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Wang XC, Jia QZ, Yu YL, Wang HD, Guo HC, Ma XD, Liu CT, Chen XY, Miao QF, Guan BC, Su SW, Wei HM, Wang C. Inhibition of the I Na/K and the activation of peak I Na contribute to the arrhythmogenic effects of aconitine and mesaconitine in guinea pigs. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2021; 42:218-229. [PMID: 32747718 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-0467-6] [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: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aconitine (ACO), a main active ingredient of Aconitum, is well-known for its cardiotoxicity. However, the mechanisms of toxic action of ACO remain unclear. In the current study, we investigated the cardiac effects of ACO and mesaconitine (MACO), a structurally related analog of ACO identified in Aconitum with undocumented cardiotoxicity in guinea pigs. We showed that intravenous administration of ACO or MACO (25 μg/kg) to guinea pigs caused various types of arrhythmias in electrocardiogram (ECG) recording, including ventricular premature beats (VPB), atrioventricular blockade (AVB), ventricular tachycardia (VT), and ventricular fibrillation (VF). MACO displayed more potent arrhythmogenic effect than ACO. We conducted whole-cell patch-clamp recording in isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes, and observed that treatment with ACO (0.3, 3 μM) or MACO (0.1, 0.3 μM) depolarized the resting membrane potential (RMP) and reduced the action potential amplitude (APA) and durations (APDs) in a concentration-dependent manner. The ACO- and MACO-induced AP remodeling was largely abolished by an INa blocker tetrodotoxin (2 μM) and partly abolished by a specific Na+/K+ pump (NKP) blocker ouabain (0.1 μM). Furthermore, we observed that treatment with ACO or MACO attenuated NKP current (INa/K) and increased peak INa by accelerating the sodium channel activation with the EC50 of 8.36 ± 1.89 and 1.33 ± 0.16 μM, respectively. Incubation of ventricular myocytes with ACO or MACO concentration-dependently increased intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ concentrations. In conclusion, the current study demonstrates strong arrhythmogenic effects of ACO and MACO resulted from increasing the peak INa via accelerating sodium channel activation and inhibiting the INa/K. These results may help to improve our understanding of cardiotoxic mechanisms of ACO and MACO, and identify potential novel therapeutic targets for Aconitum poisoning.
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Shattock MJ, Ottolia M, Bers DM, Blaustein MP, Boguslavskyi A, Bossuyt J, Bridge JHB, Chen-Izu Y, Clancy CE, Edwards A, Goldhaber J, Kaplan J, Lingrel JB, Pavlovic D, Philipson K, Sipido KR, Xie ZJ. Na+/Ca2+ exchange and Na+/K+-ATPase in the heart. J Physiol 2015; 593:1361-82. [PMID: 25772291 PMCID: PMC4376416 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.282319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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This paper is the third in a series of reviews published in this issue resulting from the University of California Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2014: Systems approach to understanding cardiac excitation–contraction coupling and arrhythmias: Na+ channel and Na+ transport. The goal of the symposium was to bring together experts in the field to discuss points of consensus and controversy on the topic of sodium in the heart. The present review focuses on cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchange (NCX) and Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA). While the relevance of Ca2+ homeostasis in cardiac function has been extensively investigated, the role of Na+ regulation in shaping heart function is often overlooked. Small changes in the cytoplasmic Na+ content have multiple effects on the heart by influencing intracellular Ca2+ and pH levels thereby modulating heart contractility. Therefore it is essential for heart cells to maintain Na+ homeostasis. Among the proteins that accomplish this task are the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) and the Na+/K+ pump (NKA). By transporting three Na+ ions into the cytoplasm in exchange for one Ca2+ moved out, NCX is one of the main Na+ influx mechanisms in cardiomyocytes. Acting in the opposite direction, NKA moves Na+ ions from the cytoplasm to the extracellular space against their gradient by utilizing the energy released from ATP hydrolysis. A fine balance between these two processes controls the net amount of intracellular Na+ and aberrations in either of these two systems can have a large impact on cardiac contractility. Due to the relevant role of these two proteins in Na+ homeostasis, the emphasis of this review is on recent developments regarding the cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX1) and Na+/K+ pump and the controversies that still persist in the field.
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- Michael J Shattock
- King's College London BHF Centre of Excellence, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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Pavlovic D, Fuller W, Shattock MJ. Novel regulation of cardiac Na pump via phospholemman. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2013; 61:83-93. [PMID: 23672825 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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As the only quantitatively significant Na efflux pathway from cardiac cells, the Na/K ATPase (Na pump) is the primary regulator of intracellular Na. The transmembrane Na gradient it establishes is essential for normal electrical excitability, numerous coupled-transport processes and, as the driving force for Na/Ca exchange, thus setting cardiac Ca load and contractility. As Na influx varies with electrical excitation, heart rate and pathology, the dynamic regulation of Na efflux is essential. It is now widely recognized that phospholemman, a 72 amino acid accessory protein which forms part of the Na pump complex, is the key nexus linking cellular signaling to pump regulation. Phospholemman is the target of a variety of post-translational modifications (including phosphorylation, palmitoylation and glutathionation) and these can dynamically alter the activity of the Na pump. This review summarizes our current understanding of the multiple regulatory mechanisms that converge on phospholemman and govern NA pump activity in the heart. The corrected Fig. 4 is reproduced below. The publisher would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. [corrected].
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- Davor Pavlovic
- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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Fuller W, Tulloch LB, Shattock MJ, Calaghan SC, Howie J, Wypijewski KJ. Regulation of the cardiac sodium pump. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 70:1357-80. [PMID: 22955490 PMCID: PMC3607738 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1134-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In cardiac muscle, the sarcolemmal sodium/potassium ATPase is the principal quantitative means of active transport at the myocyte cell surface, and its activity is essential for maintaining the trans-sarcolemmal sodium gradient that drives ion exchange and transport processes that are critical for cardiac function. The 72-residue phosphoprotein phospholemman regulates the sodium pump in the heart: unphosphorylated phospholemman inhibits the pump, and phospholemman phosphorylation increases pump activity. Phospholemman is subject to a remarkable plethora of post-translational modifications for such a small protein: the combination of three phosphorylation sites, two palmitoylation sites, and one glutathionylation site means that phospholemman integrates multiple signaling events to control the cardiac sodium pump. Since misregulation of cytosolic sodium contributes to contractile and metabolic dysfunction during cardiac failure, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the cardiac sodium pump is vital. This review explores our current understanding of these mechanisms.
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- W Fuller
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
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Gong P, Guan X, Pirooznia M, Liang C, Perkins EJ. Gene expression analysis of CL-20-induced reversible neurotoxicity reveals GABA(A) receptors as potential targets in the earthworm Eisenia fetida. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:1223-1232. [PMID: 22191394 PMCID: PMC3332050 DOI: 10.1021/es203642e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The earthworm Eisenia fetida is one of the most used species in standardized soil ecotoxicity tests. End points such as survival, growth, and reproduction are eco-toxicologically relevant but provide little mechanistic insight into toxicity pathways, especially at the molecular level. Here we apply a toxicogenomic approach to investigate the mode of action underlying the reversible neurotoxicity of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), a cyclic nitroamine explosives compound. We developed an E. fetida-specific shotgun microarray targeting 15119 unique E. fetida transcripts. Using this array we profiled gene expression in E. fetida in response to exposure to CL-20. Eighteen earthworms were exposed for 6 days to 0.2 μg/cm(2) of CL-20 on filter paper, half of which were allowed to recover in a clean environment for 7 days. Nine vehicle control earthworms were sacrificed at days 6 and 13, separately. Electrophysiological measurements indicated that the conduction velocity of earthworm medial giant nerve fiber decreased significantly after 6-day exposure to CL-20, but was restored after 7 days of recovery. Total RNA was isolated from the four treatment groups including 6-day control, 6-day exposed, 13-day control, and 13-day exposed (i.e., 6-day exposure followed by 7-day recovery), and was hybridized to the 15K shotgun oligo array. Statistical and bioinformatic analyses suggest that CL-20 initiated neurotoxicity by noncompetitively blocking the ligand-gated GABA(A) receptor ion channel, leading to altered expression of genes involved in GABAergic, cholinergic, and Agrin-MuSK pathways. In the recovery phase, expression of affected genes returned to normality, possibly as a result of autophagy and CL-20 dissociation/metabolism. This study provides significant insights into potential mechanisms of CL-20-induced neurotoxicity and the recovery of earthworms from transient neurotoxicity stress.
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- Ping Gong
- Environmental Services, SpecPro Inc., San Antonio, Texas 78216, United States.
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Guo HC, Zhang Z, Zhang LN, Xiong C, Feng C, Liu Q, Liu X, Shi XL, Wang YL. Chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury through upregulation of antioxidant enzymes in adult guinea pigs. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2009; 30:947-55. [PMID: 19543301 PMCID: PMC4085733 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2009.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the protection and the anti-oxidative mechanism afforded by chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in guinea pig hearts. METHODS Adult male guinea pigs were exposed to CIHH by mimicking a 5000 m high altitude (p(B)=404 mmHg, p(O2)=84 mmHg) in a hypobaric chamber for 6 h/day for 28 days. Langendorff-perfused isolated guinea pig hearts were used to measure variables of left ventricular function during baseline perfusion, ischemia and the reperfusion period. The activity and protein expression of antioxidant enzymes in the left myocardium were evaluated using biochemical methods and Western blotting, respectively. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed using ROS-sensitive fluorescence. RESULTS After 30 min of global no-flow ischemia followed by 60 min of reperfusion, myocardial function had better recovery rates in CIHH guinea pig hearts than in control hearts. The activity and protein expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were significantly increased in the myocardium of CIHH guinea pigs. Pretreatment of control hearts with an antioxidant mixture containing SOD and CAT exerted cardioprotective effects similar to CIHH. The irreversible CAT inhibitor aminotriazole (ATZ) abolished the cardioprotection of CIHH. Cardiac contractile dysfunction and oxidative stress induced by exogenous hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) were attenuated by CIHH and CAT. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that CIHH protects the heart against I/R injury through upregulation of antioxidant enzymes in guinea pig.Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (2009) 30: 947-955; doi: 10.1038/aps.2009.57; published online 22 June 2009.
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- Hui-cai Guo
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
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Török TL. Electrogenic Na+/Ca2+-exchange of nerve and muscle cells. Prog Neurobiol 2007; 82:287-347. [PMID: 17673353 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Revised: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The plasma membrane Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchanger is a bi-directional electrogenic (3Na(+):1Ca(2+)) and voltage-sensitive ion transport mechanism, which is mainly responsible for Ca(2+)-extrusion. The Na(+)-gradient, required for normal mode operation, is created by the Na(+)-pump, which is also electrogenic (3Na(+):2K(+)) and voltage-sensitive. The Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchanger operational modes are very similar to those of the Na(+)-pump, except that the uncoupled flux (Na(+)-influx or -efflux?) is missing. The reversal potential of the exchanger is around -40 mV; therefore, during the upstroke of the AP it is probably transiently activated, leading to Ca(2+)-influx. The Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchange is regulated by transported and non-transported external and internal cations, and shows ATP(i)-, pH- and temperature-dependence. The main problem in determining the role of Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchange in excitation-secretion/contraction coupling is the lack of specific (mode-selective) blockers. During recent years, evidence has been accumulated for co-localisation of the Na(+)-pump, and the Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchanger and their possible functional interaction in the "restricted" or "fuzzy space." In cardiac failure, the Na(+)-pump is down-regulated, while the exchanger is up-regulated. If the exchanger is working in normal mode (Ca(2+)-extrusion) during most of the cardiac cycle, upregulation of the exchanger may result in SR Ca(2+)-store depletion and further impairment in contractility. If so, a normal mode selective Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchange inhibitor would be useful therapy for decompensation, and unlike CGs would not increase internal Na(+). In peripheral sympathetic nerves, pre-synaptic alpha(2)-receptors may regulate not only the VSCCs but possibly the reverse Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchange as well.
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- Tamás L Török
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Semmelweis University, P.O. Box 370, VIII. Nagyvárad-tér 4, H-1445 Budapest, Hungary.
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Bers DM, Despa S, Bossuyt J. Regulation of Ca2+ and Na+ in normal and failing cardiac myocytes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1080:165-77. [PMID: 17132783 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1380.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ca(2+) in cardiac myocytes regulates contractility and relaxation, and Ca(2+) and Na (+)regulation are linked via Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange (NCX). Heart failure (HF) is accompanied by contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias, both of which may be due to altered cellular Ca(2+) handling. Smaller Ca(2+) transient and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) content cause systolic dysfunction in HF. The reduced SR Ca(2+) content is due to: (a) reduced SR Ca(2+)-ATPase function (which also contributes to diastolic dysfunction), (b) increased expression and function of NCX (which competes with SR Ca(2+)-ATPase during relaxation, but preserves diastolic function), and (c) enhanced diastolic SR Ca(2+) leak. Relative contributions of these may vary with HF etiology and stage. Triggered arrhythmias (e.g., delayed afterdepolarizations [DADs]) are prominent in HF. DADs are due to spontaneous SR Ca(2+) release and consequent activation of transient inward NCX current, which in HF allows DADs to more readily trigger arrhythmogenic action potentials. Thus NCX and Na(+) are critical in systolic and diastolic function and arrhythmias. [Na(+)](i) is elevated in HF, which may limit SR unloading and provide some Ca(2+) influx during the HF action potential, thus limiting the depression of systolic function. High [Na(+)](i) in HF is due to enhanced Na(+) influx. Cellular Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) function appears unaltered, despite reduced NKA expression. This dichotomy led us to test NKA regulation by phospholemman (PLM). We find that PLM regulates NKA in a manner analogous to phospholamban regulation of SR Ca(2+)-ATPase (i.e., inhibition that is relieved by PLM phosphorylation). We measured intermolecular FRET between PLM and NKA, which is reduced upon PLM phosphorylation. The lower expression level of more phosphorylated PLM in HF may explain the above dichotomy. Thus, altered Ca(2+) and Na(+) handling contributes to altered contractile function and arrhythmogenesis in HF.
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- Donald M Bers
- Department of Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153-5500, USA.
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Han F, Bossuyt J, Despa S, Tucker AL, Bers DM. Phospholemman phosphorylation mediates the protein kinase C-dependent effects on Na+/K+ pump function in cardiac myocytes. Circ Res 2006; 99:1376-83. [PMID: 17095720 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000251667.73461.fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Because phospholemman (PLM) regulates the Na(+)/K(+) pump (NKA) and is a major cardiac phosphorylation target for both protein kinase A (at Ser68) and protein kinase C (PKC) (at both Ser63 and Ser68), we evaluated whether PLM mediates the PKC-dependent regulation of NKA function and protein kinase A/PKC crosstalk in ventricular myocytes. PKC was activated by PDBu (300 nmol/L), and we measured NKA-mediated [Na(+)](i) decline (fluorescence measurements) and current (I(pump)) (voltage clamp). In wild-type mouse myocytes, PDBu increased PLM phosphorylation at Ser63 and Ser68, I(pump) (both at 10 and 100 mmol/L Na(+) in the pipette solution) and maximal NKA-mediated Na(+) extrusion rate (V(max)) from 7.9+/-1.1 to 12.7+/-1.9 mmol.L(-1) per minute without altering NKA affinity for internal Na(+) (K(0.5)). In PLM knockout mice, PDBu had no effect on either V(max) or K(0.5). After pretreatment with isoproterenol (ISO) (1 mumol/L), PDBu still increased the NKA V(max) and PLM phosphorylation at Ser63 and Ser68. Conversely, after pretreatment with PDBu, ISO further increased the Na(+) affinity of NKA and phosphorylation at Ser68, as it did alone without PDBu. The final NKA activity was independent of the application sequence. The NKA activity in PLM knockout myocytes, after normalizing the protein level, was similar to that after PDBu and ISO treatment. We conclude that (1) PLM mediates the PKC-dependent activation of NKA function in cardiac myocytes, (2) PDBu and ISO effects are additive in the mouse (affecting mainly V(max) and K(0.5), respectively), and (3) PDBu and ISO combine to activate NKA in wild-type to the level found in the PLM knockout mouse.
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- Fei Han
- Department of Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Yin J, Wang Y, Li Q, Shang Z, Su S, Cheng Y, Xu Y. Effects of nanomolar concentration dihydroouabain on calcium current and intracellular calcium in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Life Sci 2005; 76:613-28. [PMID: 15567187 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2003] [Accepted: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The effects of nanomolar concentration of dihydroouabain (DHO) on L-type calcium current (ICa-L), TTX-sensitive calcium current (ICa(TTX)), and intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) were investigated in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to record ICa-L and ICa(TTX); [Ca2+]i was detected and recorded with the confocal microscopy. The nanomolar concentration of DHO increased the ICa-L, ICa(TTX), and [Ca2+]i, which could be partially inhibited by nisoldipine or TTX, but still appeared in the absence of extracellular K+ and Na+. These data suggest that DHO could increase [Ca2+]i in non-beating myocytes via stimulating the ICa-L and ICa(TTX), or perhaps triggering directly a release of intracellular calcium.
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- Jingxiang Yin
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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Song J, Zhang XQ, Ahlers BA, Carl LL, Wang J, Rothblum LI, Stahl RC, Mounsey JP, Tucker AL, Moorman JR, Cheung JY. Serine 68 of phospholemman is critical in modulation of contractility, [Ca2+]i transients, and Na+/Ca2+ exchange in adult rat cardiac myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 288:H2342-54. [PMID: 15653756 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01133.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Overexpression of phospholemman (PLM) in normal adult rat cardiac myocytes altered contractile function and cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) homeostasis and inhibited Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX1). In addition, PLM coimmunoprecipitated and colocalized with NCX1 in cardiac myocyte lysates. In this study, we evaluated whether the cytoplasmic domain of PLM is crucial in mediating its effects on contractility, [Ca2+]i transients, and NCX1 activity. Canine PLM or its derived mutants were overexpressed in adult rat myocytes by adenovirus-mediated gene transfer. Confocal immunofluorescence images using canine-specific PLM antibodies demonstrated that the exogenous PLM or its mutants were correctly targeted to sarcolemma, t-tubules, and intercalated discs, with little to none detected in intracellular compartments. Overexpression of canine PLM or its mutants did not affect expression of NCX1, sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase, Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, and calsequestrin in adult rat myocytes. A COOH-terminal deletion mutant in which all four potential phosphorylation sites (Ser62, Ser63, Ser68, and Thr69) were deleted, a partial COOH-terminal deletion mutant in which Ser68 and Thr69 were deleted, and a mutant in which all four potential phosphorylation sites were changed to alanine all lost wild-type PLM's ability to modulate cardiac myocyte contractility. These observations suggest the importance of Ser68 or Thr69 in mediating PLM's effect on cardiac contractility. Focusing on Ser68, the Ser68 to Glu mutant was fully effective, the Ser63 to Ala (leaving Ser68 intact) mutant was partially effective, and the Ser68 to Ala mutant was completely ineffective in modulating cardiac contractility, [Ca2+]i transients, and NCX1 currents. Both the Ser63 to Ala and Ser68 to Ala mutants, as well as PLM, were able to coimmunoprecipitate NCX1. It is known that Ser68 in PLM is phosphorylated by both protein kinases A and C. We conclude that regulation of cardiac contractility, [Ca2+]i transients, and NCX1 activity by PLM is critically dependent on Ser68. We suggest that PLM phosphorylation at Ser68 may be involved in cAMP- and/or protein kinase C-dependent regulation of cardiac contractility.
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- Jianliang Song
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Fridman AI, Matveev SA, Agalakova NI, Fedorova OV, Lakatta EG, Bagrov AY. Marinobufagenin, an endogenous ligand of alpha-1 sodium pump, is a marker of congestive heart failure severity. J Hypertens 2002; 20:1189-94. [PMID: 12023690 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200206000-00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A reduced cardiac output in chronic heart failure (CHF) evokes renal NaCl and water retention, and, therefore, activates mechanisms promoting natriuresis. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is one such factor. We hypothesized that another NaCl sensitive endogenous natriuretic factor, i.e., marinobufagenin (MBG), a specific ligand of the alpha-1 subunit of Na/K ATPase (the main kidney isoform) and also a vasoconstrictor and cardiotonic substance, would be elevated in CHF patients in a graded manner with the severity of CHF. METHODS AND RESULTS We measured the plasma levels of MBG, alpha-hANP, ouabain-like compound (OLC) and left ventricular (LV) volumes and ejection fraction in 23 consecutive hypertensive male patients with CHF. Plasma MBG levels exhibited progressive increases (0.59 +/- 0.15, 1.08 +/- 0.20, 1.35 +/- 0.17 and 1.88 +/- 0.05 nmol/l NYHA 1-4, respectively) and paralleled the changes of alpha-hANP. Conversely, plasma OLC did not exhibit such increases. Plasma MBG correlated with alpha-hANP (r = 0.82; P < 0.0001). Both MBG and alpha-hANP correlated with LV systolic (r = 0.55 and r = 0.47; P < 0.01) diameter and inversely with ejection fraction (r = -0.73 and r = -0.60; P < 0.01). OLC did not exhibit correlations with alpha-hANP or LV volumes, but positively correlated with systolic brachial blood pressure and with pulse pressure. CONCLUSIONS In CHF, MBG exhibits progressive increases similar to ANP, varies with CHF severity and correlates with LV systolic function. We hypothesize, that, in CHF, the concurrent production of these two natriuretic hormones, a vasorelaxant, ANP, and a vasoconstrictor, MBG, potentiate each other's natriuretic effects, but may offset their vasoactive actions.
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- Alexander I Fridman
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Gao J, Wymore RS, Wang Y, Gaudette GR, Krukenkamp IB, Cohen IS, Mathias RT. Isoform-specific stimulation of cardiac Na/K pumps by nanomolar concentrations of glycosides. J Gen Physiol 2002; 119:297-312. [PMID: 11929882 PMCID: PMC2238186 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It is well-known that micromolar to millimolar concentrations of cardiac glycosides inhibit Na/K pump activity, however, some early reports suggested nanomolar concentrations of these glycosides stimulate activity. These early reports were based on indirect measurements in multicellular preparations, hence, there was some uncertainty whether ion accumulation/depletion rather than pump stimulation caused the observations. Here, we utilize the whole-cell patch-clamp technique on isolated cardiac myocytes to directly measure Na/K pump current (I(P)) in conditions that minimize the possibility of ion accumulation/depletion causing the observed effects. In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, nanomolar concentrations of dihydro-ouabain (DHO) caused an outward current that appeared to be due to stimulation of I(P) because of the following: (1) it was absent in 0 mM [K(+)](o), as was I(P); (2) it was absent in 0 mM [Na(+)](i), as was I(P); (3) at reduced [Na(+)](i), the outward current was reduced in proportion to the reduction in I(P); (4) it was eliminated by intracellular vanadate, as was I(P). Our previous work suggested guinea pig ventricular myocytes coexpress the alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-isoforms of the Na/K pumps. The stimulation of I(P) appears to be through stimulation of the high glycoside affinity alpha(2)-isoform and not the alpha(1)-isoform because of the following: (1) regulatory signals that specifically increased activity of the alpha(2)-isoform increased the amplitude of the stimulation; (2) regulatory signals that specifically altered the activity of the alpha(1)-isoform did not affect the stimulation; (3) changes in [K(+)](o) that affected activity of the alpha(1)-isoform, but not the alpha(2)-isoform, did not affect the stimulation; (4) myocytes from one group of guinea pigs expressed the alpha(1)-isoform but not the alpha(2)-isoform, and these myocytes did not show the stimulation. At 10 nM DHO, total I(P) increased by 35 +/- 10% (mean +/- SD, n = 18). If one accepts the hypothesis that this increase is due to stimulation of just the alpha(2)-isoform, then activity of the alpha(2)-isoform increased by 107 +/- 30%. In the guinea pig myocytes, nanomolar ouabain as well as DHO stimulated the alpha(2)-isoform, but both the stimulatory and inhibitory concentrations of ouabain were approximately 10-fold lower than those for DHO. Stimulation of I(P) by nanomolar DHO was observed in canine atrial and ventricular myocytes, which express the alpha(1)- and alpha(3)-isoforms of the Na/K pumps, suggesting the other high glycoside affinity isoform (the alpha(3)-isoform) also was stimulated by nanomolar concentrations of DHO. Human atrial and ventricular myocytes express all three isoforms, but isoform affinity for glycosides is too similar to separate their activity. Nevertheless, nanomolar DHO caused a stimulation of I(P) that was very similar to that seen in other species. Thus, in all species studied, nanomolar DHO caused stimulation of I(P), and where the contributions of the high glycoside affinity alpha(2)- and alpha(3)-isoforms could be separated from that of the alpha(1)-isoform, it was only the high glycoside affinity isoform that was stimulated. These observations support early reports that nanomolar concentrations of glycosides stimulate Na/K pump activity, and suggest a novel mechanism of isoform-specific regulation of I(P) in heart by nanomolar concentrations of endogenous ouabain-like molecules.
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- Junyuan Gao
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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Horisberger JD, Kharoubi-Hess S. Functional differences between alpha subunit isoforms of the rat Na,K-ATPase expressed in Xenopus oocytes. J Physiol 2002; 539:669-80. [PMID: 11897839 PMCID: PMC2290179 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The functional properties of the three most widely distributed alpha subunit isoforms of the Na,K-ATPase are not well known, particularly concerning the voltage dependence of their activity and cation binding kinetics. We measured the electrogenic activity generated by Na,K-ATPases resulting from co-expression of the rat alpha1, alpha2* or alpha3* subunits with the rat beta1 subunit in Xenopus oocytes; alpha2* and alpha3* are ouabain-resistant mutants of the alpha2 and alpha3 isoform, which allowed selective inhibition of the endogenous Na(+),K(+)-pump of the oocyte. In oocytes expressing the three isoforms of the alpha subunit, K(+) induced robust outward currents that were largely ouabain-sensitive. In addition, ouabain-sensitive inward currents were recorded for all three isoforms in sodium-free and potassium-free acid solutions. The very similar voltage dependence of the Na(+),K(+)-pump activity observed in the absence of extracellular Na(+) indicated a similar stoichiometry of the transported cations by the three isoforms. The affinity for extracellular K(+) was slightly lower for the alpha2* and alpha3* than for the alpha1 isoform. The alpha2* isoform was, however, more sensitive to voltage-dependent inhibition by extracellular Na(+), indicating a higher affinity of the extracellular Na(+) site in this isoform. We measured and controlled [Na(+)](i) using a co-expressed amiloride-sensitive Na(+) channel. The intracellular affinity for Na(+) was slightly higher in the alpha2* than in the alpha1 or alpha3* isoforms. These results suggest that the alpha2 isoform could have an activity that is strongly dependent upon [Na(+)](o) and [K(+)](o). These concentrations could selectively modulate its activity when large variations are present, for instance in the narrow intercellular spaces of brain or muscle tissues.
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- Jean-Daniel Horisberger
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie, rue du Bugnon 27, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Like several other ion transporters, the Na(+)-K(+) pump of animal cells is electrogenic. The pump generates the pump current I(p). Under physiological conditions, I(p) is an outward current. It can be measured by electrophysiological methods. These methods permit the study of characteristics of the Na(+)-K(+) pump in its physiological environment, i.e., in the cell membrane. The cell membrane, across which a potential gradient exists, separates the cytosol and extracellular medium, which have distinctly different ionic compositions. The introduction of the patch-clamp techniques and the enzymatic isolation of cells have facilitated the investigation of I(p) in single cardiac myocytes. This review summarizes and discusses the results obtained from I(p) measurements in isolated cardiac cells. These results offer new exciting insights into the voltage and ionic dependence of the Na(+)-K(+) pump activity, its effect on membrane potential, and its modulation by hormones, transmitters, and drugs. They are fundamental for our current understanding of Na(+)-K(+) pumping in electrically excitable cells.
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- H G Glitsch
- Arbeitsgruppe Muskelphysiologie, Fakultät für Biologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Nishimaru K, Kobayashi M, Matsuda T, Tanaka Y, Tanaka H, Shigenobu K. alpha-Adrenoceptor stimulation-mediated negative inotropism and enhanced Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange in mouse ventricle. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001; 280:H132-41. [PMID: 11123227 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mechanisms underlying the negative inotropic response to alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation in adult mouse ventricular myocardium were studied. In isolated ventricular tissue, phenylephrine (PE), in the presence of propranolol, decreased contractile force by approximately 40% of basal value. The negative inotropic response was similarly observed under low extracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](o)) conditions but was significantly smaller under high-[Ca(2+)](o) conditions and was not observed under low-[Na(+)](o) conditions. The negative inotropic response was not affected by nicardipine, ryanodine, ouabain, or dimethylamiloride (DMA), inhibitors of L-type Ca(2+) channel, Ca(2+) release channel, Na(+)-K(+) pump, or Na(+)/H(+) exchanger, respectively. KB-R7943, an inhibitor of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, suppressed the negative inotropic response mediated by PE. PE reduced the magnitude of postrest contractions. PE caused a decrease in duration of the late plateau phase of action potential and a slight increase in resting membrane potential; time courses of these effects were similar to that of the negative inotropic effect. In whole cell voltage-clamped myocytes, PE increased the L-type Ca(2+) and Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger currents but had no effect on the inwardly rectifying K(+), transient outward K(+), or Na(+)-K(+)-pump currents. These results suggest that the sustained negative inotropic response to alpha-adrenoceptor stimulation of adult mouse ventricular myocardium is mediated by enhancement of Ca(2+) efflux through the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger.
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- K Nishimaru
- Department of Pharmacology, Toho University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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Sejersted OM, Sjøgaard G. Dynamics and consequences of potassium shifts in skeletal muscle and heart during exercise. Physiol Rev 2000; 80:1411-81. [PMID: 11015618 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.2000.80.4.1411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Since it became clear that K(+) shifts with exercise are extensive and can cause more than a doubling of the extracellular [K(+)] ([K(+)](s)) as reviewed here, it has been suggested that these shifts may cause fatigue through the effect on muscle excitability and action potentials (AP). The cause of the K(+) shifts is a transient or long-lasting mismatch between outward repolarizing K(+) currents and K(+) influx carried by the Na(+)-K(+) pump. Several factors modify the effect of raised [K(+)](s) during exercise on membrane potential (E(m)) and force production. 1) Membrane conductance to K(+) is variable and controlled by various K(+) channels. Low relative K(+) conductance will reduce the contribution of [K(+)](s) to the E(m). In addition, high Cl(-) conductance may stabilize the E(m) during brief periods of large K(+) shifts. 2) The Na(+)-K(+) pump contributes with a hyperpolarizing current. 3) Cell swelling accompanies muscle contractions especially in fast-twitch muscle, although little in the heart. This will contribute considerably to the lowering of intracellular [K(+)] ([K(+)](c)) and will attenuate the exercise-induced rise of intracellular [Na(+)] ([Na(+)](c)). 4) The rise of [Na(+)](c) is sufficient to activate the Na(+)-K(+) pump to completely compensate increased K(+) release in the heart, yet not in skeletal muscle. In skeletal muscle there is strong evidence for control of pump activity not only through hormones, but through a hitherto unidentified mechanism. 5) Ionic shifts within the skeletal muscle t tubules and in the heart in extracellular clefts may markedly affect excitation-contraction coupling. 6) Age and state of training together with nutritional state modify muscle K(+) content and the abundance of Na(+)-K(+) pumps. We conclude that despite modifying factors coming into play during muscle activity, the K(+) shifts with high-intensity exercise may contribute substantially to fatigue in skeletal muscle, whereas in the heart, except during ischemia, the K(+) balance is controlled much more effectively.
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- O M Sejersted
- Institute for Experimental Medical Research, University of Oslo, Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Jo SH, Cho CH, Chae SW, Lee CO. Role of protein kinase C in alpha(1)-adrenergic regulation of a(Na)(i) in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000; 279:H1661-8. [PMID: 11009453 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.4.h1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in alpha(1)-adrenergic regulation of intracellular Na(+) activity (a(Na)(i)) in single guinea pig ventricular myocytes. a(Na)(i) and membrane potentials were measured with the Na(+)-sensitive indicator sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate and conventional microelectrodes, respectively, at room temperature (24-26 degrees C) while myocytes were stimulated at a rate of 0.25-0.3 Hz. The PKC activator 4beta-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) decreased a(Na)(i) in a concentration-dependent manner. PMA (100 nM) produced a maximal decrease in a(Na)(i) of 1.5 mM from 6.5 +/- 0.4 to 5.0 +/- 0.4 mM (means +/- SE, n = 12, P < 0.01). The PMA concentration required for a half-maximal decrease in a(Na)(i) was 0.46 +/- 0.13 nM (n = 3, P < 0.01). An inactive phorbol, 4alpha-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, did not decrease a(Na)(i). The decrease caused by PMA could be blocked by the PKC inhibitors staurosporine and bisindolylmaleimide I (GF-109203X). Stimulation of the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor with 50 microM phenylephrine decreased a(Na)(i) from 6.1 +/- 0.3 to 4.6 +/- 0.3 mM (n = 11, P < 0.01). The decrease in a(Na)(i) produced by phenylephrine was blocked by pretreatment with staurosporine, GF-109203X, or PMA. The decrease in a(Na)(i) produced by PMA was not prevented by pretreatment with tetrodotoxin but was blocked by pretreatment with strophanthidin or high extracellular K(+) concentration. The results suggest that alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor activation results in a decrease in a(Na)(i) via PKC-induced stimulation of the Na(+)-K(+) pump in cardiac myocytes.
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- S H Jo
- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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The Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, or sodium pump, is the membrane-bound enzyme that maintains the Na(+) and K(+) gradients across the plasma membrane of animal cells. Because of its importance in many basic and specialized cellular functions, this enzyme must be able to adapt to changing cellular and physiological stimuli. This review presents an overview of the many mechanisms in place to regulate sodium pump activity in a tissue-specific manner. These mechanisms include regulation by substrates, membrane-associated components such as cytoskeletal elements and the gamma-subunit, and circulating endogenous inhibitors as well as a variety of hormones, including corticosteroids, peptide hormones, and catecholamines. In addition, the review considers the effects of a range of specific intracellular signaling pathways involved in the regulation of pump activity and subcellular distribution, with particular consideration given to the effects of protein kinases and phosphatases.
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- A G Therien
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4
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Mathias RT, Cohen IS, Gao J, Wang Y. Isoform-Specific Regulation of the Na(+)-K(+) Pump in Heart. NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY PRODUCED JOINTLY BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2000; 15:176-180. [PMID: 11390904 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.4.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Guinea pig ventricular myocytes coexpress two isoforms of the Na(+)-K(+) pump. These two isoforms respond differently to the physical environment and are coupled to autonomic input through different signal transduction cascades. The expression of different isoforms provides each cell type with a mechanism of programming specific responses to environmental changes.
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- R. T. Mathias
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Institute of Molecular Cardiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8661
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Shimoni Y. Hormonal control of cardiac ion channels and transporters. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 72:67-108. [PMID: 10446502 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6107(99)00005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Y Shimoni
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta., Canada.
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The aim of this review is to provide basic information on the electrophysiological changes during acute ischemia and reperfusion from the level of ion channels up to the level of multicellular preparations. After an introduction, section II provides a general description of the ion channels and electrogenic transporters present in the heart, more specifically in the plasma membrane, in intracellular organelles of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, and in the gap junctions. The description is restricted to activation and permeation characterisitics, while modulation is incorporated in section III. This section (ischemic syndromes) describes the biochemical (lipids, radicals, hormones, neurotransmitters, metabolites) and ion concentration changes, the mechanisms involved, and the effect on channels and cells. Section IV (electrical changes and arrhythmias) is subdivided in two parts, with first a description of the electrical changes at the cellular and multicellular level, followed by an analysis of arrhythmias during ischemia and reperfusion. The last short section suggests possible developments in the study of ischemia-related phenomena.
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- E Carmeliet
- Centre for Experimental Surgery and Anesthesiology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Gao J, Wymore R, Wymore RT, Wang Y, McKinnon D, Dixon JE, Mathias RT, Cohen IS, Baldo GJ. Isoform-specific regulation of the sodium pump by alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists in the guinea-pig ventricle. J Physiol 1999; 516 ( Pt 2):377-83. [PMID: 10087338 PMCID: PMC2269277 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0377v.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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1. Guinea-pig ventricle was used in the RNase protection assays to determine which alpha-isoforms of the Na+-K+ pumps are present, and ventricular myocytes were used in whole cell patch clamp studies to investigate the actions of alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists on Na+-K+ pump current. 2. RNase protection assays showed that two isoforms of the alpha-subunit of the Na+-K+-ATPase are present in guinea-pig ventricle. The mRNA for the alpha1-isoform comprises 82 % of the total pump message, the rest being the alpha2-isoform. 3. We have previously shown that beta-adrenergic agonists affect Na+-K+ pump current (Ip) through a protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent pathway. We now show that these beta-effects are targeted to the alpha1-isoform of the Na+-K+ pumps. 4. We have also previously shown that alpha-adrenergic agonists increase Ip through a protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent pathway. We now show that these alpha-isoform effects are targeted to the alpha2-isoform of the Na+-K+ pumps. 5. These results suggest the effects of adrenergic activation on Na+-K+ pump activity in the heart can be regionally specific, depending on which alpha-isoform of the Na+-K+ pump is expressed.
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- J Gao
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Institute of Molecular Cardiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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