M, Li PY, Holmes AP, O'Brien SM, Pavlovic D, Foo RS. A Simplified, Langendorff-Free Method for Concomitant Isolation of Viable Cardiac Myocytes and Nonmyocytes From the Adult Mouse Heart. Circ Res 2016; 119:909-20. [PMID: 27502479 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 315] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE Cardiovascular disease represents a global pandemic. The advent of and recent advances in mouse genomics, epigenomics, and transgenics offer ever-greater potential for powerful avenues of research. However, progress is often constrained by unique complexities associated with the isolation of viable myocytes from the adult mouse heart. Current protocols rely on retrograde aortic perfusion using specialized Langendorff apparatus, which poses considerable logistical and technical barriers to researchers and demands extensive training investment. OBJECTIVE To identify and optimize a convenient, alternative approach, allowing the robust isolation and culture of adult mouse cardiac myocytes using only common surgical and laboratory equipment. METHODS AND RESULTS Cardiac myocytes were isolated with yields comparable to those in published Langendorff-based methods, using direct needle perfusion of the LV ex vivo and without requirement for heparin injection. Isolated myocytes can be cultured antibiotic free, with retained organized contractile and mitochondrial morphology, transcriptional signatures, calcium handling, responses to hypoxia, neurohormonal stimulation, and electric pacing, and are amenable to patch clamp and adenoviral gene transfer techniques. Furthermore, the methodology permits concurrent isolation, separation, and coculture of myocyte and nonmyocyte cardiac populations. CONCLUSIONS We present a novel, simplified method, demonstrating concomitant isolation of viable cardiac myocytes and nonmyocytes from the same adult mouse heart. We anticipate that this new approach will expand and accelerate innovative research in the field of cardiac biology.
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- Matthew Ackers-Johnson
- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Centre for Translational Medicine MD6, National University Health System, Singapore (M.A.-J., P.Y.L., R.S.F.); Genome Institute of Singapore (M.A.-J., R.S.F.); and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK (A.P.H., S.-M.O., D.P.).
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In Vivo Cannulation Methods for Cardiomyocytes Isolation from Heart Disease Models. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0160605. [PMID: 27500929 PMCID: PMC4976940 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Isolation of high quality cardiomyocytes is critically important for achieving successful experiments in many cellular and molecular cardiology studies. Methods for isolating cardiomyocytes from the murine heart generally are time-sensitive and experience-dependent, and often fail to produce high quality cells. Major technical difficulties can be related to the surgical procedures needed to explant the heart and to cannulate the vessel to mount onto the Langendorff system before in vitro reperfusion can begin. During this period, transient hypoxia and ischemia may damage the heart, resulting in low yield and poor quality of cells, especially for heart disease models that have fragile cells. We have developed novel in vivo cannulation methods to minimize hypoxia and ischemia, and fine-tuned the entire protocol to produce high quality ventricular myocytes. The high cell quality has been confirmed using important structural and functional criteria such as morphology, t-tubule structure, action potential morphology, Ca2+ signaling, responsiveness to beta-adrenergic agonist, and ability to have robust contraction under mechanically loaded condition. Together these assessments show the preservation of the cardiac excitation–contraction machinery in cells isolated using this technique. The in vivo cannulation method enables consistent isolation of high-quality cardiomyocytes, even from heart disease models that were notoriously difficult for cell isolation using traditional methods.
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Talukder MAH, Preda M, Ryzhova L, Prudovsky I, Pinz IM. Heterozygous caveolin-3 mice show increased susceptibility to palmitate-induced insulin resistance. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:e12736. [PMID: 27033451 PMCID: PMC4814890 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Insulin resistance and diabetes are comorbidities of obesity and affect one in 10 adults in the United States. Despite the high prevalence, the mechanisms of cardiac insulin resistance in obesity are still unclear. We test the hypothesis that the insulin receptor localizes to caveolae and is regulated through binding to caveolin-3 (CAV3). We further test whether haploinsufficiency forCAV3 increases the susceptibility to high-fat-induced insulin resistance. We used in vivo and in vitro studies to determine the effect of palmitate exposure on global insulin resistance, contractile performance of the heart in vivo, glucose uptake in the heart, and on cellular signaling downstream of theIR We show that haploinsufficiency forCAV3 increases susceptibility to palmitate-induced global insulin resistance and causes cardiomyopathy. On the basis of fluorescence energy transfer (FRET) experiments, we show thatCAV3 andIRdirectly interact in cardiomyocytes. Palmitate impairs insulin signaling by a decrease in insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt that corresponds to an 87% decrease in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake inHL-1 cardiomyocytes. Despite loss of Akt phosphorylation and lower glucose uptake, palmitate increased insulin-independent serine phosphorylation ofIRS-1 by 35%. In addition, we found lipid induced downregulation ofCD36, the fatty acid transporter associated with caveolae. This may explain the problem the diabetic heart is facing with the simultaneous impairment of glucose uptake and lipid transport. Thus, these findings suggest that loss ofCAV3 interferes with downstream insulin signaling and lipid uptake, implicatingCAV3 as a regulator of theIRand regulator of lipid uptake in the heart.
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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Zhou X, Bueno-Orovio A, Orini M, Hanson B, Hayward M, Taggart P, Lambiase PD, Burrage K, Rodriguez B. In Vivo and In Silico Investigation Into Mechanisms of Frequency Dependence of Repolarization Alternans in Human Ventricular Cardiomyocytes. Circ Res 2015; 118:266-78. [PMID: 26602864 PMCID: PMC4719495 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.115.307836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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RATIONALE Repolarization alternans (RA) are associated with arrhythmogenesis. Animal studies have revealed potential mechanisms, but human-focused studies are needed. RA generation and frequency dependence may be determined by cell-to-cell variability in protein expression, which is regulated by genetic and external factors. OBJECTIVE To characterize in vivo RA in human and to investigate in silico using human models, the ionic mechanisms underlying the frequency-dependent differences in RA behavior identified in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS In vivo electrograms were acquired at 240 sites covering the epicardium of 41 patients at 6 cycle lengths (600-350 ms). In silico investigations were conducted using a population of biophysically detailed human models incorporating variability in protein expression and calibrated using in vivo recordings. Both in silico and in vivo, 2 types of RA were identified, with Fork- and Eye-type restitution curves, based on RA persistence or disappearance, respectively, at fast pacing rates. In silico simulations show that RA are strongly correlated with fluctuations in sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium, because of strong release and weak reuptake. Large L-type calcium current conductance is responsible for RA disappearance at fast frequencies in Eye-type (30% larger in Eye-type versus Fork-type; P<0.01), because of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase pump potentiation caused by frequency-induced increase in intracellular calcium. Large Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger current is the main driver in translating Ca(2+) fluctuations into RA. CONCLUSIONS In human in vivo and in silico, 2 types of RA are identified, with RA persistence/disappearance as frequency increases. In silico, L-type calcium current and Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger current determine RA human cell-to-cell differences through intracellular and sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium regulation.
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- Xin Zhou
- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.)
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- From the Department of Computer Science, BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (X.Z., A.B.-O., K.B., B.R.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom (M.O., P.T., P.D.L.); Mechanical Engineering Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom (B.H.); The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom (M.O., M.H., P.T., P.D.L.); and ACEMS ARC Centre of Excellence and School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.B.).
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Voigt N, Pearman CM, Dobrev D, Dibb KM. Methods for isolating atrial cells from large mammals and humans. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2015; 86:187-98. [PMID: 26186893 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The identification of disturbances in the cellular structure, electrophysiology and calcium handling of atrial cardiomyocytes is crucial to the understanding of common pathologies such as atrial fibrillation. Human right atrial specimens can be obtained during routine cardiac surgery and may be used for isolation of atrial myocytes. These samples provide the unique opportunity to directly investigate the effects of human disease on atrial myocytes. However, atrial myocytes vary greatly between patients, there is little if any access to truly healthy controls and the challenges associated with assessing the in vivo effects of drugs or devices in man are considerable. These issues highlight the need for animal models. Large mammalian models are particularly suitable for this purpose as their cardiac structure and electrophysiology are comparable with humans. Here, we review techniques for obtaining atrial cardiomyocytes. We start with background information on solution composition. Agents shown to increase viable cell yield will then be explored followed by a discussion of the use of tissue-dissociating enzymes. Protocols are detailed for the perfusion method of cell isolation in large mammals and the chunk digest methods of cell isolation in humans.
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- Niels Voigt
- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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- Unit of Cardiac Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, 3.26 Core Technology Facility, 46 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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- Unit of Cardiac Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, 3.26 Core Technology Facility, 46 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom.
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Sakurai T, Lanahan A, Woolls MJ, Li N, Tirziu D, Murakami M. Live cell imaging of primary rat neonatal cardiomyocytes following adenoviral and lentiviral transduction using confocal spinning disk microscopy. J Vis Exp 2014:e51666. [PMID: 24998400 PMCID: PMC4209952 DOI: 10.3791/51666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Primary rat neonatal cardiomyocytes are useful in basic in vitro cardiovascular research because they can be easily isolated in large numbers in a single procedure. Due to advances in microscope technology it is relatively easy to capture live cell images for the purpose of investigating cellular events in real time with minimal concern regarding phototoxicity to the cells. This protocol describes how to take live cell timelapse images of primary rat neonatal cardiomyocytes using a confocal spinning disk microscope following lentiviral and adenoviral transduction to modulate properties of the cell. The application of two different types of viruses makes it easier to achieve an appropriate transduction rate and expression levels for two different genes. Well focused live cell images can be obtained using the microscope's autofocus system, which maintains stable focus for long time periods. Applying this method, the functions of exogenously engineered proteins expressed in cultured primary cells can be analyzed. Additionally, this system can be used to examine the functions of genes through the use of siRNAs as well as of chemical modulators.
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- Takashi Sakurai
- Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Biomedicine and Institute of Cell Biology; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center and Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Palmitate diet-induced loss of cardiac caveolin-3: a novel mechanism for lipid-induced contractile dysfunction. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61369. [PMID: 23585895 PMCID: PMC3621834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiomyopathy, and mechanisms linking the underlying risk and dietary factors are not well understood. We tested the hypothesis that dietary intake of saturated fat increases the levels of sphingolipids, namely ceramide and sphingomyelin in cardiac cell membranes that disrupt caveolae, specialized membrane micro-domains and important for cellular signaling. C57BL/6 mice were fed two high-fat diets: palmitate diet (21% total fat, 47% is palmitate), and MCT diet (21% medium-chain triglycerides, no palmitate). We established that high-palmitate feeding for 12 weeks leads to 40% and 50% increases in ceramide and sphingomyelin, respectively, in cellular membranes. Concomitant with sphingolipid accumulation, we observed a 40% reduction in systolic contractile performance. To explore the relationship of increased sphingolipids with caveolins, we analyzed caveolin protein levels and intracellular localization in isolated cardiomyocytes. In normal cardiomyocytes, caveolin-1 and caveolin-3 co-localize at the plasma membrane and the T-tubule system. However, mice maintained on palmitate lost 80% of caveolin-3, mainly from the T-tubule system. Mice maintained on MCT diet had a 90% reduction in caveolin-1. These data show that caveolin isoforms are sensitive to the lipid environment. These data are further supported by similar findings in human cardiac tissue samples from non-obese, obese, non-obese cardiomyopathic, and obese cardiomyopathic patients. To further elucidate the contractile dysfunction associated with the loss of caveolin-3, we determined the localization of the ryanodine receptor and found lower expression and loss of the striated appearance of this protein. We suggest that palmitate-induced loss of caveolin-3 results in cardiac contractile dysfunction via a defect in calcium-induced calcium release.
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Galetin T, Tevoufouet EE, Sandmeyer J, Matthes J, Nguemo F, Hescheler J, Weiergräber M, Schneider T. Pharmacoresistant Cav 2·3 (E-type/R-type) voltage-gated calcium channels influence heart rate dynamics and may contribute to cardiac impulse conduction. Cell Biochem Funct 2012; 31:434-49. [PMID: 23086800 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels regulate cardiac automaticity, rhythmicity and excitation-contraction coupling. Whereas L-type (Cav 1·2, Cav 1·3) and T-type (Cav 3·1, Cav 3·2) channels are widely accepted for their functional relevance in the heart, the role of Cav 2·3 Ca(2+) channels expressing R-type currents remains to be elucidated. We have investigated heart rate dynamics in control and Cav 2·3-deficient mice using implantable electrocardiogram radiotelemetry and pharmacological injection experiments. Autonomic block revealed that the intrinsic heart rate does not differ between both genotypes. Systemic administration of isoproterenol resulted in a significant reduction in interbeat interval in both genotypes. It remained unaffected after administering propranolol in Cav 2·3(-|-) mice. Heart rate from isolated hearts as well as atrioventricular conduction for both genotypes differed significantly. Additionally, we identified and analysed the developmental expression of two splice variants, i.e. Cav 2·3c and Cav 2·3e. Using patch clamp technology, R-type currents could be detected in isolated prenatal cardiomyocytes and be related to R-type Ca(2+) channels. Our results indicate that on the systemic level, the pharmacologically inducible heart rate range and heart rate reserve are impaired in Cav 2·3 (-|-) mice. In addition, experiments on Langendorff perfused hearts elucidate differences in basic properties between both genotypes. Thus, Cav 2·3 does not only contribute to the cardiac autonomous nervous system but also to intrinsic rhythm propagation.
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- Thomas Galetin
- Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Köln, Köln, Germany
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