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Buvoli M, Wilson GC, Buvoli A, Gugel JF, Hau A, Bönnemann CG, Paradas C, Ryba DM, Woulfe KC, Walker LA, Buvoli T, Ochala J, Leinwand LA. A Laing distal myopathy-associated proline substitution in the β-myosin rod perturbs myosin cross-bridging activity. J Clin Invest 2024; 134:e172599. [PMID: 38690726 PMCID: PMC11060730 DOI: 10.1172/jci172599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Proline substitutions within the coiled-coil rod region of the β-myosin gene (MYH7) are the predominant mutations causing Laing distal myopathy (MPD1), an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by progressive weakness of distal/proximal muscles. We report that the MDP1 mutation R1500P, studied in what we believe to be the first mouse model for the disease, adversely affected myosin motor activity despite being in the structural rod domain that directs thick filament assembly. Contractility experiments carried out on isolated mutant muscles, myofibrils, and myofibers identified muscle fatigue and weakness phenotypes, an increased rate of actin-myosin detachment, and a conformational shift of the myosin heads toward the more reactive disordered relaxed (DRX) state, causing hypercontractility and greater ATP consumption. Similarly, molecular analysis of muscle biopsies from patients with MPD1 revealed a significant increase in sarcomeric DRX content, as observed in a subset of myosin motor domain mutations causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Finally, oral administration of MYK-581, a small molecule that decreases the population of heads in the DRX configuration, significantly improved the limited running capacity of the R1500P-transgenic mice and corrected the increased DRX state of the myofibrils from patients. These studies provide evidence of the molecular pathogenesis of proline rod mutations and lay the groundwork for the therapeutic advancement of myosin modulators.
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- Massimo Buvoli
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
- BioFrontiers Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
- BioFrontiers Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
- BioFrontiers Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
- BioFrontiers Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Centre of Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, and
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Department of Neurology, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Centre of Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, and
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and
- BioFrontiers Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Salyer LG, Salhi HE, Brundage EA, Shettigar V, Sturgill SL, Zanella H, Templeton B, Abay E, Emmer KM, Lowe J, Rafael-Fortney JA, Parinandi N, Foster DB, McKinsey TA, Woulfe KC, Ziolo MT, Biesiadecki BJ. Troponin I Tyrosine Phosphorylation Beneficially Accelerates Diastolic Function. Circ Res 2024; 134:33-45. [PMID: 38095088 PMCID: PMC10872382 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND A healthy heart is able to modify its function and increase relaxation through post-translational modifications of myofilament proteins. While there are known examples of serine/threonine kinases directly phosphorylating myofilament proteins to modify heart function, the roles of tyrosine (Y) phosphorylation to directly modify heart function have not been demonstrated. The myofilament protein TnI (troponin I) is the inhibitory subunit of the troponin complex and is a key regulator of cardiac contraction and relaxation. We previously demonstrated that TnI-Y26 phosphorylation decreases calcium-sensitive force development and accelerates calcium dissociation, suggesting a novel role for tyrosine kinase-mediated TnI-Y26 phosphorylation to regulate cardiac relaxation. Therefore, we hypothesize that increasing TnI-Y26 phosphorylation will increase cardiac relaxation in vivo and be beneficial during pathological diastolic dysfunction. METHODS The signaling pathway involved in TnI-Y26 phosphorylation was predicted in silico and validated by tyrosine kinase activation and inhibition in primary adult murine cardiomyocytes. To investigate how TnI-Y26 phosphorylation affects cardiac muscle, structure, and function in vivo, we developed a novel TnI-Y26 phosphorylation-mimetic mouse that was subjected to echocardiography, pressure-volume loop hemodynamics, and myofibril mechanical studies. TnI-Y26 phosphorylation-mimetic mice were further subjected to the nephrectomy/DOCA (deoxycorticosterone acetate) model of diastolic dysfunction to investigate the effects of increased TnI-Y26 phosphorylation in disease. RESULTS Src tyrosine kinase is sufficient to phosphorylate TnI-Y26 in cardiomyocytes. TnI-Y26 phosphorylation accelerates in vivo relaxation without detrimental structural or systolic impairment. In a mouse model of diastolic dysfunction, TnI-Y26 phosphorylation is beneficial and protects against the development of disease. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that tyrosine kinase phosphorylation of TnI is a novel mechanism to directly and beneficially accelerate myocardial relaxation in vivo.
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- Lorien G Salyer
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- University Laboratory Animal Resources (K.M.E.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (N.P.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (D.B.F.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (T.A.M., K.C.W.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation (T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (T.A.M., K.C.W.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (L.G.S., H.E.S., E.A.B., V.S., S.L.S., H.Z., B.T., E.A., J.L., J.A.R.-F., M.T.Z., B.J.B.), Ohio State University, Columbus
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Mohran S, Steczina S, Mandrycky C, Kao K, Regnier M. Measuring the Contractile Kinetics of Isolated Myofibrils from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte (hiPSC-CM) Models of Cardiomyopathy. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2735:213-233. [PMID: 38038851 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3527-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Isolated myofibrils provide biomechanical data at the contractile organelle level that are independent of cellular calcium handling and signaling pathways. These myofibrils can be harvested from animal tissue, human muscle biopsies, or stem cell-derived striated muscle. Here we present our myofibril isolation and rapid solution switching protocols, which allow for precise measurements of activation (kinetics and tension generation) and a biphasic relaxation relationship (initial slow isometric relaxation followed by a fast exponential decay in tension). This experiment is generated on a custom-built myofibril apparatus utilizing a two-photodiode array to detect micron level deflection of our forged glass tip force transducers. A complete activation/relaxation curve can be produced from a single myofibril in under 30 minutes.
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- Saffie Mohran
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Translational Muscle Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Translational Muscle Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Translational Muscle Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Center for Translational Muscle Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Center for Translational Muscle Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Linoleate-Enrichment of Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Molecular Species Is Developmentally Regulated and a Determinant of Metabolic Phenotype. BIOLOGY 2022; 12:biology12010032. [PMID: 36671725 PMCID: PMC9855531 DOI: 10.3390/biology12010032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cardiolipin (CL), the major mitochondrial phospholipid, regulates the activity of many mitochondrial membrane proteins. CL composition is shifted in heart failure with decreases in linoleate and increases in oleate side chains, but whether cardiolipin composition directly regulates metabolism is unknown. This study defines cardiolipin composition in rat heart and liver at three distinct ages to determine the influence of CL composition on beta-oxidation (ß-OX). CL species, expression of ß-OX and glycolytic genes, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) activity were characterized in heart and liver from neonatal, juvenile, and adult rats. Ventricular myocytes were cultured from neonatal, juvenile, and adult rats and cardiolipin composition and CPT activity were measured. Cardiolipin composition in neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVMs) was experimentally altered and mitochondrial respiration was assessed. Linoleate-enrichment of CL was observed in rat heart, but not liver, with increasing age. ß-OX genes and CPT activity were generally higher in adult heart and glycolytic genes lower, as a function of age, in contrast to liver. Palmitate oxidation increased in NRVMs when CL was enriched with linoleate. Our results indicate (1) CL is developmentally regulated, (2) linoleate-enrichment is associated with increased ß-OX and a more oxidative mitochondrial phenotype, and (3) experimentally induced linoleate-enriched CL in ventricular myocytes promotes a shift from pyruvate metabolism to fatty acid ß-OX.
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Eaton DM, Berretta RM, Lynch JE, Travers JG, Pfeiffer RD, Hulke ML, Zhao H, Hobby ARH, Schena G, Johnson JP, Wallner M, Lau E, Lam MPY, Woulfe KC, Tucker NR, McKinsey TA, Wolfson MR, Houser SR. Sex-specific responses to slow progressive pressure overload in a large animal model of HFpEF. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 323:H797-H817. [PMID: 36053749 PMCID: PMC9550571 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00374.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Approximately 50% of all heart failure (HF) diagnoses can be classified as HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFpEF is more prevalent in females compared with males, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We previously showed that pressure overload (PO) in male felines induces a cardiopulmonary phenotype with essential features of human HFpEF. The goal of this study was to determine if slow progressive PO induces distinct cardiopulmonary phenotypes in females and males in the absence of other pathological stressors. Female and male felines underwent aortic constriction (banding) or sham surgery after baseline echocardiography, pulmonary function testing, and blood sampling. These assessments were repeated at 2 and 4 mo postsurgery to document the effects of slow progressive pressure overload. At 4 mo, invasive hemodynamic studies were also performed. Left ventricle (LV) tissue was collected for histology, myofibril mechanics, extracellular matrix (ECM) mass spectrometry, and single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq). The induced pressure overload (PO) was not different between sexes. PO also induced comparable changes in LV wall thickness and myocyte cross-sectional area in both sexes. Both sexes had preserved ejection fraction, but males had a slightly more robust phenotype in hemodynamic and pulmonary parameters. There was no difference in LV fibrosis and ECM composition between banded male and female animals. LV snRNAseq revealed changes in gene programs of individual cell types unique to males and females after PO. Based on these results, both sexes develop cardiopulmonary dysfunction but the phenotype is somewhat less advanced in females.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We performed a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the effects of slow progressive pressure overload on cardiopulmonary function in a large animal model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in males and females. Functional and structural assessments were performed at the organ, tissue, cellular, protein, and transcriptional levels. This is the first study to compare snRNAseq and ECM mass spectrometry of HFpEF myocardium from males and females. The results broaden our understanding of the pathophysiological response of both sexes to pressure overload. Both sexes developed a robust cardiopulmonary phenotype, but the phenotype was equal or a bit less robust in females.
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- Deborah M Eaton
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Pediatrics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- CENTRe: Consortium for Environmental and Neonatal Therapeutics Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Education and Data Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Masonic Medical Research Institute, Utica, New York
- Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Pediatrics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- CENTRe: Consortium for Environmental and Neonatal Therapeutics Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Eaton DM, Martin TG, Kasa M, Djalinac N, Ljubojevic-Holzer S, Von Lewinski D, Pöttler M, Kampaengsri T, Krumphuber A, Scharer K, Maechler H, Zirlik A, McKinsey TA, Kirk JA, Houser SR, Rainer PP, Wallner M. HDAC Inhibition Regulates Cardiac Function by Increasing Myofilament Calcium Sensitivity and Decreasing Diastolic Tension. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14071509. [PMID: 35890404 PMCID: PMC9323146 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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We recently established a large animal model that recapitulates key clinical features of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and tested the effects of the pan-HDAC inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA). SAHA reversed and prevented the development of cardiopulmonary impairment. This study evaluated the effects of SAHA at the level of cardiomyocyte and contractile protein function to understand how it modulates cardiac function. Both isolated adult feline ventricular cardiomyocytes (AFVM) and left ventricle (LV) trabeculae isolated from non-failing donors were treated with SAHA or vehicle before recording functional data. Skinned myocytes were isolated from AFVM and human trabeculae to assess myofilament function. SAHA-treated AFVM had increased contractility and improved relaxation kinetics but no difference in peak calcium transients, with increased calcium sensitivity and decreased passive stiffness of myofilaments. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed increased acetylation of the myosin regulatory light chain with SAHA treatment. SAHA-treated human trabeculae had decreased diastolic tension and increased developed force. Myofilaments isolated from human trabeculae had increased calcium sensitivity and decreased passive stiffness. These findings suggest that SAHA has an important role in the direct control of cardiac function at the level of the cardiomyocyte and myofilament by increasing myofilament calcium sensitivity and reducing diastolic tension.
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- Deborah M. Eaton
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (D.M.E.); (S.R.H.)
- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60153, USA; (T.G.M.); (T.K.); (J.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60153, USA; (T.G.M.); (T.K.); (J.A.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60153, USA; (T.G.M.); (T.K.); (J.A.K.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (D.M.E.); (S.R.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
- BioTechMed Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; (D.M.E.); (S.R.H.)
- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.K.); (N.D.); (S.L.-H.); (D.V.L.); (M.P.); (A.K.); (K.S.); (A.Z.); (P.P.R.)
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Prodanovic M, Geeves MA, Poggesi C, Regnier M, Mijailovich SM. Effect of Myosin Isoforms on Cardiac Muscle Twitch of Mice, Rats and Humans. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1135. [PMID: 35163054 PMCID: PMC8835009 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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To understand how pathology-induced changes in contractile protein isoforms modulate cardiac muscle function, it is necessary to quantify the temporal-mechanical properties of contractions that occur under various conditions. Pathological responses are much easier to study in animal model systems than in humans, but extrapolation between species presents numerous challenges. Employing computational approaches can help elucidate relationships that are difficult to test experimentally by translating the observations from rats and mice, as model organisms, to the human heart. Here, we use the spatially explicit MUSICO platform to model twitch contractions from rodent and human trabeculae collected in a single laboratory. This approach allowed us to identify the variations in kinetic characteristics of α- and β-myosin isoforms across species and to quantify their effect on cardiac muscle contractile responses. The simulations showed how the twitch transient varied with the ratio of the two myosin isoforms. Particularly, the rate of tension rise was proportional to the fraction of α-myosin present, while the β-isoform dominated the rate of relaxation unless α-myosin was >50%. Moreover, both the myosin isoform and the Ca2+ transient contributed to the twitch tension transient, allowing two levels of regulation of twitch contraction.
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- Momcilo Prodanovic
- Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia;
- Bioengineering Research and Development Center (BioIRC), 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- FilamenTech, Inc., Newtown, MA 02458, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, Kent, UK;
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- Department of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 20134 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA;
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- FilamenTech, Inc., Newtown, MA 02458, USA
- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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Knight WE, Cao Y, Dillon P, Song K. A simple protocol to produce mature human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. STAR Protoc 2021; 2:100912. [PMID: 34755117 PMCID: PMC8561014 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
When cultured under typical conditions, human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) are structurally and functionally immature. We have previously demonstrated that culture of hiPSC-CMs in maturation medium containing fatty acids, in combination with culture on micropatterned surfaces, produces cells that demonstrate a more mature phenotype compared to standard approaches. Here, we show in detail the steps needed to produce mature hiPSC-CMs. Compared with many approaches, our protocol is relatively simple and can be easily adapted to new laboratories. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Knight et al. (2021). Two-step protocol to increase maturity of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes Improves sarcomeric organization, contractile function, and metabolic behavior Improved cardiomyocyte maturation suppresses baseline hypertrophy Simple protocol which most labs should be able to implement
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- Walter E. Knight
- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Corresponding author
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- The University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Corresponding author
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Woulfe KC, Jeffrey DA, Pires Da Silva J, Wilson CE, Mahaffey JH, Lau E, Slavov D, Hailu F, Karimpour-Fard A, Dockstader K, Bristow MR, Stauffer BL, Miyamoto SD, Sucharov CC. Serum response factor deletion 5 regulates phospholamban phosphorylation and calcium uptake. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2021; 159:28-37. [PMID: 34139234 PMCID: PMC8546760 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (pDCM) is characterized by unique age-dependent molecular mechanisms that include myocellular responses to therapy. We previously showed that pDCM, but not adult DCM patients respond to phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitors (PDE3i) by increasing levels of the second messenger cAMP and consequent phosphorylation of phospholamban (PLN). However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the differential pediatric and adult response to PDE3i are not clear. METHODS AND RESULTS Quantification of serum response factor (SRF) isoforms from the left ventricle of explanted hearts showed that PDE3i treatment affects expression of SRF isoforms in pDCM hearts. An SRF isoform lacking exon 5 (SRFdel5) was highly expressed in the hearts of pediatric, but not adult DCM patients treated with PDE3i. To determine the functional consequence of expression of SRFdel5, we overexpressed full length SRF or SRFdel5 in cultured cardiomyocytes with and without adrenergic stimulation. Compared to a control adenovirus, expression of SRFdel5 increased phosphorylation of PLN, negatively affected expression of the phosphatase that promotes dephosphorylation of PLN (PP2Cε), and promoted faster calcium reuptake, whereas expression of full length SRF attenuated calcium reuptake through blunted phosphorylation of PLN. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these data indicate that expression of SRFdel5 in pDCM hearts in response to PDE3i contributes to improved function through regulating PLN phosphorylation and thereby calcium reuptake.
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- Kathleen C Woulfe
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States; Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States.
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Uribe-Juárez O, Godínez R, Morales-Corona J, Velasco M, Olayo-Valles R, Acosta-García MC, Alvarado EJ, Miguel-Alavez L, Carrillo-González OJ, Flores-Sánchez MG, Olayo R. Application of plasma polymerized pyrrole nanoparticles to prevent or reduce de-differentiation of adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2021; 32:121. [PMID: 34499229 PMCID: PMC8429391 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-021-06595-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, cell therapies have been shown to recover cardiac function in animal models. Biomaterials used as scaffolds can solve some of the problems that cell therapies currently have, plasma polymerized pyrrole (PPPy) is a biomaterial that has been shown to promote cell adhesion and survival. The present research aimed to study PPPy nanoparticles (PPPyN) interaction with adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (ARVC), to explore whether PPPyN could be employed as a nanoscaffold and develop cardiac microtissues. PPPyN with a mean diameter of 330 nm were obtained, the infrared spectrum showed that some pyrrole rings are fragmented and that some fragments of the ring can be dehydrogenated during plasma synthesis, it also showed the presence of amino groups in the structure of PPPyN. PPPyN had a significant impact on the ARVC´s shape, delaying dedifferentiation, necrosis, and apoptosis processes, moreover, the cardiomyocytes formed cell aggregates up to 1.12 mm2 with some aligned cardiomyocytes and generated fibers on its surface similar to cardiac extracellular matrix. PPPyN served as a scaffold for adult ARVC. Our results indicate that PPPyN-scaffold is a biomaterial that could have potential application in cardiac cell therapy (CCT).
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- Omar Uribe-Juárez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neurodesarrollo y Fisiología, División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Col Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, C. P. 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad La Salle México, Benjamín Franklin 45, Col. Condesa, Del. Cuauhtémoc, C. P. 06140, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc., Del. Iztapalapa, C. P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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Salem T, Frankman Z, Churko J. Tissue engineering techniques for iPSC derived three-dimensional cardiac constructs. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2021; 28:891-911. [PMID: 34476988 PMCID: PMC9419978 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2021.0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Recent developments in applied developmental physiology have provided well-defined methodologies for producing human stem cell derived cardiomyocytes. Cardiomyocytes produced in this way have become commonplace as cardiac physiology research models. This accessibility has also allowed for the development of tissue engineered human heart constructs for drug screening, surgical intervention, and investigating cardiac pathogenesis. However, cardiac tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that involves complex engineering and physiological concepts, which limits its accessibility. This review provides a readable, broad reaching, and thorough discussion of major factors to consider for the development of cardiovascular tissues from stem cell derived cardiomyocytes. This review will examine important considerations in undertaking a cardiovascular tissue engineering project, and will present, interpret, and summarize some of the recent advancements in this field. This includes reviewing different forms of tissue engineered constructs, a discussion on cardiomyocyte sources, and an in-depth discussion of the fabrication and maturation procedures for tissue engineered heart constructs.
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- Tori Salem
- University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus, 22165, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States;
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- University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus, 22165, Biomedical Engineering, Tucson, Arizona, United States;
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- University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus, 22165, 1501 N Campbell RD, SHC 6143, Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724-5128;
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Guo W, Zhu C, Yin Z, Zhang Y, Wang C, Walk AS, Lin Y, McKinsey TA, Woulfe KC, Ren J, Chew HG. The ryanodine receptor stabilizer S107 ameliorates contractility of adult Rbm20 knockout rat cardiomyocytes. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15011. [PMID: 34523260 PMCID: PMC8440945 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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RNA binding motif 20 (RBM20) cardiomyopathy has been detected in approximately 3% of populations afflicted with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). It is well conceived that RBM20 cardiomyopathy is provoked by titin isoform switching in combination with resting Ca2+ leaking. In this study, we characterized the cardiac function in Rbm20 knockout (KO) rats at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-months of age and examined the effect of the ryanodine receptor stabilizer S107 on resting intracellular levels and cardiomyocyte contractile properties. Our results revealed that even though Rbm20 depletion promoted expression of larger titin isoform and reduced myocardial stiffness in young rats (3 months of age), the established DCM phenotype required more time to embellish. S107 restored elevated intracellular Ca2+ to normal levels and ameliorated cardiomyocyte contractile properties in isolated cardiomyocytes from 6-month-old Rbm20 KO rats. However, S107 failed to preserve cardiac homeostasis in Rbm20 KO rats at 12 months of age, unexpectedly, likely due to the existence of multiple pathogenic mechanisms. Taken together, our data suggest the therapeutic promises of S107 in the management of RBM20 cardiomyopathy.
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- Wei Guo
- Department of Animal and Dairy SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of WyomingLaramieWyomingUSA
- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCalifornia95616USA
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- Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of WyomingLaramieWyomingUSA
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineXijing HospitalFourth Military Medical University15 Changle West RoadXi'anShanxiChina
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- Department of Animal and Dairy SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & TranslationDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & TranslationDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Division of Cardiology, and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & TranslationDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColoradoUSA
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- School of PharmacyUniversity of WyomingLaramieWyomingUSA
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- Department of BiologyWestern Wyoming CollegeRock SpringsWyomingUSA
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Knight WE, Cao Y, Lin YH, Chi C, Bai B, Sparagna GC, Zhao Y, Du Y, Londono P, Reisz JA, Brown BC, Taylor MRG, Ambardekar AV, Cleveland JC, McKinsey TA, Jeong MY, Walker LA, Woulfe KC, D'Alessandro A, Chatfield KC, Xu H, Bristow MR, Buttrick PM, Song K. Maturation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Enables Modeling of Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Stem Cell Reports 2021; 16:519-533. [PMID: 33636116 PMCID: PMC7940251 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) are a powerful platform for biomedical research. However, they are immature, which is a barrier to modeling adult-onset cardiovascular disease. Here, we sought to develop a simple method that could drive cultured hiPSC-CMs toward maturity across a number of phenotypes, with the aim of utilizing mature hiPSC-CMs to model human cardiovascular disease. hiPSC-CMs were cultured in fatty acid-based medium and plated on micropatterned surfaces. These cells display many characteristics of adult human cardiomyocytes, including elongated cell morphology, sarcomeric maturity, and increased myofibril contractile force. In addition, mature hiPSC-CMs develop pathological hypertrophy, with associated myofibril relaxation defects, in response to either a pro-hypertrophic agent or genetic mutations. The more mature hiPSC-CMs produced by these methods could serve as a useful in vitro platform for characterizing cardiovascular disease. Standard (glucose) cultured hiPSC-CMs demonstrate a blunted hypertrophic response A maturation method induces hiPSC-CM maturation and suppresses HIF1A expression Mature hiPSC-CMs demonstrate improved sarcomeric morphology and contractility Mature hiPSC-CMs respond to agonist- or mutation-induced hypertrophy
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- Walter E Knight
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Mijailovich SM, Prodanovic M, Poggesi C, Powers JD, Davis J, Geeves MA, Regnier M. The effect of variable troponin C mutation thin filament incorporation on cardiac muscle twitch contractions. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2021; 155:112-124. [PMID: 33636222 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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One of the complexities of understanding the pathology of familial forms of cardiac diseases is the level of mutation incorporation in sarcomeres. Computational models of the sarcomere that are spatially explicit offer an approach to study aspects of mutational incorporation into myofilaments that are more challenging to get at experimentally. We studied two well characterized mutations of cardiac TnC, L48Q and I61Q, that decrease or increase the release rate of Ca2+ from cTnC, k-Ca, resulting in HCM and DCM respectively [1]. Expression of these mutations in transgenic mice was used to provide experimental data for incorporation of 30 and 50% (respectively) into sarcomeres. Here we demonstrate that fixed length twitch contractions of trabeculae from mice containing mutant differ from WT; L48Q trabeculae have slower relaxation while I61Q trabeculae have markedly reduced peak tension. Using our multiscale modelling approach [2] we were able to describe the tension transients of WT mouse myocardium. Tension transients for the mutant cTnCs were simulated with changes in k-Ca, measured experimentally for each cTnC mutant in whole troponin complex, a change in the affinity of cTnC for cTnI, and a reduction in the number of detached crossbridges available for binding. A major advantage of the multiscale explicit 3-D model is that it predicts the effects of variable mutation incorporation, and the effects of variations in mutation distribution within thin filaments in sarcomeres. Such effects are currently impossible to explore experimentally. We explored random and clustered distributions of mutant cTnCs in thin filaments, as well as distributions of individual thin filaments with only WT or mutant cTnCs present. The effects of variable amounts of incorporation and non-random distribution of mutant cTnCs are more marked for I61Q than L48Q cTnC. We conclude that this approach can be effective for study on mutations in multiple proteins of the sarcomere. SUMMARY: A challenge in experimental studies of diseases is accounting for the effect of variable mutation incorporation into myofilaments. Here we use a spatially explicit computational approach, informed by experimental data from transgenic mice expressing one of two mutations in cardiac Troponin C that increase or decrease calcium sensitivity. We demonstrate that the model can accurately describe twitch contractions for the data and go on to explore the effect of variable mutant incorporation and localization on simulated cardiac muscle twitches.
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center (BioIRC), Kragujevac 34000, Serbia; Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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- Department of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Dept. of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Dept. of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Knight WE, Ali HR, Nakano SJ, Wilson CE, Walker LA, Woulfe KC. Ex vivo Methods for Measuring Cardiac Muscle Mechanical Properties. Front Physiol 2021; 11:616996. [PMID: 33488406 PMCID: PMC7820907 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.616996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and thousands of manuscripts each year are aimed at elucidating mechanisms underlying cardiac disease. The methods for quantifying cardiac performance are quite varied, with each technique assessing unique features of cardiac muscle mechanical properties. Accordingly, in this review, we discuss current ex vivo methods for quantifying cardiac muscle performance, highlighting what can be learned from each method, and how each technique can be used in conjunction to complement others for a more comprehensive understanding of cardiac function. Importantly, cardiac function can be assessed at several different levels, from the whole organ down to individual protein-protein interactions. Here, we take a reductionist view of methods that are commonly used to measure the distinct aspects of cardiac mechanical function, beginning with whole heart preparations and finishing with the in vitro motility assay. While each of the techniques are individually well-documented in the literature, there is a significant need for a comparison of the techniques, delineating the mechanical parameters that can are best measured with each technique, as well as the strengths and weaknesses inherent to each method. Additionally, we will consider complementary techniques and how these methods can be used in combination to improve our understanding of cardiac mechanical function. By presenting each of these methods, with their strengths and limitations, in a single manuscript, this review will assist cardiovascular biologists in understanding the existing literature on cardiac mechanical function, as well as designing future experiments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Walter E Knight
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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Willingham TB, Kim Y, Lindberg E, Bleck CKE, Glancy B. The unified myofibrillar matrix for force generation in muscle. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3722. [PMID: 32709902 PMCID: PMC7381600 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17579-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Human movement occurs through contraction of the basic unit of the muscle cell, the sarcomere. Sarcomeres have long been considered to be arranged end-to-end in series along the length of the muscle into tube-like myofibrils with many individual, parallel myofibrils comprising the bulk of the muscle cell volume. Here, we demonstrate that striated muscle cells form a continuous myofibrillar matrix linked together by frequently branching sarcomeres. We find that all muscle cells contain highly connected myofibrillar networks though the frequency of sarcomere branching goes down from early to late postnatal development and is higher in slow-twitch than fast-twitch mature muscles. Moreover, we show that the myofibrillar matrix is united across the entire width of the muscle cell both at birth and in mature muscle. We propose that striated muscle force is generated by a singular, mesh-like myofibrillar network rather than many individual, parallel myofibrils. Skeletal muscle cells have long been considered to be made primarily of many individual, parallel myofibrils. Here, the authors show that the striated muscle contractile machinery forms a highly branched, mesh-like myofibrillar matrix connected across the entire length and width of the muscle cell.
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- T Bradley Willingham
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. .,National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Lin YH, Schmidt W, Fritz KS, Jeong MY, Cammarato A, Foster DB, Biesiadecki BJ, McKinsey TA, Woulfe KC. Site-specific acetyl-mimetic modification of cardiac troponin I modulates myofilament relaxation and calcium sensitivity. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 139:135-147. [PMID: 31981571 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is an essential physiological and pathological regulator of cardiac relaxation. Significant to this regulation, the post-translational modification of cTnI through phosphorylation functions as a key mechanism to accelerate myofibril relaxation. Similar to phosphorylation, post-translational modification by acetylation alters amino acid charge and protein function. Recent studies have demonstrated that the acetylation of cardiac myofibril proteins accelerates relaxation and that cTnI is acetylated in the heart. These findings highlight the potential significance of myofilament acetylation; however, it is not known if site-specific acetylation of cTnI can lead to changes in myofilament, myofibril, and/or cellular mechanics. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of mimicking acetylation at a single site of cTnI (lysine-132; K132) on myofilament, myofibril, and cellular mechanics and elucidate its influence on molecular function. METHODS To determine if pseudo-acetylation of cTnI at 132 modulates thin filament regulation of the acto-myosin interaction, we reconstituted thin filaments containing WT or K132Q (to mimic acetylation) cTnI and assessed in vitro motility. To test if mimicking acetylation at K132 alters cellular relaxation, adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes were infected with adenoviral constructs expressing either cTnI K132Q or K132 replaced with arginine (K132R; to prevent acetylation) and cell shortening and isolated myofibril mechanics were measured. Finally, to confirm that changes in cell shortening and myofibril mechanics were directly due to pseudo-acetylation of cTnI at K132, we exchanged troponin containing WT or K132Q cTnI into isolated myofibrils and measured myofibril mechanical properties. RESULTS Reconstituted thin filaments containing K132Q cTnI exhibited decreased calcium sensitivity compared to thin filaments reconstituted with WT cTnI. Cardiomyocytes expressing K132Q cTnI had faster relengthening and myofibrils isolated from these cells had faster relaxation along with decreased calcium sensitivity compared to cardiomyocytes expressing WT or K132R cTnI. Myofibrils exchanged with K132Q cTnI ex vivo demonstrated faster relaxation and decreased calcium sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate for the first time that mimicking acetylation of a specific cTnI lysine accelerates myofilament, myofibril, and myocyte relaxation. This work underscores the importance of understanding how acetylation of specific sarcomeric proteins affects cardiac homeostasis and disease and suggests that modulation of myofilament lysine acetylation may represent a novel therapeutic target to alter cardiac relaxation.
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- Ying H Lin
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America; Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States of America.
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Defining decreased protein succinylation of failing human cardiac myofibrils in ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 138:304-317. [PMID: 31836543 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.11.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Succinylation is a post-translational modification of protein lysine residues with succinyl groups derived from succinyl CoA. Succinylation is considered a significant post-translational modification with the potential to impact protein function which is highly conserved across numerous species. The role of succinylation in the heart, especially in heart failure and myofibril mechanics, remains largely unexplored. Mechanical parameters were measured in myofibrils isolated from failing hearts of ischemic cardiomyopathy patients and non-failing donor controls. We employed mass spectrometry to quantify differential protein expression in myofibrils from failing ischemic cardiomyopathy hearts compared to non-failing hearts. In addition, we combined peptide enrichment by immunoprecipitation with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to quantitatively analyze succinylated lysine residues in these myofibrils. Several key parameters of sarcomeric mechanical interactions were altered in myofibrils isolated from failing ischemic cardiomyopathy hearts, including lower resting tension and a faster rate of activation. Of the 100 differentially expressed proteins, 46 showed increased expression in ischemic heart failure, while 54 demonstrated decreased expression in ischemic heart failure. Our quantitative succinylome analysis identified a total of 572 unique succinylated lysine sites located on 181 proteins, with 307 significantly changed succinylation events. We found that 297 succinyl-Lys demonstrated decreased succinylation on 104 proteins, while 10 residues demonstrated increased succinylation on 4 proteins. Investigating succinyl CoA generation, enzyme activity assays demonstrated that α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase activities were significantly decreased in ischemic heart failure. An activity assay for succinyl CoA synthetase demonstrated a significant increase in ischemic heart failure. Taken together, our findings support the hypothesis that succinyl CoA production is decreased and succinyl CoA turnover is increased in ischemic heart failure, potentially resulting in an overall decrease in the mitochondrial succinyl CoA pool, which may contribute to decreased myofibril protein succinylation in heart failure.
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Lin YH, Yap J, Ramachandra CJ, Hausenloy DJ. New insights provided by myofibril mechanics in inherited cardiomyopathies. CONDITIONING MEDICINE 2019; 2:213-224. [PMID: 32133438 PMCID: PMC7055865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Cardiomyopathies represent a heterogeneous group of cardiac disorders that perturb cardiac contraction and/or relaxation, and can result in arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. Based on morphological and functional differences, cardiomyopathies have been classified into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM). It has been well documented that mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins are associated with the onset of inherited cardiomyopathies. However, correlating patient genotype to the clinical phenotype has been challenging because of the complex genetic backgrounds, environmental influences, and lifestyles of individuals. Thus, "scaling down" the focus to the basic contractile unit of heart muscle using isolated single myofibril function techniques is of great importance and may be used to understand the molecular basis of disease-causing sarcomeric mutations. Single myofibril bundles harvested from diseased human or experimental animal hearts, as well as cultured adult cardiomyocytes or human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, can be used, thereby providing an ideal multi-level, cross-species platform to dissect sarcomeric function in cardiomyopathies. Here, we will review the myofibril function technique, and discuss alterations in myofibril mechanics, which are known to occur in sarcomeric genetic mutations linked to inherited HCM, DCM, and RCM, and describe the therapeutic potential for future target identification.
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- Ying-Hsi Lin
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, USA
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- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
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- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, UK
- The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals
- Biomedical Research Centre, Research & Development, London, UK
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Ou Q, Jacobson Z, Abouleisa RRE, Tang XL, Hindi SM, Kumar A, Ivey KN, Giridharan G, El-Baz A, Brittian K, Rood B, Lin YH, Watson SA, Perbellini F, McKinsey TA, Hill BG, Jones SP, Terracciano CM, Bolli R, Mohamed TMA. Physiological Biomimetic Culture System for Pig and Human Heart Slices. Circ Res 2019; 125:628-642. [PMID: 31310161 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.314996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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RATIONALE Preclinical testing of cardiotoxicity and efficacy of novel heart failure therapies faces a major limitation: the lack of an in situ culture system that emulates the complexity of human heart tissue and maintains viability and functionality for a prolonged time. OBJECTIVE To develop a reliable, easily reproducible, medium-throughput method to culture pig and human heart slices under physiological conditions for a prolonged period of time. METHODS AND RESULTS Here, we describe a novel, medium-throughput biomimetic culture system that maintains viability and functionality of human and pig heart slices (300 µm thickness) for 6 days in culture. We optimized the medium and culture conditions with continuous electrical stimulation at 1.2 Hz and oxygenation of the medium. Functional viability of these slices over 6 days was confirmed by assessing their calcium homeostasis, twitch force generation, and response to β-adrenergic stimulation. Temporal transcriptome analysis using RNAseq at day 2, 6, and 10 in culture confirmed overall maintenance of normal gene expression for up to 6 days, while over 500 transcripts were differentially regulated after 10 days. Electron microscopy demonstrated intact mitochondria and Z-disc ultra-structures after 6 days in culture under our optimized conditions. This biomimetic culture system was successful in keeping human heart slices completely viable and functionally and structurally intact for 6 days in culture. We also used this system to demonstrate the effects of a novel gene therapy approach in human heart slices. Furthermore, this culture system enabled the assessment of contraction and relaxation kinetics on isolated single myofibrils from heart slices after culture. CONCLUSIONS We have developed and optimized a reliable medium-throughput culture system for pig and human heart slices as a platform for testing the efficacy of novel heart failure therapeutics and reliable testing of cardiotoxicity in a 3-dimensional heart model.
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- Qinghui Ou
- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Tenaya Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA (Z.J., K.N.I.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Departments of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (S.M.H., A.K.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Departments of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (S.M.H., A.K.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Tenaya Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA (Z.J., K.N.I.)
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- Department of Bioengineering (G.G., A.E.-B.), University of Louisville, KY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Department of Medicine (B.R., B.G.H., S.P.J., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (Y.-H.L., T.A.M.)
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (S.A.W., F.P., C.M.T.)
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (S.A.W., F.P., C.M.T.).,Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Germany (F.P.)
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- Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (Y.-H.L., T.A.M.)
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- Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Department of Medicine (B.R., B.G.H., S.P.J., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY.,Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Department of Medicine (B.R., B.G.H., S.P.J., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (S.A.W., F.P., C.M.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology (Q.O., R.R.E.A., X.-L.T., K.B., S.P.J., R.B., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY.,Envirome Institute, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Department of Medicine (B.R., B.G.H., S.P.J., T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (T.M.A.M.), University of Louisville, KY.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (T.M.A.M.).,Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Egypt (T.M.A.M.)
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