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Mendoza A, Patel P, Robichaux D, Ramirez D, Karch J. Inhibition of the mPTP and Lipid Peroxidation Is Additively Protective Against I/R Injury. Circ Res 2024; 134:1292-1305. [PMID: 38618716 PMCID: PMC11081482 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND During myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, high levels of matrix Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species (ROS) induce the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), which causes mitochondrial dysfunction and ultimately necrotic death. However, the mechanisms of how these triggers individually or cooperatively open the pore have yet to be determined. METHODS Here, we use a combination of isolated mitochondrial assays and in vivo I/R surgery in mice. We challenged isolated liver and heart mitochondria with Ca2+, ROS, and Fe2+ to induce mitochondrial swelling. Using inhibitors of the mPTP (cyclosporine A or ADP) lipid peroxidation (ferrostatin-1, MitoQ), we determined how the triggers elicit mitochondrial damage. Additionally, we used the combination of inhibitors during I/R injury in mice to determine if dual inhibition of these pathways is additivity protective. RESULTS In the absence of Ca2+, we determined that ROS fails to trigger mPTP opening. Instead, high levels of ROS induce mitochondrial dysfunction and rupture independently of the mPTP through lipid peroxidation. As expected, Ca2+ in the absence of ROS induces mPTP-dependent mitochondrial swelling. Subtoxic levels of ROS and Ca2+ synergize to induce mPTP opening. Furthermore, this synergistic form of Ca2+- and ROS-induced mPTP opening persists in the absence of CypD (cyclophilin D), suggesting the existence of a CypD-independent mechanism for ROS sensitization of the mPTP. These ex vivo findings suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction may be achieved by multiple means during I/R injury. We determined that dual inhibition of the mPTP and lipid peroxidation is significantly more protective against I/R injury than individually targeting either pathway alone. CONCLUSIONS In the present study, we have investigated the relationship between Ca2+ and ROS, and how they individually or synergistically induce mitochondrial swelling. Our findings suggest that Ca2+ mediates mitochondrial damage through the opening of the mPTP, although ROS mediates its damaging effects through lipid peroxidation. However, subtoxic levels both Ca2+ and ROS can induce mPTP-mediated mitochondrial damage. Targeting both of these triggers to preserve mitochondria viability unveils a highly effective therapeutic approach for mitigating I/R injury.
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- Arielys Mendoza
- Department of Integrative Physiology (A.M., P.P., D.R., D.R., J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
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- Department of Integrative Physiology (A.M., P.P., D.R., D.R., J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
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- Department of Integrative Physiology (A.M., P.P., D.R., D.R., J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
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- Department of Integrative Physiology (A.M., P.P., D.R., D.R., J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
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- Department of Integrative Physiology (A.M., P.P., D.R., D.R., J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
- the Cardiovascular Research Institute (J.K.), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
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Terrar DA. Timing mechanisms to control heart rhythm and initiate arrhythmias: roles for intracellular organelles, signalling pathways and subsarcolemmal Ca 2. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2023; 378:20220170. [PMID: 37122228 PMCID: PMC10150226 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Rhythms of electrical activity in all regions of the heart can be influenced by a variety of intracellular membrane bound organelles. This is true both for normal pacemaker activity and for abnormal rhythms including those caused by early and delayed afterdepolarizations under pathological conditions. The influence of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) on cardiac electrical activity is widely recognized, but other intracellular organelles including lysosomes and mitochondria also contribute. Intracellular organelles can provide a timing mechanism (such as an SR clock driven by cyclic uptake and release of Ca2+, with an important influence of intraluminal Ca2+), and/or can act as a Ca2+ store involved in signalling mechanisms. Ca2+ plays many diverse roles including carrying electric current, driving electrogenic sodium-calcium exchange (NCX) particularly when Ca2+ is extruded across the surface membrane causing depolarization, and activation of enzymes which target organelles and surface membrane proteins. Heart function is also influenced by Ca2+ mobilizing agents (cADP-ribose, nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate and inositol trisphosphate) acting on intracellular organelles. Lysosomal Ca2+ release exerts its effects via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II to promote SR Ca2+ uptake, and contributes to arrhythmias resulting from excessive beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. A separate arrhythmogenic mechanism involves lysosomes, mitochondria and SR. Interacting intracellular organelles, therefore, have profound effects on heart rhythms and NCX plays a central role. This article is part of the theme issue 'The heartbeat: its molecular basis and physiological mechanisms'.
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- Derek A Terrar
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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Deb A, Tow BD, Qing Y, Walker M, Hodges ER, Stewart JA, Knollmann BC, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Liu B. Genetic Inhibition of Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Exacerbates Ryanodine Receptor 2 Dysfunction in Arrhythmic Disease. Cells 2023; 12:204. [PMID: 36672139 PMCID: PMC9856515 DOI: 10.3390/cells12020204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The brief opening mode of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) serves as a calcium (Ca2+) release valve to prevent mitochondrial Ca2+ (mCa2+) overload. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a stress-induced arrhythmic syndrome due to mutations in the Ca2+ release channel complex of ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2). We hypothesize that inhibiting the mPTP opening in CPVT exacerbates the disease phenotype. By crossbreeding a CPVT model of CASQ2 knockout (KO) with a mouse missing CypD, an activator of mPTP, a double KO model (DKO) was generated. Echocardiography, cardiac histology, and live-cell imaging were employed to assess the severity of cardiac pathology. Western blot and RNAseq were performed to evaluate the contribution of various signaling pathways. Although exacerbated arrhythmias were reported, the DKO model did not exhibit pathological remodeling. Myocyte Ca2+ handling was similar to that of the CASQ2 KO mouse at a low pacing frequency. However, increased ROS production, activation of the CaMKII pathway, and hyperphosphorylation of RyR2 were detected in DKO. Transcriptome analysis identified altered gene expression profiles associated with electrical instability in DKO. Our study provides evidence that genetic inhibition of mPTP exacerbates RyR2 dysfunction in CPVT by increasing activation of the CaMKII pathway and subsequent hyperphosphorylation of RyR2.
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- Arpita Deb
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, College of Plant Science and Technology, Bioinformatics Center, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Division of BioMolecular Sciences, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Division of BioMolecular Sciences, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, College of Plant Science and Technology, Bioinformatics Center, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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Zhou Y, Suo W, Zhang X, Lv J, Liu Z, Liu R. Roles and mechanisms of quercetin on cardiac arrhythmia: A review. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113447. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Anshen Buxin Liuwei Pill, a Mongolian Medicinal Formula, Could Protect H 2O 2-Induced H9c2 Myocardial Cell Injury by Suppressing Apoptosis, Calcium Channel Activation, and Oxidative Stress. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:5023654. [PMID: 35178104 PMCID: PMC8843775 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5023654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Anshen Buxin Liuwei pill (ABLP) is a Mongolian medicinal formula which has a therapeutic effect on the symptoms such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, depression and irritability, palpitation, and short breath. However, its bioactivity against cardiac injury remains unclear. Methods The protective effect of ABLP was evaluated using H9c2 cells. Cell viability, intracellular Ca2+, reactive oxidative indices, and mitochondrial membrane potential (∆ψ) were assessed, respectively. The mRNA levels of Ca2+ channel-related genes (DHPR, RyR2, and SCN5A) and oxidative stress-related genes (Keap1, Nrf2, and HO-1) were measured by RT-PCR. Results 0.5–50 μg/mL ABLP could significantly decrease H2O2-induced cell injury by suppressing cell necrosis/apoptosis and excess oxidative stress, ameliorating the collapse of ∆ψ, and reducing intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Furthermore, 0.5–50 μg/mL ABLP reversed H2O2-induced imbalance in the mRNA levels of DHPR, RyR2, SCN5A, Keap1, Nrf2, and HO-1 gene in H9c2 cells, which further illustrate the mechanism. Conclusion ABLP provided protective and therapeutic benefits against H2O2-induced H9c2 cell injury, indicating that this formula can effectively treat coronary disease. In addition, the present study also provides an in-depth understanding of the pharmacological functions of ABLP, which may lead to further successful applications of Mongolian medicine.
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Morciano G, Rimessi A, Patergnani S, Vitto VAM, Danese A, Kahsay A, Palumbo L, Bonora M, Wieckowski MR, Giorgi C, Pinton P. Calcium dysregulation in heart diseases: Targeting calcium channels to achieve a correct calcium homeostasis. Pharmacol Res 2022; 177:106119. [PMID: 35131483 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Intracellular calcium signaling is a universal language source shared by the most part of biological entities inside cells that, all together, give rise to physiological and functional anatomical units, the organ. Although preferentially recognized as signaling between cell life and death processes, in the heart it assumes additional relevance considered the importance of calcium cycling coupled to ATP consumption in excitation-contraction coupling. The concerted action of a plethora of exchangers, channels and pumps inward and outward calcium fluxes where needed, to convert energy and electric impulses in muscle contraction. All this without realizing it, thousands of times, every day. An improper function of those proteins (i.e., variation in expression, mutations onset, dysregulated channeling, differential protein-protein interactions) being part of this signaling network triggers a short circuit with severe acute and chronic pathological consequences reported as arrhythmias, cardiac remodeling, heart failure, reperfusion injury and cardiomyopathies. By acting with chemical, peptide-based and pharmacological modulators of these players, a correction of calcium homeostasis can be achieved accompanied by an amelioration of clinical symptoms. This review will focus on all those defects in calcium homeostasis which occur in the most common cardiac diseases, including myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, hypertrophy, heart failure and cardiomyopathies. This part will be introduced by the state of the art on the proteins involved in calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes and followed by the therapeutic treatments that to date, are able to target them and to revert the pathological phenotype.
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- Giampaolo Morciano
- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, RA, Italy.
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism. Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, RA, Italy.
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Liu C, Ma N, Guo Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Yang F, Su X, Zhang G, Xiong X, Xing Y. Relevance of mitochondrial oxidative stress to arrhythmias: Innovative concepts to target treatments. Pharmacol Res 2021; 175:106027. [PMID: 34890774 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.106027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cardiac arrhythmia occurs frequently worldwide, and in severe cases can be fatal. Mitochondria are the power plants of cardiomyocytes. In recent studies, mitochondria under certain stimuli produced excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), which affect the normal function of cardiomyocytes through ion channels and related proteins. Mitochondrial oxidative stress (MOS) plays a key role in diseases with multifactorial etiopathogenesis, such as arrhythmia; MOS can lead to arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. This review discusses the mechanisms of arrhythmias caused by MOS, particularly of ROS produced by mitochondria. MOS can cause arrhythmias by affecting the activities of Ca2+-related proteins, the mitochondrial permeability transition pore protein, connexin 43, hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 4, and ion channels. Based on these mechanisms, we discuss possible new treatments for arrhythmia. Targeted treatments focusing on mitochondria may reduce the progression of arrhythmias, as well as the occurrence of severe arrhythmias, and may be effective for personalized disease prevention.
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- Can Liu
- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Dezhou Second People's Hospital, Dezhou 253000, China
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- Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054001, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
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Pandey V, Xie LH, Qu Z, Song Z. Mitochondrial Contributions in the Genesis of Delayed Afterdepolarizations in Ventricular Myocytes. Front Physiol 2021; 12:744023. [PMID: 34721066 PMCID: PMC8551757 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.744023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mitochondria fulfill the cell's energy demand and affect the intracellular calcium (Ca2+) dynamics via direct Ca2+ exchange, the redox effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on Ca2+ handling proteins, and other signaling pathways. Recent experimental evidence indicates that mitochondrial depolarization promotes arrhythmogenic delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs) in cardiac myocytes. However, the nonlinear interactions among the Ca2+ signaling pathways, ROS, and oxidized Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) pathways make it difficult to reveal the mechanisms. Here, we use a recently developed spatiotemporal ventricular myocyte computer model, which consists of a 3-dimensional network of Ca2+ release units (CRUs) intertwined with mitochondria and integrates mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling and other complex signaling pathways, to study the mitochondrial regulation of DADs. With a systematic investigation of the synergistic or competing factors that affect the occurrence of Ca2+ waves and DADs during mitochondrial depolarization, we find that the direct redox effect of ROS on ryanodine receptors (RyRs) plays a critical role in promoting Ca2+ waves and DADs under the acute effect of mitochondrial depolarization. Furthermore, the upregulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter can promote DADs through Ca2+-dependent opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pores (mPTPs). Also, due to much slower dynamics than Ca2+ cycling and ROS, oxidized CaMKII activation and the cytosolic ATP do not appear to significantly impact the genesis of DADs during the acute phase of mitochondrial depolarization. However, under chronic conditions, ATP depletion suppresses and enhanced CaMKII activation promotes Ca2+ waves and DADs.
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- Vikas Pandey
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Computational Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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Garbern JC, Lee RT. Mitochondria and metabolic transitions in cardiomyocytes: lessons from development for stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:177. [PMID: 33712058 PMCID: PMC7953594 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02252-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Current methods to differentiate cardiomyocytes from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) inadequately recapitulate complete development and result in PSC-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) with an immature or fetal-like phenotype. Embryonic and fetal development are highly dynamic periods during which the developing embryo or fetus is exposed to changing nutrient, oxygen, and hormone levels until birth. It is becoming increasingly apparent that these metabolic changes initiate developmental processes to mature cardiomyocytes. Mitochondria are central to these changes, responding to these metabolic changes and transitioning from small, fragmented mitochondria to large organelles capable of producing enough ATP to support the contractile function of the heart. These changes in mitochondria may not simply be a response to cardiomyocyte maturation; the metabolic signals that occur throughout development may actually be central to the maturation process in cardiomyocytes. Here, we review methods to enhance maturation of PSC-CMs and highlight evidence from development indicating the key roles that mitochondria play during cardiomyocyte maturation. We evaluate metabolic transitions that occur during development and how these affect molecular nutrient sensors, discuss how regulation of nutrient sensing pathways affect mitochondrial dynamics and function, and explore how changes in mitochondrial function can affect metabolite production, the cell cycle, and epigenetics to influence maturation of cardiomyocytes.
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- Jessica C Garbern
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Salazar-Ramírez F, Ramos-Mondragón R, García-Rivas G. Mitochondrial and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Interconnection in Cardiac Arrhythmia. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:623381. [PMID: 33585462 PMCID: PMC7876262 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.623381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ca2+ plays a pivotal role in mitochondrial energy production, contraction, and apoptosis. Mitochondrial Ca2+-targeted fluorescent probes have demonstrated that mitochondria Ca2+ transients are synchronized with Ca2+ fluxes occurring in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). The presence of specialized proteins tethering SR to mitochondria ensures the local Ca2+ flux between these organelles. Furthermore, communication between SR and mitochondria impacts their functionality in a bidirectional manner. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake through the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniplex is essential for ATP production and controlled reactive oxygen species levels for proper cellular signaling. Conversely, mitochondrial ATP ensures the proper functioning of SR Ca2+-handling proteins, which ensures that mitochondria receive an adequate supply of Ca2+. Recent evidence suggests that altered SR Ca2+ proteins, such as ryanodine receptors and the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase pump, play an important role in maintaining proper cardiac membrane excitability, which may be initiated and potentiated when mitochondria are dysfunctional. This recognized mitochondrial role offers the opportunity to develop new therapeutic approaches aimed at preventing cardiac arrhythmias in cardiac disease.
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- Felipe Salazar-Ramírez
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Cátedra de Cardiología y Medicina Cardiovascular, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Cátedra de Cardiología y Medicina Cardiovascular, Monterrey, Mexico.,TecSalud, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Hospital Zambrano-Hellion, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.,TecSalud, Centro de Medicina Funcional, Hospital Zambrano-Hellion, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
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Blatter LA, Kanaporis G, Martinez-Hernandez E, Oropeza-Almazan Y, Banach K. Excitation-contraction coupling and calcium release in atrial muscle. Pflugers Arch 2021; 473:317-329. [PMID: 33398498 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02506-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In cardiac muscle, the process of excitation-contraction coupling (ECC) describes the chain of events that links action potential induced myocyte membrane depolarization, surface membrane ion channel activation, triggering of Ca2+ induced Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ store to activation of the contractile machinery that is ultimately responsible for the pump function of the heart. Here we review similarities and differences of structural and functional attributes of ECC between atrial and ventricular tissue. We explore a novel "fire-diffuse-uptake-fire" paradigm of atrial ECC and Ca2+ release that assigns a novel role to the SR SERCA pump and involves a concerted "tandem" activation of the ryanodine receptor Ca2+ release channel by cytosolic and luminal Ca2+. We discuss the contribution of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor Ca2+ release channel as an auxiliary pathway to Ca2+ signaling, and we review IP3 receptor-induced Ca2+ release involvement in beat-to-beat ECC, nuclear Ca2+ signaling, and arrhythmogenesis. Finally, we explore the topic of electromechanical and Ca2+ alternans and its ramifications for atrial arrhythmia.
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- L A Blatter
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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Pandey V, Xie LH, Qu Z, Song Z. Mitochondrial depolarization promotes calcium alternans: Mechanistic insights from a ventricular myocyte model. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1008624. [PMID: 33493168 PMCID: PMC7861552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Mitochondria are vital organelles inside the cell and contribute to intracellular calcium (Ca2+) dynamics directly and indirectly via calcium exchange, ATP generation, and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Arrhythmogenic Ca2+ alternans in cardiac myocytes has been observed in experiments under abnormal mitochondrial depolarization. However, complex signaling pathways and Ca2+ cycling between mitochondria and cytosol make it difficult in experiments to reveal the underlying mechanisms of Ca2+ alternans under abnormal mitochondrial depolarization. In this study, we use a newly developed spatiotemporal ventricular myocyte computer model that integrates mitochondrial Ca2+ cycling and complex signaling pathways to investigate the mechanisms of Ca2+ alternans during mitochondrial depolarization. We find that elevation of ROS in response to mitochondrial depolarization plays a critical role in promoting Ca2+ alternans. Further examination reveals that the redox effect of ROS on ryanodine receptors and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase synergistically promote alternans. Upregulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter promotes Ca2+ alternans via Ca2+-dependent mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening. Due to their relatively slow kinetics, oxidized Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activation and ATP do not play significant roles acutely in the genesis of Ca2+ alternans after mitochondrial depolarization, but their roles can be significant in the long term, mainly through their effects on sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase activity. In conclusion, mitochondrial depolarization promotes Ca2+ alternans acutely via the redox effect of ROS and chronically by ATP reduction. It suppresses Ca2+ alternans chronically through oxidized Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activation.
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- Vikas Pandey
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Computational Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Milduberger N, Bustos PL, González C, Perrone AE, Postan M, Bua J. Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Cyclophilin D deficient mice. Exp Parasitol 2021; 220:108044. [PMID: 33253715 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2020.108044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, which is endemic in Latin America and around the world through mother to child transmission. The heart is the organ most frequently affected in the chronic stage of the human infection and depends on mitochondria for the required energy for its activity. Cyclophilins are involved in protein folding and the mitochondrial isoform, Cyclophilin D (CyPD), has a crucial role in the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. In the present study, we infected CyPD deficient mice, with ablation of the Ppif gene, with T. cruzi parasites and the course of the infection was analyzed. Parasite load, quantified by PCR, was significantly lower in skeletal and cardiac tissues of Ppif-/- mice compared to wild type mice. In vitro cultured cardiomyocytes and macrophages from mice lacking CyPD exhibited lower percentage of infected cells and number of intracellular parasites than those observed for wild type mice. Although histopathological analysis of heart and mRNA of heart cytokines showed differences between T. cruzi-infected mice compared to the uninfected animals, no significant differences were found mice due to the ablation of the Ppif gene. Our results suggest that cells deficient for mitochondrial CyPD, inhibited for the mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, reduces the severity of parasite aggression and spread of cellular infection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chagas Disease/parasitology
- Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F/deficiency
- Cytokines/analysis
- Cytokines/genetics
- DNA, Protozoan/isolation & purification
- Heart/parasitology
- Liver/pathology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/parasitology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Muscle, Skeletal/parasitology
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Myocardium/pathology
- Myocytes, Cardiac/cytology
- Myocytes, Cardiac/parasitology
- Parasite Load
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Protozoan/analysis
- RNA, Protozoan/isolation & purification
- Spleen/pathology
- Trypanosoma cruzi/genetics
- Trypanosoma cruzi/physiology
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- Natalia Milduberger
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Humanas y de La Salud (CAECIHS), Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben" - ANLIS C. G. Malbrán, Paseo Colón 568, PC 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Humanas y de La Salud (CAECIHS), Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Amaral AU, Wajner M. Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology of Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects: Secondary Alterations of Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Calcium Homeostasis Caused by the Accumulating Fatty Acids. Front Genet 2020; 11:598976. [PMID: 33329744 PMCID: PMC7729159 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.598976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Deficiencies of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial trifunctional protein, isolated long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities are considered the most frequent fatty acid oxidation defects (FAOD). They are biochemically characterized by the accumulation of medium-chain, long-chain hydroxyl, and long-chain fatty acids and derivatives, respectively, in tissues and biological fluids of the affected patients. Clinical manifestations commonly include hypoglycemia, cardiomyopathy, and recurrent rhabdomyolysis. Although the pathogenesis of these diseases is still poorly understood, energy deprivation secondary to blockage of fatty acid degradation seems to play an important role. However, recent evidence indicates that the predominant fatty acids accumulating in these disorders disrupt mitochondrial functions and are involved in their pathophysiology, possibly explaining the lactic acidosis, mitochondrial morphological alterations, and altered mitochondrial biochemical parameters found in tissues and cultured fibroblasts from some affected patients and also in animal models of these diseases. In this review, we will update the present knowledge on disturbances of mitochondrial bioenergetics, calcium homeostasis, uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondrial permeability transition induction provoked by the major fatty acids accumulating in prevalent FAOD. It is emphasized that further in vivo studies carried out in tissues from affected patients and from animal genetic models of these disorders are necessary to confirm the present evidence mostly achieved from in vitro experiments.
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- Alexandre Umpierrez Amaral
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Lin J, Huang HF, Yang SK, Duan J, Qu SM, Yuan B, Zeng Z. The effect of Ginsenoside Rg1 in hepatic ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion-induced liver injury by inhibiting apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 129:110398. [PMID: 32603889 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hepatic ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury (HIRI) HIRI is a complex, multifactorial pathophysiological process and in liver surgery has been known to significantly affect disease prognosis, surgical success rates, and patient survival. Ginsenoside Rgl (Rgl) monomer is one of the main active ingredients of ginseng. Previous studies have demonstrated that Rgl exerts various pharmacological effects through several mechanisms including suppression of apoptosis-related proteins levels, downregulation of inflammatory mediators and as well as antioxidant, which effectively exerts an organ protective effect I/R-induced damage. However, the exact mechanisms of Rg1 on HIRI remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the protective effect of Rg1 on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury (HIRI) and explored its underlying molecular mechanism. A rat warm I/R injury model in vivo and an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R)-treated BRL-3A cell model in vitro were established after pretreating with Rg1(20 mg/kg). The results showed that Rg1 reduced the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). TUNEL staining showed that pretreated with Rg1 inhibited the apoptosis rate compared with the I/R group. Moreover, pretreated with Rg1 significantly reduced the expression of Cyt-C, Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 to inhibit the cell apoptosis. Flow cytometry analysis showed the MMP in the I/R group was significantly increased, whereas pretreated with Rg1 effectively stabilized the MMP compared with the I/R group. in vitro, the proliferation of BRL-3A cells was significantly decreased by the OGD/R treatment, while Rg1 effectively reversed this phenomenon. In addition, western blotting showed that the increase of Cyt-C, Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 was inhibited by H2O2. These observations suggest that Rg1 exerts the protective effect by inhibiting the CypD protein-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
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- Jie Lin
- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
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Oropeza-Almazán Y, Blatter LA. Mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex activation protects against calcium alternans in atrial myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H873-H881. [PMID: 32857593 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00375.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Cardiac alternans, defined as beat-to-beat alternations in action potential duration, cytosolic Ca transient (CaT) amplitude, and cardiac contraction is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and sudden cardiac death. At the cellular level, cardiac alternans is linked to abnormal intracellular calcium handling during excitation-contraction coupling. We investigated how pharmacological activation or inhibition of cytosolic Ca sequestration via mitochondrial Ca uptake and mitochondrial Ca retention affects the occurrence of pacing-induced CaT alternans in isolated rabbit atrial myocytes. Cytosolic CaTs were recorded using Fluo-4 fluorescence microscopy. Alternans was quantified as the alternans ratio (AR = 1 - CaTsmall/CaTlarge, where CaTsmall and CaTlarge are the amplitudes of the small and large CaTs of a pair of alternating CaTs). Inhibition of mitochondrial Ca sequestration via mitochondrial Ca uniporter complex (MCUC) with Ru360 enhanced the severity of CaT alternans (AR increase) and lowered the pacing frequency threshold for alternans. In contrast, stimulation of MCUC mediated mitochondrial Ca uptake with spermine-rescued alternans (AR decrease) and increased the alternans pacing threshold. Direct measurement of mitochondrial [Ca] in membrane permeabilized myocytes with Fluo-4 loaded mitochondria revealed that spermine enhanced and accelerated mitochondrial Ca uptake. Stimulation of mitochondrial Ca retention by preventing mitochondrial Ca efflux through the mitochondrial permeability transition pore with cyclosporin A also protected from alternans and increased the alternans pacing threshold. Pharmacological manipulation of MCUC activity did not affect sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca load. Our results suggest that activation of Ca sequestration by mitochondria protects from CaT alternans and could be a potential therapeutic target for cardiac alternans and AF prevention.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study provides conclusive evidence that mitochondrial Ca uptake and retention protects from Ca alternans, whereas uptake inhibition enhances Ca alternans. The data suggest pharmacological mitochondrial Ca cycling modulation as a potential therapeutic strategy for alternans-related cardiac arrhythmia prevention.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Gordan R, Fefelova N, Gwathmey JK, Xie LH. Iron Overload, Oxidative Stress and Calcium Mishandling in Cardiomyocytes: Role of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:E758. [PMID: 32824344 PMCID: PMC7465659 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9080758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Iron (Fe) plays an essential role in many physiological processes. Hereditary hemochromatosis or frequent blood transfusions often cause iron overload (IO), which can lead to cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias; however, the underlying mechanism is not well defined. In the present study, we assess the hypothesis that IO promotes arrhythmias via reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial membrane potential (∆Ψm) depolarization, and disruption of cytosolic Ca dynamics. In ventricular myocytes isolated from wild type (WT) mice, both cytosolic and mitochondrial Fe levels were elevated following perfusion with the Fe3+/8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) complex. IO promoted mitochondrial superoxide generation (measured using MitoSOX Red) and induced the depolarization of the ΔΨm (measured using tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester, TMRM) in a dose-dependent manner. IO significantly increased the rate of Ca wave (CaW) formation measured in isolated ventricular myocytes using Fluo-4. Furthermore, in ex-vivo Langendorff-perfused hearts, IO increased arrhythmia scores as evaluated by ECG recordings under programmed S1-S2 stimulation protocols. We also carried out similar experiments in cyclophilin D knockout (CypD KO) mice in which the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening is impaired. While comparable cytosolic and mitochondrial Fe load, mitochondrial ROS production, and depolarization of the ∆Ψm were observed in ventricular myocytes isolated from both WT and CypD KO mice, the rate of CaW formation in isolated cells and the arrhythmia scores in ex-vivo hearts were significantly lower in CypD KO mice compared to those observed in WT mice under conditions of IO. The mPTP inhibitor cyclosporine A (CsA, 1 µM) also exhibited a protective effect. In conclusion, our results suggest that IO induces mitochondrial ROS generation and ∆Ψm depolarization, thus opening the mPTP, thereby promoting CaWs and cardiac arrhythmias. Conversely, the inhibition of mPTP ameliorates the proarrhythmic effects of IO.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA; (R.G.); (N.F.); (J.K.G.)
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Winquist RJ, Gribkoff VK. Targeting putative components of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore for novel therapeutics. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 177:113995. [PMID: 32339494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.113995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Few discoveries have influenced drug discovery programs more than the finding that mitochondrial membranes undergo swings in permeability in response to cellular perturbations. The conductor of these permeability changes is the aptly named mitochondrial permeability transition pore which, although not yet precisely defined, is comprised of several integral proteins that differentially act to regulate the flux of ions, proteins and metabolic byproducts during the course of cellular physiological functions but also pathophysiological insults. Pursuit of the pore's exact identity remains a topic of keen interest, but decades of research have unearthed provocative functions for the integral proteins leading to their evaluation to develop novel therapeutics for a wide range of clinical indications. Chief amongst these targeted, integral proteins have been the Voltage Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC) and the F1FO ATP synthase. Research associated with the roles and ligands of VDAC has been extensive and we will expand upon 3 examples of ligand:VDAC interactions for consideration of drug discovery projects: Tubulin:VDAC1, Hexokinase I/II:VDAC1 and olesoxime:VDAC1. The discoveries that cyclosporine blocks mitochondrial permeability transition via binding to cyclophilin D, and that cyclophilin D is an important component of F1FO ATP synthase, has heightened interest in the F1FO ATP synthase as a focal point for drug discovery, and we will discuss 2 plausible campaigns associated with disease indications. To date no drug has emerged from prospective targeting these integral proteins; however, continued exploration such as the approaches suggested in this Commentary will increase the likelihood of providing important therapeutics for severely unmet medical needs.
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- Raymond J Winquist
- Alkermes Pharmaceuticals Inc, 852 Winter Street, Waltham MA 02451, United States.
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06510, United States; TheraStat LLC, 44 Kings Grant Rd., Weston, MA 02493, United States
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Zhang Y, Lu P, Liang F, Liufu N, Dong Y, Zheng JC, Xie Z. Cyclophilin D Contributes to Anesthesia Neurotoxicity in the Developing Brain. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 7:396. [PMID: 32117955 PMCID: PMC7026027 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00396] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Anesthetic sevoflurane induces mitochondrial dysfunction, impairment of neurogenesis, and cognitive impairment in young mice, but the underlying mechanism remains to be determined. Cyclophilin D (CypD) is a modulatory factor for the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). We, therefore, set out to evaluate the role of CypD in these sevoflurane-induced changes in vitro and in young mice. Wild-type (WT) and CypD knockout (KO) young (postnatal day 6, 7, and 8) mice received 3% sevoflurane 2 h daily and the neural progenitor cells (NPCs) harvested from the WT or CypD KO mice received 4.1% sevoflurane. We used immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry imaging, flow cytometry, Western blot, RT-PCR, co-immunoprecipitation, and Morris Water Maze to assess the interaction of sevoflurane and CypD on mitochondria function, neurogenesis, and cognition in vitro and in WT or CypD KO mice. We demonstrated that the sevoflurane anesthesia induced accumulation of CypD, mitochondrial dysfunction, impairment of neurogenesis, and cognitive impairment in WT mice or NPCs harvested from WT mice, but not in CypD KO mice or NPCs harvested from CypD KO mice. Furthermore, the sevoflurane anesthesia reduced the binding of CypD with Adenine nucleotide translocator, the other component of mPTP. These data suggest that the sevoflurane anesthesia might induce a CypD-dependent mitochondria dysfunction, impairment of neurogenesis, and cognitive impairment in young mice and NPCs.
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- Yiying Zhang
- Center for Neuroimmunology and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Anesthesia and Brain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Center for Neuroimmunology and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Anesthesia and Brain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neurosciences, Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States
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Bonora M, Wieckowski MR, Sinclair DA, Kroemer G, Pinton P, Galluzzi L. Targeting mitochondria for cardiovascular disorders: therapeutic potential and obstacles. Nat Rev Cardiol 2019; 16:33-55. [PMID: 30177752 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-018-0074-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A large body of evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction has a major role in the pathogenesis of multiple cardiovascular disorders. Over the past 2 decades, extraordinary efforts have been focused on the development of agents that specifically target mitochondria for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Despite such an intensive wave of investigation, no drugs specifically conceived to modulate mitochondrial functions are currently available for the clinical management of cardiovascular disease. In this Review, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting mitochondria in patients with cardiovascular disease, examine the obstacles that have restrained the development of mitochondria-targeting agents thus far, and identify strategies that might empower the full clinical potential of this approach.
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- Massimo Bonora
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine Research, Department of Cell Biology and Stem Cell Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Equipe 11 labellisée Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.,INSERM, U1138, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France.,Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, Villejuif, France.,Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology, Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. .,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Italy.
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- Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France. .,Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. .,Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Ma W, Liu M, Liang F, Zhao L, Gao C, Jiang X, Zhang X, Zhan H, Hu H, Zhao Z. Cardiotoxicity of sorafenib is mediated through elevation of ROS level and CaMKII activity and dysregulation of calcium homoeostasis. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2019; 126:166-180. [DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Wenzhuo Ma
- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
- Department of Pharmacology College of Pharmacy Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang Henan 453003 China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University, Health Science Center Xi'an China
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Adaptive respiratory response of rat pancreatic acinar cells to mitochondrial membrane depolarization. UKRAINIAN BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.15407/ubj91.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hamilton S, Terentyeva R, Kim TY, Bronk P, Clements RT, O-Uchi J, Csordás G, Choi BR, Terentyev D. Pharmacological Modulation of Mitochondrial Ca 2+ Content Regulates Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ Release via Oxidation of the Ryanodine Receptor by Mitochondria-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1831. [PMID: 30622478 PMCID: PMC6308295 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In a physiological setting, mitochondria increase oxidative phosphorylation during periods of stress to meet increased metabolic demand. This in part is mediated via enhanced mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, an important regulator of cellular ATP homeostasis. In a pathophysiological setting pharmacological modulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake or retention has been suggested as a therapeutic strategy to improve metabolic homeostasis or attenuate Ca2+-dependent arrhythmias in cardiac disease states. To explore the consequences of mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation, we tested the effects of kaempferol, an activator of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU), CGP-37157, an inhibitor of mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, and MCU inhibitor Ru360 in rat ventricular myocytes (VMs) from control rats and rats with hypertrophy induced by thoracic aortic banding (TAB). In periodically paced VMs under β-adrenergic stimulation, treatment with kaempferol (10 μmol/L) or CGP-37157 (1 μmol/L) enhanced mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation monitored by mitochondrial-targeted Ca2+ biosensor mtRCamp1h. Experiments with mitochondrial membrane potential-sensitive dye TMRM revealed this was accompanied by depolarization of the mitochondrial matrix. Using redox-sensitive OMM-HyPer and ERroGFP_iE biosensors, we found treatment with kaempferol or CGP-37157 increased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mitochondria and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), respectively. Confocal Ca2+ imaging showed that accelerated Ca2+ accumulation reduced Ca2+ transient amplitude and promoted generation of spontaneous Ca2+ waves in VMs paced under ISO, suggestive of abnormally high activity of the SR Ca2+ release channel ryanodine receptor (RyR). Western blot analyses showed increased RyR oxidation after treatment with kaempferol or CGP-37157 vs. controls. Furthermore, in freshly isolated TAB VMs, confocal Ca2+ imaging demonstrated that enhancement of mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation further perturbed global Ca2+ handling, increasing the number of cells exhibiting spontaneous Ca2+ waves, shortening RyR refractoriness and decreasing SR Ca2+ content. In ex vivo optically mapped TAB hearts, kaempferol exacerbated proarrhythmic phenotype. On the contrary, incubation of cells with MCU inhibitor Ru360 (2 μmol/L, 30 min) normalized RyR oxidation state, improved intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and reduced triggered activity in ex vivo TAB hearts. These findings suggest facilitation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in cardiac disease can exacerbate proarrhythmic disturbances in Ca2+ homeostasis via ROS and enhanced activity of oxidized RyRs, while strategies to reduce mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation can be protective.
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- Shanna Hamilton
- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Lillehei Heart Institute University of Minnesota, Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States
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Structural and Functional Insights into Human Nuclear Cyclophilins. Biomolecules 2018; 8:biom8040161. [PMID: 30518120 PMCID: PMC6315705 DOI: 10.3390/biom8040161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The peptidyl prolyl isomerases (PPI) of the cyclophilin type are distributed throughout human cells, including eight found solely in the nucleus. Nuclear cyclophilins are involved in complexes that regulate chromatin modification, transcription, and pre-mRNA splicing. This review collects what is known about the eight human nuclear cyclophilins: peptidyl prolyl isomerase H (PPIH), peptidyl prolyl isomerase E (PPIE), peptidyl prolyl isomerase-like 1 (PPIL1), peptidyl prolyl isomerase-like 2 (PPIL2), peptidyl prolyl isomerase-like 3 (PPIL3), peptidyl prolyl isomerase G (PPIG), spliceosome-associated protein CWC27 homolog (CWC27), and peptidyl prolyl isomerase domain and WD repeat-containing protein 1 (PPWD1). Each “spliceophilin” is evaluated in relation to the spliceosomal complex in which it has been studied, and current work studying the biological roles of these cyclophilins in the nucleus are discussed. The eight human splicing complexes available in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) are analyzed from the viewpoint of the human spliceophilins. Future directions in structural and cellular biology, and the importance of developing spliceophilin-specific inhibitors, are considered.
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Vercesi AE, Castilho RF, Kowaltowski AJ, de Oliveira HCF, de Souza-Pinto NC, Figueira TR, Busanello ENB. Mitochondrial calcium transport and the redox nature of the calcium-induced membrane permeability transition. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 129:1-24. [PMID: 30172747 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mitochondria possess a Ca2+ transport system composed of separate Ca2+ influx and efflux pathways. Intramitochondrial Ca2+ concentrations regulate oxidative phosphorylation, required for cell function and survival, and mitochondrial redox balance, that participates in a myriad of signaling and damaging pathways. The interaction between Ca2+ accumulation and redox imbalance regulates opening and closing of a highly regulated inner membrane pore, the membrane permeability transition pore (PTP). In this review, we discuss the regulation of the PTP by mitochondrial oxidants, reactive nitrogen species, and the interactions between these species and other PTP inducers. In addition, we discuss the involvement of mitochondrial redox imbalance and PTP in metabolic conditions such as atherogenesis, diabetes, obesity and in mtDNA stability.
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- Anibal E Vercesi
- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Ma LQ, Yu Y, Chen H, Li M, Ihsan A, Tong HY, Huang XJ, Gao Y. Sweroside Alleviated Aconitine-Induced Cardiac Toxicity in H9c2 Cardiomyoblast Cell Line. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1138. [PMID: 30410440 PMCID: PMC6209819 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aconitine is the main bioactive ingredient of Aconitum plants, which are well-known botanical herbs in China. Aconitine is also notorious for its high cardiotoxicity, as it can induce life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Unfortunately, there are few effective antidotes to aconitine toxicity. This study aimed to evaluate the potent protective effects of the ingredients from V. baillonii on aconitine toxicity on H9c2 cell line. Cell viability was assessed by methylthiazoltetrazolium bromide (MTT). Intracellular Ca2+ concentration alteration and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were observed by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry, respectively. Cellular oxidative stress was analyzed by measuring malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels. Mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) was determined using JC-1 kit. RT-PCR and Hoechst staining techniques were conducted to determine the levels of autophagy/apoptosis. The mRNA levels of dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR), ryanodine receptors (RyR2) and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) were measured by RT-PCR. We screened six components from V. baillonii, among which, sweroside exhibited the strongest protective effects on aconitine-induced cardiac toxicity. Sweroside suppressed the aconitine-induced mRNA expressions of NaV1.5 (encoded by SCN5A), RyR2 and DHPR, and reversed the aconitine-induced decrease in mRNA level of SERCA, thus preventing the aconitine-induced persistent intracellular Ca2+ accumulation and avoiding intracellular Ca2+ overload. We further found that sweroside restabilized the aconitine-disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) and reversed the aconitine-induced increase in the mRNA levels of cell autophagy-related factors (Beclin-1, Caspase-3, and LC3- II) in H9c2 cells. In the whole-animal experiments, we observed that sweroside (50 mg/kg) alleviated effectively aconitine-induced arrhythmias by analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) recording in rats. Our results demonstrate that sweroside may protect cardiomyocytes from aconitine toxicity by maintaining intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis, restabilizing mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) and avoiding cell autophagy/apoptosis.
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- Li-Qun Ma
- College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Sahiwal, Pakistan
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China.,National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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Rottenberg H, Hoek JB. The path from mitochondrial ROS to aging runs through the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Aging Cell 2017; 16:943-955. [PMID: 28758328 PMCID: PMC5595682 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Excessive production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) is strongly associated with mitochondrial and cellular oxidative damage, aging, and degenerative diseases. However, mROS also induces pathways of protection of mitochondria that slow aging, inhibit cell death, and increase lifespan. Recent studies show that the activation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), which is triggered by mROS and mitochondrial calcium overloading, is enhanced in aged animals and humans and in aging-related degenerative diseases. mPTP opening initiates further production and release of mROS that damage both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, proteins, and phospholipids, and also releases matrix NAD that is hydrolyzed in the intermembrane space, thus contributing to the depletion of cellular NAD that accelerates aging. Oxidative damage to calcium transporters leads to calcium overload and more frequent opening of mPTP. Because aging enhances the opening of the mPTP and mPTP opening accelerates aging, we suggest that mPTP opening drives the progression of aging. Activation of the mPTP is regulated, directly and indirectly, not only by the mitochondrial protection pathways that are induced by mROS, but also by pro-apoptotic signals that are induced by DNA damage. We suggest that the integration of these contrasting signals by the mPTP largely determines the rate of cell aging and the initiation of cell death, and thus animal lifespan. The suggestion that the control of mPTP activation is critical for the progression of aging can explain the conflicting and confusing evidence regarding the beneficial and deleterious effects of mROS on health and lifespan.
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- Hagai Rottenberg
- New Hope Biomedical R&D; 23 W. Bridge Street New Hope PA 18038 USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Pathology and Cell Biology; MitoCare Center; Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia PA 19107 USA
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