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He Y, Li B, Zhao X, Pan L, Liu Y, Lan C, Deng F, Fu W, Zhang Y, Zuo X. Association between CACNA1D polymorphisms and hypospadias in a southern Chinese population. J Pediatr Urol 2024; 20:438.e1-438.e11. [PMID: 38378373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hypospadias is a congenital genitourinary malformation, with the etiology remaining complex and poorly understood. Despite several genes have been identified to be associated with the risk of hypospadias, current understanding of the susceptibility loci for hypospadias yet remained largely improved. The CACNA1D gene encodes calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha 1d and may be involved in androgen signaling. However, the genetic susceptibility of CACNA1D associated with hypospadias has yet been addressed. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between CACNA1D polymorphisms and the susceptibility to hypospadias. METHODS In this study, we accessed the association between two potential regulatory SNPs (rs3774491 and rs898415) within CACNA1D and hypospadias in a cohort of southern Chinese population which comprised of 740 cases and 948 healthy individuals. Both SNP and haplotypic associations were evaluated. Bioinformatic analysis of the regulatory abilities of the CACNA1D SNPs were carried out by utilizing public ChIP-seq and DNase-seq data. The expression of Cacna1d in mouse external genitalia and testis was evaluated by qPCR. RESULTS We found that the allele C in rs3774491 and allele G in rs898415 were significantly associated with an increased risk of hypospadias, especially for proximal hypospadias. Further model-based genotypic analyses showed that these association were prominent in additive model and recessive models. Bioinformatic analyses indicated that both SNPs were colocalized with DNase and multiple histone marker across multiple tissues, suggesting the regulatory potentials for these variants. Cacna1d is detectable in both testis and external genitalia of mouse, but the expression level was more prominent in testis than that in external genitalia, suggesting tissue-specific differences in its expression. CONCLUSION Our findings provide evidence for CACNA1D as a novel predisposing gene for hypospadias, shedding new light on the genetic basis of malformation of urinary tract. Further investigations are warranted to elucidate the functional implication of CACNA1D underlying the development of hypospadias. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE N/A.
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- Ye He
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China; Department of Pediatric Urology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China; Department of Pediatric Urology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China; Department of Pediatric Urology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, 510623, China.
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LRP5 controls cardiac QT interval by modulating the metabolic homeostasis of L-type calcium channel. Int J Cardiol 2019; 275:120-128. [PMID: 30309679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) has been intensively studied as a co-receptor for β-catenin-dependent Wnt signaling. Emerging evidences have demonstrated β-catenin-independent functions of LRP5. However, the biological role of LRP5 in the mammalian heart is largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Conditional cardiac-specific Lrp5 knockout (Lrp5-CKO) mice were generated by crossing Lrp5flox/flox mice with αMHC/MerCreMer mice. Lrp5-CKO mice consistently displayed normal cardiac structure and function. Telemetric electrocardiogram recordings revealed a short QT interval in Lrp5-CKO mice, which was tightly linked to the striking abbreviation of action potential duration (APD) in ventricular myocytes. The analysis of whole-cell currents indicated that a reduction in activity and protein expression of L-type calcium channel (LTCC), rather than other ion channels, contributed to the abnormality in APD. Furthermore, we showed that Lrp5 ablation induced a significant convergence of CaV1.2α1c proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum. Consequently, increased proteasomal degradation of these proteins was observed, which was independent of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS LRP5 directly modulates the degradation of LTCC to control cardiac QT interval. These findings provide compelling evidence for the potential role of LRPs in cardiac electrophysiology.
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Sagawa H, Hoshino S, Yoshioka K, Ding WG, Omatsu-Kanbe M, Nakagawa M, Maruo Y, Matsuura H. Postnatal developmental changes in the sensitivity of L-type Ca 2+ channel to inhibition by verapamil in a mouse heart model. Pediatr Res 2018; 83:1207-1217. [PMID: 29554082 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2018.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BackgroundIn the clinical setting, verapamil is contraindicated in neonates and infants, because of the perceived risk of hypotension or bradyarrhythmia. However, it remains unclear whether there is an age-dependent difference in the sensitivity of cardiac L-type Ca2+ channel current (ICa,L) to inhibition by verapamil.MethodsVentricular myocytes were enzymatically dissociated from the hearts of six different age groups (0, 7, 14, 21, 28 days, and 10-15 weeks) of mice, using a similar Langendorff-perfusion method. Whole-cell patch-clamp technique was applied to examine the sensitivity of ICa,L to inhibition, by three classes of structurally different L-type Ca2+ channel antagonists.ResultsVerapamil, nifedipine, and diltiazem concentration-dependently blocked the ventricular ICa,L in all six age groups. However, although nifedipine and diltiazem blocked ventricular ICa,L with a similar potency in all age groups, verapamil more potently blocked ventricular ICa,L in day 0, day 7, day 14, and day 21 mice, than in day 28, and 10-15-week mice.ConclusionIn a mouse heart model, ventricular ICa,L before the weaning age (~21 days of age) exhibited a higher sensitivity to inhibition by verapamil than that after the weaning age, which may explain one possible mechanism associated with the development of verapamil-induced hypotension in human neonates and infants.
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- Hironori Sagawa
- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Khamseekaew J, Kumfu S, Chattipakorn SC, Chattipakorn N. Effects of Iron Overload on Cardiac Calcium Regulation: Translational Insights Into Mechanisms and Management of a Global Epidemic. Can J Cardiol 2016; 32:1009-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Li W, Zheng NZ, Yuan Q, Xu K, Yang F, Gu L, Zheng GY, Luo GJ, Fan C, Ji GJ, Zhang B, Cao H, Tian XL. NFAT5-mediated CACNA1C expression is critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation. J Mol Med (Berl) 2016; 94:993-1002. [PMID: 27368804 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-016-1444-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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UNLABELLED Entry of calcium into cardiomyocyte via L-type calcium channel (LTCC) is fundamental to cardiac contraction. CACNA1C, a type of LTCC and a hallmark of a matured ventricular myocyte, is developmentally regulated. Here, we identified 138 potential transcription factors by a comparative genomic study on 5-kb promoter regions of CACNA1C gene across eight vertebrate species, and showed that six factors were developmentally regulated with the expression of Cacna1c in mouse P19cl6 in vitro cardiomyocyte differentiation model. We further demonstrated that the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (Nfat5) bound to a consensus sequence TGGAAGCGTTC and activated the transcription of Cacna1c. The siRNA-mediated knockdown of Nfat5 suppressed the expression of Cacna1c and decreased L-type calcium current in mouse neonatal cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, morpholino-mediated knockdown of nfat5 in zebrafish prohibited the expression of cacna1c and resulted in a non-contractile ventricle, while over-expression of either cacna1c or nfat5 rescued this impaired phenotype. Thus, NFAT5-mediated expression of CACNA1C is evolutionarily conserved and critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation of cardiomyocyte. KEY MESSAGE Nfat5 binds to a consensus sequence TGGAAGCGTTC in the promoter of Cacna1c. Nfat5 activates the transcription of Cacna1c. Nfat5 knockdown suppresses Cacna1c expression, decreases L-type calcium current, and results in non-beating ventricle. NFAT5-mediated expression of CACNA1C is evolutionarily conserved. NFAT5-mediated CACNA1C expression is critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Department of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Pushparaj C, Das A, Purroy R, Nàger M, Herreros J, Pamplona R, Cantí C. Voltage-gated calcium channel blockers deregulate macroautophagy in cardiomyocytes. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 68:166-75. [PMID: 26429067 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Voltage-gated calcium channel blockers are widely used for the management of cardiovascular diseases, however little is known about their effects on cardiac cells in vitro. We challenged neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes (CMs) with therapeutic L-type and T-type Ca(2+) channel blockers (nifedipine and mibefradil, respectively), and measured their effects on cell stress and survival, using fluorescent microscopy, Q-PCR and Western blot. Both nifedipine and mibefradil induced a low-level and partially transient up-regulation of three key mediators of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), indicative of endoplasmic (ER) reticulum stress. Furthermore, nifedipine triggered the activation of macroautophagy, as evidenced by increased lipidation of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), decreased levels of polyubiquitin-binding protein p62/SQSTM1 and ubiquitinated protein aggregates, that was followed by cell death. In contrast, mibefradil inhibited CMs constitutive macroautophagy and did not promote cell death. The siRNA-mediated gene silencing approach confirmed the pharmacological findings for T-type channels. We conclude that L-type and T-type Ca(2+) channel blockers induce ER stress, which is divergently transduced into macroautophagy induction and inhibition, respectively, with relevance for cell viability. Our work identifies VGCCs as novel regulators of autophagy in the heart muscle and provides new insights into the effects of VGCC blockers on CMs homeostasis, that may underlie both noxious and cardioprotective effects.
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- Charumathi Pushparaj
- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain
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- Universitat de Lleida, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida), Spain.
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Gauck S, Schultheiss HP, Rauch U, Eisenreich A. Modulation of the isoform expression of Cyr61 and Integrin-αv in human microvascular endothelial cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.7243/2052-4358-1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Qu Y, Karnabi E, Ramadan O, Yue Y, Chahine M, Boutjdir M. Perinatal and postnatal expression of Cav1.3 α1D Ca²⁺ channel in the rat heart. Pediatr Res 2011; 69:479-84. [PMID: 21378599 PMCID: PMC3094857 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e318217a0df] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The novel Cav1.3 (α1D) L-type Ca²⁺ channel plays a significant role in sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) nodes function and in atrial fibrillation. However, the characterization of α1D Ca²⁺ channel during heart development is very limited. We used real-time RT-PCR, Western blotting, and indirect immunostaining to characterize the developmental expression and localization of α1D Ca²⁺ channel in rat hearts. Both protein and mRNA levels of α1D Ca²⁺ channel decreased postnatally. Two forms of α1D Ca²⁺ channel protein (250 and 190 kD) were observed, with the full-length (250 kD) channel protein being predominant in the prenatal stages. Both Western blots and confocal imaging demonstrated that α1D Ca²⁺ channel protein was expressed in both atria and ventricles at fetal and neonatal stages but was absent in the adult ventricles. Interestingly, α1D Ca²⁺ channel was also found at the nucleus/perinucleus of immature but not adult atrial cells. Furthermore, the nuclear staining was reproduced in adult atrial cell line, HL-1 cells, which possess immature properties. The data are first to show that α1D Ca²⁺ channel has unique age-dependent expression profile and subcellular localization in the heart, suggesting a developmental stage-dependent specific function.
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- Yongxia Qu
- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Program, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
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Link S, Meissner M, Held B, Beck A, Weissgerber P, Freichel M, Flockerzi V. Diversity and developmental expression of L-type calcium channel beta2 proteins and their influence on calcium current in murine heart. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:30129-37. [PMID: 19723630 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.045583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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By now, little is known on L-type calcium channel (LTCC) subunits expressed in mouse heart. We show that CaVbeta2 proteins are the major CaVbeta components of the LTCC in embryonic and adult mouse heart, but that in embryonic heart CaVbeta3 proteins are also detectable. At least two CaVbeta2 variants of approximately 68 and approximately 72 kDa are expressed. To identify the underlying CaVbeta2 variants, cDNA libraries were constructed from poly(A)(+) RNA isolated from hearts of 7-day-old and adult mice. Screening identified 60 independent CaVbeta2 cDNA clones coding for four types of CaVbeta2 proteins only differing in their 5' sequences. CaVbeta2-N1, -N4, and -N5 but not -N3 were identified in isolated cardiomyocytes by RT-PCR and were sufficient to reconstitute the CaVbeta2 protein pattern in vitro. Significant L-type Ca(2+) currents (I(Ca)) were recorded in HEK293 cells after co-expression of CaV1.2 and CaVbeta2. Current kinetics were determined by the type of CaVbeta2 protein, with the approximately 72-kDa CaVbeta2a-N1 shifting the activation of I(Ca) significantly to depolarizing potentials compared with the other CaVbeta2 variants. Inactivation of I(Ca) was accelerated by CaVbeta2a-N1 and -N4, which also lead to slower activation compared with CaVbeta2a-N3 and -N5. In summary, this study reveals the molecular LTCC composition in mouse heart and indicates that expression of various CaVbeta2 proteins may be used to adapt the properties of LTCCs to changing myocardial requirements during development and that CaVbeta2a-N1-induced changes of I(Ca) kinetics might be essential in embryonic heart.
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- Sabine Link
- Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universität des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
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Benitah JP, Alvarez JL, Gómez AM. L-type Ca(2+) current in ventricular cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2009; 48:26-36. [PMID: 19660468 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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L-type Ca(2+) channels are mediators of Ca(2+) influx and the regulatory events accompanying it and are pivotal in the function and dysfunction of ventricular cardiac myocytes. L-type Ca(2+) channels are located in sarcolemma, including the T-tubules facing the sarcoplasmic reticulum junction, and are activated by membrane depolarization, but intracellular Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation limits Ca(2+) influx during action potential. I(CaL) is important in heart function because it triggers excitation-contraction coupling, modulates action potential shape and is involved in cardiac arrhythmia. L-type Ca(2+) channels are multi-subunit complexes that interact with several molecules involved in their regulations, notably by beta-adrenergic signaling. The present review highlights some of the recent findings on L-type Ca(2+) channel function, regulation, and alteration in acquired pathologies such as cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure and diabetic cardiomyopathy, as well as in inherited arrhythmic cardiac diseases such as Timothy and Brugada syndromes.
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Blizard DA, Lionikas A, Vandenbergh DJ, Vasilopoulos T, Gerhard GS, Griffith JW, Klein LC, Stout JT, Mack HA, Lakoski JM, Larsson L, Spicer JM, Vogler GP, McClearn GE. Blood pressure and heart rate QTL in mice of the B6/D2 lineage: sex differences and environmental influences. Physiol Genomics 2008; 36:158-66. [PMID: 19066325 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00035.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A quantitative trait locus (QTL) approach was used to define the genetic architecture underlying variation in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR), measured indirectly on seven occasions by the tail cuff procedure. The tests were conducted in 395 F(2) adult mice (197 males, 198 females) derived from a cross of the C57BL/6J (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) strains and in 22 BXD recombinant-inbred (RI) strains. Interval mapping of F(2) data for the first 5 days of measurement nominated one statistically significant and one suggestive QTL for SBP on chromosomes (Chr) 4 and 14, respectively, and two statistically significant QTL for HR on Chr 1 (which was specific to female mice) and Chr 5. New suggestive QTL emerged for SBP on Chr 3 (female-specific) and 8 and for HR on Chr 11 for measurements recorded several weeks after mice had undergone stressful blood sampling procedures. The two statistically significant HR QTL were confirmed by analyses of BXD RI strain means. Male and female F(2) mice did not differ in SBP or HR but RI strain analyses showed pronounced strain-by-sex interactions and a negative genetic correlation between the two measures in both sexes. Evidence for a role for mitochondrial DNA was found for both HR and SBP. QTL for HR and SBP may differ in males and females and may be sensitive to different environmental contexts.
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- David A Blizard
- Center for Developmental & Health Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Galvez BG, Sampaolesi M, Barbuti A, Crespi A, Covarello D, Brunelli S, Dellavalle A, Crippa S, Balconi G, Cuccovillo I, Molla F, Staszewsky L, Latini R, DiFrancesco D, Cossu G. Cardiac mesoangioblasts are committed, self-renewable progenitors, associated with small vessels of juvenile mouse ventricle. Cell Death Differ 2008; 15:1417-28. [DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2008.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Wang LJ, Sobie EA. Mathematical model of the neonatal mouse ventricular action potential. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 294:H2565-75. [PMID: 18408122 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01376.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Therapies for heart disease are based largely on our understanding of the adult myocardium. The dramatic differences in action potential (AP) shape between neonatal and adult cardiac myocytes, however, indicate that a different set of molecular interactions in neonatal myocytes necessitates different treatment for newborns. Computational modeling is useful for synthesizing data to determine how interactions between components lead to systems-level behavior, but this technique has not been used extensively to study neonatal heart cell function. We created a mathematical model of the neonatal (day 1) mouse myocyte by modifying, on the basis of experimental data, the densities and/or formulations of ion transport mechanisms in an adult cell model. The new model reproduces the characteristic AP shape of neonatal cells, with a brief plateau phase and longer duration than the adult (action potential duration at 80% repolarization = 60.1 vs. 12.6 ms). The simulation results are consistent with experimental data, including 1) decreased density and altered inactivation of transient outward K+ currents, 2) increased delayed rectifier K+ currents, 3) Ca2+ entry through T-type as well as L-type Ca2+ channels, 4) increased Ca2+ influx through Na+/Ca2+ exchange, and 5) Ca2+ transients resulting from transmembrane Ca2+ entry rather than release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Simulations performed with the model generated novel predictions, including increased SR Ca2+ leak and elevated intracellular Na+ concentration in neonatal compared with adult myocytes. This new model can therefore be used for testing hypotheses and obtaining a better quantitative understanding of differences between neonatal and adult physiology.
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- Linda J Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Muto T, Ueda N, Opthof T, Ohkusa T, Nagata K, Suzuki S, Tsuji Y, Horiba M, Lee JK, Honjo H, Kamiya K, Kodama I, Yasui K. Aldosterone modulatesIfcurrent through gene expression in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H2710-8. [PMID: 17644563 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01399.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists decrease the incidence of sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure, as has been reported in two clinical trials (Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study and Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study). Aldosterone has been shown to increase the propensity to arrhythmias by changing the expression or function of various ion channels. In this study, we investigate the effect of aldosterone on the expression of hyperpolarization-activated current ( If) channels in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, using the whole cell patch-clamp technique, real-time PCR, and Western blotting. Incubation with 10 nM aldosterone for 17–24 h significantly accelerates the rate of spontaneous beating by increasing diastolic depolarization. Ifcurrent elicited by hyperpolarization from −50 to −130 mV significantly increases aldosterone by 10 nM (by 1.9-fold). Exposure to aldosterone for 1.5 h increases hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) 2 mRNA by 26.3% and HCN4 mRNA by 47.2%, whereas HCN1 mRNA expression remains unaffected. Aldosterone (24-h incubation) increases the expression of HCN2 protein (by 60.0%) and HCN4 protein (by 84.8%), but not HCN1 protein. MR antagonists (1 μM eplerenone or 0.1 μM spironolactone) abolish the increase of Ifchannel expression (currents, mRNA, and protein levels) by 10 nM aldosterone. In contrast, 1 μM aldosterone downregulated Ifchannel gene expression. Glucocorticoid receptor antagonist (100 nM RU-38486) did not affect the increase of Ifcurrent by 10 nM aldosterone. These findings suggest that aldosterone in physiological concentrations upregulates Ifchannel gene expression by MR activation in cardiac myocytes and may increase excitability, which may have a potential proarrhythmic bearing under pathophysiological conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takao Muto
- Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Department of Bio-Information Analysis, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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van Tuyn J, Pijnappels DA, de Vries AAF, de Vries I, van der Velde-van Dijke I, Knaän-Shanzer S, van der Laarse A, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE. Fibroblasts from human postmyocardial infarction scars acquire properties of cardiomyocytes after transduction with a recombinant myocardin gene. FASEB J 2007; 21:3369-79. [PMID: 17579192 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-8211com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Myocardial scar formation impairs heart function by inducing cardiac remodeling, decreasing myocardial compliance, and compromising normal electrical conduction. Conversion of myocardial scar fibroblasts (MSFs) into (functional) cardiomyocytes may be an effective alternative treatment to limit loss of cardiac performance after myocardial injury. In this study, we investigated whether the phenotype of MSFs can be modified by gene transfer into cells with properties of cardiomyocytes. To this end, fibroblasts from postmyocardial infarction scars of human left ventricles were isolated and characterized by cell biological, immunological, and molecular biological assays. Cultured human MSFs express GATA4 and connexin 43 and display adipogenic differentiation potential. Infection of human MSFs with a lentivirus vector encoding the potent cardiogenic transcription factor myocardin renders them positive for a wide variety of cardiomyocyte-specific proteins, including sarcomeric components, transcription factors, and ion channels, and induces the expression of several smooth muscle marker genes. Forced myocardin expression also endowed human MSFs with the ability to transmit an action potential and to repair an artificially created conduction block in cardiomyocyte cultures. These finding indicate that in vivo myocardin gene transfer may potentially limit cardiomyocyte loss, myocardial fibrosis, and disturbances in electrical conduction caused by myocardial infarction.
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- John van Tuyn
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Kapur N, Banach K. Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated spontaneous activity in mouse embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. J Physiol 2007; 581:1113-27. [PMID: 17379641 PMCID: PMC2170837 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.125955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (ESdCs) have been proposed as a source for cardiac cell-replacement therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the Ca2+-handling mechanisms that determine the frequency and duration of spontaneous Ca2+ transients in single ESdCs. With laser scanning confocal microscopy using the Ca2+-sensitive dye Fluo-4/AM, we determined that spontaneous Ca2+ transients in ESdCs at the onset of beating (day 9) depend on Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane (50%) whereas Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release is the major contributor to Ca2+ transients in ESdCs after 16 days (72%). Likewise, Ca2+ extrusion in 9-day-old ESdCs depends on Na+-Ca2+ exchange (50.0+/-8%) whereas Ca2+ reuptake by the sarco(endo)plasmic Ca2+ ATPase (72+/-5%) dominates in further differentiated cells. Spontaneous Ca2+ transients were suppressed by the inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor (IP3R) blocker 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) and the phospholipase C blocker U73122 but continued in the presence of caffeine. Stimulation of IP3 production by phenylephrine or endothelin-1 had a positive chronotropic effect that could be reversed by U73122 and 2-APB. The presence of Ca2+-free solution and block of L-type Ca2+ channels by nifedipine also resulted in a cessation of spontaneous activity. Overall, IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release in ESdCs is translated into a depolarization of the plasma membrane and a whole-cell Ca2+ transient is subsequently induced by voltage-dependent Ca2+ influx. Although ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ release amplifies the IP3R-induced trigger for the Ca2+ transients and modulates its frequencies, it is not a prerequisite for spontaneous activity. The results of this study offer important insight into the role of IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release for pacemaker activity in differentiating cardiomyocytes.
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MESH Headings
- Action Potentials
- Aniline Compounds
- Animals
- Boron Compounds/pharmacology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Line
- Embryonic Stem Cells/drug effects
- Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism
- Endothelin-1/metabolism
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Estrenes/pharmacology
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Heart Rate/drug effects
- Heart Rate/physiology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Mice
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Nifedipine/pharmacology
- Phenylephrine/metabolism
- Pyrrolidinones/pharmacology
- Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel/metabolism
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/metabolism
- Sodium-Calcium Exchanger/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Type C Phospholipases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
- Xanthenes
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Affiliation(s)
- Nidhi Kapur
- Department of Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Galli GLJ, Taylor EW, Shiels HA. Calcium flux in turtle ventricular myocytes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R1781-9. [PMID: 16887918 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00421.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relative contribution of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), the L-type Ca2+channel and the Na+/Ca2+exchanger (NCX) were assessed in turtle ventricular myocytes using epifluorescent microscopy and electrophysiology. Confocal microscopy images of turtle myocytes revealed spindle-shaped cells, which lacked T-tubules and had a large surface area-to-volume ratio. Myocytes loaded with the fluorescent Ca2+-sensitive dye Fura-2 elicited Ca2+transients, which were insensitive to ryanodine and thapsigargin, indicating the SR plays a small role in the regulation of contraction and relaxation in the turtle ventricle. Sarcolemmal Ca2+currents were measured using the perforated-patch voltage-clamp technique. Depolarizing voltage steps to 0 mV elicited an inward current that could be blocked by nifedipine, indicating the presence of Ca2+currents originating from L-type Ca2+channels (ICa). The density of ICawas 3.2 ± 0.5 pA/pF, which led to an overall total Ca2+influx of 64.1 ± 9.3 μM/l. NCX activity was measured as the Ni+-sensitive current at two concentrations of intracellular Na+(7 and 14 mM). Total Ca2+influx through the NCX during depolarizing voltage steps to 0 mV was 58.5 ± 7.7 μmol/l and 26.7 ± 3.2 μmol/l at 14 and 7 mM intracellular Na+, respectively. In the absence of the SR and L-type Ca2+channels, the NCX is able to support myocyte contraction independently. Our results indicate turtle ventricular myocytes are primed for sarcolemmal Ca2+transport, and most of the Ca2+used for contraction originates from the L-type Ca2+channel.
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- Gina L J Galli
- Faculty of Life Sciemces, The University of Manchester, Core Technology Facility, 46 Grafton Street, Manchester, M13 9NT UK.
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Hatano S, Yamashita T, Sekiguchi A, Iwasaki Y, Nakazawa K, Sagara K, Iinuma H, Aizawa T, Fu LT. Molecular and Electrophysiological Differences in the L-Type Ca 2+ Channel of the Atrium and Ventricle of Rat Hearts. Circ J 2006; 70:610-4. [PMID: 16636499 DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many pathological conditions induce electrical remodeling, possibly through intracellular Ca2+ overload, but the currently available L-type Ca2+ channel blockers may be detrimental because of their global negative inotropic effects. METHODS AND RESULTS To determine whether the L-type Ca2+ channel is identical throughout the heart, the distribution of the mRNAs and proteins comprising the L-type Ca2+ channel and its electrophysiological properties were analyzed in rat atria and ventricles. The mRNA of alpha2delta-2 (Cacna2d2) was more abundantly expressed in the atrium (approximately 5-fold) than in the ventricle. In contrast, alpha1C (Cacna1c) (Cav1.2) mRNA was significantly less abundant in the atrium. The level of the alpha1C (Cacna1c) (Cav1.2) protein was decreased (approximately 0.5-fold) and that of alpha2 delta-1 (Cacna2d1) was increased (approximately 2-fold) in the atrium compared with the ventricle. Although the peak ICa,L density showed no significant differences, voltage dependence of inactivation and activation of the current showed a more depolarized shift in the atrium than in the ventricle. CONCLUSION These results indicate that in the rat heart the L-type Ca2+ channel differs between the atrium and ventricle with regard to gene expression and electrophysiological properties.
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