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Higher Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Function and Triggered Activity Contribute to Male Predisposition to Atrial Fibrillation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810724. [PMID: 36142639 PMCID: PMC9501955 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Male sex is one of the most important risk factors of atrial fibrillation (AF), with the incidence in men being almost double that in women. However, the reasons for this sex difference are unknown. Accordingly, in this study, we sought to determine whether there are sex differences in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in mouse atrial myocytes that might help explain male predisposition to AF. AF susceptibility was assessed in male (M) and female (F) mice (4–5 months old) using programmed electrical stimulation (EPS) protocols. Males were 50% more likely to develop AF. The Ca2+ transient amplitude was 28% higher in male atrial myocytes. Spontaneous systolic and diastolic Ca2+ releases, which are known sources of triggered activity, were significantly more frequent in males than females. The time to 90% decay of Ca2+ transient was faster in males. Males had 54% higher Na+-Ca2+ exchanger (NCX1) current density, and its expression was also more abundant. L-type Ca2+ current (ICaL) was recorded with and without BAPTA, a Ca2+ chelator. ICaL density was lower in males only in the absence of BAPTA, suggesting stronger Ca2+-dependent inactivation in males. CaV1.2 expression was similar between sexes. This study reports major sex differences in Ca2+ homeostasis in mouse atria, with larger Ca2+ transients and enhanced NCX1 function and expression in males resulting in more spontaneous Ca2+ releases. These sex differences may contribute to male susceptibility to AF by promoting triggered activity.
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Heijman J, Vernooy K, C van Gelder I. The road goes ever on: innovations and paradigm shifts in atrial fibrillation management. Europace 2021; 23:ii1-ii3. [PMID: 33837751 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jordi Heijman
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University and Maastricht University Medical Center+, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University and Maastricht University Medical Center+, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcentre, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Herraiz-Martínez A, Tarifa C, Jiménez-Sábado V, Llach A, Godoy-Marín H, Colino H, Nolla-Colomer C, Casabella S, Izquierdo-Castro P, Benítez I, Benítez R, Roselló-Díez E, Rodríguez-Font E, Viñolas X, Ciruela F, Cinca J, Hove-Madsen L. Influence of sex on intracellular calcium homeostasis in patients with atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 118:1033-1045. [PMID: 33788918 PMCID: PMC8930070 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with intracellular calcium disturbances in human atrial myocytes, but little is known about the potential influence of sex and we here aimed to address this issue. Methods and results Alterations in calcium regulatory mechanisms were assessed in human atrial myocytes from patients without AF or with long-standing persistent or permanent AF. Patch-clamp measurements revealed that L-type calcium current (ICa) density was significantly smaller in males with than without AF (−1.15 ± 0.37 vs. −2.06 ± 0.29 pA/pF) but not in females with AF (−1.88 ± 0.40 vs. −2.21 ± 0.0.30 pA/pF). In contrast, transient inward currents (ITi) were more frequent in females with than without AF (1.92 ± 0.36 vs. 1.10 ± 0.19 events/min) but not in males with AF. Moreover, confocal calcium imaging showed that females with AF had more calcium spark sites than those without AF (9.8 ± 1.8 vs. 2.2 ± 1.9 sites/µm2) and sparks were wider (3.0 ± 0.3 vs. 2.2 ± 0.3 µm) and lasted longer (79 ± 6 vs. 55 ± 8 ms), favouring their fusion into calcium waves that triggers ITIs and afterdepolarizations. This was linked to higher ryanodine receptor phosphorylation at s2808 in women with AF, and inhibition of adenosine A2A or beta-adrenergic receptors that modulate s2808 phosphorylation was able to reduce the higher incidence of ITI in women with AF. Conclusion Perturbations of the calcium homoeostasis in AF is sex-dependent, concurring with increased spontaneous SR calcium release-induced electrical activity in women but not in men, and with diminished ICa density in men only.
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- Biomedical Research Institute Barcelona Centre IIBB-CSIC.,IIB Sant Pau
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- Dept. Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, IDIBELL, Univ. Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuroscience Institute, Univ. Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Barcelona Centre IIBB-CSIC.,IIB Sant Pau
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- Biomedical Research Institute Barcelona Centre IIBB-CSIC.,IIB Sant Pau
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- Biostatistic Unit, Biomedical Research Institute, IRBLleida, Spain
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- Dept. Automatic Control, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona
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- Dept. Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept. Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona
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- Dept. Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, IDIBELL, Univ. Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuroscience Institute, Univ. Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept. Cardiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.,CIBERCV.,Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Barcelona Centre IIBB-CSIC.,IIB Sant Pau.,CIBERCV
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Chan CS, Lin YS, Lin YK, Chen YC, Kao YH, Hsu CC, Chen SA, Chen YJ. Atrial arrhythmogenesis in a rabbit model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Transl Res 2020; 223:25-39. [PMID: 32438072 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2020.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), however, its arrhythmogenic mechanisms are unclear. This study investigated the effects of COPD on AF triggers (pulmonary veins, PVs) and substrates (atria), and their potential underlying mechanisms. Electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and biochemical studies were conducted in control rabbits and rabbits with human leukocyte elastase (0.3 unit/kg)-induced COPD. Conventional microelectrode, Western blotting, and histological examinations were performed on PV, left atrium (LA), right atrium, and sinoatrial node (SAN) preparations from control rabbits and those with COPD. The rabbits with COPD had a higher incidence of atrial premature complexes, PV burst firing and delayed afterdepolarizations, higher sympathetic activity, larger LA, and faster PV spontaneous activity than did the control rabbits; but they exhibited a slower SAN beating rate. The LA of the rabbits with COPD had a shorter action potential duration and longer tachyarrhythmia induced by tachypacing (20 Hz) and isoproterenol (1 μM). Additionally, the rabbits with COPD had higher fibrosis in the PVs, LA, and SAN. H89 (10 μM), KN93 (1 μM), and KB-R7943 (10 μM) significantly suppressed burst firing and delayed afterdepolarizations in the PVs of the rabbits with COPD. Moreover, compared with the control rabbits, those with COPD had lower expression levels of the β1 adrenergic receptor, Cav 1.2, and Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in the PVs; Cav 1.2 in the LA; and hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated K+ channel 4 in the SAN. COPD increases atrial arrhythmogenesis by modulating the distinctive electrophysiological characteristics of the PVs, LA, and SAN.
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- Chao-Shun Chan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education and Research, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Heart Rhythm Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Insight into atrial fibrillation through analysis of the coding transcriptome in humans. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:817-826. [PMID: 32666467 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00735-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans, and its prevalence continues to increase because of the aging of the world population. Much still needs to be learned about the molecular pathways involved in the development and the persistence of the disease. Analysis of the transcriptome of cardiac tissue has provided valuable insight into diverse aspects of atrial remodeling, in particular concerning electrical remodeling-related to ion channels-and structural remodeling identified by dysregulation of processes linked to inflammation, fibrosis, oxidative stress, and thrombogenesis. The huge amount of data produced by these studies now represents a valuable source for the identification of novel potential therapeutic targets. In addition, the shift from cardiac tissue to peripheral blood as a substrate for transcriptome analysis revealed this strategy as a promising tool for improved diagnosis and therefore better patient care.
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Wamboldt R, Haseeb S, Waddington A, Baranchuk A. Cardiac arrhythmias secondary to hormone therapy in trans women. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019; 17:335-343. [PMID: 30987471 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1606713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Introduction: With greater social acceptance and the evolution of transgender medicine as a specialty, more trans women are seeking hormone therapy (HT). Several studies have identified an increase in cardiovascular disease in trans women, however no studies have investigated the incidence of arrhythmias. Using two cases from the authors' clinic as examples, we propose that hormone therapy in trans women may increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Areas covered: A literature search of sex hormones and cardiac arrhythmias was conducted. Using sex hormone studies completed in cis individuals and animal models we identified several similarities to trans women on HT. In cis men, low levels of testosterone are associated with increased rates of atrial fibrillation and right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias. The role of estradiol remains less clear but there is evidence to suggest that the administration of exogenous estrogen may increase the rates of cardiac arrhythmias in cis women. Expert opinion: Research in the field of transgender medicine is expanding. As more trans women initiate HT, we will have a larger database from which to collect information regarding the benefits and risks of treatment, including the potential side effect of arrhythmias.
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- Rachel Wamboldt
- a Division of Internal Medicine, Kingston Health Science Center , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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- b Division of Cardiology, Kingston Health Science Center , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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- c Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kingston Health Science Center , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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- b Division of Cardiology, Kingston Health Science Center , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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Dai W, Laforest B, Tyan L, Shen KM, Nadadur RD, Alvarado FJ, Mazurek SR, Lazarevic S, Gadek M, Wang Y, Li Y, Valdivia HH, Shen L, Broman MT, Moskowitz IP, Weber CR. A calcium transport mechanism for atrial fibrillation in Tbx5-mutant mice. eLife 2019; 8:41814. [PMID: 30896405 PMCID: PMC6428569 DOI: 10.7554/elife.41814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Risk for Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common human arrhythmia, has a major genetic component. The T-box transcription factor TBX5 influences human AF risk, and adult-specific Tbx5-mutant mice demonstrate spontaneous AF. We report that TBX5 is critical for cellular Ca2+ homeostasis, providing a molecular mechanism underlying the genetic implication of TBX5 in AF. We show that cardiomyocyte action potential (AP) abnormalities in Tbx5-deficient atrial cardiomyocytes are caused by a decreased sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2)-mediated SR calcium uptake which was balanced by enhanced trans-sarcolemmal calcium fluxes (calcium current and sodium/calcium exchanger), providing mechanisms for triggered activity. The AP defects, cardiomyocyte ectopy, and AF caused by TBX5 deficiency were rescued by phospholamban removal, which normalized SERCA function. These results directly link transcriptional control of SERCA2 activity, depressed SR Ca2+ sequestration, enhanced trans-sarcolemmal calcium fluxes, and AF, establishing a mechanism underlying the genetic basis for a Ca2+-dependent pathway for AF risk. The human heart contains four distinct chambers that work together to pump blood around the body. In individuals with a condition called atrial fibrillation, two of the chambers (known as the atria) beat irregularly and are unable to push all the blood they hold into the other two chambers of the heart. This can cause heart failure and increases the likelihood of blood clots, which may lead to stroke and heart attacks. Small molecules called calcium ions play a crucial role in regulating how and when the atria contract by driving electrical activity in heart cells. To contract the atria, a storage compartment within heart cells known as the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases calcium ions into the main compartment of the cells. Calcium ions also enter the cell from the surrounding tissue. As the atria relax, calcium ions are pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum or out of the cell by specific transport proteins. Individuals with mutations in a gene called Tbx5 are more likely to develop atrial fibrillation than other people, but it was not clear how such gene mutations contribute to the disease. Here, Dai, Laforest et al. used mice with a mutation in the Tbx5 gene to study how defects in Tbx5 affect electrical activity in heart cells. The experiments found that the Tbx5 gene was critical for calcium ions to drive normal electrical activity in mouse heart cells. Compared with heart cells from normal mice, the heart cells from the mutant mice had decreased flow of calcium ions into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and increased flow of calcium ions out of the cell. These findings provide a direct link between atrial fibrillation and the flow of calcium ions in heart cells. Together with previous work, these findings indicate that multiple different mechanisms could lead to atrial fibrillation, but that many of these involve changes in the flow of calcium ions. Therefore, personalized medicine, where clinicians uncover the specific mechanisms responsible for atrial fibrillation in individual patients, may play an important role in treating this condition in the future.
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- Wenli Dai
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.,Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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Denham NC, Pearman CM, Caldwell JL, Madders GWP, Eisner DA, Trafford AW, Dibb KM. Calcium in the Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1380. [PMID: 30337881 PMCID: PMC6180171 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with heart failure. A bidirectional relationship exists between the two-AF exacerbates heart failure causing a significant increase in heart failure symptoms, admissions to hospital and cardiovascular death, while pathological remodeling of the atria as a result of heart failure increases the risk of AF. A comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of AF is essential if we are to break this vicious circle. In this review, the latest evidence will be presented showing a fundamental role for calcium in both the induction and maintenance of AF. After outlining atrial electrophysiology and calcium handling, the role of calcium-dependent afterdepolarizations and atrial repolarization alternans in triggering AF will be considered. The atrial response to rapid stimulation will be discussed, including the short-term protection from calcium overload in the form of calcium signaling silencing and the eventual progression to diastolic calcium leak causing afterdepolarizations and the development of an electrical substrate that perpetuates AF. The role of calcium in the bidirectional relationship between heart failure and AF will then be covered. The effects of heart failure on atrial calcium handling that promote AF will be reviewed, including effects on both atrial myocytes and the pulmonary veins, before the aspects of AF which exacerbate heart failure are discussed. Finally, the limitations of human and animal studies will be explored allowing contextualization of what are sometimes discordant results.
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- Nathan C. Denham
- Unit of Cardiac Physiology, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Cardiac Physiology, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Wiersma M, Beuren TMA, de Vrij EL, Reitsema VA, Bruintjes JJ, Bouma HR, Brundel BJJM, Henning RH. Torpor-arousal cycles in Syrian hamster heart are associated with transient activation of the protein quality control system. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 223:23-28. [PMID: 29894736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hibernation consists of torpor, with marked suppression of metabolism and physiological functions, alternated with arousal periods featuring their full restoration. The heart is particularly challenged, exemplified by its rate reduction from 400 to 5-10 beats per minute during torpor in Syrian hamsters. In addition, during arousals, the heart needs to accommodate the very rapid return to normal function, which lead to our hypothesis that cardiac function during hibernation is supported by maintenance of protein homeostasis through adaptations in the protein quality control (PQC) system. Hereto, we examined autophagy, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) unfolded protein (UPRER) response and the heat shock response (HSR) in Syrian hamster hearts during torpor and arousal. Transition from torpor to arousal (1.5 h) was associated with stimulation of the PQC system during early arousal, demonstrated by induction of autophagosomes, as shown by an increase in LC3B-II protein abundance, likely related to the activation of the UPRER during late torpor in response to proteotoxic stress. The HSR was not activated during torpor or arousal. Our results demonstrate activation of the cardiac PQC system - particularly autophagosomal degradation - in early arousal in response to cardiac stress, to clear excess aberrant or damaged proteins, being gradually formed during the torpor bout and/or the rapid increase in heart rate during the transition from torpor to arousal. This mechanism may enable the large gain in cardiac function during the transition from torpor to arousal, which may hold promise to further understand 'hibernation' of cardiomyocytes in human heart disease.
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- Marit Wiersma
- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wiersma M, Meijering RAM, Qi XY, Zhang D, Liu T, Hoogstra-Berends F, Sibon OCM, Henning RH, Nattel S, Brundel BJJM. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Is Associated With Autophagy and Cardiomyocyte Remodeling in Experimental and Human Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.117.006458. [PMID: 29066441 PMCID: PMC5721854 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Background Derailment of proteostasis, the homeostasis of production, function, and breakdown of proteins, contributes importantly to the self‐perpetuating nature of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm disorder in humans. Autophagy plays an important role in proteostasis by degrading aberrant proteins and organelles. Herein, we investigated the role of autophagy and its activation pathway in experimental and clinical AF. Methods and Results Tachypacing of HL‐1 atrial cardiomyocytes causes a gradual and significant activation of autophagy, as evidenced by enhanced LC3B‐II expression, autophagic flux and autophagosome formation, and degradation of p62, resulting in reduction of Ca2+ amplitude. Autophagy is activated downstream of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress: blocking ER stress by the chemical chaperone 4‐phenyl butyrate, overexpression of the ER chaperone‐protein heat shock protein A5, or overexpression of a phosphorylation‐blocked mutant of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) prevents autophagy activation and Ca2+‐transient loss in tachypaced HL‐1 cardiomyocytes. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of ER stress in tachypaced Drosophila confirms its role in derailing cardiomyocyte function. In vivo treatment with sodium salt of phenyl butyrate protected atrial‐tachypaced dog cardiomyocytes from electrical remodeling (action potential duration shortening, L‐type Ca2+‐current reduction), cellular Ca2+‐handling/contractile dysfunction, and ER stress and autophagy; it also attenuated AF progression. Finally, atrial tissue from patients with persistent AF reveals activation of autophagy and induction of ER stress, which correlates with markers of cardiomyocyte damage. Conclusions These results identify ER stress–associated autophagy as an important pathway in AF progression and demonstrate the potential therapeutic action of the ER‐stress inhibitor 4‐phenyl butyrate.
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- Marit Wiersma
- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Zhang F, Bian Y, Huang L, Fan W. Association between connexin 40 and potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 5 expression in the atrial myocytes of patients with atrial fibrillation. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:5170-5176. [PMID: 29201233 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.5129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Structural and electrical remodeling within the atrium mediate the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Two key genes that sever a role in this remodeling are connexin 40 (Cx40) and potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 5 (KCNA5), respectively. Electrical remodeling is considered to induce structural remodeling during AF. In the present study, the left atrial appendage section and atrial myocytes of patients with AF were evaluated. It was observed that Cx40 and KCNA5 mRNA (P<0.05) and protein (P<0.01) expression was significantly downregulated in AF compared with rheumatic heart disease. In addition, a positive correlation between the mRNA expression Cx40 and KCNA5 was observed in the atrial myocytes of patients with AF (P<0.05; r=0.42). The association between Cx40 and KCNA5 expression was subsequently investigated in primary cultured atrial myocytes using siRNA transfection. In atrial myocytes, downregulation of Cx40 inhibited the expression of KCNA5. Similarly, silencing of KCNA5 suppressed the expression of Cx40. These results indicate that synergistic regulation may occur between Cx40 and KCNA5 expression. Furthermore, the combined effects of electrical and structural remodeling in the atrial myocytes of patients with AF may contribute to the pathogenesis of AF.
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- Fei Zhang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, P.R. China.,Graduate School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510182, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanshan People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, P.R. China
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Heijman J, Ghezelbash S, Wehrens XHT, Dobrev D. Serine/Threonine Phosphatases in Atrial Fibrillation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017; 103:110-120. [PMID: 28077320 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Serine/threonine protein phosphatases control dephosphorylation of numerous cardiac proteins, including a variety of ion channels and calcium-handling proteins, thereby providing precise post-translational regulation of cardiac electrophysiology and function. Accordingly, dysfunction of this regulation can contribute to the initiation, maintenance and progression of cardiac arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder and is characterized by electrical, autonomic, calcium-handling, contractile, and structural remodeling, which include, among other things, changes in the phosphorylation status of a wide range of proteins. Here, we review AF-associated alterations in the phosphorylation of atrial ion channels, calcium-handling and contractile proteins, and their role in AF-pathophysiology. We highlight the mechanisms controlling the phosphorylation of these proteins and focus on the role of altered dephosphorylation via local type-1, type-2A and type-2B phosphatases (PP1, PP2A, and PP2B, also known as calcineurin, respectively). Finally, we discuss the challenges for phosphatase research, potential therapeutic significance of altered phosphatase-mediated protein dephosphorylation in AF, as well as future directions.
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- Jordi Heijman
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Pavlovic M, Schaller A, Steiner B, Berdat P, Carrel T, Pfammatter JP, Ammann RA, Gallati S. Gender Modulates the Expression of Calcium-Regulating Proteins in Pediatric Atrial Myocardium. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 230:853-9. [PMID: 16339750 DOI: 10.1177/153537020523001110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A differential expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase (SERCA2a) and phospholamban (PLB) characterizes the remodeling process in heart failure and atrial arrhythmias in adult patients. Gender is known to modulate the course and Prognosis of different forms of heart disease. We hypothesized that gender plays a role in molecular changes of myocardial calcium regulating components already in childhood. Moreover, we studied the influence of volume overloaded (VO) on SERCA2a and PLB in pediatric patients. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to measure mRNA expression of SERCA2a and PLB in atrial myocardium from 30 pediatric patients (12 girls, 18 boys). Eighteen patients had VO right atria, and 12 patients had not-overloaded atria (NO). Protein expression was studied by Western blot. In the entire population, SERCA2a and PLB expression was not different between girls and boys. If hemodynamic overload was taken into account, SERCA2a mRNA expression was significantly reduced in the VO group compared with the NO group (P = 0.021). The VO versus NO difference was restricted to toys, which corresponds to a highly significant interaction of gender versus VO status (P = 0.002). The PLB to SERCA2a Protein ratio was significantly lower in girls (P = 0.028). The decrease in SERCA2a mRNA expression in VO atrial myocardium and the PLB to SERCA2a ratio of protein expression was modulated by gender in this pediatric population. To our knowledge, this study is the first to show the impact of gender on the differential expression of calcium-regulating components in Pediatric cardiac patients.
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- Mladen Pavlovic
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, Berne, Switzerland.
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Kazanski V, Mitrokhin VM, Mladenov MI, Kamkin AG. Cytokine Effects on Mechano-Induced Electrical Activity in Atrial Myocardium. Immunol Invest 2016; 46:22-37. [PMID: 27617892 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2016.1208220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The role of cytokines as regulators of stretch-related mechanisms is of special importance since mechano-sensitivity plays an important role in a wide variety of biological processes. Here, we elucidate the influence of cytokine application on mechano-sensitivity and mechano-transduction. The atrial myocardial stretch induces production of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, IL-13, IL-17A, and IL-18 with exception of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), IL-1β, and vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B). Positive ionotropic effect was specific for VEGF-B, negative ionotropic effects were specific for TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-13, IL-17A and IL-18, while IL-1α doesn't show direct ionotropic effect. The IL-2, IL-6, IL-17A, IL-18, and VEGF-B cause elongation of the APD, in comparison with the reduced APD caused by the IL-13. The TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-18 influences L-type Ca2+ channels, IL-2 has an inhibitory effect on the fast Na+ channels while IL-17A and VEGF-B were specific for Kir channels. With exception of the IL-1α, IL-2, and VEGF-B, all analyzed cytokines include nitric oxide dependent signaling with resultant combined effects on mechano-gated and Ca2+ channels. The relationships between these pathways and the time-dependence of their activation are of important considerations in the evaluation of cytokine-induced electrical abnormality, specific for cardiac dysfunctions. In general, the discussion presented in this review covers research devoted to counterbalance between different cytokines in the regulation of stretch-induced effects in rat atrial myocardium. ABBREVIATIONS APs: action potentials; APD25: action potential durations to 25% of re-polarization; APD50: action potential durations to 50% of repolarization; APD90: action potential durations to 90% of repolarization; MGCs: mechanically gated channels.
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- V Kazanski
- a Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology , Russian National Research Medical University , Moscow , Russia
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- a Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology , Russian National Research Medical University , Moscow , Russia
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- a Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology , Russian National Research Medical University , Moscow , Russia.,b Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology , "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University , Skopje , Macedonia
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- a Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology , Russian National Research Medical University , Moscow , Russia
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an extremely prevalent arrhythmia that presents a wide range of therapeutic challenges. AF usually begins in a self-terminating paroxysmal form (pAF). With time, the AF pattern often evolves to become persistent (nonterminating within 7 days). Important differences exist between pAF and persistent AF in terms of clinical features, in particular the responsiveness to antiarrhythmic drugs and ablation therapy. AF mechanisms have been extensively reviewed, but few or no Reviews focus specifically on the pathophysiology of pAF. Accordingly, in this Review, we examine the available data on the electrophysiological basis for pAF occurrence and maintenance, as well as the molecular mechanisms forming the underlying substrate. We first consider the mechanistic insights that have been obtained from clinical studies in the electrophysiology laboratory, noninvasive observations, and genetic studies. We then discuss the information about underlying molecular mechanisms that has been obtained from experimental studies on animal models and patient samples. Finally, we discuss the data available from animal models with spontaneous AF presentation, their relationship to clinical findings, and their relevance to understanding the mechanisms underlying pAF. Our analysis then turns to potential factors governing cases of progression from pAF to persistent AF and the clinical implications of the basic mechanisms we review. We conclude by identifying and discussing questions that we consider particularly important to address through future research in this area.
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Majumder R, Jangsangthong W, Feola I, Ypey DL, Pijnappels DA, Panfilov AV. A Mathematical Model of Neonatal Rat Atrial Monolayers with Constitutively Active Acetylcholine-Mediated K+ Current. PLoS Comput Biol 2016; 12:e1004946. [PMID: 27332890 PMCID: PMC4917258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent form of arrhythmia occurring in the industrialized world. Because of its complex nature, each identified form of AF requires specialized treatment. Thus, an in-depth understanding of the bases of these arrhythmias is essential for therapeutic development. A variety of experimental studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms of AF are performed using primary cultures of neonatal rat atrial cardiomyocytes (NRAMs). Previously, we have shown that the distinct advantage of NRAM cultures is that they allow standardized, systematic, robust re-entry induction in the presence of a constitutively-active acetylcholine-mediated K+ current (IKACh-c). Experimental studies dedicated to mechanistic explorations of AF, using these cultures, often use computer models for detailed electrophysiological investigations. However, currently, no mathematical model for NRAMs is available. Therefore, in the present study we propose the first model for the action potential (AP) of a NRAM with constitutively-active acetylcholine-mediated K+ current (IKACh-c). The descriptions of the ionic currents were based on patch-clamp data obtained from neonatal rats. Our monolayer model closely mimics the action potential duration (APD) restitution and conduction velocity (CV) restitution curves presented in our previous in vitro studies. In addition, the model reproduces the experimentally observed dynamics of spiral wave rotation, in the absence and in the presence of drug interventions, and in the presence of localized myofibroblast heterogeneities. A fundamentally important element in cardiac in silico research is a model for the cardiac cell. It provides a link between measurable characteristics at the subcellular level and biological processes at the whole cell level, thereby allowing the researcher to study mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias from a molecular cell biological perspective. Such studies are of vast importance for the advancement of understanding of living systems from cells to patient populations. This paper is a joint in silico-experimental study in which we propose the first model for the action potential of an NRAM. To develop this model, we fitted patch-clamp data from recent literature, while additionally performing specific measurements of IKACh-c in NRAMs. IKACh-c is an important factor in atrial arrhythmogenesis and a promising target for pharmacological AF-management. The model reproduces in vitro results such as standard characteristics of AP morphology, restitution, and spiral wave dynamics in monolayers, with effects of a subsequent drug-intervention and in the presence of localized myofibroblast heterogeneities. Thus it can be used as a tool to provide computational support to a variety of systematic experimental studies that investigate the mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF) in NRAM cultures.
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- Rupamanjari Majumder
- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
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Tétreault MP, Bourdin B, Briot J, Segura E, Lesage S, Fiset C, Parent L. Identification of Glycosylation Sites Essential for Surface Expression of the CaVα2δ1 Subunit and Modulation of the Cardiac CaV1.2 Channel Activity. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:4826-43. [PMID: 26742847 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.692178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alteration in the L-type current density is one aspect of the electrical remodeling observed in patients suffering from cardiac arrhythmias. Changes in channel function could result from variations in the protein biogenesis, stability, post-translational modification, and/or trafficking in any of the regulatory subunits forming cardiac L-type Ca(2+) channel complexes. CaVα2δ1 is potentially the most heavily N-glycosylated subunit in the cardiac L-type CaV1.2 channel complex. Here, we show that enzymatic removal of N-glycans produced a 50-kDa shift in the mobility of cardiac and recombinant CaVα2δ1 proteins. This change was also observed upon simultaneous mutation of the 16 Asn sites. Nonetheless, the mutation of only 6/16 sites was sufficient to significantly 1) reduce the steady-state cell surface fluorescence of CaVα2δ1 as characterized by two-color flow cytometry assays and confocal imaging; 2) decrease protein stability estimated from cycloheximide chase assays; and 3) prevent the CaVα2δ1-mediated increase in the peak current density and voltage-dependent gating of CaV1.2. Reversing the N348Q and N812Q mutations in the non-operational sextuplet Asn mutant protein partially restored CaVα2δ1 function. Single mutation N663Q and double mutations N348Q/N468Q, N348Q/N812Q, and N468Q/N812Q decreased protein stability/synthesis and nearly abolished steady-state cell surface density of CaVα2δ1 as well as the CaVα2δ1-induced up-regulation of L-type currents. These results demonstrate that Asn-663 and to a lesser extent Asn-348, Asn-468, and Asn-812 contribute to protein stability/synthesis of CaVα2δ1, and furthermore that N-glycosylation of CaVα2δ1 is essential to produce functional L-type Ca(2+) channels.
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- From the Départment de Physiologie Moléculaire et Intégrative, Faculté de Médecine, and
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- From the Départment de Physiologie Moléculaire et Intégrative, Faculté de Médecine, and
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- From the Départment de Physiologie Moléculaire et Intégrative, Faculté de Médecine, and
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- Départment de Microbiologie, Infectiologie, and Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal and
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- From the Départment de Physiologie Moléculaire et Intégrative, Faculté de Médecine, and
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Zhang D, Hu X, Henning RH, Brundel BJJM. Keeping up the balance: role of HDACs in cardiac proteostasis and therapeutic implications for atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2015; 109:519-26. [PMID: 26645980 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cardiomyocytes are long-lived post-mitotic cells with limited regenerative capacity. Proper cardiomyocyte function depends critically on the maintenance of a healthy homeostasis of protein expression, folding, assembly, trafficking, function, and degradation, together commonly referred to as proteostasis. Impairment of proteostasis has a prominent role in the pathophysiology of ageing-related neurodegenerative diseases including Huntington's, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease. Emerging evidence reveals also a role for impaired proteostasis in the pathophysiology of common human cardiac diseases such as cardiac hypertrophy, dilated and ischaemic cardiomyopathies, and atrial fibrillation (AF). Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have recently been recognized as key modulators which control cardiac proteostasis by deacetylating various proteins. By deacetylating chromatin proteins, including histones, HDACs modulate epigenetic regulation of pathological gene expression. Also, HDACs exert a broad range of functions outside the nucleus by deacetylating structural and contractile proteins. The cytosolic actions of HDACs result in changed protein function through post-translational modifications and/or modulation of their degradation. This review describes the mechanisms underlying the derailment of proteostasis in AF and subsequently focuses on the role of HDACs herein. In addition, the therapeutic potential of HDAC inhibition to maintain a healthy proteostasis resulting in a delay in AF onset and progression is discussed.
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- Deli Zhang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30 001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30 001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30 001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30 001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands Department of Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mitrokhin V, Mladenov M, Kamkin A. Effects of interleukin-6 on the bio-electric activity of rat atrial tissue under normal conditions and during gradual stretching. Immunobiology 2015; 220:1107-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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van Marion DMS, Lanters EAH, Wiersma M, Allessie MA, Brundel BBJJM, de Groot NMS. Diagnosis and Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation: The Past, The Present and The Future. J Atr Fibrillation 2015; 8:1216. [PMID: 27957185 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common age-related cardiac arrhythmia. It is a progressive disease, which makes treatment difficult. The progression of AF is caused by the accumulation of damage in cardiomyocytes which makes the atria more vulnerable for AF. Especially structural remodeling and electrical remodeling, together called electropathology are sustainable in the atria and impair functional recovery to sinus rhythm after cardioversion. The exact electropathological mechanisms underlying persistence of AF are at present unknown. High resolution wavemapping studies in patients with different types of AF showed that longitudinal dissociation in conduction and epicardial breakthrough were the key elements of the substrate of longstanding persistent AF. A double layer of electrically dissociated waves propagating transmurally can explain persistence of AF (Double Layer Hypothesis) but the molecular mechanism is unknown. Derailment of proteasis -defined as the homeostasis in protein synthesis, folding, assembly, trafficking, guided by chaperones, and clearance by protein degradation systems - may play an important role in remodeling of the cardiomyocyte. As current therapies are not effective in attenuating AF progression, step-by-step analysis of this process, in order to identify potential targets for drug therapy, is essential. In addition, novel mapping approaches enabling assessment of the degree of electropathology in the individual patient are mandatory to develop patient-tailored therapies. The aims of this review are to 1) summarize current knowledge of the electrical and molecular mechanisms underlying AF 2) discuss the shortcomings of present diagnostic instruments and therapeutic options and 3) to present potential novel diagnostic tools and therapeutic targets.
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- Denise M S van Marion
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Optimal cardiac function depends on proper timing of excitation and contraction in various regions of the heart, as well as on appropriate heart rate. This is accomplished via specialized electrical properties of various components of the system, including the sinoatrial node, atria, atrioventricular node, His-Purkinje system, and ventricles. Here we review the major regionally determined electrical properties of these cardiac regions and present the available data regarding the molecular and ionic bases of regional cardiac function and dysfunction. Understanding these differences is of fundamental importance for the investigation of arrhythmia mechanisms and pharmacotherapy.
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- Daniel C Bartos
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Kim GE, Young LH. AMPK and the Atrial Response to Metabolic Inhibition∗. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66:59-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhao Z, Wang X, Li J, Yang W, Cheng L, Chen Y, Liu T, Liu E, Chen K, Li G. Protective effects of aliskiren on atrial ionic remodeling in a canine model of rapid atrial pacing. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2014; 28:137-43. [PMID: 24488001 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-014-6509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Aliskiren inhibits the activation of the renin-angiotensin system. Here, we investigated the effects of aliskiren on chronic atrial iron remodeling in the experimental canine model of rapid atrial pacing. METHODS Twenty-eight dogs were assigned to sham (S), control paced (C), paced + aliskiren (10 mg Kg(-1) d(-1), A1), and paced + aliskiren (20 mg Kg(-1) d(-1), A2) groups. Rapid atrial pacing at 500 bpm was maintained for 2 weeks, while group S was not paced. Levels of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II after pacing were determined by ELISA. Whole-cell patch-clamp technique, western blot, and RT-PCR were applied to assess atrial ionic remodeling. RESULTS The density of I CaL and I Na currents (pA/pF) was significantly lower in group C compared with group S (I CaL: -4.09 ± 1.46 vs. -6.12 ± 0.58,P < 0.05; I Na: 30.48 ± 6.08 vs. 46.31 ± 4.73, P < 0.05). However, the high dose of aliskiren elevated the density of I CaL and I Na currents compared with group C (I CaL: -6.23 ± 1.35 vs. -4.09 ± 1.46, P < 0.05; I Na: 58.62 ± 16.17 vs. 30.48 ± 6.08, P < 0.01). The relative mRNA and protein expression levels of Cav1.2 and Nav1.5α were downregulated in group C respectively (Cav1.2: 0.46 ± 0.08; Nav1.5α: 0.52 ± 0.08, P < 0.01; Cav1.2: 0.31 ± 0.03; Nav1.5α: 0.41 ± 0.04, P < 0.01;), but were upregulated by aliskiren. CONCLUSIONS Aliskiren has protective effects on atrial tachycardia-induced atrial ionic remodeling.
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- Zhiqiang Zhao
- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People's Republic of China
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Lin H, Yin X, Lunetta KL, Dupuis J, McManus DD, Lubitz SA, Magnani JW, Joehanes R, Munson PJ, Larson MG, Levy D, Ellinor PT, Benjamin EJ. Whole blood gene expression and atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96794. [PMID: 24805109 PMCID: PMC4013062 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) involves substantial electrophysiological, structural and contractile remodeling. We hypothesize that characterizing gene expression might uncover important pathways related to AF. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed genome-wide whole blood transcriptomic profiling (Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST Array) of 2446 participants (mean age 66 ± 9 years, 55% women) from the Offspring cohort of Framingham Heart Study. The study included 177 participants with prevalent AF, 143 with incident AF during up to 7 years follow up, and 2126 participants with no AF. We identified seven genes statistically significantly up-regulated with prevalent AF. The most significant gene, PBX1 (P = 2.8 × 10(-7)), plays an important role in cardiovascular development. We integrated differential gene expression with gene-gene interaction information to identify several signaling pathways possibly involved in AF-related transcriptional regulation. We did not detect any statistically significant transcriptomic associations with incident AF. CONCLUSION We examined associations of gene expression with AF in a large community-based cohort. Our study revealed several genes and signaling pathways that are potentially involved in AF-related transcriptional regulation.
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- Honghuang Lin
- Section of Computational Biomedicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, and Epidemiology Division, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mathematical and Statistical Computing Laboratory, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Population Sciences Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Mathematical and Statistical Computing Laboratory, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Population Sciences Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Population Sciences Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Section of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Voigt N, Heijman J, Wang Q, Chiang DY, Li N, Karck M, Wehrens XHT, Nattel S, Dobrev D. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of atrial arrhythmogenesis in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2013; 129:145-156. [PMID: 24249718 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.006641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Electrical, structural, and Ca2+ -handling remodeling contribute to the perpetuation/progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent evidence has suggested a role for spontaneous sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -release events in long-standing persistent AF, but the occurrence and mechanisms of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -release events in paroxysmal AF (pAF) are unknown. METHOD AND RESULTS Right-atrial appendages from control sinus rhythm patients or patients with pAF (last episode a median of 10-20 days preoperatively) were analyzed with simultaneous measurements of [Ca2+]i (fluo-3-acetoxymethyl ester) and membrane currents/action potentials (patch-clamp) in isolated atrial cardiomyocytes, and Western blot. Action potential duration, L-type Ca2+ current, and Na+ /Ca2+ -exchange current were unaltered in pAF, indicating the absence of AF-induced electrical remodeling. In contrast, there were increases in SR Ca2+ leak and incidence of delayed after-depolarizations in pAF. Ca2+ -transient amplitude and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ load (caffeine-induced Ca2+ -transient amplitude, integrated Na+/Ca2+ -exchange current) were larger in pAF. Ca2+ -transient decay was faster in pAF, but the decay of caffeine-induced Ca2+ transients was unaltered, suggesting increased SERCA2a function. In agreement, phosphorylation (inactivation) of the SERCA2a-inhibitor protein phospholamban was increased in pAF. Ryanodine receptor fractional phosphorylation was unaltered in pAF, whereas ryanodine receptor expression and single-channel open probability were increased. A novel computational model of the human atrial cardiomyocyte indicated that both ryanodine receptor dysregulation and enhanced SERCA2a activity promote increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -release events, causing delayed after-depolarizations/triggered activity in pAF. CONCLUSIONS Increased diastolic sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak and related delayed after-depolarizations/triggered activity promote cellular arrhythmogenesis in pAF patients. Biochemical, functional, and modeling studies point to a combination of increased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ load related to phospholamban hyperphosphorylation and ryanodine receptor dysregulation as underlying mechanisms.
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- Niels Voigt
- Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Experimental Cardiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Experimental Cardiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Hill JA, Diwan A. Ca(2+) leak in atrial fibrillation: junctophilin-2 stabilizes ryanodine receptor. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 62:2020-2022. [PMID: 23973695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Joseph A Hill
- Departments of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Washington University School of Medicine and John Cochran VAMC, St. Louis, Missouri
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Xu GJ, Gan TY, Tang BP, Chen ZH, Jiang T, Song JG, Guo X, Li JX. Age-related changes in cellular electrophysiology and calcium handling for atrial fibrillation. J Cell Mol Med 2013; 17:1109-18. [PMID: 23837844 PMCID: PMC4118170 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This study was to investigate whether or not the dysfunction of atrial repolarization and abnormality of the intracellular Ca2+ handling protein was augmented with ageing. Four groups of dogs were studied, adult and aged dogs in sinus rhythm (SR) and atrial fibrillation (AF) induced by rapid atrial pacing. We used whole cell patch clamp recording techniques to measure L-type Ca2+ current in cardiomyocytes dispersed from the left atria. Expressions of the Ca2+ handling protein were measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot methods. Cardiomyocytes from old atria showed longer action potential (AP) duration to 90% repolarization, lower AP plateau potential and peak L-type Ca2+ current densities at both age groups in SR. AF led to a higher maximum diastolic potential, an increase of amplitude of phase 0, decreases of AP duration to 90% repolarization, plateau potential and peak L-type Ca2+ current densities. Compared to the adult group, mRNA and protein expressions of the L-type calcium channel a1c were decreased, whereas expressions of calcium adenosine triphosphatase were increased in the aged group. Compared to SR group, expressions of Ca2+ handling protein except for phospholamban were significantly decreased in both age groups with AF. We conclude that these ageing-induced electrophysiological and molecular changes showed that general pathophysiological adaptations might provide a substrate conducive to AF.
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- Guo-Jun Xu
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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Greiser M, Schotten U. Dynamic remodeling of intracellular Ca2+ signaling during atrial fibrillation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2013; 58:134-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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De Jong AM, Maass AH, Oberdorf-Maass SU, De Boer RA, Van Gilst WH, Van Gelder IC. Cyclical stretch induces structural changes in atrial myocytes. J Cell Mol Med 2013; 17:743-53. [PMID: 23617620 PMCID: PMC3823178 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) often occurs in the presence of an underlying disease. These underlying diseases cause atrial remodelling, which make the atria more susceptible to AF. Stretch is an important mediator in the remodelling process. The aim of this study was to develop an atrial cell culture model mimicking remodelling due to atrial pressure overload. Neonatal rat atrial cardiomyocytes (NRAM) were cultured and subjected to cyclical stretch on elastic membranes. Stretching with 1 Hz and 15% elongation for 30 min. resulted in increased expression of immediate early genes and phosphorylation of Erk and p38. A 24-hr stretch period resulted in hypertrophy-related changes including increased cell diameter, reinduction of the foetal gene program and cell death. No evidence of apoptosis was observed. Expression of atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide and growth differentiation factor-15 was increased, and calcineurin signalling was activated. Expression of several potassium channels was decreased, suggesting electrical remodelling. Atrial stretch-induced change in skeletal α-actin expression was inhibited by pravastatin, but not by eplerenone or losartan. Stretch of NRAM results in elevation of stress markers, changes related to hypertrophy and dedifferentiation, electrical remodelling and cell death. This model can contribute to investigating the mechanisms involved in the remodelling process caused by stretch and to the testing of pharmaceutical agents.
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- Anne Margreet De Jong
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Low-level ganglionated plexus stimulation facilitates atrial fibrillation: in vivo and in vitro studies. Auton Neurosci 2012; 168:58-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Grandi E, Workman AJ, Pandit SV. Altered Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation. J Atr Fibrillation 2012; 4:495. [PMID: 28496736 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2011] [Revised: 02/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review focuses on the (mal)adaptive processes in atrial excitation-contraction coupling occurring in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Cellular remodeling includes shortening of the atrial action potential duration and effective refractory period, depressed intracellular Ca2+ transient, and reduced myocyte contractility. Here we summarize the current knowledge of the ionic bases underlying these changes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of excitation-contraction-coupling remodeling in the fibrillating human atria is important to identify new potential targets for AF therapy.
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- Eleonora Grandi
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Center for Arrhythmia Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Rodrigo R. Prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: novel and safe strategy based on the modulation of the antioxidant system. Front Physiol 2012; 3:93. [PMID: 22518106 PMCID: PMC3325031 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia following cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. The pathogenesis of postoperative AF is multifactorial. Oxidative stress, caused by the unavoidable ischemia-reperfusion event occurring in this setting, is a major contributory factor. Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-derived effects could result in lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, or DNA oxidation of cardiac tissue, thus leading to functional and structural myocardial remodeling. The vulnerability of myocardial tissue to the oxidative challenge is also dependent on the activity of the antioxidant system. High ROS levels, overwhelming this system, should result in deleterious cellular effects, such as the induction of necrosis, apoptosis, or autophagy. Nevertheless, tissue exposure to low to moderate ROS levels could trigger a survival response with a trend to reinforce the antioxidant defense system. Administration of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), known to involve a moderate ROS production, is consistent with a diminished vulnerability to the development of postoperative AF. Accordingly, supplementation of n-3 PUFA successfully reduced the incidence of postoperative AF after coronary bypass grafting. This response is due to an up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes, as shown in experimental models. In turn, non-enzymatic antioxidant reinforcement through vitamin C administration prior to cardiac surgery has also reduced the postoperative AF incidence. Therefore, it should be expected that a mixed therapy result in an improvement of the cardioprotective effect by modulating both components of the antioxidant system. We present novel available evidence supporting the hypothesis of an effective prevention of postoperative AF including a two-step therapeutic strategy: n-3 PUFA followed by vitamin C supplementation to patients scheduled for cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. The present study should encourage the design of clinical trials aimed to test the efficacy of this strategy to offer new therapeutic opportunities to patients challenged by ischemia-reperfusion events not solely in heart, but also in other organs such as kidney or liver in transplantation surgeries.
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- Ramón Rodrigo
- Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of ChileSantiago, Chile
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Meijering RAM, Zhang D, Hoogstra-Berends F, Henning RH, Brundel BJJM. Loss of proteostatic control as a substrate for atrial fibrillation: a novel target for upstream therapy by heat shock proteins. Front Physiol 2012; 3:36. [PMID: 22375124 PMCID: PMC3284689 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common, sustained clinical tachyarrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality. AF is a persistent condition with progressive structural remodeling of the atrial cardiomyocytes due to the AF itself, resulting in cellular changes commonly observed in aging and in other heart diseases. While rhythm control by electrocardioversion or drug treatment is the treatment of choice in symptomatic AF patients, its efficacy is still limited. Current research is directed at preventing first-onset AF by limiting the development of substrates underlying AF progression and resembles mechanism-based therapy. Upstream therapy refers to the use of non-ion channel anti-arrhythmic drugs that modify the atrial substrate- or target-specific mechanisms of AF, with the ultimate aim to prevent the occurrence (primary prevention) or recurrence of the arrhythmia following (spontaneous) conversion (secondary prevention). Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones and comprise a large family of proteins involved in the protection against various forms of cellular stress. Their classical function is the conservation of proteostasis via prevention of toxic protein aggregation by binding to (partially) unfolded proteins. Our recent data reveal that HSPs prevent electrical, contractile, and structural remodeling of cardiomyocytes, thus attenuating the AF substrate in cellular, Drosophila melanogaster, and animal experimental models. Furthermore, studies in humans suggest a protective role for HSPs against the progression from paroxysmal AF to persistent AF and in recurrence of AF. In this review, we discuss upregulation of the heat shock response system as a novel target for upstream therapy to prevent derailment of proteostasis and consequently progression and recurrence of AF.
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- Roelien A M Meijering
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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Ronkainen JJ, Hänninen SL, Korhonen T, Koivumäki JT, Skoumal R, Rautio S, Ronkainen VP, Tavi P. Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II represses cardiac transcription of the L-type calcium channel alpha(1C)-subunit gene (Cacna1c) by DREAM translocation. J Physiol 2011; 589:2669-86. [PMID: 21486818 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.201400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Recent studies have demonstrated that changes in the activity of calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) induce a unique cardiomyocyte phenotype through the regulation of specific genes involved in excitation-contraction (E-C)-coupling. To explain the transcriptional effects of CaMKII we identified a novel CaMKII-dependent pathway for controlling the expression of the pore-forming α-subunit (Cav1.2) of the L-type calcium channel (LTCC) in cardiac myocytes. We show that overexpression of either cytosolic (δC) or nuclear (δB) CaMKII isoforms selectively downregulate the expression of the Cav1.2. Pharmacological inhibition of CaMKII activity induced measurable changes in LTCC current density and subsequent changes in cardiomyocyte calcium signalling in less than 24 h. The effect of CaMKII on the α1C-subunit gene (Cacna1c) promoter was abolished by deletion of the downstream regulatory element (DRE), which binds transcriptional repressor DREAM/calsenilin/KChIP3. Imaging DREAM-GFP (green fluorescent protein)-expressing cardiomyocytes showed that CaMKII potentiates the calcium-induced nuclear translocation of DREAM. Thereby CaMKII increases DREAM binding to the DRE consensus sequence of the endogenous Cacna1c gene. By mathematical modelling we demonstrate that the LTCC downregulation through the Ca2+-CaMKII-DREAM cascade constitutes a physiological feedback mechanism enabling cardiomyocytes to adjust the calcium intrusion through LTCCs to the amount of intracellular calcium detected by CaMKII.
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- Jarkko J Ronkainen
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, Neulaniementie 2, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Ramos-Mondragón R, Vega AV, Avila G. Long-term modulation of Na+ and K+ channels by TGF-β1 in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes. Pflugers Arch 2011; 461:235-47. [PMID: 21229261 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0912-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Previous work shows that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) promotes several heart alterations, including atrial fibrillation (AF). In this work, we hypothesized that these effects might be associated with a potential modulation of Na(+) and K(+) channels. Atrial myocytes were cultured 1-2 days under either control conditions, or the presence of TGF-β1. Subsequently, Na(+) (I(Na)) and K(+) (I(K)) currents were investigated under whole-cell patch-clamp conditions. Three K(+) currents were isolated: inward rectifier (I(Kin)), outward transitory (I(to)), and outward sustained (I(Ksus)). Interestingly, TGF-β1 decreased (50%) the densities of I(Kin) and I(Ksus) but not of I(to). In addition, the growth factor reduced by 80% the amount of I(Na) available at -80 mV. This effect was due to a significant reduction (30%) in the maximum I(Na) recruited at very negative potentials or I(max), as well as to an increased fraction of inactivated Na(+) channels. The latter effect was, in turn, associated to a -7 mV shift in V(1/2) of inactivation. TGF-β1 also reduced by 60% the maximum amount of intramembrane charge movement of Na(+) channels or Q(max), but did not affect the corresponding voltage dependence of activation. This suggests that TGF-β1 promotes loss of Na(+) channels from the plasma membrane. Moreover, TGF-β1 also reduced (50%) the expression of the principal subunit of Na(+) channels, as indicated by western blot analysis. Thus, TGF-β1 inhibits the expression of Na(+) channels, as well as the activity of K(+) channels that give rise to I(Ksus) and I(Kin). These results may contribute to explaining the previously observed proarrhythmic effects of TGF-β1.
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De Jong AM, Maass AH, Oberdorf-Maass SU, Van Veldhuisen DJ, Van Gilst WH, Van Gelder IC. Mechanisms of atrial structural changes caused by stretch occurring before and during early atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2010; 89:754-65. [PMID: 21075756 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Structural remodelling occurring before, due to the underlying heart disease, and during atrial fibrillation (AF) sets the stage for permanent AF. Current therapy in AF aims to maintain sinus rhythm in symptomatic patients, but outcome is unfortunately poor. Stretch of the atria is a main contributor to atrial remodelling. In this review, we describe different aspects of structural remodelling as seen in animal models and in patients with AF, including atrial enlargement, cellular hypertrophy, dedifferentiation, fibrosis, apoptosis, and loss of contractile elements. In the second part, we describe downstream signals of mechanical stretch and their contribution to AF and structural remodelling. Ultimately, knowledge of mechanisms underlying structural remodelling may help to identify new pharmacological targets for AF prevention.
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- Anne Margreet De Jong
- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Dobrev D, Voigt N, Wehrens XHT. The ryanodine receptor channel as a molecular motif in atrial fibrillation: pathophysiological and therapeutic implications. Cardiovasc Res 2010; 89:734-43. [PMID: 20943673 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. It causes profound changes in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) homeostasis, including ryanodine receptor channel dysfunction and diastolic SR Ca(2+) leak, which might contribute to both decreased contractile function and increased propensity to atrial arrhythmias. In this review, we will focus on the molecular basis of ryanodine receptor channel dysfunction and enhanced diastolic SR Ca(2+) leak in AF. The potential relevance of increased incidence of spontaneous SR Ca(2+) release for both AF induction and/or maintenance and the development of novel mechanism-based therapeutic approaches will be discussed.
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- Dobromir Dobrev
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Yujing W, Congxin H, Shaning Y, Lijun J, Xiaojun H, Gang W, Qiang X. Digitalis does not improve left atrial mechanical dysfunction after successful electrical cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation. Cell Biochem Biophys 2010; 57:27-34. [PMID: 20352374 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-010-9080-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study was designed to investigate whether administration of digitalis could improve mechanical function of left atrial appendage (LAA) and left atrium prospectively in patients with atrial stunning. Fifty-four consecutive patients in whom atrial stunning was observed immediately after cardioversion of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) were randomized into digitalis or control group for 1 week following cardioversion. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were performed prior to, immediately following, 1 day after and 1 week after cardioversion to measure transmitral flow velocity and LAA flow velocity. Electrical cardioversion of AF elicited significantly slower left atrial appendage peak emptying velocity (LAA-PEV) and peak filling velocity (LAA-PFV) immediately following cardioversion in both groups. 1 day post cardioversion, there were no significant differences in transmitral E wave, A wave, E/A ratio, LAA-PEV, LAA-PFV or left atrial appendage ejection fraction (LAA-EF) between digitalis and control groups. 1 week post cardioversion, no significant differences were found in transmitral E wave, A wave, E/A ratio, LAA-PEV, LAA-PFV or LAA-EF between the two groups. The occurrence rates of spontaneous echo contrast were not significantly different between digitalis and control groups one day and one week post cardioversion. In conclusion, digitalis did not improve left atrial and appendage mechanical dysfunction following cardioversion of chronic AF. Digitalis did not prevent the development of spontaneous echo contrast in left atrial chamber and appendage. This may be due to the fact that digitalis aggravates intracellular calcium overload induced by chronic AF and has a negative effect on ventricular rate.
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- Wang Yujing
- Division of Cardiology, Renmin's Hospital of Wuhan University, Ziyang Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei Province, China
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Wehrens XHT, Ather S, Dobrev D. Role of abnormal sarcoplasmic reticulum function in atrial fibrillation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/thy.10.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Zhang Y, Fraser JA, Schwiening C, Zhang Y, Killeen MJ, Grace AA, Huang CLH. Acute atrial arrhythmogenesis in murine hearts following enhanced extracellular Ca(2+) entry depends on intracellular Ca(2+) stores. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 198:143-58. [PMID: 19886909 PMCID: PMC3763207 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Aim To investigate the effect of increases in extracellular Ca2+ entry produced by the L-type Ca2+ channel agonist FPL-64176 (FPL) upon acute atrial arrhythmogenesis in intact Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts and its dependence upon diastolic Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic reticular Ca2+ stores. Methods Confocal microscope studies of Fluo-3 fluorescence in isolated atrial myocytes were performed in parallel with electrophysiological examination of Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts. Results Atrial myocytes stimulated at 1 Hz and exposed to FPL (0.1 μm) initially showed (<10 min) frequent, often multiple, diastolic peaks following the evoked Ca2+ transients whose amplitudes remained close to control values. With continued pacing (>10 min) this reverted to a regular pattern of evoked transients with increased amplitudes but in which diastolic peaks were absent. Higher FPL concentrations (1.0 μm) produced sustained and irregular patterns of cytosolic Ca2+ activity, independent of pacing. Nifedipine (0.5 μm), and caffeine (1.0 mm) and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) (0.15 μm) pre-treatments respectively produced immediate and gradual reductions in the F/F0 peaks. Such nifedipine and caffeine, or CPA pre-treatments, abolished, or reduced, the effects of 0.1 and 1.0 μm FPL on cytosolic Ca2+ signals. FPL (1.0 μm) increased the incidence of atrial tachycardia and fibrillation in intact Langendorff-perfused hearts without altering atrial effective refractory periods. These effects were inhibited by nifedipine and caffeine, and reduced by CPA. Conclusion Enhanced extracellular Ca2+ entry exerts acute atrial arrhythmogenic effects that is nevertheless dependent upon diastolic Ca2+ release. These findings complement reports that associate established, chronic, atrial arrhythmogenesis with decreased overall inward Ca2+ current.
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- Y Zhang
- Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Involvement of Src in L-type Ca2+ channel depression induced by macrophage migration inhibitory factor in atrial myocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2009; 47:586-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lenaerts I, Bito V, Heinzel FR, Driesen RB, Holemans P, D'hooge J, Heidbüchel H, Sipido KR, Willems R. Ultrastructural and Functional Remodeling of the Coupling Between Ca
2+
Influx and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca
2+
Release in Right Atrial Myocytes From Experimental Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Res 2009; 105:876-85. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.206276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Rationale
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Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with structural and electric remodeling and reduced contractile function.
Objective
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To unravel mechanisms underlying reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca
2+
release in persistent AF.
Methods
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We studied cell shortening, membrane currents, and [Ca
2+
]
i
in right atrial myocytes isolated from sheep with persistent AF (duration 129±39 days, N=16), compared to matched control animals (N=21). T-tubule density, ryanodine receptor (RyR) distribution, and local [Ca
2+
]
i
transients were examined in confocal imaging.
Results
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Myocyte shortening and underlying [Ca
2+
]
i
transients were profoundly reduced in AF (by 54.8% and 62%,
P
<0.01). This reduced cell shortening could be corrected by increasing [Ca
2+
]
i
. SR Ca
2+
content was not different. Calculated fractional SR Ca
2+
release was reduced in AF (by 20.6%,
P
<0.05). Peak Ca
2+
current density was modestly decreased (by 23.9%,
P
<0.01). T-tubules were present in the control atrial myocytes at low density and strongly reduced in AF (by 45%,
P
<0.01), whereas the regular distribution of RyR was unchanged. Synchrony of SR Ca
2+
release in AF was significantly reduced with increased areas of delayed Ca
2+
release. Propagation between RyR was unaffected but Ca
2+
release at subsarcolemmal sites was reduced. Rate of Ca
2+
extrusion by Na
+
/Ca
2+
exchanger was increased.
Conclusions
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In persistent AF, reduced SR Ca
2+
release despite preserved SR Ca
2+
content is a major factor in contractile dysfunction. Fewer Ca
2+
channel–RyR couplings and reduced efficiency of the coupling at subsarcolemmal sites, possibly related to increased Na
+
/Ca
2+
exchanger, underlie the reduction in Ca
2+
release.
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- Ilse Lenaerts
- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Divisions of Experimental Cardiology (I.L., V.B., R.B.D., P.H., K.R.S., R.W.) and Cardiac Imaging (J.D.), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division of Clinical Cardiology (H.H., R.W.), UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Cardiology (F.R.H.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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Liu E, Xu Z, Li J, Yang S, Yang W, Li G. Enalapril, irbesartan, and angiotensin-(1-7) prevent atrial tachycardia-induced ionic remodeling. Int J Cardiol 2009; 146:364-70. [PMID: 19732978 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 05/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the atria. Angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] is a biologically active component of the RAS, it not only counterbalances the actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) but also is a potential inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the ACE inhibitor enalapril, the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) irbesartan, and Ang-(1-7) on the chronic atrial ionic remodeling. METHODS Thirty dogs were assigned to sham, paced, paced + enalapril, paced + irbesartan or paced + Ang-(1-7) group, 6 dogs in each group. Rapid atrial pacing at 500 beats per minute was maintained for 14 days, but dogs in sham group were instrumented without pacing. During the pacing, enalapril (2 mg · Kg(-1) · d(-1)) and irbesartan (60 mg · Kg(-1) · d(-1)) were given orally and Ang-(1-7) (6 μg · Kg(-1) · h(-1)) was given intravenously. Whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to record atrial ionic currents and action potential duration (APD). And RT-PCR was applied to assess atrial mRNA expression of I(TO) Kv4.3 and I(CaL)α1C subunits. RESULTS Compared with sham, rapid pacing shortened APD90 (P < 0.05) of atrial myocytes, and decreased APD90 rate adaptation (P<0.05). APD90 changes were prevented by irbesartan and Ang-(1-7), but not enalapril. In atria from paced group, the densities and gene expression of I(TO) and I(CaL) were reduced (P < 0.01 vs. sham). Enalapril increased the density and gene expression of I(TO) compared with sham (P < 0.01), Ang-(1-7) prevented the decrease of I(TO) and I(CaL) (P < 0.05 vs. control) and Kv4.3 mRNA expression (P < 0.01 vs. control). Irbesartan had no effect on I(TO) and I(CaL) densities or mRNA expression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that enalapril, irbesartan, and Ang-(1-7) have differing influences on atrial tachycardia-induced atrial ionic remodeling.
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- Enzhao Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China
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TSUNEDA TAKAYUKI, YAMASHITA TAKESHI, KATO TAKESHI, SEKIGUCHI AKIKO, SAGARA KOUICHI, SAWADA HITOSHI, AIZAWA TADANORI, FU LONGTAI, FUJIKI AKIRA, INOUE HIROSHI. Deficiency of Testosterone Associates with the Substrate of Atrial Fibrillation in the Rat Model. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009; 20:1055-60. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01474.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chelu MG, Sarma S, Sood S, Wang S, van Oort RJ, Skapura DG, Li N, Santonastasi M, Müller FU, Schmitz W, Schotten U, Anderson ME, Valderrábano M, Dobrev D, Wehrens XHT. Calmodulin kinase II-mediated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak promotes atrial fibrillation in mice. J Clin Invest 2009; 119:1940-51. [PMID: 19603549 DOI: 10.1172/jci37059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A trial fibrillation (AF), the most common human cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with abnormal intracellular Ca2+ handling. Diastolic Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum via "leaky" ryanodine receptors (RyR2s) is hypothesized to contribute to arrhythmogenesis in AF, but the molecular mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we have shown that mice with a genetic gain-of-function defect in Ryr2 (which we termed Ryr2R176Q/+ mice) did not exhibit spontaneous AF but that rapid atrial pacing unmasked an increased vulnerability to AF in these mice compared with wild-type mice. Rapid atrial pacing resulted in increased Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) phosphorylation of RyR2, while both pharmacologic and genetic inhibition of CaMKII prevented AF inducibility in Ryr2R176Q/+ mice. This result suggests that AF requires both an arrhythmogenic substrate (e.g., RyR2 mutation) and enhanced CaMKII activity. Increased CaMKII phosphorylation of RyR2 was observed in atrial biopsies from mice with atrial enlargement and spontaneous AF, goats with lone AF, and patients with chronic AF. Genetic inhibition of CaMKII phosphorylation of RyR2 in Ryr2S2814A knockin mice reduced AF inducibility in a vagotonic AF model. Together, these findings suggest that increased RyR2-dependent Ca2+ leakage due to enhanced CaMKII activity is an important downstream effect of CaMKII in individuals susceptible to AF induction.
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- Mihail G Chelu
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Al Ghamdi B, Hassan W. Atrial Remodeling And Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanistic Interactions And Clinical Implications. J Atr Fibrillation 2009; 2:125. [PMID: 28496625 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. The prevalence of AF increases dramatically with age and is seen in as high as 9% of individuals by the age of 80 years. In high-risk patients, the thromboembolic stroke risk can be as high as 9% per year and is associated with a 2-fold increase in mortality. Although the pathophysiological mechanism underlying the genesis of AF has been the focus of many studies, it remains only partially understood. Conventional theories focused on the presence of multiple re-entrant circuits originating in the atria that are asynchronous and conducted at various velocities through tissues with various refractory periods. Recently, rapidly firing atrial activity in the muscular sleeves at the pulmonary veins ostia or inside the pulmonary veins have been described as potential mechanism,. AF results from a complex interaction between various initiating triggers and development of abnormal atrial tissue substrate. The development of AF leads to structural and electrical changes in the atria, a process known as remodeling. To have effective surgical or catheter ablation of AF good understanding of the possible mechanism(s) is crucial.Once initiated, AF alters atrial electrical and structural properties that promote its maintenance and recurrence. The role of atrial remodeling (AR) in the development and maintenance of AF has been the subject of many animal and human studies over the past 10-15 years. This review will discuss the mechanisms of AR, the structural, electrophysiologic, and neurohormonal changes associated with AR and it is role in initiating and maintaining AF. We will also discuss briefly the role of inflammation in AR and AF initiation and maintenance, as well as, the possible therapeutic interventions to prevent AR, and hence AF, based on the current understanding of the interaction between AF and AR.
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- Bandar Al Ghamdi
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Qi X, Yeh YH, Chartier D, Xiao L, Tsuji Y, Brundel BJJM, Kodama I, Nattel S. The calcium/calmodulin/kinase system and arrhythmogenic afterdepolarizations in bradycardia-related acquired long-QT syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2009; 2:295-304. [PMID: 19808480 DOI: 10.1161/circep.108.815654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sustained bradycardia is associated with long-QT syndrome in human beings and causes spontaneous torsades de pointes in rabbits with chronic atrioventricular block (CAVB), at least partly by downregulating delayed-rectifier K(+)-current to cause action potential (AP) prolongation. We addressed the importance of altered Ca(2+) handling, studying underlying mechanisms and consequences. METHODS AND RESULTS We measured ventricular cardiomyocyte [Ca(2+)](i) (Indo1-AM), L-type Ca(2+)-current (I(CaL)) and APs (whole-cell perforated-patch), and Ca(2+)-handling protein expression (immunoblot). CAVB increased AP duration, cell shortening, systolic [Ca(2+)](i) transients, and caffeine-induced [Ca(2+)](i) release, and CAVB cells showed spontaneous early afterdepolarizations (EADs). I(CaL) density was unaffected by CAVB, but inactivation was shifted to more positive voltages, increasing the activation-inactivation overlap zone for I(CaL) window current. Ca(2+)-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-II (CaMKII) autophosphorylation was enhanced in CAVB, indicating CaMKII activation. CAVB also enhanced CaMKII-dependent phospholamban-phosphorylation and accelerated [Ca(2+)](i)-transient decay, consistent with phosphorylation-induced reductions in phospholamban inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase as a contributor to enhanced SR Ca(2+) loading. The CaMKII-inhibitor KN93 reversed CAVB-induced changes in caffeine-releasable [Ca(2+)](i) and I(CaL) inactivation voltage and suppressed CAVB-induced EADs. Similarly, the calmodulin inhibitor W7 suppressed CAVB-induced I(CaL) inactivation voltage shifts and EADs, and a specific CaMKII inhibitory peptide prevented I(CaL) inactivation voltage shifts. The SR Ca(2+)-uptake inhibitor thapsigargin and the SR Ca(2+) release inhibitor ryanodine also suppressed CAVB-induced EADs, consistent with an important role for SR Ca(2+) loading and release in arrhythmogenesis. AP-duration changes reached a maximum after 1 week of bradypacing, but peak alterations in CaMKII and [Ca(2+)](i) required 2 weeks, paralleling the EAD time course. CONCLUSIONS CAVB-induced remodeling enhances [Ca(2+)](i) load and activates the Ca(2+)-calmodulin-CaMKII system, producing [Ca(2+)](i)-handling abnormalities that contribute importantly to CAVB-induced arrhythmogenic afterdepolarizations.
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- XiaoYan Qi
- Department of Medicine and Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Michael G, Xiao L, Qi XY, Dobrev D, Nattel S. Remodelling of cardiac repolarization: how homeostatic responses can lead to arrhythmogenesis. Cardiovasc Res 2008; 81:491-9. [PMID: 18826964 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cardiac action potentials (APs) are driven by ionic currents flowing through specific channels and exchangers across cardiomyocyte membranes. Once initiated by rapid Na(+) entry during phase 0, the AP time course is determined by the balance between inward depolarizing currents, carried mainly by Na(+) and Ca(2+), and outward repolarizing currents carried mainly by K(+). K(+) currents play a major role in repolarization. The loss of a K(+) current can impair repolarization, but there is a redundancy of K(+) currents so that when one K(+) current is dysfunctional, other K(+) currents increase to compensate, a phenomenon called 'repolarization reserve'. Repolarization reserve protects repolarization under conditions that increase inward current or reduce outward current, threatening the balance that governs AP duration. This protection comes at the expense of reduced repolarization reserve, potentially resulting in unexpectedly large AP prolongation and arrhythmogenesis, when an additional repolarization-suppressing intervention is superimposed. The critical role of appropriate repolarization is such that cardiac rhythm stability can be impaired with either abnormally slow or excessively rapid repolarization. In cardiac disease states such as heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF), changes in ion channel properties appear as part of an adaptive response to maintain function in the face of disease-related stress on the cardiovascular system. However, if the stress is maintained the adaptive ion channel changes may themselves lead to dysfunction, in particular cardiac arrhythmias. The present article reviews ionic remodelling of cardiac repolarization, and focuses on how potentially adaptive repolarization changes with congestive heart failure and AF can have arrhythmogenic consequences.
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- Georghia Michael
- Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 1C8
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Mancarella S, Yue Y, Karnabi E, Qu Y, El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M. Impaired Ca2+ homeostasis is associated with atrial fibrillation in the alpha1D L-type Ca2+ channel KO mouse. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 295:H2017-24. [PMID: 18790836 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00537.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The novel alpha1D Ca2+ channel together with alpha1C Ca2+ channel contribute to the L-type Ca2+ current (I(Ca-L)) in the mouse supraventricular tissue. However, its functional role in the heart is just emerging. We used the alpha1D gene knockout (KO) mouse to investigate the electrophysiological features, the relative contribution of the alpha1D Ca2+ channel to the global I(Ca-L), the intracellular Ca2+ transient, the Ca2+ handling by the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), and the inducibility of atrial fibrillation (AF). In vivo and ex vivo ECG recordings from alpha1D KO mice demonstrated significant sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular block, and vulnerability to AF. The wild-type mice showed no ECG abnormalities and no AF. Patch-clamp recordings from isolated alpha1D KO atrial myocytes revealed a significant reduction of I(Ca-L) (24.5%; P < 0.05). However, there were no changes in other currents such as I(Na), I(Ca-T), I(K), I(f), and I(to) and no changes in alpha1C mRNA levels of alpha1D KO atria. Fura 2-loaded atrial myocytes showed reduced intracellular Ca2+ transient (approximately 40%; P < 0.05) and rapid caffeine application caused a 17% reduction of the SR Ca2+ content (P < 0.05) and a 28% reduction (P < 0.05) of fractional SR Ca2+ release in alpha1D KO atria. In conclusion, genetic deletion of alpha1D Ca2+ channel in mice results in atrial electrocardiographic abnormalities and AF vulnerability. The electrical abnormalities in the alpha1D KO mice were associated with a decrease in the total I(Ca-L) density, a reduction in intracellular Ca2+ transient, and impaired intracellular Ca2+ handling. These findings provide new insights into the mechanism leading to atrial electrical dysfunction in the alpha1D KO mice.
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- Salvatore Mancarella
- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Program, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA
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Membrane translocation of small GTPase Rac1 and activation of STAT1 and STAT3 in pacing-induced sustained atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5:1285-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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