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Liu C, Chen Y, Xie Y, Xiang M. Tubulin Post-translational Modifications: Potential Therapeutic Approaches to Heart Failure. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:872058. [PMID: 35493101 PMCID: PMC9039000 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.872058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In recent decades, advancing insights into the mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction have focused on the involvement of microtubule network. A variety of tubulin post-translational modifications have been discovered to fine-tune the microtubules’ properties and functions. Given the limits of therapies based on conserved structures of the skeleton, targeting tubulin modifications appears to be a potentially promising therapeutic strategy. Here we review the current understanding of tubulin post-translational modifications in regulating microtubule functions in the cardiac system. We also discussed how altered modifications may lead to a range of cardiac dysfunctions, many of which are linked to heart failure.
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- Chang Liu
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Li L, Zhang Q, Lei X, Huang Y, Hu J. MAP4 as a New Candidate in Cardiovascular Disease. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1044. [PMID: 32982783 PMCID: PMC7479186 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Microtubule and mitochondrial dysfunction have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, heart failure, and hypoxic/ischemic related heart dysfunction. Microtubule dynamics instability leads to disrupted cell homeostasis and cell shape, decreased cell survival, and aberrant cell division and cell cycle, while mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to abnormal metabolism and calcium flux, increased cell death, oxidative stress, and inflammation, both of which causing cell and tissue dysfunction followed by CVDs. A cytosolic skeleton protein, microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4), belonging to the family of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs), is widely expressed in non-neural cells and possesses an important role in microtubule dynamics. Increased MAP4 phosphorylation results in microtubule instability. In addition, MAP4 also expresses in mitochondria and reveals a crucial role in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. Phosphorylated MAP4 promotes mitochondrial apoptosis, followed by cardiac injury. The aim of the present review is to highlight the novel role of MAP4 as a potential candidate in multiple cardiovascular pathologies.
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- Lingfei Li
- Department of Dermatology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Endocrinology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Kitakaze M. Dysfunction of microtubules induces cardiac dysfunction. EBioMedicine 2018; 37:3-4. [PMID: 30337248 PMCID: PMC6286635 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Masafumi Kitakaze
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Centre, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita 565-8565, Japan.
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Mechanistic and therapeutic perspectives for cardiac arrhythmias: beyond ion channels. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2017; 60:348-355. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-9005-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bagur R, Tanguy S, Foriel S, Grichine A, Sanchez C, Pernet-Gallay K, Kaambre T, Kuznetsov AV, Usson Y, Boucher F, Guzun R. The impact of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion on the mitochondria-cytoskeleton interactions. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:1159-71. [PMID: 26976332 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury compromises mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) and compartmentalized intracellular energy transfer via the phosphocreatine/creatine kinase (CK) network. The restriction of ATP/ADP diffusion at the level of the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) is an essential element of compartmentalized energy transfer. In adult cardiomyocytes, the MOM permeability to ADP is regulated by the interaction of voltage-dependent anion channel with cytoskeletal proteins, particularly with β tubulin II. The IR-injury alters the expression and the intracellular arrangement of cytoskeletal proteins. The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of IR on the intracellular arrangement of β tubulin II and its effect on the regulation of mitochondrial respiration. Perfused rat hearts were subjected to total ischemia (for 20min (I20) and 45min (I45)) or to ischemia followed by 30min of reperfusion (I20R and I45R groups). High resolution respirometry and fluorescent confocal microscopy were used to study respiration, β tubulin II and mitochondrial arrangements in cardiac fibers. The results of these experiments evidence a heterogeneous response of mitochondria to IR-induced damage. Moreover, the intracellular rearrangement of β tubulin II, which in the control group colocalized with mitochondria, was associated with increased apparent affinity of OxPhos for ADP, decreased regulation of respiration by creatine without altering mitochondrial CK activity and the ratio between octameric to dimeric isoenzymes. The results of this study allow us to highlight changes of mitochondrial interactions with cytoskeleton as one of the possible mechanisms underlying cardiac IR injury.
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- Rafaela Bagur
- University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Bioenergetics, INSERM U1055, Grenoble, France; University Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, CNRS, UMR5525, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, CNRS, UMR5525, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Bioenergetics, INSERM U1055, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Life Science Imaging - In Vitro Platform, IAB, INSERM CRI U823, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, CNRS, UMR5525, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM, U836, F-38000, Grenoble, France; University Grenoble Alpes, GIN, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Laboratory of Bioenergetics, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Innsbruck Medical University, Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria
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- University Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, CNRS, UMR5525, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, CNRS, UMR5525, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Bioenergetics, INSERM U1055, Grenoble, France; Hospital of the University Grenoble Alpes, Department Thorax (EFCR), France.
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Margolis G, Hertzberg-Bigelman E, Levy R, Ben-Shoshan J, Keren G, Entin-Meer M. Differential Effects of Colchicine on Cardiac Cell Viability in an in vitro Model Simulating Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology 2016; 134:57-64. [PMID: 26882242 DOI: 10.1159/000443369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to examine the effects of colchicine, currently in clinical trials for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), on the viability of cardiac cells using a cell line model of AMI. METHODS HL-1, a murine cardiomyocyte cell line, and H9C2, a rat cardiomyoblast cell line, were incubated with TNFα or sera derived from rats that underwent AMI or sham operation followed by addition of colchicine. In another experiment, HL-1/H9C2 cells were exposed to anoxia with or without subsequent addition of colchicine. Cell morphology and viability were assessed by light microscopy, flow cytometry and Western blot analyses for apoptotic markers. RESULTS Cellular viability was similar in both sera; however, exposing both cell lines to anoxia reduced their viability. Adding colchicine to anoxic H9C2, but not to anoxic HL-1, further increased their mortality, at least in part via enhanced apoptosis. Under any condition, colchicine induced detachment of H9C2 cells from their culture plates. This phenomenon did not apply to HL-1 cells. CONCLUSIONS Colchicine enhanced cardiomyoblast mortality under in vitro conditions mimicking AMI and reduced their adherence capability. HL-1 was not affected by colchicine; nevertheless, no salvage effect was observed. We thus conclude that colchicine may not inhibit myocardial apoptosis following AMI.
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- Gilad Margolis
- Department of Internal Medicine H, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Rodríguez-Sinovas A, Abad E, Sánchez JA, Fernández-Sanz C, Inserte J, Ruiz-Meana M, Alburquerque-Béjar JJ, García-Dorado D. Microtubule stabilization with paclitaxel does not protect against infarction in isolated rat hearts. Exp Physiol 2014; 100:23-34. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2014.082925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Antonio Rodríguez-Sinovas
- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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Kumazawa A, Katoh H, Nonaka D, Watanabe T, Saotome M, Urushida T, Satoh H, Hayashi H. Microtubule Disorganization Affects the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore in Cardiac Myocytes. Circ J 2014; 78:1206-15. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-13-1298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Azumi Kumazawa
- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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Xu X, Zhang Q, Hu JY, Zhang DX, Jiang XP, Jia JZ, Zhu JC, Huang YS. Phosphorylation of DYNLT1 at serine 82 regulates microtubule stability and mitochondrial permeabilization in hypoxia. Mol Cells 2013; 36:322-32. [PMID: 24170091 PMCID: PMC3887991 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-0114-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxia-induced microtubule disruption and mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) are crucial events leading to fatal cell damage and recent studies showed that microtubules (MTs) are involved in the modulation of mitochondrial function. Dynein light chain Tctex-type 1 (DYNLT1) is thought to be associated with MTs and mitochondria. Previously we demonstrated that DYNLT1 knockdown aggravates hypoxia-induced mitochondrial permeabilization, which indicates a role of DYNLT1 in hypoxic cytoprotection. But the underlying regulatory mechanism of DYNLT1 remains illusive. Here we aimed to investigate the phosphorylation alteration of DYNLT1 at serine 82 (S82) in hypoxia (1% O2). We therefore constructed recombinant adenoviruses to generate S82E and S82A mutants, used to transfect H9c2 and HeLa cell lines. Development of hypoxia-induced mPT (MMP examining, Cyt c release and mPT pore opening assay), hypoxic energy metabolism (cellular viability and ATP quantification), and stability of MTs were examined. Our results showed that phosph-S82 (S82-P) expression was increased in early hypoxia; S82E mutation (phosphomimic) aggravated mitochondrial damage, elevated the free tubulin in cytoplasm and decreased the cellular viability; S82A mutation (dephosphomimic) seemed to diminish the hypoxia-induced injury. These data suggest that DYNLT1 phosphorylation at S82 is involved in MTs and mitochondria regulation, and their interaction and cooperation contribute to the cellular hypoxic tolerance. Thus, we provide new insights into a DYNLT1 mechanism in stabilizing MTs and mitochondria, and propose a potential therapeutic target for hypoxia cytoprotective studies.
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- Xue Xu
- School of Nursing, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- School of Nursing, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Zhou W, Ko Y, Benharash P, Yamakawa K, Patel S, Ajijola OA, Mahajan A. Cardioprotection of electroacupuncture against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by modulation of cardiac norepinephrine release. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 302:H1818-25. [PMID: 22367505 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00030.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Augmentation of cardiac sympathetic tone during myocardial ischemia has been shown to increase myocardial O(2) demand and infarct size as well as induce arrhythmias. We have previously demonstrated that electroacupuncture (EA) inhibits the visceral sympathoexcitatory cardiovascular reflex. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of EA on left ventricular (LV) function, O(2) demand, infarct size, arrhythmogenesis, and in vivo cardiac norepinephrine (NE) release in a myocardial ischemia-reperfusion model. Anesthetized rabbits (n = 36) underwent 30 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 90 min of reperfusion. We evaluated myocardial O(2) demand, infarct size, ventricular arrhythmias, and myocardial NE release using microdialysis under the following experimental conditions: 1) untreated, 2) EA at P5-6 acupoints, 3) sham acupuncture, 4) EA with pretreatment with naloxone (a nonselective opioid receptor antagonist), 5) EA with pretreatment with chelerythrine (a nonselective PKC inhibitor), and 6) EA with pretreatment with both naloxone and chelerythrine. Compared with the untreated and sham acupuncture groups, EA resulted in decreased O(2) demand, myocardial NE concentration, and infarct size. Furthermore, the degree of ST segment elevation and severity of LV dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias were all significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The cardioprotective effects of EA were partially blocked by pretreatment with naloxone or chelerythrine alone and completely blocked by pretreatment with both naloxone and chelerythrine. These results suggest that the cardioprotective effects of EA against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion are mediated through inhibition of the cardiac sympathetic nervous system as well as opioid and PKC-dependent pathways.
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- Wei Zhou
- Department of Anesthesiology, David Geffen School Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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Fang YD, Xu X, Dang YM, Zhang YM, Zhang JP, Hu JY, Zhang Q, Dai X, Teng M, Zhang DX, Huang YS. MAP4 mechanism that stabilizes mitochondrial permeability transition in hypoxia: microtubule enhancement and DYNLT1 interaction with VDAC1. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28052. [PMID: 22164227 PMCID: PMC3229508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial membrane permeability has received considerable attention recently because of its key role in apoptosis and necrosis induced by physiological events such as hypoxia. The manner in which mitochondria interact with other molecules to regulate mitochondrial permeability and cell destiny remains elusive. Previously we verified that hypoxia-induced phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) could lead to microtubules (MTs) disruption. In this study, we established the hypoxic (1% O2) cell models of rat cardiomyocytes, H9c2 and HeLa cells to further test MAP4 function. We demonstrated that increase in the pool of MAP4 could promote the stabilization of MT networks by increasing the synthesis and polymerization of tubulin in hypoxia. Results showed MAP4 overexpression could enhance cell viability and ATP content under hypoxic conditions. Subsequently we employed a yeast two-hybrid system to tag a protein interacting with mitochondria, dynein light chain Tctex-type 1 (DYNLT1), by hVDAC1 bait. We confirmed that DYNLT1 had protein-protein interactions with voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) using co-immunoprecipitation; and immunofluorescence technique showed that DYNLT1 was closely associated with MTs and VDAC1. Furthermore, DYNLT1 interactions with MAP4 were explored using a knockdown technique. We thus propose two possible mechanisms triggered by MAP4: (1) stabilization of MT networks, (2) DYNLT1 modulation, which is connected with VDAC1, and inhibition of hypoxia-induced mitochondrial permeabilization.
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- Ya-dong Fang
- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The No. 324 Hospital of PLA, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Cheng G, Kasiganesan H, Baicu CF, Wallenborn JG, Kuppuswamy D, Cooper G. Cytoskeletal role in protection of the failing heart by β-adrenergic blockade. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 302:H675-87. [PMID: 22081703 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00867.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Formation of a dense microtubule network that impedes cardiac contraction and intracellular transport occurs in severe pressure overload hypertrophy. This process is highly dynamic, since microtubule depolymerization causes striking improvement in contractile function. A molecular etiology for this cytoskeletal alteration has been defined in terms of type 1 and type 2A phosphatase-dependent site-specific dephosphorylation of the predominant myocardial microtubule-associated protein (MAP)4, which then decorates and stabilizes microtubules. This persistent phosphatase activation is dependent upon ongoing upstream activity of p21-activated kinase-1, or Pak1. Because cardiac β-adrenergic activity is markedly and continuously increased in decompensated hypertrophy, and because β-adrenergic activation of cardiac Pak1 and phosphatases has been demonstrated, we asked here whether the highly maladaptive cardiac microtubule phenotype seen in pathological hypertrophy is based on β-adrenergic overdrive and thus could be reversed by β-adrenergic blockade. The data in this study, which were designed to answer this question, show that such is the case; that is, β(1)- (but not β(2)-) adrenergic input activates this pathway, which consists of Pak1 activation, increased phosphatase activity, MAP4 dephosphorylation, and thus the stabilization of a dense microtubule network. These data were gathered in a feline model of severe right ventricular (RV) pressure overload hypertrophy in response to tight pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in which a stable, twofold increase in RV mass is reached by 2 wk after pressure overloading. After 2 wk of hypertrophy induction, these PAB cats during the following 2 wk either had no further treatment or had β-adrenergic blockade. The pathological microtubule phenotype and the severe RV cellular contractile dysfunction otherwise seen in this model of RV hypertrophy (PAB No Treatment) was reversed in the treated (PAB β-Blockade) cats. Thus these data provide both a specific etiology and a specific remedy for the abnormal microtubule network found in some forms of pathological cardiac hypertrophy.
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- Guangmao Cheng
- Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, PO Box 250773, Medical Univ. of South Carolina, 114 Doughty St., Charleston, SC 29403, USA
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Xiao J, Cao H, Liang D, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhao H, Liu Y, Li J, Yan B, Peng L, Zhou Z, Chen YH. Taxol, a microtubule stabilizer, prevents ischemic ventricular arrhythmias in rats. J Cell Mol Med 2011; 15:1166-76. [PMID: 20561109 PMCID: PMC3822629 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Microtubule integrity is important in cardio-protection, and microtubule disruption has been implicated in the response to ischemia in cardiac myocytes. However, the effects of Taxol, a common microtubule stabilizer, are still unknown in ischemic ventricular arrhythmias. The arrhythmia model was established in isolated rat hearts by regional ischemia, and myocardial infarction model by ischemia/reperfusion. Microtubule structure was immunohistochemically measured. The potential mechanisms were studied by measuring reactive oxygen species (ROS), activities of oxidative enzymes, intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+) ](i) ) and Ca(2+) transients by using fluorometric determination, spectrophotometric assays and Fura-2-AM and Fluo-3-AM, respectively. The expression and activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) was also examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and pyruvate/Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-coupled reaction. Our data showed that Taxol (0.1, 0.3 and 1 μM) effectively reduced the number of ventricular premature beats and the incidence and duration of ventricular tachycardia. The infarct size was also significantly reduced by Taxol (1 μM). At the same time, Taxol preserved the microtubule structure, increased the activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes I and III, reduced ROS levels, decreased the rise in [Ca(2+)](i) and preserved the amplitude and decay times of Ca(2+) transients during ischemia. In addition, SERCA2a activity was preserved by Taxol during ischemia. In summary, Taxol prevents ischemic ventricular arrhythmias likely through ameliorating abnormal calcium homeostasis and decreasing the level of ROS. This study presents evidence that Taxol may be a potential novel therapy for ischemic ventricular arrhythmias.
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- Junjie Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Department of Cardiology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Department of Cardiology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Hypoxic Cardiovascular Physiology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine)Shanghai, China
- Department of Cardiology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Tongji UniversityShanghai, China
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Kitakaze M. How to mediate cardioprotection in ischemic hearts--accumulated evidence of basic research should translate to clinical medicine. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2010; 24:217-23. [PMID: 20645124 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-010-6248-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ischemic heart failure is one of the leading causes of death in the western countries and it is a critical issue to overcome ischemic heart diseases for the human health care worldwide. There are several aspects of ischemic heart failure that we need to seriously consider for the conquest of cardiovascular death. First of all, we need to know either causes or pathophysiology of the onset of coronary artery disease, the ischemia/reperfusion injury and post-infarction cardiac remodeling. Secondly, we need to find the potential seeds for the molecular, pharmacological, biomedical or engineering treatment to prevent or attenuate ischemic heart diseases. Thirdly, we need to accelerate translational research and to create the network of clinical trials to grow the novel seeds to the fruitful big trees. Finally, we need to justify these strategies to overcome the ischemic heart diseases and to contribute the world welfare systems after we propose the novel therapy for the prevention and attenuation of ischemic heart diseases. The most strong and essential hypotheses to attenuate the cardiovascular injury in ischemic heart disease for last three decades are ischemic preconditioning/postconditioning. Many investigators have involved in the clarification of the characteristics of ischemic preconditioning/postconditioning and their cellular mechanisms, and the clinical applications of their basic results. Here, 8 potential basic and clinical researchers includeing us discuss these issues that they have devotedly studies for many years.
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- Masafumi Kitakaze
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 1-5-7 Fujishirodai, Suita, 565-8565, Japan.
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Xiao J, Liang D, Liu Y, Zhang H, Liu Y, Zhao H, Li J, Peng L, Zhou Z, Chen YH. Taxol, a microtubule stabilizer, improves cardiac functional recovery during postischemic reperfusion in rat in vitro. Cardiovasc Ther 2010; 30:12-30. [PMID: 20553295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2010.00163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AIMS Microtubule disruption contributes to cellular and organic dysfunction, and is implicated in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of taxol, a microtubule stabilizer, on cardiac functional recovery during reperfusion. METHODS Left ventricular developed pressure, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, maximal time derivatives of pressure and the severity of ventricular arrhythmias were analyzed in isolated rat heart. Microtubule structure was immunohistochemically measured. Apoptosis and necrosis was identified with TUNEL or TTC staining, respectively. Mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) mRNA expression was examined by real-time polymerase chain reactions. mPTP opening, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and oxidative enzyme activities were measured with fluorometric or spectrophotometric techniques. Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+) ](i) ) and Ca(2+) transients were examined by Fura-2-AM and Fluo-3-AM, respectively. Cytosolic cytochrome c, sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) -ATPase (SERCA2), ryanodine receptors (RyR), phospholamban (PLB), and PLB phosphorylation were analyzed by Western blot. Effective refractory period (ERP) and afterpotential-mediated activity were detected using microelectrode. RESULTS Taxol improved the functional recovery of post-I/R. Taxol preserved the intact microtubule structure in reperfusion. mPTP mRNA expression was unchanged while the mPTP opening was reduced by taxol, and this effect was accompanied by the decreased ROS level caused by oxidative enzymes activities' changes. Taxol reduced apoptosis and the level of cytosolic cytochrome c in reperfusion. Taxol also promoted rapid recovery of [Ca(2+) ](i) , prevented reduction of the amplitude of Ca(2+) transients and shortened the decay time of Ca(2+) transients. The protein expression of SERCA2, RyR, and PLB remained unchanged in reperfusion. Taxol prevented the increase of Phospho-Thr17-PLB and Phospho-Ser16-PLB in reperfusion. In addition, taxol facilitated rapid recovery of ERP and counter-acted afterpotential-mediated activity. CONCLUSION Taxol may effectively improve cardiac functional recovery during reperfusion via inhibiting mPTP opening, ameliorating abnormal calcium homeostasis, and reducing the substrates associated with arrhythmias.
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- Junjie Xiao
- Department of Cardiology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xu X, Cao Z, Cao B, Li J, Guo L, Que L, Ha T, Chen Q, Li C, Li Y. Carbamylated erythropoietin protects the myocardium from acute ischemia/reperfusion injury through a PI3K/Akt-dependent mechanism. Surgery 2009; 146:506-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tiwari M, Hemalatha T, Ganesan K, Nayeem M, Murali Manohar B, Balachandran C, Vairamuthu S, Subramaniam S, Puvanakrishnan R. Myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats: lysosomal hydrolases and matrix metalloproteinases mediated cellular damage. Mol Cell Biochem 2008; 312:81-91. [PMID: 18343982 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the time course events of cellular damage during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats and to find out a correlation between the structural alterations with respect to the biochemical changes. Cardiac biomarkers and lysosomal enzymes viz. cathepsin D, acid phosphatase and beta-glucuronidase and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were evaluated at different time points, in response to ischemia-reperfusion induced oxidative stress in an isolated rat heart model perfused in Langendorff mode. Microscopically, changes in myocardial architecture, myofibrillar degradation, and collagen (COL) integrity were studied using hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's trichrome and toluidine blue staining techniques. A three-fold increase in the level of myoglobin was observed after 30 min of ischemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion as compared to 15 min ischemia, 120 min reperfusion. Similarly, a significant increase (P<0.05) in the levels of lipid peroxides and superoxide anion coupled with a decrease in enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidant levels were observed. A concomitant increase in the activity of cathepsin D (24.07+/-0.95) and a higher expression of MMPs after 120 min of reperfusion following 30 min ischemia were shown to correlate with the myocardial damage as shown by histopathology, suggesting that free radical induced activation of cathepsin D and MMPs could mediate early damage during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion.
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- Mitali Tiwari
- Department of Biotechnology, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
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Kumagai K, Ozaki Y, Nakanishi T, Inomata M, Furuno T, Nakanishi M, Ogasawara MS. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Role of μ-Calpain in Human Decidua for Recurrent Miscarriage. Am J Reprod Immunol 2008; 59:339-46. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00576.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Saji K, Fukumoto Y, Suzuki J, Fukui S, Nawata J, Shimokawa H. Colchicine, a microtubule depolymerizing agent, inhibits myocardial apoptosis in rats. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2007; 213:139-48. [PMID: 17917407 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Heart failure is the most common cardiovascular disease with high mortality and morbidity. Both enhanced microtubule polymerization and cardiomyocyte apoptosis are involved in the pathogenesis of heart failure. However, the link between the two mechanisms remains to be elucidated. In this study, we thus address this important issue in cultured cardiomyocytes from Wistar rats in vitro and in angiotensin II (ATII)-infused rats in vivo. Confocal microscopy examination showed that in cultured rat cardiomyocytes, micrographic density of microtubules was increased by paclitaxel, a microtubule-polymerizing agent, and decreased by colchicine, a microtubule-depolymerizing agent, but not affected by ATII, isoproterenol, or tumor necrosis factor-alpha alone. Immunoblotting analysis showed that Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, which is associated with the activation of caspase-3, was significantly increased in ATII-stimulated cultured cardiomyocytes in vitro and in ATII-infused rats in vivo, both of which were inhibited by co-treatment with colchicine. Caspase-3 and TUNEL assay to detect apoptosis in vitro demonstrated that paclitaxel or ATII alone significantly enhanced and their combination further accelerated cardiomyocyte apoptosis, which was again significantly inhibited by colchicine. Caspase-3 and TUNEL assay in vivo also demonstrated that ATII infusion significantly increased myocardial apoptosis and that co-treatment with colchicine significantly suppressed the apoptosis. In conclusion, these results indicate that a microtubule-depolymerizing agent could be a potential therapeutic strategy for treatment of heart failure.
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- Kenya Saji
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Devillard L, Vandroux D, Tissier C, Brochot A, Voisin S, Rochette L, Athias P. Tubulin ligands suggest a microtubule–NADPH oxidase relationship in postischemic cardiomyocytes. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 548:64-73. [PMID: 16973157 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Revised: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 08/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alterations of the microtubule network, which is involved in many vital processes, occur in several pathological conditions, such as cardiac ischemia. However, the connection between the microtubule assembly state and the factors affecting myocardial reperfusion injury, especially oxidative stress, is unknown. We aimed thus to study the effects of different tubulin ligands on the changes in the microtubule network and in several markers of cell injury and oxidative activity in cardiac muscle cells submitted to a reversible substrate-free, hypoxia-reoxygenation model of ischemia-reperfusion. The microtubule network was visualized by immunocytochemistry. Cell injury was evaluated via lactate dehydrogenase release and the mitochondrial function by the MTT test. Superoxide production was detected using dihydroethidium. The activity of NADPH oxidase and mRNA subunit expression were investigated. The microtubule disassembly induced by simulated ischemia was reversed by placing cardiomyocytes under normoxic conditions. This post-"ischemic" restoration of microtubule assembly was modulated by microtubule stabilizers (taxol: paclitaxel) and by microtubule disrupting drugs (nocodazole, colchicine). In addition, nocodazole decreased superoxide anion production as well as NADPH oxidase activity and mRNA expression of the NADPH oxidase subunit p22phox. These results demonstrated that the "ischemia"-induced microtubule network alteration is reversible and suggest a possible relationship between "reperfusion"-induced reassembly of microtubules and free radical generation in post-"ischemic" cardiomyocytes.
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- Lisa Devillard
- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiovascular Physiopathology and Pharmacology, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital Center, 21079 Dijon, France
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Kim Y, Kim EH, Hong S, Rhyu IJ, Choe J, Sun W, Kim H. Expression of thymosin beta in the rat brain following transient global ischemia. Brain Res 2006; 1085:177-82. [PMID: 16566908 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Revised: 01/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Thymosin beta (Tbeta) isoforms play an important role in the organization of the cytoskeleton by sequestering G-actin during development of the mammalian brain. In this study, we examined changes in the expression of Tbeta4 and Tbeta15 after transient global ischemia. Tbeta15 mRNA increased gradually in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampal formation from 3 h after reperfusion and peaked 9 h later. Similarly, a significant increase in Tbeta4 mRNA level was observed in the DG 12 h after reperfusion. Tbeta4 and Tbeta15 proteins were found in different cell types in control brains; Tbeta15 was expressed in a subset of doublecortin (DCX)-positive cells in the DG, whereas Tbeta4-IR was observed in DG neurons and nearby microglial cells. After ischemia, Tbeta15-IR was found in DG neurons and Tbeta4-IR in the reactivated microglial cells. Interestingly, Tbeta15-IR accumulated in the nuclei of CA1 neurons, which are vulnerable to ischemic insults. These results suggest that Tbeta4 and Tbeta15 function in different cellular contexts during ischemia-induced responses.
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- Younghwa Kim
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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Aoyama K, Ozaki Y, Nakanishi T, Ogasawara MS, Ikuta K, Aoki K, Blomgren K, Suzumori K. Cleavage of integrin by mu-calpain during hypoxia in human endometrial cells. Am J Reprod Immunol 2006; 52:362-9. [PMID: 15663601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PROBLEM The distribution and activation of mu-calpain and possible cleavage of integrin in human endometrial cells under hypoxic condition were investigated. METHOD OF STUDY Human endometrial epithelial and stromal cells were subjected to hypoxia, and subsequently used for immunostaining and western blot analysis. RESULTS The proform of mu-calpain was detected in the cytoplasm of normal cells, and displayed a substantial decrease after hypoxia. Conversely, the active form of mu-calpain was not detected in normal cells, but was abundant after hypoxia. The cytoplasmic domain of integrin beta3 was also detected in the cytoplasm of endometrial cells. Western blot analysis confirmed that both the proform of mu-calpain and the integrin beta3 cytoplasmic domain decreased during hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS Mu-calpain is activated in human endometrial cells during hypoxia and that subsequent cleavage of the integrin beta3 cytoplasmic domain may give some adverse effects to the function of human endometrium.
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- Kazufumi Aoyama
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
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The Frank-Starling mechanism, by which load directly regulates muscle length and thus performance is the means by which the mechanics and energetics of cardiac muscle are regulated on a beat-to-beat basis. When this short-term compensation for increased load is insufficient, the long-term compensation of cardiac hypertrophy ensues. The simplest and most direct mechanism for load regulation of cardiac mass would obtain if an analog of the short-term Frank-Starling mechanism of functional regulation operated in the long-term time domain of mass regulation; that is, if heart muscle were able to directly transduce increased load into growth. It is now clear that load does indeed serve as a direct regulator of cardiac mass in the adult. Cardiac hypertrophy, at the levels of intact animal, isolated tissue, and cultured cells, is a direct response of the adult mammalian cardiocyte to increased load, modified by but without the requisite involvement of factors external to the cell. The extent to which such hypertrophy is compensatory is critically dependent on the type of hemodynamic overload that serves as the hypertrophic stimulus. Thus, cardiac hypertrophy is not intrinsically maladaptive; rather, it is the nature of the inducing load rather than hypertrophy itself that is responsible for the frequent deterioration of initially compensatory hypertrophy into the congestive heart failure state. As one example reviewed here of this load specificity of maladaptation, increased microtubule network density is a persistent feature of severely pressure overloaded, hypertrophied and failing myocardium which imposes a viscous load on active myofilaments during contraction.
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- G Cooper
- Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston 29403, USA.
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Vandroux D, Schaeffer C, Tissier C, Lalande A, Bès S, Rochette L, Athias P. Microtubule alteration is an early cellular reaction to the metabolic challenge in ischemic cardiomyocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 2004; 258:99-108. [PMID: 15030174 DOI: 10.1023/b:mcbi.0000012840.67616.cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cytoskeleton damage, particularly microtubule (MT) alterations, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemia-induced myocardial injury. However, this disorganization has been scarcely confirmed in the cellular context. We evaluated MT network disassembly in myoblast cell line H9c2 and in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in an in vitro substrate-free hypoxia model of simulated ischemia (SI). After different duration of SI from 30 up to 180 min, the cells were fixed and the microtubule network was revealed by immunocytochemistry. The microtubule alterations were quantified using a house-developed image analysis program. Additionally, the tubulin fraction were extracted and quantified by Western blotting. The cell respiration, the release of cellular LDH and the cell viability were evaluated at the same periods. An early MT disassembly was observed after 60 min of SI. The decrease in MT fluorescence intensity at 60 and 90 min was correlated with a microtubule disassembly. Conversely, SI-induced significant LDH release (35%) and decrease in cell viability (34%) occurred after 120 min only. These results suggest that the simulated ischemia-induced changes in MT network should not be considered as an ultrastructural hallmark of the cell injury and could rather be an early ultrastructural correlate of the cellular reaction to the metabolic challenge.
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- David Vandroux
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiopathology and Pharmacology, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital Center, Dijon, France
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Belmadani S, Poüs C, Fischmeister R, Méry PF. Post-translational modifications of tubulin and microtubule stability in adult rat ventricular myocytes and immortalized HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Mol Cell Biochem 2004; 258:35-48. [PMID: 15030168 DOI: 10.1023/b:mcbi.0000012834.43990.b6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Little is known about the subcellular distribution and the dynamics of tubulins in adult cardiac myocytes although both are modified during cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Using confocal microscopy, we examined post-translational modifications of tubulin in fully differentiated ventricular myocytes isolated from adult rat hearts, as well as in immortalized and dividing HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Detyrosinated Glu-alpha-tubulin was the most abundant post-translationally modified tubulin found in ventricular myocytes, while acetylated- and delta2-alpha-tubulins were found in lower amounts or absent. In contrast, dividing HL-1 cardiomyocytes exhibited high levels of tyrosinated or acetylated alpha-tubulins. A mild nocodazole treatment (0.1 microM, 1 h) disrupted microtubules in HL-1 myocytes, but not in adult ventricular myocytes. A stronger treatment (10 microM, 2 h) was required to disassemble tubulins in adult myocytes. Glu-alpha-tubulin containing microtubules were more resistant to nocodazole treatment in HL-1 cardiomyocytes than in ventricular myocytes. Endogenous activation of the cAMP pathway with the forskolin analog L858051 (20 microM) or the beta-adrenergic agonist isoprenaline (10 microM) disrupted the most labile microtubules in HL-1 cardiomyocytes. In contrast, isoprenaline (10 microM), cholera toxin (200 ng/ml, a G(S)-protein activator), L858051 (20 microM) or forskolin (10 microM) had no effect on the microtubule network in ventricular myocytes. In addition, intracellular Ca2+ accumulation induced either by thapsigargin (2 microM) or caffeine (10 mM) did not modify microtubule stability in ventricular myocytes. Our data demonstrate the unique stability of the microtubule network in adult cardiac myocytes. We speculate that microtubule stability is required to support cellular integrity during cardiac contraction.
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- Souad Belmadani
- Laboratoire de Cardiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, INSERM U-446, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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Khaliulin I, Schneider A, Houminer E, Borman JB, Schwalb H. Apomorphine prevents myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative stress in the rat heart. Free Radic Biol Med 2004; 37:969-76. [PMID: 15336313 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2004] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 06/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study examined the hypothesis that low-concentration apomorphine improves postischemic hemodynamic and mitochondrial function in the isolated rat heart model by attenuating oxidation of myocardial proteins. Control and apomorphine-treated hearts were subjected to 35 min of perfusion, 25 min of normothermic global ischemia, and 60 min of reperfusion. Apomorphine (2 microM) was introduced into the perfusate for 20 min starting from the onset of reperfusion. Apomorphine significantly (p <.05) improved postischemic hemodynamic function: work index of the heart (product of LVDP and heart rate) was twice as high in apomorphine-treated hearts compared to controls at the end of reperfusion (p <.01). After isolation of cardiac mitochondria, the respiratory control ratio (RCR) was calculated from the oxygen consumption rate of State 3 and State 4 respiration. Apomorphine significantly improved postischemic RCR (87% of preischemic value vs. 39% in control, p <.05). Using an immunoblot technique, carbonyl content of multiple unidentified myocardial proteins (mitochondrial and nonmitochondrial) was observed to be elevated after global ischemia and reperfusion. Apomorphine significantly attenuated the increased protein oxidation at the end of reperfusion. These results support the conclusion that apomorphine is capable of preventing ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative stress and thereby attenuating myocardial protein oxidation and preserving mitochondrial respiration function.
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- Igor Khaliulin
- The Joseph Lunenfeld Cardiac Surgery Research Center, Hadassah--Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Decker RS, Decker ML, Nakamura S, Zhao YS, Hedjbeli S, Harris KR, Klocke FJ. HSC73-tubulin complex formation during low-flow ischemia in the canine myocardium. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 283:H1322-33. [PMID: 12234782 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00062.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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Canine myocardium was exposed to bouts of low-flow ischemia to identify the interactions that develop between the microtubule-based cytoskeleton and the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) family of heat shock proteins in viable cardiomyocytes. "Moderate" or "severe" low-flow ischemia was produced in chronically instrumented dogs by reducing circumflex coronary flow by 50% for 2 h or by 75% for 5 h followed by reperfusion for 2 and 24 h, respectively. Electron and immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrated either partial or nearly complete depolymerization of the intermyofibrillar microtubules in areas of myofibril disruption and partial dissolution of the perinuclear microtubule girdle. In contrast, centrosomal tubulin arrays appeared to remain intact following low-flow ischemia. In cardiomyocytes displaying myofibril disruption, constitutively expressed HSP73 (HSC73) colocalized with intact but not disrupted microtubules and with perinuclear and centrosomal tubulin following moderate ischemia. Microtubule depolymerization and high molecular weight tubulin-HSC73 complexes were present in more severely ischemic tissue. These results suggest that HSC73 directly interacts with tubulin and may protect selected elements of the microtubule network and limit myofibril disruption during reversible low-flow ischemia.
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- Robert S Decker
- Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008, USA.
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Sandmann S, Prenzel F, Shaw L, Schauer R, Unger T. Activity profile of calpains I and II in chronically infarcted rat myocardium--influence of the calpain inhibitor CAL 9961. Br J Pharmacol 2002; 135:1951-8. [PMID: 11959798 PMCID: PMC1573324 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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1. The calpains have been proposed to be activated following cardiac ischaemia and to contribute to myocyte damage after myocardial infarction (MI). In this study, the activity of calpains I and II in the infarcted and non-infarcted rat myocardium and the action of the selective calpain inhibitor, CAL 9961, has been investigated. 2. MI was induced by permanent ligation of the left coronary artery. One, 3, 7 and 14 days post MI, the enzymes calpain I and II were separated from homogenates of the interventricular septum (IS) and left ventricular free wall (LVFW) by chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose. The activity of the calpains was measured in sham-operated and MI animals chronically treated with placebo or CAL 9961 (15 mg kg(-1) d(-1) s.c.) in a synthetic substrate assay. Treatment was started 3 days before MI induction. 3. Calpain I activity reached highest values in IS 14 days post MI, whereas maximum activity of calpain II was measured in LVFW 3 days post MI. In experiments in vitro, CAL 9961 completely inhibited both calpains. In vivo, chronic treatment of MI animals with CAL 9961 partially prevented the increase in calpain I activity in IS and reduced calpain II activity in LVFW to sham levels. 4. Our findings demonstrate that calpains I and II are activated after MI, however, both enzymes differ in their regional and temporal activation within the infarcted myocardium. Chronic inhibition of these enzymes with CAL 9961 might limit the calpain-induced myocardial damage and preserve cardiac structural integrity post MI.
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- Steffen Sandmann
- Institute of Pharmacology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany.
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Matsumura Y, Saeki E, Otsu K, Morita T, Takeda H, Kuzuya T, Hori M, Kusuoka H. Intracellular calcium level required for calpain activation in a single myocardial cell. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2001; 33:1133-42. [PMID: 11444918 DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.2001.1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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 have hypothesized that calpain mediates myocardial injury induced by Ca(2+)overload. However, in vitro study demonstrated that the calcium requirement for calpain activation is around 10 microm, which is difficult to reach without the cell collapsing. Furthermore, because calpastatin is abundant in the myocardial cell, calpain may not be activated in physiological conditions. To elucidate whether calpain is activated by the calcium concentration reachable in myocardial living cells, we measured the calpain activity and the calcium concentration simultaneously in isolated guinea-pig cardiomyocytes. t-Butoxycarbonyl-Leu-Met-7-amino-4chlorimethylcoumarin (Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC), a fluorescent substrate of calpain, and/or fura red, a calcium indicator, were loaded into isolated cardiomyocytes together, and their fluorescence were measured separately. Intracellular Ca overload was induced by changing the superfusate from normal Tyrode solution to a sodium-free one. After changing the solution, fluorescence intensity of fura red and Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC did not change for a while, then fluorescence intensity of fura red began to rise. This was followed by the fluorescence intensity of Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC starting to rise 160+/-45 s after [Ca(2+)](i)increase. The relative fluorescence intensity of fura red increased to 1.37+/-0.32 folds of the control at the point that calpain became active. The calcium concentration at this point was estimated as 451 n m. These results indicate that calpain is activated by the slight rise of Ca concentration in intact cardiomyocytes.
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- Y Matsumura
- Department of Medical Information Science, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Exposure of isolated rat hearts to 30 min global ischemia followed by 60 min reperfusion resulted in a significant 80% increase (p <.05) in actin content of carbonyl groups, which was associated with significant depression (p <.05) of postischemic contractile function. This result supports the hypothesis that one mechanism of postischemic contractile dysfunction may be oxidation of contractile proteins.
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- S R Powell
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine Research Lab., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
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Minamino T, Yujiri T, Papst PJ, Chan ED, Johnson GL, Terada N. MEKK1 suppresses oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of embryonic stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:15127-32. [PMID: 10611349 PMCID: PMC24784 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.26.15127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A combination of in vitro embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation and targeted gene disruption has defined complex regulatory events underlying oxidative stress-induced cardiac apoptosis, a model of postischemic reperfusion injury of myocardium. ES cell-derived cardiac myocytes (ESCM) having targeted disruption of the MEKK1 gene were extremely sensitive, relative to wild-type ESCM, to hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis. In response to oxidative stress, MEKK1-/- ESCM failed to activate c-Jun kinase (JNK) but did activate p38 kinase similar to that observed in wild-type ESCM. The increased apoptosis was mediated through enhanced tumor necrosis factor alpha production, a response that was positively and negatively regulated by p38 and the MEKK1-JNK pathway, respectively. Thus, MEKK1 functions in the survival of cardiac myocytes by inhibiting the production of a proapoptotic cytokine. MEKK1 regulation of the JNK pathway is a critical response for the protection against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes.
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- T Minamino
- Program in Molecular Signal Transduction, Division of Basic Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Mizuno J, Araki J, Iribe G, Maesako M, Morita T, Miyaji K, Imaoka T, Mohri S, Sano S, Ohe T, Hirakawa M, Suga H. Total Ca handling in canine mild Ca overload failing heart. Heart Vessels 1999; 14:38-51. [PMID: 10543312 DOI: 10.1007/bf02481741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We analyzed total Ca handling of the left ventricle (LV) in the mildly failing heart preparation induced by a temporary intracoronary Ca overloading intervention in eight excised and cross-circulated canine hearts. This Ca intervention consisted of interruption of coronary blood perfusion by Ca-free oxygenated Tyrode perfusion for 10 min followed by high-Ca (16mmol/l) oxygenated Tyrode perfusion for 5 min. This intervention decreased the LV contractility index, Emax (end-systolic maximum elastance), by 40% after restoration of the blood cross-circulation. We expected a Ca overload or paradox failing heart resembling the postischemic stunned heart and being characterized by an increased O2 cost of Emax. However, LV O2 consumption under mechanically unloading conditions decreased by 30% from control without increasing the O2 cost of Emax. To obtain a mechanistic view of this failing heart, we investigated cardiac total Ca handling by our integrative analysis method. In this method, we obtained the internal Ca recirculation fraction (RF) from the decay beat constant of the postextrasystolic potentiation following each sporadic spontaneous extrasystole in these failing LVs. We combined the RF with the decreased Emax and the unchanged O2 cost of Emax in our recently developed formula of total Ca handling. We found that these failing LVs had a slightly but significantly increased RF accompanied by either a slightly increased futile Ca cycling or a slightly decreased Ca reactivity of Emax, or both. Any of these three possible changes can account for the unchanged O2 cost of Emax. This result indicates that the present mildly failing heart has not yet fallen into a typical Ca overload or paradox by the temporary Ca overloading intervention.
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- J Mizuno
- Department of Physiology II, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Chandrashekhar Y, Prahash AJ, Sen S, Gupta S, Anand IS. Cardiomyocytes from hearts with left ventricular dysfunction after ischemia-reperfusion do not manifest contractile abnormalities. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999; 34:594-602. [PMID: 10440178 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00222-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study evaluated contractile function in cardiomyocytes isolated from hearts with global left ventricular dysfunction following ischemia-reperfusion. BACKGROUND Ischemia followed by reperfusion is associated with transient contractile dysfunction, termed "stunning." It is not clear whether this phenomenon is primarily due to intrinsic cardiomyocyte contractile dysfunction. METHODS Global contractile dysfunction was induced in isolated perfused rat hearts (n = 8) using a model of transient global ischemia (20 min) followed by reperfusion (20 min). Hearts perfused uninterrupted for 40 min were used as controls (n = 8). Cardiomyocytes were isolated using enzymatic digestion and were studied under varying degrees of inotropy (using increasing extracellular calcium [Ca2+]o) and loading conditions (varying extracellular perfusate viscosity). Mechanical function was studied with video edge detection and intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) kinetics using fura-2 AM. RESULTS Global ischemia-reperfusion increased left ventricle (LV) end diastolic pressure (450% vs. 33%, p < 0.01) and reduced LV developed pressure (9% vs. 33%, p < 0.01), LV positive (3% vs. 26%, p < 0.01) and negative (5% vs. 33%, p < 0.01) dP/dt. However, cells isolated from these hearts did not manifest contractile dysfunction. In fact, cell shortening (p < 0.0001) and peak rate of cell shortening (p < 0.05) and increase in [Ca2+]i with each contraction (p < 0.024) were higher in these cells during stimulation with [Ca2+]o of 1 to 10 mmol/liter. The EC50 values for calcium dose response and the slope of the relation between change in [Ca2+]i and change in cell length were no different between the groups. Cell loading (with increasing superfusate viscosity from 1 cp to 300 cp) also did not reveal any abnormalities in cells from the hearts subjected to ischemia-reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS Cardiomyocytes isolated from hearts with ischemia-reperfusion-induced LV dysfunction or "stunning" have normal contractile function and normal [Ca2+]i transients, when studied both in the unloaded and loaded state. Our data suggest that nonmyocyte factors such as abnormalities in extracellular matrix or abnormal myocyte-interstitial tissue coupling may be important for the genesis of cardiac contractile failure in the stunned heart.
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- Y Chandrashekhar
- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55417, USA
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Kunimatsu M, Tada T, Narita Y, Ozaki Y, Liu ZQ, Shearer TR, Sasaki M. Activation of calpain in myocardial infarction: an immunohistochemical study using a calpain antibody raised against active site histidine-containing peptide. Cardiovasc Pathol 1999; 8:7-15. [PMID: 10722243 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-8807(98)00018-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Tissue damage resulting from ischemia due to myocardial infarction is thought to be intensified by the proteolytic action of endogenous enzymes. Calpain (calcium dependent cysteine protease) is considered to be a highly likely candidate, since it is activated by calcium ion which increases in concentration under conditions of ischemia. We prepared a mono-specific antibody against the active site histidine stretch, Lys-Leu-Val-Lys-Gly-His-Ala-Tyr-Ser-Val, in the calpain 80 kDa large subunit. The specificity of the antibody was verified by its inhibitory effect on the caseinolytic activity of both mu- and m-calpains, western blotting analysis, and by absorption with the antigen peptide. The antibody was used to localize the intracellular distribution of activated calpains in infarcted regions of the human heart. The results showed that myocardial cells affected by ischemia were stained by the antibody, allowing damaged cells to be distinguished from cells of unaffected regions and that the immunostained regions were essentially the same regions as those identified by dense eosinophilic staining with hematoxylin and eosin. However, the staining pattern obtained with the antibody, was characteristic in denser staining at the cell periphery, whereas the damaged cells were stained homogeneously by hematoxylin and eosin. By the former method, results of staining indicated that the activation site of the calpain proenzyme was in the peri-plasma membrane, whereas by the latter method, diffusely distributed plasma proteins such as albumin and immunoglobulins were visualized as demonstrated in earlier reports.
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- M Kunimatsu
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan
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Bluhm WF, Martin JL, Mestril R, Dillmann WH. Specific heat shock proteins protect microtubules during simulated ischemia in cardiac myocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 275:H2243-9. [PMID: 9843825 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.6.h2243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The protective effects of heat shock proteins (HSPs) during myocardial ischemia are now well documented, but little is known about the mechanisms of protection and the specificity of different HSPs. Because cytoskeletal injury plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of irreversible ischemic damage, we tested whether overexpression of specific HSPs protects the integrity of microtubules during simulated ischemia in rat neonatal cardiac myocytes. Overexpression of specific HSPs was achieved by adenovirus-mediated transgene expression. Damage was assessed by comparing control cells to cells that were subjected to a simulated ischemia protocol. Microtubular integrity was measured by indirect immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy, and image analysis. Within 14 h of simulated ischemia, microtubular integrity decreased significantly in uninfected myocytes (from 24.6 +/- 1.2 to 13.2 +/- 0.4) and in myocytes infected with a control virus that expressed no transgene (from 25.9 +/- 1.8 to 13.1 +/- 1.4). Microtubular integrity after ischemia was significantly better preserved in cells overexpressing constitutive Hsp70 (21.7 +/- 1.6) or alphaB-crystallin (18.0 +/- 2.7) but not in cells overexpressing inducible Hsp70 (11.5 +/- 0.8) or Hsp27 (14.0 +/- 2.2). We conclude that specific HSPs protect the microtubules during simulated cardiac ischemia.
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- W F Bluhm
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0618, USA
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Homer-Vanniasinkam S, Crinnion JN, Gough MJ. Post-ischaemic organ dysfunction: a review. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1997; 14:195-203. [PMID: 9345239 DOI: 10.1016/s1078-5884(97)80191-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this review is to consider the pathophysiology of ischaemia-reperfusion in organs that may be affected by either its local or remote consequences. Potential therapeutic strategies are also considered. DESIGN A general discussion of the biochemical (including oxygen free radicals, complement, cytokines) and cellular events (endothelial cells, neutrophils) responsible for the mediation of reperfusion injury is presented, with special consideration of the organ-specific differences affecting the myocardium, central nervous system, gut, liver, kidney and skeletal muscle. Similarly, events which promote remote organ injury are described. CONCLUSIONS Although it is recognised that prolonged ischaemia results in tissue and organ damage, the concept of reperfusion-induced tissue injury, defined as tissue damage occurring as a direct consequence of revascularisation, is relatively recent. Such events may increase the morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing vascular reconstruction, trauma surgery and transplantation. A clear understanding of the factors responsible for its development is therefore vital if protocols that reduce its impact are to be developed.
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Urthaler F, Wolkowicz PE, Digerness SB, Harris KD, Walker AA. MDL-28170, a membrane-permeant calpain inhibitor, attenuates stunning and PKC epsilon proteolysis in reperfused ferret hearts. Cardiovasc Res 1997; 35:60-7. [PMID: 9302348 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6363(97)00099-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This paper tests the hypothesis that calpains are activated in the ischemic (I)/reperfused (R) heart and contribute to myocardial stunning. METHODS Isolated ferret hearts were Langendorff perfused isovolumically, and subjected to 20 min of global I followed by 30 min of R in the presence or absence of 0.2 microM MDL-28170, a membrane-permeant calpain inhibitor. Right trabeculae then were isolated from these hearts, skinned chemically, and pCa(2+)-force curves obtained. Samples of left ventricle were extracted subjected to SDS-PAGE, and Western analyzed for PKC epsilon and PKM epsilon. RESULTS Perfused ferret hearts exhibit a 43% decline in left ventricular developed pressure during R. Pre-treatment of hearts with MDL-28170 prior to I significantly improves function during R. Trabecular myofilaments from normal hearts have a KD for Ca2+ of 6.27 +/- 0.06; I/R decreased the KD to 6.09 +/- 0.04; trabeculae from I/R hearts pre-treated with MDL-28170 have a KD of 6.28 +/- 0.04. Western analysis shows ferret hearts to contain a single approximately equal to 96 kDa species of PKC epsilon. I/R hearts contain the native PKC epsilon and a approximately equal to 25 kDa smaller species of PKC epsilon which corresponds to PKM epsilon, the calpain proteolyzed form of PKC epsilon. Pre-treatment of I/R hearts with MDL-28170 markedly diminishes PKM epsilon in reperfused hearts. CONCLUSIONS Mechanical stunning during R is sensitive to MDL-28170. Depressed mechanical function is reflected in a hyposensitization of trabecular myofilaments to Ca2+. Western analysis shows that PKM epsilon is present in R hearts.
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- F Urthaler
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
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Forrat R, Sebbag L, Ferrera R, Hadour G, Canet E, Tabib A, de Lorgeril M. Effect of colchicine on circulating and myocardial neutrophils and on infarct size in a canine model of ischemia and reperfusion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1996; 27:876-83. [PMID: 8761856 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199606000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Myocardial injury after ischemia/reperfusion has been attributed in part to the effects of neutrophils. We examined whether colchicine, a potent and rapid inhibitor of neutrophils, may reduce inflammatory leukocytosis, prevent postischemic myocardial neutrophil accumulation, and reduce infarct size (IS). Twenty-four dogs were randomized to either a control (saline administration) or a colchicine (1 mg/kg intravenously, i.v.) group. Anesthetized open-chest dogs underwent 120-min coronary artery occlusion followed by 6-h reperfusion. Determinants of IS [area-at-risk (AAR) and collateral flow] and IS were measured in 22 dogs (11 in each group). We evaluated neutrophil toxicity by measuring ex vivo production of reactive oxygen species by chemiluminescence. Myocardial localization and accumulation of neutrophils were histologically evaluated by independent observers. The number of circulating neutrophils (p < 0.01), neutrophil cytotoxicity (p < 0.05), and neutrophil myocardial accumulation after 6-h reperfusion (p = 0.006) were reduced in treated dogs. Left ventricular (LV) peak rate of pressure increase was similar in both groups during ischemia /reperfusion. However, whereas collateral blood flow and AAR, the main determinants of IS, were similar in control and treated dogs, there was no reduction in IS: 37.1 +/- 7% of AAR in controls and 37.4 +/- 8% in treated dogs. Despite marked reduction of neutrophil toxicity and postischemic myocardial neutrophil accumulation, no myocardial protection could be detected in this dog model.
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- R Forrat
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 1216, Lyon, France
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Higa S, Shimabukuro M, Shinzato T, Nagamine F, Murakami K, Takasu N. Long-term nifedipine treatment reduces calcium overload in isolated reperfused hearts of diabetic rats. GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 1995; 26:1679-86. [PMID: 8745156 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)00036-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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1. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats showed poor post-ischemic recovery in isolated working rat hearts. 2. Diabetic rats showed myocardial Na+ accumulation after ischemia, and Ca2+ level and water content elevation after reperfusion. 3. A 6-wk nifedipine treatment improved post-ischemic recovery of cardiac parameters and prevented myocardial Na+ accumulation after ischemia and myocardial Ca2+ level and water content elevation after reperfusion of diabetic rats. 4. Results suggest that nifedipine treatment improves cardiac dysfunction in the reperfused ischemic hearts of diabetic rats through normalization of the Na+-Ca2+ imbalance and water content.
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- S Higa
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Lew WY, Nishikawa Y, Su H. Cardiac myocyte function and left ventricular strains after brief ischemia and reperfusion in rabbits. Circulation 1994; 90:1942-50. [PMID: 7923683 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.90.4.1942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND After a brief episode of ischemia, myocardial function may be depressed for prolonged periods despite reperfusion. The mechanisms of postischemic dysfunction differ depending on the experimental model. Regional ischemia and reperfusion in the intact animal provide a clinically relevant model, but experimental variables are difficult to control. Experimental conditions can be well controlled in isolated cardiac muscle and myocyte preparations, but these models are limited by the assumptions used to mimic ischemia and reperfusion. This study combines the unique advantages of both preparations. We characterized in vivo alterations in regional two-dimensional finite strains with ischemia and reperfusion produced in the intact animal, then isolated cardiac myocytes from the region with postischemic dysfunction to characterize in vitro function of postischemic myocytes. METHODS AND RESULTS In seven anesthetized rabbits, three piezoelectric crystals were inserted in a triangular array to measure two-dimensional finite strains around the large coronary artery in the left ventricular anterior free wall. After 15 minutes of ischemia and reperfusion, strains were depressed at a stable level approximately 30% to 40% below control values between 1 and 6 hours after reperfusion. The direction of maximal shortening deformations was midway between circumferential and longitudinal directions during control and did not shift after reperfusion. In a second group of five rabbits, cardiac myocytes were isolated from the region with postischemic dysfunction after 15 minutes of ischemia and 45 minutes of reperfusion. We compared in vitro function in 45 postischemic myocytes with 48 cardiac myocytes isolated from five normal rabbits. Each rabbit (postischemic and control) contributed 9 +/- 1 (SD) myocytes to the study. All myocytes were studied within 1 hour after myocyte isolation (approximately 3 to 5 hours after reperfusion for postischemic myocytes). Myocytes were stimulated at 0.5 Hz and perfused with 2 mmol/L [Ca2+] Tyrode's solution to measure unloaded cell shortening. There was significantly less shortening in postischemic myocytes (12.4 +/- 2.1%) than control myocytes (16.2 +/- 1.2%). Maximal cell length (Lmax) was significantly longer in postischemic (134 +/- 7 microns) than control myocytes (122 +/- 7 microns), as was minimum cell length (Lmin) (118 +/- 8 versus 103 +/- 9 microns, respectively). The duration of shortening (time from stimulation to Lmin) was significantly shorter in postischemic (279 +/- 56 milliseconds) than control myocytes (405 +/- 44 milliseconds). Peak rates of cell shortening (-dL/dt) and lengthening (+dL/dt) did not differ. CONCLUSIONS In rabbits, 15 minutes of ischemia produced a stable depression in finite strains for 1 to 6 hours after reperfusion, with shortening deformations reduced by approximately 30% to 40% without a shift in direction. Cardiac myocytes isolated from postischemic myocardium display functional impairments in vitro similar to those measured in vivo, with an approximately 25% reduction in unloaded myocyte shortening and decreased contraction duration. This indicates that ischemia and reperfusion induce intrinsic impairments in contractility independently of external loading conditions. This model may be useful for examining cellular mechanisms of postischemic myocardial dysfunction.
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- W Y Lew
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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VanWinkle WB, Snuggs M, Miller JC, Buja LM. Cytoskeletal alterations in cultured cardiomyocytes following exposure to the lipid peroxidation product, 4-hydroxynonenal. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 1994; 28:119-34. [PMID: 8087871 DOI: 10.1002/cm.970280204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Damage to the cardiac myocyte sarcolemma following any of several pathological insults such as ischemia (anoxia) alone or followed by reperfusion (reoxygenation), is most apparent as progressive sarcolemmal blebbing, an event attributed by many investigators to a disruption in the underlying cytoskeletal scaffolding. Scanning electron microscopic observation of tissue cultured rat neonatal cardiomyocytes indicates that exposure of these cells to the toxic aldehyde 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), a free radical-induced, lipid peroxidation product, results in the appearance of sarcolemmal blebs, whose ultimate rupture leads to cell death. Indirect immunofluorescent localization of a number of cytoskeletal components following exposure to 4-HNE reveals damage to several, but not all, key cytoskeletal elements, most notably microtubules, vinculin-containing costameres, and intermediate filaments. The exact mechanism underlying the selective disruption of these proteins cannot be ascertained at this time. Colocalization of actin indicated that whereas elements of the cytoskeleton were disrupted by increasing length of exposure to 4-HNE, neither the striated appearance of the myofibrils nor the lateral register of neighboring myofibrils was altered. Monitoring systolic and diastolic levels of intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) indicated that increases in [Ca2+]i occurred after considerable cytoskeletal changes had already taken place, suggesting that damage to the cytoskeleton, at least in early phases of exposure to 4-HNE, does not involve Ca(2+)-dependent proteases. However, 4-HNE-induced cytoskeletal alterations coincide with the appearance of, and therefore suggest linkage to, sarcolemmal blebs in cardiac myocytes. Although free radicals produced by reperfusion or reoxygenation of ischemic tissue have been implicated in cellular damage, these studies represent the first evidence linking cardiomyocyte sarcolemmal damage to cytoskeletal disruption produced by a free radical product.
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- W B VanWinkle
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030
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