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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Souza DS, Conceição MRDL, Marques LP, Durço AO, Silva PLD, Joviano-Santos JV, Santos-Miranda A, Roman-Campos D. In vivo tebuconazole administration impairs heart electrical function and facilitates the occurrence of dobutamine-induced arrhythmias: involvement of reactive oxygen species. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 187:114596. [PMID: 38556154 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Tebuconazole (TEB), a widely used pesticide in agriculture to combat fungal infections, is commonly detected in global food, potable water, groundwater, and human urine samples. Despite its known in vivo toxicity, its impact on heart function remains unclear. In a 28-day study on male Wistar rats (approximately 100 g), administering 10 mg/kg/day TEB or a vehicle (control) revealed no effect on body weight gain or heart weight, but an increase in the infarct area in TEB-treated animals. Notably, TEB induced time-dependent changes in in vivo electrocardiograms, particularly prolonging the QT interval after 28 days of administration. Isolated left ventricular cardiomyocytes exposed to TEB exhibited lengthened action potentials and reduced transient outward potassium current. TEB also increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in these cardiomyocytes, a phenomenon reversed by N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Furthermore, TEB-treated animals, when subjected to an in vivo dobutamine (Dob) and caffeine (Caf) challenge, displayed heightened susceptibility to severe arrhythmias, a phenotype prevented by NAC. In conclusion, TEB at the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) dose adversely affects heart electrical function, increases arrhythmic susceptibility, partially through ROS overproduction, and this phenotype is reversible by scavenging ROS with NAC.
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- Jorge Lucas Teixeira-Fonseca
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Laboratório de Investigações NeuroCardíacas, Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (LINC CMMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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de Lima Conceição MR, Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Marques LP, Souza DS, da Silva Alcântara F, Orts DJB, Roman-Campos D. Extracellular acidification reveals the antiarrhythmic properties of amiodarone related to late sodium current-induced atrial arrhythmia. Pharmacol Rep 2024:10.1007/s43440-024-00597-2. [PMID: 38619735 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-024-00597-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Amiodarone (AMIO) is an antiarrhythmic drug with the pKa in the physiological range. Here, we explored how mild extracellular pH (pHe) changes shape the interaction of AMIO with atrial tissue and impact its pharmacological properties in the classical model of sea anemone sodium channel neurotoxin type 2 (ATX) induced late sodium current (INa-Late) and arrhythmias. METHOD Isolated atrial cardiomyocytes from male Wistar rats and human embryonic kidney cells expressing SCN5A Na+ channels were used for patch-clamp experiments. Isolated right atria (RA) and left atria (LA) tissue were used for bath organ experiments. RESULTS A more acidophilic pHe caused negative inotropic effects on isolated RA and LA atrial tissue, without modification of the pharmacological properties of AMIO. A pHe of 7.0 changed the sodium current (INa) related components of the action potential (AP), which was enhanced in the presence of AMIO. ATXinduced arrhythmias in isolated RA and LA. Also, ATX prolonged the AP duration and enhanced repolarization dispersion in isolated cardiomyocytes in both pHe 7.4 and pHe 7.0. Pre-incubation of the isolated RA and LA and isolated atrial cardiomyocytes with AMIO prevented arrhythmias induced by ATX only at a pHe of 7.0. Moreover, AMIO was able to block INa-Late induced by ATX only at a pHe of 7.0. CONCLUSION The pharmacological properties of AMIO concerning healthy rat atrial tissue are not dependent on pHe. However, the prevention of arrhythmias induced by INa-Late is pHe-dependent. The development of drugs analogous to AMIO with charge stabilization may help to create more effective drugs to treat arrhythmias related to the INa-Late.
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- Michael Ramon de Lima Conceição
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor,, São Paulo, Brazil.
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de Lima Conceição MR, Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Marques LP, Souza DS, Roman-Campos D. Interaction of the antiarrhythmic drug Amiodarone with the sodium channel Na v1.5 depends on the extracellular pH. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 960:176127. [PMID: 37858835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Amiodarone (AMD) is a clinically used drug to treat arrhythmias with significant effect upon the cardiac sodium channel Nav1.5. AMD has a pKa of 6.56, and changes in extracellular pH (pHe) may alter its pharmacological properties. Here we explored how changes in pHe impacts the pharmacological properties of AMD upon human-Nav1.5-sodium-current (INa) and in ex vivo rat hearts. METHODS Embryonic-human-kidney-cells (HEK293) were used to transiently express the human alpha-subunit of NaV1.5 channels and the isolated heart of Wistar rats were used. Patch-Clamp technique was deployed to study INa and for electrocardiogram (ECG) evaluation the ex vivo heart preparation in the Langendorff system was applied. RESULTS The potency of AMD upon peak INa was ∼25x higher in pHe 7.0 when compared to pHe 7.4. Voltage dependence for activation did not differ among all groups. AMD shifted the steady-state inactivation curve to more hyperpolarized potentials, with similar magnitudes for both pHes. The recovery from INa inactivation was delayed in the presence of AMD with similar profile in both pHes. Interestingly, the use-dependent properties of AMD was distinct at pHe 7.0 and 7.4. Finally, AMD was able to change the ex vivo ECG profile, however at pHe 7.0+AMD a larger increase in the RR and QRS duration and in the QT interval when compared to pHe 7.4 was found. CONCLUSIONS The pharmacological properties of AMD upon NaV1.5 and isolated heart preparation depends on the pHe and its use in vivo during extracellular acidosis may cause a distinct biological response in the heart tissue.
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Joviano-Santos JV, Beserra SS, de Lima Conceição MR, Leal-Silva P, Marques LP, Souza DS, Roman-Campos D. Exploring the involvement of TASK-1 in the control of isolated rat right atrium function from healthy animals and an experimental model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2023; 396:3775-3788. [PMID: 37338577 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02569-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The TASK-1 channel belongs to the two-pore domain potassium channel family. It is expressed in several cells of the heart, including the right atrial (RA) cardiomyocytes and the sinus node, and TASK-1 channel has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atrial arrhythmias (AA). Thus, using the rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension (MCT-PH), we explored the involvement of TASK-1 in AA. Four-week-old male Wistar rats were injected with 50 mg/kg of MCT to induce MCT-PH and isolated RA function was studied 14 days later. Additionally, isolated RA from six-week-old male Wistar rats were used to explore the ability of ML365, a selective blocker of TASK-1, to modulate RA function. The hearts developed right atrial and ventricular hypertrophy, inflammatory infiltrate and the surface ECG demonstrated increased P wave duration and QT interval, which are markers of MCT-PH. The isolated RA from the MCT animals showed enhanced chronotropism, faster contraction and relaxation kinetics, and a higher sensibility to extracellular acidification. However, the addition of ML365 to extracellular media was not able to restore the phenotype. Using a burst pacing protocol, the RA from MCT animals were more susceptible to develop AA, and simultaneous administration of carbachol and ML365 enhanced AA, suggesting the involvement of TASK-1 in AA induced by MCT. TASK-1 does not play a key role in the chronotropism and inotropism of healthy and diseased RA; however, it may play a role in AA in the MCT-PH model.
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- Jorge Lucas Teixeira-Fonseca
- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Botucatu Street, 862, Biological Science Building, 7th floor, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Araujo AMD, Cerqueira SVSD, Menezes-Filho JERD, Heimfarth L, Matos KKDOG, Mota KO, Conceição MRDL, Marques LP, Roman-Campos D, Santos-Neto AGD, Albuquerque-Júnior RLCD, Santos VCDO, Vasconcelos CMLD. Naringin improves post-ischemic myocardial injury by activation of K ATP channels. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 958:176069. [PMID: 37741428 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Naringin (NRG) is a flavonoid with recognized cardioprotective effects. Then, it was investigated the cardioprotective mechanisms of NRG against ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. The rats were pretreated for 7 days (v.o.) with NRG (25 mg/kg) or n-acetylcysteine (NAC, 100 mg/kg) and their isolated hearts were subjected to global ischemia (30 min) and reperfusion (60 min). Furthermore, isolated hearts were perfused with 5 μM NRG in the presence of 10 μM glibenclamide (GLI) and subjected to I/R protocol. In healthy ventricular cardiomyocyte, it was evaluated the acute effect of 5 μM NRG on the GLI sensitive current. The results showed that NRG pretreatment restored the cardiac function and electrocardiogram (ECG) alterations induced by I/R injury, decreasing arrhythmia scores and the occurrence of severe arrhythmias. Lactate dehydrogenase and infarct area were decreased while superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and citrate synthase activities increased. Expression of SOD CuZn and SOD Mn not was altered. NRG treatment decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and lipid peroxidation without alter sulfhydryl groups and protein carbonylation. Also, NRG (5 μM) increased the glibenclamide sensitive current in isolated cardiomyocytes. In isolated heart, the cardioprotection of NRG was significantly reduced by GLI. Furthermore, NRG promoted downregulation of Bax expression and Bax/Bcl-2. Histopathological analysis showed that NRG decreased cell edema, cardiomyocytes and nucleus diameter. Thus, NRG has a cardioprotective effect against cardiac I/R injury which is mediated by its antioxidant and antiapoptotic actions and KATP channels activation.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Santos-Miranda A, Marques ILS, Marques LP, Alcantara F, de Lima Conceição MR, Souza DS, Santana Gondim AN, Roman-Campos D. Eugenol delays the onset of ouabain-induced ventricular cardiac arrhythmias in guinea pigs. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2023; 133:565-575. [PMID: 37675641 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Eugenol is an aromatic compound used in the manufacture of medicines, perfumes, cosmetics and as an anaesthetic due to the ability of the drug to block the neuronal isoform of voltage-gated Na+ channels (NaV ). Some arrhythmias are associated with gain of function in the sodium current (INa ) found in cardiomyocytes, and antiarrhythmic sodium channel blockers are commonly used in the clinical practice. This study sought to elucidate the potential mechanisms of eugenol's protection in the arrhythmic model of ouabain-induced arrhythmias in guinea pig heart. Ex vivo arrhythmias were induced using 50 μM of ouabain. The antiarrhythmic properties of eugenol were evaluated in the ex vivo heart preparation and isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes. The compound's effects on cardiac sodium current and action potential using the patch-clamp technique were evaluated. In all, eugenol decreased the ex vivo cardiac arrhythmias induced by ouabain. Furthermore, eugenol showed concentration dependent effect upon peak INa , left-shifted the stationary inactivation curve and delayed the recovery from inactivation of the INa . All these aspects are considered to be antiarrhythmic. Our findings demonstrate that eugenol has antiarrhythmic activity, which may be partially explained by the ability of eugenol to change de biophysical properties of INa of cardiomyocytes.
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- Jorge Lucas Teixeira-Fonseca
- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biofísica e Farmacologia do Coração, Departamento de Educação (Campus-XII), Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Guanambi, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Joviano-Santos JV, da Silva Alcântara F, de Lima Conceição MR, Leal-Silva P, Roman-Campos D. Evaluation of right atrium structure and function in a rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension: Exploring the possible antiarrhythmic properties of amiodarone. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2023; 50:893-902. [PMID: 37610053 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Atrial arrhythmias (AA) are common in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and are closely associated with poor clinical outcomes. One of the most studied models to investigate PH is the rat model of monocrotaline (MCT) induced PH (MCT-PH). To date, little is known about right atrium (RA) function in the MCT-PH model and the propensity of RA to develop arrhythmias. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the function of the RA of control (CTRL) and MCT treated rats, and the ability of amiodarone, a classical antiarrhythmic, to prevent the occurrence of AA in the RA in MCT-PH rats. RA function was studied in MCT-PH rats 20 days after a single subcutaneous injection of MCT 50 mg/kg. The histological results indicated the presence of RA and right ventricular hypertrophy. Surface electrocardiogram demonstrated increased P wave duration, PR wave duration and QT interval in MCT rats. RA from MCT rats were more susceptible to develop ex vivo burst pacing arrhythmias when compared to CTRL. Intriguingly, amiodarone in clinical relevant concentration was not able to prevent the occurrence arrhythmias in RA from MCT-PH animals. Hence, we conclude that the rat model of MCT-PH impairs RA structure and function, and acute exposure of RA to amiodarone in clinical relevant concentration is not able to attenuate the onset of arrhythmias in the ex vivo RA preparation.
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- Jorge Lucas Teixeira-Fonseca
- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Marques LP, Santos-Miranda A, Joviano-Santos JV, Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Alcântara FDS, Sarmento JO, Roman-Campos D. The fungicide tebuconazole modulates the sodium current of human Na V1.5 channels expressed in HEK293 cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 180:113992. [PMID: 37633639 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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The fungicide Tebuconazole is a widely used pesticide in agriculture and may cause cardiotoxicity. In our present investigation the effect of Tebuconazole on the sodium current (INa) of human cardiac sodium channels (NaV1.5) was studied using a heterologous expression system and whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. Tebuconazole reduced the amplitude of the peak INa in a concentration- and voltage-dependent manner. At the holding potential of -120 mV the IC50 was estimated at 204.1 ± 34.3 μM, while at -80 mV the IC50 was 0.3 ± 0.1 μM. The effect of the fungicide is more pronounced at more depolarized potentials, indicating a state-dependent interaction. Tebuconazole caused a negative shift in the half-maximal inactivation voltage and delayed recovery from fast inactivation of INa. Also, it enhanced closed-state inactivation, exhibited use-dependent block in a voltage-dependent manner. Furthermore, Tebuconazole reduced the increase in late sodium current induced by the pyrethroid insecticide β-Cyfluthrin. These results suggest that Tebuconazole can interact with NaV1.5 channels and modulate INa. The observed effects may lead to decreased cardiac excitability through reduced INa availability, which could be a new mechanism of cardiotoxicity to be attributed to the fungicide.
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- Leisiane Pereira Marques
- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Joviano-Santos JV, Machado FS, da Silva PL, Conceição MRL, Roman-Campos D. Isolated Left Atrium Morphofunctional Study of an Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension Model in Rats. Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230188. [PMID: 37878960 PMCID: PMC10548886 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The high incidence of atrial arrhythmias in pulmonary hypertension (PH) might be associated with poor prognosis, and the left atrium (LA) may play a role in this. An important finding in PH studies is that LA remodeling is underestimated. OBJECTIVE This study investigated LA morphology and mechanical function, as well as the susceptibility to develop arrhythmias in a monocrotaline-induced PH (MCT-PH) model. METHODS Wistar rats aged 4 weeks received 50 mg/kg of MCT. Electrocardiography and histology analysis were performed to evaluate the establishment of the MCT-PH model. The tissue was mounted in an isolated organ bath to characterize the LA mechanical function. RESULTS Compared with the control group (CTRL), the MCT-PH model presented LA hypertrophy and changes in cardiac electrical activity, as evidenced by increased P wave duration, PR and QT interval in MCT-PH rats. In LA isolated from MCT-PH rats, no alteration in inotropism was observed; however, the time to peak contraction was delayed in the experimental MCT-PH group. Finally, there was no difference in arrhythmia susceptibility of LA from MCT-PH animals after the burst pacing protocol. CONCLUSION The morphofunctional remodeling of the LA did not lead to increased susceptibility to ex vivo arrhythmia after application of the burst pacing protocol.
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteMGBrasil Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , MG – Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São PauloSão PauloSPBrasil Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , SP – Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São PauloSão PauloSPBrasil Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , SP – Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São PauloSão PauloSPBrasil Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , SP – Brasil
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Durço AO, Souza DS, Rhana P, Costa AD, Marques LP, Santos LABO, de Souza Araujo AA, de Aragão Batista MV, Roman-Campos D, Santos MRVD. d-Limonene complexed with cyclodextrin attenuates cardiac arrhythmias in an experimental model of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: Possible involvement of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2023; 474:116609. [PMID: 37392997 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arrhythmias are one manifestation of the cardiotoxicity that results from doxorubicin (Doxo) administration. Although cardiotoxicity is an anticipated outcome in anticancer therapies, there is still a lack of treatment options available for its effective management. This study sought to evaluate the possible cardioprotective effect of complex d-limonene (DL) plus hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HβDL) during treatment with Doxo, focusing on the arrhythmic feature. METHODS Cardiotoxicity was induced in Swiss mice with Doxo 20 mg/kg, with 10 mg/kg of HβDL being administered 30 min before the Doxo. Plasma CK-MB and LDH levels were analyzed. Cellular excitability and susceptibility to cardiac and cardiomyocyte arrhythmias were evaluated using in vivo (pharmacological cardiac stress) and in vitro (burst pacing) ECG protocols. Ca2+ dynamics were also investigated. The expression of CaMKII and its activation by phosphorylation and oxidation were evaluated by western blot, and molecular docking was used to analyze the possible interaction between DL and CaMKII. RESULTS Electrocardiograms showed that administration of 10 mg/kg of HβDL prevented Doxo-induced widening of the QRS complex and QT interval. HβDL also prevented cardiomyocyte electrophysiological changes that trigger cellular arrhythmias, such as increases in action potential duration and variability; decreased the occurrence of delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs) and triggered activities (TAs), and reduced the incidence of arrhythmia in vivo. Ca2+ waves and CaMKII overactivation caused by phosphorylation and oxidation were also decreased. In the in silico study, DL showed potential inhibitory interaction with CaMKII. CONCLUSION Our results show that 10 mg/kg of βDL protects the heart against Doxo-induced cardiotoxicity arrhythmias, and that this is probably due to its inhibitory effect on CaMKII hyperactivation.
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- Aimée Obolari Durço
- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil.
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de Oliveira Rodrigues Junior E, de Santana IR, Durço AO, Conceição LSR, Barreto AS, Menezes IAC, Roman-Campos D, Dos Santos MRV. The effects of flavonoids in experimental sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytother Res 2023. [PMID: 37115723 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Sepsis is a host's dysregulated immune response to an infection associated with systemic inflammation and excessive oxidative stress, which can cause multiple organ failure and death. The literature suggests that flavonoids, a broad class of secondary plant metabolites, have numerous biological activities which can be valuable in the treatment of sepsis. This study aimed to review the effects of flavonoids on experimental sepsis, focusing mainly on survival rate, and also summarizing information on its mechanisms of action. We searched in the main databases up to November 2022 using relevant keywords, and data were extracted and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Thirty-two articles met the study criteria for review and 29 for meta-analysis. Overall, 30 different flavonoids were used in the studies. The flavonoids were able to strongly inhibit inflammatory response by reducing the levels of important pro-inflammatory mediators, for example, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1β, oxidative stress, and showed antibacterial and anti-apoptotic actions. The meta-analysis found an increase of 50% in survival rate of the animals treated with flavonoids. They appear to act as multi-target drugs and may be an excellent therapeutic alternative to reduce a number of the complications caused by sepsis, and consequently, to improve survival rate.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao, Sergipe, Brazil
- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
- Department of Health Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao, Sergipe, Brazil
- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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de Lima-Conceição MR, Teixeira-Fonseca JL, Roman-Campos D. Chasing New Non-Invasive Parameters to Predict Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230091. [PMID: 37018793 PMCID: PMC10392827 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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- Michael Ramon de Lima-Conceição
- Escola Paulista de MedicinaUniversidade Federal de São PauloDepartamento de BiofísicaSão PauloSPBrasilEscola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, São Paulo, SP – Brasil
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- Escola Paulista de MedicinaUniversidade Federal de São PauloDepartamento de BiofísicaSão PauloSPBrasilEscola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, São Paulo, SP – Brasil
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- Escola Paulista de MedicinaUniversidade Federal de São PauloDepartamento de BiofísicaSão PauloSPBrasilEscola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, São Paulo, SP – Brasil
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Teixeira-Fonseca JL, de Lima Conceição MR, Leal-Silva P, Roman-Campos D. Ranolazine exerts atrial antiarrhythmic effects in a rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2023; 132:359-368. [PMID: 36799082 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Atrial arrhythmias are a hallmark of heart diseases. The antiarrhythmic drug ranolazine with multichannel blocker properties is a promising agent to treat atrial arrhythmias. We therefore used the rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary-hypertension to assess whether ranolazine can reduce the incidence of ex vivo atrial arrhythmias in isolated right atrium. Four-week-old Wistar rats were injected with 50 mg/kg of monocrotaline, and isolated right atrium function was studied 14 days later. The heart developed right atrium and right ventricular hypertrophy, and the ECG showed an increased P wave duration and QT interval, which are markers of the disease. Moreover, monocrotaline injection caused enhanced chronotropism and faster kinetics of contraction and relaxation in isolated right atrium. Additionally, in a concentration-dependent manner, ranolazine showed chronotropic and ionotropic effects upon isolated right atrium, with higher potency in the control when compared with experimental model. Using a burst pacing protocol, the isolated right atrium from the monocrotaline-treated animals was more susceptible to develop arrhythmias, and ranolazine was able to attenuate the phenotype. Thus, we concluded that the rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary-hypertension develops right atrium remodelling, which increased the susceptibility to present ex vivo atrial arrhythmias, and the antiarrhythmic drug ranolazine ameliorated the phenotype.
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- Jorge Lucas Teixeira-Fonseca
- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiobiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Rhana P, Barros GM, Santos VCDO, Costa AD, Santos DMD, Fernandes-Braga W, Durço AO, Santos MRV, Roman-Campos D, Vasconcelos CMLD, Cruz JS, Souza DS. S-limonene protects the heart in an experimental model of myocardial infarction induced by isoproterenol: Possible involvement of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 930:175134. [PMID: 35843301 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with high mortality rates, despite the fact that there are therapies available. Importantly, excessive oxidative stress may contribute to ischemia/reperfusion injury leading to death related to MI. In this scenario, naturally occurring antioxidant compounds are an important source of possible therapeutic intervention. Thus, this study sought to elucidate the mechanisms of cardioprotection of s-limonene in an isoproterenol-induced MI animal model. METHODS Wistar rats were treated with 1 mg/kg s-limonene (SL) or 100 mg/kg N-acetylcysteine (NAC, positive control) once, 30 min after isoproterenol-induced MI (applied in two doses with a 24 h interval). The protective effects of SL in the heart were examined via the serum level of creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB), electrocardiographic profile, infarct size and histological parameters. Using isolated cardiomyocytes, we also assessed calcium transient amplitude, cytosolic and mitochondrial oxidative stress and the expression of proteins related to oxidative stress. RESULTS SL at a concentration of 1 mg/kg attenuated isoproterenol-induced MI injury, by preventing ST-segment elevation and QTc prolongation in the ECG. SL reduced the infarct size and collagen content in cardiac tissue. At the cellular level, SL prevented increased Ca2+, associated with attenuation of cytosolic and mitochondrial oxidative stress. These changes resulted in a reduction of the oxidized form of Ca2+ Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase II (CaMKII) and restored superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activity. CONCLUSION Our data show that s-limonene promotes cardioprotection against MI injury, probably through inhibition of increased Ca2+ and attenuation of oxidative stress via CaMKII.
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- Paula Rhana
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil; Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil; Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil; Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Souza DS, Roman-Campos D. A Importância dos Estudos de Evolução Temporal Usando Modelos Experimentais de Doenças Cardíacas. Arq Bras Cardiol 2022; 118:476-477. [PMID: 35262583 PMCID: PMC8856695 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Roman-Campos D, Sales-Junior P, Costa AD, Souza DS, Santos-Miranda A, Joviano-Santos JV, Ropert C, Cruz JS. Impact of IFN-γ Deficiency on the Cardiomyocyte Function in the First Stage of Experimental Chagas Disease. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020271. [PMID: 35208732 PMCID: PMC8874532 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasitic protozoan T. cruzi. The progression of CD in ~30% of patients results in Chagasic Cardiomyopathy (CCM). Currently, it is known that the inflammatory system plays a significant role in the CCM. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is the major cytokine involved in parasitemia control but has also been linked to CCM. The L-type calcium current (ICa,L) is crucial in the excitation/contraction coupling in cardiomyocytes. Thus, we compared ICa,L and the mechanical properties of cardiomyocytes isolated from infected wild type (WT) and IFN-γ(−/−) mice in the first stage of T. cruzi infection. Using the patch clamp technique, we demonstrated that the infection attenuated ICa,L in isolated cardiomyocytes from the right and left ventricles of WT mice at 15 days post-infection (dpi), which was not observed in the IFN-γ(−/−) cardiomyocytes. However, ICa,L was attenuated between 26 and 30 dpi in both experimental groups. Interestingly, the same profile was observed in the context of the mechanical properties of isolated cardiomyocytes from both experimental groups. Simultaneously, we tracked the mortality and MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-12, IL-6, and IL-10 serum levels in the infected groups. Importantly, the IFN-γ(−/−) and WT mice presented similar parasitemia and serum inflammatory markers at 10 dpi, indicating that the modifications in the cardiomyocyte functions observed at 15 dpi were directly associated with IFN-γ(−/−) deficiency. Thus, we showed that IFN-γ plays a crucial role in the electromechanical remodeling of cardiomyocytes during experimental T. cruzi infection in mice.
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- Danilo Roman-Campos
- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021, Brazil; (D.S.S.); (A.S.-M.); (J.V.J.-S.)
- Correspondence: (D.R.-C.); (J.S.C.)
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- Laboratório de Membranas Excitáveis e de Biologia Cardíaca, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270, Brazil; (A.D.C.); (C.R.)
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021, Brazil; (D.S.S.); (A.S.-M.); (J.V.J.-S.)
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021, Brazil; (D.S.S.); (A.S.-M.); (J.V.J.-S.)
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- Laboratório de Cardiobiologia, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021, Brazil; (D.S.S.); (A.S.-M.); (J.V.J.-S.)
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- Laboratório de Membranas Excitáveis e de Biologia Cardíaca, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270, Brazil; (A.D.C.); (C.R.)
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- Laboratório de Membranas Excitáveis e de Biologia Cardíaca, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270, Brazil; (A.D.C.); (C.R.)
- Correspondence: (D.R.-C.); (J.S.C.)
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- Diego Santos Souza
- Universidade Federal de São PauloEscola Paulista de MedicinaDepartamento de BiofísicaSão PauloSPBrasilLaboratório de CardioBiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP – Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São PauloEscola Paulista de MedicinaDepartamento de BiofísicaSão PauloSPBrasilLaboratório de CardioBiologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP – Brasil
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Santos-Miranda A, Costa AD, Joviano-Santos JV, Rhana P, Bruno AS, Rocha P, Cau SB, Vieira LQ, Cruz JS, Roman-Campos D. Inhibition of calcium/calmodulin (Ca 2+ /CaM)-Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) axis reduces in vitro and ex vivo arrhythmias in experimental Chagas disease. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21901. [PMID: 34569665 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101060r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC) is one of the main causes of heart failure and sudden death in Latin America. To date, there is no available medication to prevent or reverse the onset of cardiac symptoms. CCC occurs in a scenario of disrupted calcium dynamics and enhanced oxidative stress, which combined, may favor the hyper activation of calcium/calmodulin (Ca2+ /CaM)-calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) (Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII) pathway, which is fundamental for heart physiology and it is implicated in other cardiac diseases. Here, we evaluated the association between Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII in the electro-mechanical (dys)function of the heart in the early stage of chronic experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection. We observed that in vitro and ex vivo inhibition of Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII reversed the arrhythmic profile of isolated hearts and isolated left-ventricles cardiomyocytes. The benefits of the limited Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII activation to cardiomyocytes' electrical properties are partially related to the restoration of Ca2+ dynamics in a damaged cellular environment created after T. cruzi infection. Moreover, Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII inhibition prevented the onset of arrhythmic contractions on isolated heart preparations of chagasic mice and restored the responsiveness to the increase in the left-ventricle pre-load. Taken together, our data provide the first experimental evidence for the potential of targeting Ca2+ /CaM-CaMKII pathway as a novel therapeutic target to treat CCC.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Joviano-Santos JV, Santos-Miranda A, Neri EA, Fonseca-Alaniz MH, Krieger JE, Pereira AC, Roman-Campos D. SCN5A compound heterozygosity mutation in Brugada syndrome: Functional consequences and the implication for pharmacological treatment. Life Sci 2021; 278:119646. [PMID: 34048814 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS SCN5A gene encodes the α-subunit of Nav1.5, mainly found in the human heart. SCN5A variants are the most common genetic alterations associated with Brugada syndrome (BrS). In rare cases, compound heterozygosity is observed; however, its functional consequences are poorly understood. We aimed to analyze the functional impact of de novo Nav1.5 mutations in compound heterozygosity in distinct alleles (G400R and T1461S positions) previously found in a patient with BrS. Moreover, we evaluated the potential benefits of quinidine to improve the phenotype of mutant Na+ channels in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS The functional properties of human wild-type and Nav1.5 variants were evaluated using whole-cell patch-clamp and immunofluorescence techniques in transiently expressed human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells. KEY FINDINGS Both variants occur in the highly conservative positions of SCN5A. Although all variants were expressed in the cell membrane, a significant reduction in the Na+ current density (except for G400R alone, which was undetected) was observed along with abnormal biophysical properties, once the variants were expressed in homozygosis and heterozygosis. Interestingly, the incubation of transfected cells with quinidine partially rescued the biophysical properties of the mutant Na+ channel. SIGNIFICANCE De novo compound heterozygosis mutations in SNC5A disrupt the Na+ macroscopic current. Quinidine could partially reverse the in vitro loss-of-function phenotype of Na+ current. Thus, our data provide, for the first time, a detailed biophysical characterization of dysfunctional Na+ channels linked to compound heterozygosity in BrS as well as the benefits of the pharmacological treatment using quinidine on the biophysical properties of Nav1.5.
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- J V Joviano-Santos
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Elasoru SE, Rhana P, de Oliveira Barreto T, Naves de Souza DL, Menezes-Filho JER, Souza DS, Loes Moreira MV, Gomes Campos MT, Adedosu OT, Roman-Campos D, Melo MM, Cruz JS. Andrographolide protects against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats through inhibition of L-type Ca 2+ and increase of cardiac transient outward K + currents. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 906:174194. [PMID: 34044012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is the irreversible injury of the myocardium caused by prolonged myocardial ischemia and is a major cause of heart failure and eventual death among ischemic patients. The present study assessed the protective potentials of andrographolide against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats. Animals were randomly divided into four groups: Control (Ctr) group received 0.9% saline solution once daily for 21 days, Isoproterenol (Iso) group received 0.9% saline solution once daily for 19 days followed by 80 mg/kg/day of isoproterenol hydrochloride solution on day 20 and 21, Andrographolide (Andro) group received 20 mg/kg/day of andrographolide for 21 days, and Andrographolide plus Isoproterenol (Andro + Iso) group received 20 mg/kg/day of andrographolide for 21 days with co-administration of 80 mg/kg/day of isoproterenol hydrochloride solution on day 20 and 21. After all treatments, cardiac-specific parameters that define cardiac health and early subacute MI were measured in all groups using both biophysical and pharmacological assay methods. Isoproterenol administration significantly (P < 0.05) increased cardiac mass indexes, systemic cardiac biomarkers, infarct size and caused cardiac histological alterations; significantly (P < 0.05) increased heart rate, QRS & QTc intervals and caused ST-segment elevation; significantly (P < 0.05) increased myocytes shortening, action potential duration (APD), L-type Ca2+ current (ICa,L) density and significantly (P < 0.05) decreased transient outward K+ current (Ito) density typical of the early subacute MI. Interestingly, pretreatment with andrographolide prevented and or minimized these anomalies, notably, by reducing ICa,L density and increasing Ito density significantly. Therefore, andrographolide could be seen as a promising therapeutic agent capable of making the heart resistant to early subacute infarction and it could be used as template for the development of semisynthetic drug(s) for cardiac protection against MI.
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- Seyi Elijah Elasoru
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Joviano-Santos JV, Santos-Miranda A, Sarmento JO, Roman-Campos D. Ethnic-Related Sodium Voltage-Gated Channel α Subunit 5 Polymorphisms Shape the In Vitro Pharmacological Action of Amiodarone upon Na v1.5. Mol Pharmacol 2021; 99:448-459. [PMID: 33824187 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.120.000176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Nav1.5-derived Na+ current (INa) exerts a pivotal role in the depolarization phase of cardiomyocytes' action potential, and, therefore, changes in INa can contribute to fatal arrhythmias. Nav1.5 displays naturally occurring ethnicity-related polymorphisms, which might alter the functioning and pharmacology of the channel. Some studies have shown how single-nucleotide polymorphism can change the response to antiarrhythmic drugs. Investigations on the role of Nav1.5 in arrhythmogenesis associated with its functional polymorphisms are currently growing as well as the possible variability in the antiarrhythmic pharmacotherapy among ethnic groups. The influence of the ethnicity-related polymorphisms (S524Y, S1103Y, R1193Q, V1951L) on the responsiveness, selectivity, and pharmacological efficacy of the clinically used antiarrhythmic amiodarone (AMIO) is not completely known. Our objectives were to analyze biophysical and pharmacological aspects of four ethnicity-related polymorphisms before and after exposure to AMIO. Polymorphisms caused reduced AMIO potency compared with wild type (WT), which can vary by up to 4× between them. AMIO shifted the voltage dependency for current inactivation without significant effect in voltage-dependent activation to a similar extent in WT and polymorphisms. The recovery from inactivation was altered between the polymorphisms when compared with WT. Finally, the use dependency of AMIO differed between studied groups, especially at a more depolarized cell membrane. Thus, our work may guide future studies focusing on the efficiency of AMIO in treating different arrhythmias and establish more individualized guidelines for its use depending on the Nav1.5 polymorphism after validating our findings using in vivo studies. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Sodium voltage-gated channel α subunit 5 (SCN5A) gene encodes the α subunit of Nav1.5, the main cardiac voltage-gated Na+ channel. Interestingly, ethnicity-related polymorphisms are found in SCN5A. Amiodarone is used in clinical practice, and some of its effects are attributed to interaction with Nav1.5. Important, amiodarone efficacy is variable among patients. Here we show that ethnicity-related SCN5A polymorphisms lead to altered Nav1.5-amiodarone interaction, which may be the cause for the variable efficacy observed in clinical usage of amiodarone.
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Marques LP, Beserra SS, Roman-Campos D, Gondim ANS. Cardiodepressive Effect of Eugenyl Acetate in Rodent Heart. Arq Bras Cardiol 2020; 115:967-970. [PMID: 33295468 PMCID: PMC8452220 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20190823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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No presente trabalho investigou-se o efeito inotrópico do acetato de eugenil (AE), bem como sua ação sobre a corrente de Ca2+ do tipo L (ICa,L). Os experimentos de contratilidade foram realizados em átrio esquerdo isolado de cobaia exposto às concentrações crescentes da droga (1 a 5.000μM). O AE reduziu a força de contração atrial (IC50=558±24,06μM) de modo dependente de concentração. O efeito do AE sobre a ICa,L também foi avaliado em cardiomiócitos ventriculares isolados de camundongos, utilizando-se a técnica de “patch-clamp”. O AE apresentou um efeito inibitório (IC50=1.337±221μM) sobre os canais de Ca2+ sensíveis à voltagem (CaV1.2). Em conclusão, o AE apesenta efeito cardiodepressor que se deve, pelo menos em parte, à diminuição da entrada de Ca2+ nos cardiomiócitos.
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- Universidade do Estado da Bahia - Departamento de Educação, Salvador, BA - Brasil.,Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Biofísica, São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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S Beserra S, Roman-Campos D. Impact of pacing frequency in amiodarone interaction with cardiomyocytes near physiological temperature in health and disease conditions. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 128:615-620. [PMID: 33124101 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Long QT syndrome type 3 (LQT-3) is a disease related to abnormal cardiac sodium channel function (Nav 1.5), usually due to augmented late sodium current (INaL ), and may lead to ventricular fibrillation. Amiodarone is approved for ventricular fibrillation. Thus, we investigated whether pacing frequency impacts the ability of amiodarone to reverse the arrhythmic phenotype observed in LQT-3. Anemone neurotoxin 2 (ATX-II, here named only ATX) was used to enhance INaL in mice left ventricular myocytes (LVM). A video detector system monitored sarcomere shortening. At 1 Hz, amiodarone attenuated sarcomere shortening only at 10 µmol/L; at 3 and 5 Hz, 0.1 and 1 µmol/L amiodarone also reduced sarcomere shortening. However, no effect of amiodarone was observed on time to 50% of sarcomere contraction and relaxation. In LVM exposed to ATX (10 nmol/L), an arrhythmic phenotype was observed, and it was more severe when cells were paced at 1 Hz. Amiodarone failed to reverse the ATX induced phenotype at different pacing frequencies. Thus, our results suggest that amiodarone's ability to reverse arrhythmias induced by augmentation of INaL is limited. These findings suggest further experimentation will be required to clarify whether a clinical effect can be ascribed to an effect of amiodarone on other ion channels in LQT-3.
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- Samuel S Beserra
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Santos-Miranda A, Joviano-Santos JV, Ribeiro GA, Botelho AFM, Rocha P, Vieira LQ, Cruz JS, Roman-Campos D. Correction: Reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide imbalances lead to in vivo and in vitro arrhythmogenic phenotype in acute phase of experimental Chagas disease. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1009049. [PMID: 33112921 PMCID: PMC7592844 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Ribeiro da Silva A, Neri EA, Turaça LT, Dariolli R, Fonseca-Alaniz MH, Santos-Miranda A, Roman-Campos D, Venturini G, Krieger JE. NOTCH1 is critical for fibroblast-mediated induction of cardiomyocyte specialization into ventricular conduction system-like cells in vitro. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16163. [PMID: 32999360 PMCID: PMC7527973 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cardiac fibroblasts are present throughout the myocardium and are enriched in the microenvironment surrounding the ventricular conduction system (VCS). Several forms of arrhythmias are linked to VCS abnormalities, but it is still unclear whether VCS malformations are cardiomyocyte autonomous or could be linked to crosstalk between different cell types. We reasoned that fibroblasts influence cardiomyocyte specialization in VCS cells. We developed 2D and 3D culture models of neonatal rat cardiac cells to assess the influence of cardiac fibroblasts on cardiomyocytes. Cardiomyocytes adjacent to cardiac fibroblasts showed a two-fold increase in expression of VCS markers (NAV1.5 and CONTACTIN 2) and calcium transient duration, displaying a Purkinje-like profile. Fibroblast-conditioned media (fCM) was sufficient to activate VCS-related genes (Irx3, Scn5a, Connexin 40) and to induce action potential prolongation, a hallmark of Purkinge phenotype. fCM-mediated response seemed to be spatially-dependent as cardiomyocyte organoids treated with fCM had increased expression of connexin 40 and NAV1.5 primarily on its outer surface. Finally, NOTCH1 activation in both cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts was required for connexin 40 up-regulation (a proxy of VCS phenotype). Altogether, we provide evidence that cardiac fibroblasts influence cardiomyocyte specialization into VCS-like cells via NOTCH1 signaling in vitro.
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- Agatha Ribeiro da Silva
- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab Genetics & Molec Cardiology, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Roman-Campos D, Sales-Junior P, Santos-Miranda A, Joviano-Santos JV, Ropert C, Cruz JS. Deletion of inducible nitric oxide synthase delays the onset of cardiomyocyte electrical remodeling in experimental Chagas disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165949. [PMID: 32841732 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Danilo Roman-Campos
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Universitade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Universitade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Universitade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Beserra SS, Santos-Miranda A, Sarmento JO, Miranda VM, Roman-Campos D. Effects of amiodarone on rodent ventricular cardiomyocytes: Novel perspectives from a cellular model of Long QT Syndrome Type 3. Life Sci 2020; 255:117814. [PMID: 32439300 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIMS Amiodarone (AMIO) is currently used in medical practice to reverse ventricular tachycardia. Here we determine the effects of AMIO in the electromechanical properties of isolated left ventricle myocyte (LVM) from mice and guinea pig and in a cellular model of Long QT Syndrome Type 3 (LQTS-3) using anemone neurotoxin 2 (ATX II), which induces increase of late sodium current in LVM. MAIN METHODS AND KEY FINDINGS Using patch-clamp technique, fluorescence imaging to detect cellular Ca2+ transient and sarcomere detection systems we evaluate the effect of AMIO in healthy LVM. AMIO produced a significant reduction in the percentage of sarcomere shortening (0.1, 1 and 10 μM) in a range of pacing frequencies, however, without significant attenuation of Ca2+ transient. Also, 10 μM of AMIO caused the opposite effect on action potential repolarization of mouse and guinea pig LVM. When LVM from mouse and guinea pig were paced in a range of pacing frequencies and exposed to ATX (10 nM), AMIO (10 μM) was only able to abrogate electromechanical arrhythmias in LVM from guinea pig at lower pacing frequency. SIGNIFICANCE AMIO has negative inotropic effect with opposite effect on action potential waveform in mouse and guinea pig LVM. Furthermore, the antiarrhythmic action of AMIO in LQTS-3 is species and frequency-dependent, which indicates that AMIO may be beneficial for some types of arrhythmias related to late sodium current.
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- Samuel Santos Beserra
- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of CardioBiology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Junho CVC, Panico K, Nakama KK, Sonoda MT, Christoffolete MA, Beserra SS, Roman-Campos D, Carneiro-Ramos MS. Time Course of Gene Expression Profile in Renal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Mice. Transplant Proc 2020; 52:2970-2976. [PMID: 32763007 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ischemic renal failure is an inflammatory disease that can affect various organs, including the heart. The organ responds to the stimulus and undergoes tissue remodeling that can result in cardiac hypertrophy. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac global gene expression profile in renal ischemia/reperfusion (IR) model using microarray technology. To do that, left kidney ischemia was induced in male C57BL/6 mice for 60 minutes, followed by reperfusion (IR) for 5, 8, 15, or 20 days post ischemia (dpi). Total cardiac tissue RNA was extracted and hybridized to chips with 35,000 mouse genes. The GeneChip Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Array Expression chip (Affymetrix) was used, and CEL files generated were processed with DNA-Chip-Analyzer (dCHIP) software. Subsequent analysis considered only differences among groups of at least 1.2-fold (up or down) expression changes. Analyses of the samples indicated positive modulation of 17,413 genes and 405 pathways and negative modulation of 18,287 genes and 300 pathways. A narrower analysis of genes related to inflammation, metabolism, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and channels/ion transport was performance, and it was correlated with IR injury, corroborating previous data from literature. Renal IR induced a global shift in cardiac tissue gene expression; in particular, genes related to the inflammatory system and cardiomyocyte function were changed. The in-depth study of the cell signaling in the present study could stimulate the development of new therapeutic option to ameliorate the outcome of renal-IR-induced heart damage.
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center (CCNH), Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center (CCNH), Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiobiology Laboratory, Department of Biophysic, Paulista School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiobiology Laboratory, Department of Biophysic, Paulista School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Santos-Miranda A, Joviano-Santos JV, Ribeiro GA, Botelho AFM, Rocha P, Vieira LQ, Cruz JS, Roman-Campos D. Reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide imbalances lead to in vivo and in vitro arrhythmogenic phenotype in acute phase of experimental Chagas disease. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008379. [PMID: 32160269 PMCID: PMC7089563 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Chagas Disease (CD) is one of the leading causes of heart failure and sudden death in Latin America. Treatments with antioxidants have provided promising alternatives to ameliorate CD. However, the specific roles of major reactive oxygen species (ROS) sources, including NADPH-oxidase 2 (NOX2), mitochondrial-derived ROS and nitric oxide (NO) in the progression or resolution of CD are yet to be elucidated. We used C57BL/6 (WT) and a gp91PHOX knockout mice (PHOX-/-), lacking functional NOX2, to investigate the effects of ablation of NOX2-derived ROS production on the outcome of acute chagasic cardiomyopathy. Infected PHOX-/- cardiomyocytes displayed an overall pro-arrhythmic phenotype, notably with higher arrhythmia incidence on ECG that was followed by higher number of early afterdepolarizations (EAD) and 2.5-fold increase in action potential (AP) duration alternans, compared to AP from infected WT mice. Furthermore, infected PHOX-/- cardiomyocytes display increased diastolic [Ca2+], aberrant Ca2+ transient and reduced Ca2+ transient amplitude. Cardiomyocyte contraction is reduced in infected WT and PHOX-/- mice, to a similar extent. Nevertheless, only infected PHOX-/- isolated cardiomyocytes displayed significant increase in non-triggered extra contractions (appearing in ~75% of cells). Electro-mechanical remodeling of infected PHOX-/-cardiomyocytes is associated with increase in NO and mitochondria-derived ROS production. Notably, EADs, AP duration alternans and in vivo arrhythmias were reverted by pre-incubation with nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME. Overall our data show for the first time that lack of NOX2-derived ROS promoted a pro-arrhythmic phenotype in the heart, in which the crosstalk between ROS and NO could play an important role in regulating cardiomyocyte electro-mechanical function during acute CD. Future studies designed to evaluate the potential role of NOX2-derived ROS in the chronic phase of CD could open new and more specific therapeutic strategies to treat CD and prevent deaths due to heart complications.
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- Artur Santos-Miranda
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Department of Biophysics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Souza Bomfim GH, Mendez-Lopez I, Arranz-Tagarro JA, Ferraz Carbonel AA, Roman-Campos D, Padín JF, Garcia AG, Jurkiewicz A, Jurkiewicz NH. Functional Upregulation of STIM-1/Orai-1-Mediated Store-Operated Ca2+ Contributing to the Hypertension Development Elicited by Chronic EtOH Consumption. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2017; 15:265-281. [PMID: 28155613 DOI: 10.2174/1570161115666170201122750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic ethanol (EtOH) consumption has been associated with deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system by abnormal calcium (Ca2+) handling. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is related to cardiovascular remodeling which leads to the hypertension development, and the coupling between STIM-1 (ER Ca2+ sensor) and Orai-1 (channel pore) is a key mechanism to control SOCE through of store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOCCs). However, the role of STIM-1/Orai-1-mediated SOCE and its cross-talk with EtOH-triggered vascular remodeling and hypertension remain poorly understood. We address this subject in the present study by evaluating how chronic EtOH consumption induces alterations in Ca2+ handling via SOCE. METHODS Male Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) rats were subjected to the intake of increasing EtOH concentrations (5-20%, for 30 days). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and EtOH concentration were measured; cardiovascular remodeling was assessed by histomorphometry; and function/ expression of STIM-1/Orai-1-mediated Ca2+ influx were evaluated by isometric contraction and western blot experiments. RESULTS Compared to the WKY-Control, our results show that: (1) chronic EtOH consumption caused a significant elevation of SBP in both strains; (2) cardiac hypertrophy and hypertrophic aortic wall remodeling much more pronounced in WKY-EtOH; (3) decreased capacity of ER to store and release Ca2+; (4) increased STIM-1/Orai-1-mediated SOCCs activation, which was selectively inhibited by YM-58483; and (5) increased expression of STIM-1 in WKY-EtOH and SHR-Control rats. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that hypertrophic aortic remodeling and abnormal contraction triggered mainly by Ca2+ overload via STIM-1/Orai-1-mediated SOCE through SOCCs are involved hypertension developed by EtOH consumption.
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando de I+D del Medicamento, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando de I+D del Medicamento, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Genetica, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando de I+D del Medicamento, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Teófilo Hernando de I+D del Medicamento, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Alves MNM, Roman-Campos D, Parreira AB, Almeida PWM, Cruz JS, Guatimosim S, Dias-Peixoto MF. Exercise Training Protects Cardiomyocytes from Deleterious Effects of Palmitate. Int J Sports Med 2017; 38:949-953. [PMID: 28922681 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We investigated the effects of palmitate, a high saturated fat, on Ca2+, action potential and reactive oxygen species dynamics in cardiomyocytes from untrained and trained mice. Male mice were subjected to moderate intensity exercise training on a treadmill. Cardiomyocytes of untrained and trained mice were isolated, treated for 30 min with palmitate and intracellular calcium transient and action potential duration were recorded. Additionally, we assessed reactive oxygen species generation. Treatment of cardiomyocytes from untrained mice with palmitate induced a significant decrease in Ca2+ transient magnitude by 34%. Exercise training did not change cardiomyocyte Ca2+ dynamics in the control group. However, trained cardiomyocytes were protected from deleterious effects of palmitate. Action potential duration was not altered by palmitate in either untrained or trained cardiomyocytes. Moreover, palmitate treatment increased reactive oxygen species generation in both untrained and trained cardiomyocytes. Nevertheless, the levels of reactive oxygen species in trained cardiomyocytes treated with palmitate were still 27% lower than those seen at basal conditions in untrained cardiomyocytes. Taken together, these findings indicate that exercise training protects cardiomyocytes from deleterious effects of palmitate possibly by inhibiting exacerbated ROS production.
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- Physiology and pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Physiology and pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Physiology and pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Bohnen MS, Roman-Campos D, Terrenoire C, Jnani J, Sampson KJ, Chung WK, Kass RS. The Impact of Heterozygous KCNK3 Mutations Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Channel Function and Pharmacological Recovery. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.117.006465. [PMID: 28889099 PMCID: PMC5634293 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heterozygous loss of function mutations in the KCNK3 gene cause hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). KCNK3 encodes an acid-sensitive potassium channel, which contributes to the resting potential of human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. KCNK3 is widely expressed in the body, and dimerizes with other KCNK3 subunits, or the closely related, acid-sensitive KCNK9 channel. METHODS AND RESULTS We engineered homomeric and heterodimeric mutant and nonmutant KCNK3 channels associated with PAH. Using whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle and COS7 cell lines, we determined that homomeric and heterodimeric mutant channels in heterozygous KCNK3 conditions lead to mutation-specific severity of channel dysfunction. Both wildtype and mutant KCNK3 channels were activated by ONO-RS-082 (10 μmol/L), causing cell hyperpolarization. We observed robust gene expression of KCNK3 in healthy and familial PAH patient lungs, but no quantifiable expression of KCNK9, and demonstrated in functional studies that KCNK9 minimizes the impact of select KCNK3 mutations when the 2 channel subunits co-assemble. CONCLUSIONS Heterozygous KCNK3 mutations in PAH lead to variable loss of channel function via distinct mechanisms. Homomeric and heterodimeric mutant KCNK3 channels represent novel therapeutic substrates in PAH. Pharmacological and pH-dependent activation of wildtype and mutant KCNK3 channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells leads to membrane hyperpolarization. Co-assembly of KCNK3 with KCNK9 subunits may provide protection against KCNK3 loss of function in tissues where both KCNK9 and KCNK3 are expressed, contributing to the lung-specific phenotype observed clinically in patients with PAH because of KCNK3 mutations.
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- Michael S Bohnen
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Gondim ANS, Lara A, Santos-Miranda A, Roman-Campos D, Lauton-Santos S, Menezes-Filho JER, de Vasconcelos CML, Conde-Garcia EA, Guatimosim S, Cruz JS. (-)-Terpinen-4-ol changes intracellular Ca 2+ handling and induces pacing disturbance in rat hearts. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 807:56-63. [PMID: 28435092 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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(-)-Terpinen-4-ol is a naturally occurring plant monoterpene and has been shown to have a plethora of biological activities. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of (-)-terpinen-4-ol on the rat heart, a key player in the control and maintenance of arterial blood pressure. The effects of (-)-terpinen-4-ol on the rat heart were investigated using isolated left atrium isometric force measurements, in vivo electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings, patch clamp technique, and confocal microscopy. It was observed that (-)-terpinen-4-ol reduced contraction force in an isolated left atrium at millimolar concentrations. Conversely, it induced a positive inotropic effect and extrasystoles at micromolar concentrations, suggesting that (-)-terpinen-4-ol may have arrhythmogenic activity on cardiac tissue. In anaesthetized animals, (-)-terpinen-4-ol also elicited rhythm disturbance, such as supraventricular tachycardia and atrioventricular block. To investigate the cellular mechanism underlying the dual effect of (-)-terpinen-4-ol on heart muscle, experiments were performed on isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes to determine the effect of (-)-terpinen-4-ol on L-type Ca2+ currents, Ca2+ sparks, and Ca2+ transients. The arrhythmogenic activity of (-)-terpinen-4-ol in vitro and in vivo may be explained by its effect on intracellular Ca2+ handling. Taken together, our data suggest that (-)-terpinen-4-ol has cardiac arrhythmogenic activity.
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- Antonio Nei Santana Gondim
- Departamento de Educação - Campus XII, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Av. Vanessa Cardoso e Cardoso, s/n, Postal Code 46430-000 Guanambi, BA, Brazil; Laboratório das Membranas Excitáveis e Biologia Cardiovascular, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, ICB - Bloco K-4, Postal Code 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, ICB - Bloco D-4, Postal Code 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório das Membranas Excitáveis e Biologia Cardiovascular, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, ICB - Bloco K-4, Postal Code 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biofísica, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 862, Vila Clementino, Zipcode 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, Postal Code 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, Postal Code 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, Postal Code 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, Postal Code 49100-000 São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, ICB - Bloco D-4, Postal Code 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório das Membranas Excitáveis e Biologia Cardiovascular, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, ICB - Bloco K-4, Postal Code 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Santos MS, Oliveira ED, Santos-Miranda A, Cruz JS, Gondim ANS, Menezes-Filho JER, Souza DS, Pinho-da-Silva L, Jesus ICG, Roman-Campos D, Guatimosim S, Lara A, Conde-Garcia EA, Vasconcelos CML. Dissection of the Effects of Quercetin on Mouse Myocardium. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2017; 120:550-559. [PMID: 27992670 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Quercetin is a plant flavonoid with several biological activities. This study aimed to describe quercetin effects on contractile and electrophysiological properties of the cardiac muscle as well as on calcium handling. Quercetin elicited positive inotropism that was significantly reduced by propranolol indicating an involvement of the sympathetic nervous system. In cardiomyocytes, 30 μM quercetin increased ICa,L at 0 mV from -0.95 ± 0.01 A/F to -1.21 ± 0.08 A/F. The membrane potential at which 50% of the channels are activated (V0.5 ) shifted towards more negative potentials from -13.06 ± 1.52 mV to -19.26 ± 1.72 mV and did not alter the slope factor. Furthermore, quercetin increased [Ca2+ ]i transient by 28% when compared to control. Quercetin accelerated [Ca2+ ]i transient decay time, which could be attributed to SERCA activation. In resting cardiomyocytes, quercetin did not change amplitude or frequency of Ca2+ sparks. In isolated heart, quercetin increased heart rate and decreased PRi, QTc and duration of the QRS complex. Thus, we showed that quercetin activates β-adrenoceptors, leading to increased L-type Ca2+ current and cell-wide intracellular Ca2+ transient without visible changes in Ca2+ sparks.
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- Michel Santana Santos
- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.,Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Excitable Membranes Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Excitable Membranes Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Pharmacology of the Heart, Department of Education, Campus XII, University of the State of Bahia, Guanambi, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Excitable Membranes Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Cardiomyocyte Intracellular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiomyocyte Intracellular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Cardiomyocyte Intracellular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Heart Biophysics, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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Cruz JS, Machado FS, Ropert C, Roman-Campos D. Molecular mechanisms of cardiac electromechanical remodeling during Chagas disease: Role of TNF and TGF-β. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2017; 27:81-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Rocha-Resende C, Guedes de Jesus IC, Roman-Campos D, Miranda AS, Alves F, Resende RR, Dos Santos Cruz J, Machado FS, Guatimosim S. Absence of suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 turns cardiomyocytes unresponsive to LIF-dependent increases in Ca 2+ levels. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2017; 312:C478-C486. [PMID: 28122728 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00004.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Little is known regarding the role of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) in the control of cytokine signaling in cardiomyocytes. We investigated the consequences of SOCS2 ablation for leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)-induced enhancement of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) transient by performing experiments with cardiomyocytes from SOCS2-knockout (ko) mice. Similar levels of SOCS3 transcripts were seen in cardiomyocytes from wild-type and SOCS2-ko mice, while SOCS1 mRNA was reduced in SOCS2-ko. Immunoprecipitation experiments showed increased SOCS3 association with gp130 receptor in SOCS2-ko myocytes. Measurements of Ca2+ in wild-type myocytes exposed to LIF showed a significant increase in the magnitude of the Ca2+ transient. This change was absent in LIF-treated SOCS2-ko cells. LIF activation of ERK and STAT3 was observed in both wild-type and SOCS2-ko cells, indicating that in SOCS2-ko, LIF receptors were functional, despite the lack of effect in the Ca2+ transient. In wild-type cells, LIF-induced increase in [Ca2+]i and phospholamban Thr17 [PLN(Thr17)] phosphorylation was inhibited by KN-93, indicating a role for CaMKII in LIF-induced Ca2+ raise. LIF-induced phosphorylation of PLN(Thr17) was abrogated in SOCS2-ko myocytes. In wild-type cardiomyocytes, LIF treatment increased L-type Ca2+ current (ICa,L), a key activator of CaMKII in response to LIF. Conversely, SOCS2-ko myocytes failed to activate ICa,L in response to LIF, providing a rationale for the lack of LIF effect on Ca2+ transient. Our data show that absence of SOCS2 turns cardiomyocytes unresponsive to LIF-induced [Ca2+] raise, indicating that endogenous levels of SOCS2 are crucial for full activation of LIF signaling in the heart.
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- Cibele Rocha-Resende
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;
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Gomes HL, Menezes TN, Malacarne PF, Roman-Campos D, Gondim AN, Cruz JS, Vassallo DV, Figueiredo SG. Cardiovascular effects of Sp-CTx, a cytolysin from the scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) venom. Toxicon 2016; 118:141-8. [PMID: 27155562 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fish venom cytolysins are multifunctional proteins that in addition to their cytolytic/hemolytic effects display neurotoxic, cardiotoxic and inflammatory activities, being described as "protein lethal factors". A pore-forming cytolysin called Sp-CTx (Scorpaena plumieriCytolytic Toxin) has been recently purified from the venom of the scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri. It is a glycoprotein with dimeric constitution, comprising subunits of approximately 65 kDa. Previous studies have revealed that this toxin has a vasorelaxant activity that appears to involve the L-arginine-nitric oxide synthase pathway; however its cardiovascular effects have not been fully comprehended. The present study examined the cardiovascular effects of Sp-CTx in vivo and in vitro. In anesthetized rats Sp-CTx (70 μg/kg i.v) produced a biphasic response which consisted of an initial systolic and diastolic pressure increase followed by a sustained decrease of these parameters and the heart rate. In isolated rats hearts Sp-CTx (10(-9) to 5 × 10(-6) M) produced concentration-dependent and transient ventricular positive inotropic effect and vasoconstriction response on coronary bed. In papillary muscle, Sp-CTx (10(-7) M) also produced an increase in contractile isometric force, which was attenuated by the catecholamine releasing agent tyramine (100 μM) and the β-adrenergic antagonist propranolol (10 μM). On isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes Sp-CTx (1 nM) increased the L-type Ca(2+) current density. The results show that Sp-CTx induces disorders in the cardiovascular system through increase of sarcolemmal calcium influx, which in turn is partially caused by the release of endogenous noradrenaline.
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- Helena L Gomes
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Educação, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Guanambi, BA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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Cruz JS, Santos-Miranda A, Sales-Junior PA, Monti-Rocha R, Campos PP, Machado FS, Roman-Campos D. Altered Cardiomyocyte Function and Trypanosoma cruzi Persistence in Chagas Disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94:1028-33. [PMID: 26976879 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chagas disease, caused by the triatominae Trypanosoma cruzi, is one of the leading causes of heart malfunctioning in Latin America. The cardiac phenotype is observed in 20-30% of infected people 10-40 years after their primary infection. The cardiac complications during Chagas disease range from cardiac arrhythmias to heart failure, with important involvement of the right ventricle. Interestingly, no studies have evaluated the electrical properties of right ventricle myocytes during Chagas disease and correlated them to parasite persistence. Taking advantage of a murine model of Chagas disease, we studied the histological and electrical properties of right ventricle in acute (30 days postinfection [dpi]) and chronic phases (90 dpi) of infected mice with the Colombian strain of T. cruzi and their correlation to parasite persistence. We observed an increase in collagen deposition and inflammatory infiltrate at both 30 and 90 dpi. Furthermore, using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, we detected parasites at 90 dpi in right and left ventricles. In addition, we observed action potential prolongation and reduced transient outward K(+) current and L-type Ca(2+) current at 30 and 90 dpi. Taking together, our results demonstrate that T. cruzi infection leads to important modifications in electrical properties associated with inflammatory infiltrate and parasite persistence in mice right ventricle, suggesting a causal role between inflammation, parasite persistence, and altered cardiomyocyte function in Chagas disease. Thus, arrhythmias observed in Chagas disease may be partially related to altered electrical function in right ventricle.
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- Jader Santos Cruz
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Minas Gerais, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santos-Miranda A, Cruz JS, Roman-Campos D. Electrical properties of isolated cardiomyocytes in a rat model of thiamine deficiency. Arq Bras Cardiol 2015; 104:242-5. [PMID: 25884771 PMCID: PMC4386853 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20150010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
In modern society, thiamine deficiency (TD) remains an important medical condition
linked to altered cardiac function. There have been contradictory reports about the
impact of TD on heart physiology, especially in the context of cardiac excitability.
In order to address this particular question, we used a TD rat model and patch-clamp
technique to investigate the electrical properties of isolated cardiomyocytes from
epicardium and endocardium. Neither cell type showed substantial differences on the
action potential waveform and transient outward potassium current. Based on our
results we can conclude that TD does not induce major electrical remodeling in
isolated cardiac myocytes in either endocardium or epicardium cells.
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Santos-Miranda A, Gondim AN, Menezes-Filho JER, Vasconcelos CML, Cruz JS, Roman-Campos D. Pharmacological evaluation of R(+)-pulegone on cardiac excitability: role of potassium current blockage and control of action potential waveform. Phytomedicine 2014; 21:1146-1153. [PMID: 24912864 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2014.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION R(+)-pulegone is a ketone monoterpene and it is the main constituent of essential oils in several plants. Previous studies provided some evidence that R(+)-pulegone may act on isolated cardiac myocytes. In this study, we evaluated in extended detail, the pharmacological effects of R(+)-pulegone on cardiac tissue. METHODS Using in vivo measurements of rat cardiac electrocardiogram (ECG) and patch-clamp technique in isolated myocytes we determinate the influence of R(+)-pulegone on cardiac excitability. RESULTS R(+)-pulegone delayed action potential repolarization (APR) in a concentration-dependent manner (EC50=775.7±1.48, 325.0±1.30, 469.3±1.91 μM at 10, 50 and 90% of APR respectively). In line with prolongation of APR R(+)-pulegone, in a concentration-dependent manner, blocked distinct potassium current components (transient outward potassium current (I(to)), rapid delayed rectifier potassium current (I(Kr)), inactivating steady state potassium current (I(ss)) and inward rectifier potassium current (I(K1))) (EC50=1441±1.04; 605.0±1.22, 818.7±1.22; 1753±1.09 μM for I(to), I(Kr), I(ss) and I(K1), respectively). The inhibition occurred in a fast and reversible way, without changing the steady-state activation curve, but instead shifting to the left the steady-state inactivation curve (V1/2 from -56.92±0.35 to -67.52±0.19 mV). In vivo infusion of 100 mg/kg R(+)-pulegone prolonged the QTc (∼40%) and PR (∼62%) interval along with reducing the heart rate by ∼26%. CONCLUSION Taken together, R(+)-pulegone prolongs the APR by inhibiting several cardiomyocyte K(+) current components in a concentration-dependent manner. This occurs through a direct block by R(+)-pulegone of the channel pore, followed by a left shift on the steady state inactivation curve. Finally, R(+)-pulegone induced changes in some aspects of the ECG profile, which are in agreement with its effects on potassium channels of isolated cardiomyocytes.
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- Artur Santos-Miranda
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Laboratório Laboratório de Biofísica e Farmacologia do Coração, Departamento de Educação - Campus XII, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biofísica do Coração, Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Roman-Campos D, Sales-Júnior P, Duarte HL, Gomes ER, Guatimosim S, Ropert C, Gazzinelli RT, Cruz JS. Cardiomyocyte dysfunction during the chronic phase of Chagas disease. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2014; 108:243-5. [PMID: 23579807 DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Chagas disease, which is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart failure. We investigated modifications in the cellular electrophysiological and calcium-handling characteristics of an infected mouse heart during the chronic phase of the disease. The patch-clamp technique was used to record action potentials (APs) and L-type Ca2+ and transient outward K+ currents. [Ca2+]i changes were determined using confocal microscopy. Infected ventricular cells showed prolonged APs, reduced transient outward K+ and L-type Ca2+ currents and reduced Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Thus, the chronic phase of Chagas disease is characterised by cardiomyocyte dysfunction, which could lead to heart failure.
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- Danilo Roman-Campos
- Laboratório de Membranas Excitáveis e Biologia Cardiovascular, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
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Beriberi is a disease caused by thiamine deficiency (TD), which may lead to heart problems, including heart failure. Despite the fact that thiamine prevalence is reduced in the industrialized world, it remains a health hazard especially due to chronic alcohol consumption. Diagnosing the presence of TD based on both electrocardiogram and echocardiogram exams is particularly challenging because of its non-specific symptoms. TD diagnosis is unique, which then leads to determination of its severity. If thiamine infusion abrogates its symptomology, only then can the case be definitely diagnosed as TD. Another condition eliciting increased likelihood of developing TD in humans is furosemide administration to heart failure patients. Furosemide administration worsens heart failure due to heightened TD. However, literature data provided are contradictory and require clarification. Up until now, the rat has been the preferred TD animal model. However, the results are even more contradictory than those in humans. It seems that if the rat TD models are separated into two distinct groups, according to animal age, the results appear to be more consistent: younger rats are more prone to develop TD signs similar to those found in humans. Their symptoms stem from changes in cardiac myocyte function that are reversed after thiamine supplementation. However, it remains an open question as to why only younger rats are able to develop human-like symptoms and deserve further investigation.
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- Danilo Roman-Campos
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Roman-Campos D, Sales-Junior P, Duarte HL, Gomes ER, Lara A, Campos P, Rocha NN, Resende RR, Ferreira A, Guatimosim S, Gazzinelli RT, Ropert C, Cruz JS. Novel insights into the development of chagasic cardiomyopathy: Role of PI3Kinase/NO axis. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:3011-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ma L, Roman-Campos D, Austin ED, Eyries M, Sampson KS, Soubrier F, Germain M, Trégouët DA, Borczuk A, Rosenzweig EB, Girerd B, Montani D, Humbert M, Loyd JE, Kass RS, Chung WK. A novel channelopathy in pulmonary arterial hypertension. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:351-361. [PMID: 23883380 PMCID: PMC3792227 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1211097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a devastating disease with high mortality. Familial cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension are usually characterized by autosomal dominant transmission with reduced penetrance, and some familial cases have unknown genetic causes. METHODS We studied a family in which multiple members had pulmonary arterial hypertension without identifiable mutations in any of the genes known to be associated with the disease, including BMPR2, ALK1, ENG, SMAD9, and CAV1. Three family members were studied with whole-exome sequencing. Additional patients with familial or idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension were screened for the mutations in the gene that was identified on whole-exome sequencing. All variants were expressed in COS-7 cells, and channel function was studied by means of patch-clamp analysis. RESULTS We identified a novel heterozygous missense variant c.608 G→A (G203D) in KCNK3 (the gene encoding potassium channel subfamily K, member 3) as a disease-causing candidate gene in the family. Five additional heterozygous missense variants in KCNK3 were independently identified in 92 unrelated patients with familial pulmonary arterial hypertension and 230 patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We used in silico bioinformatic tools to predict that all six novel variants would be damaging. Electrophysiological studies of the channel indicated that all these missense mutations resulted in loss of function, and the reduction in the potassium-channel current was remedied by the application of the phospholipase inhibitor ONO-RS-082. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified the association of a novel gene, KCNK3, with familial and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Mutations in this gene produced reduced potassium-channel current, which was successfully remedied by pharmacologic manipulation. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health.)
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- Lijiang Ma
- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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- Departments of Pediatrics (L.M., E.B.R., W.K.C.), Pharmacology (D.R.-C., K.S.S., R.S.K.), and Pathology (A.B.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; the Departments of Pediatrics (E.D.A.) and Medicine (J.E.L.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; the Genetics Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 956, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) (M.E., F.S.); and INSERM-UPMC UMRS 937, ICAN (M.G., D.-A.T.) - all in Paris; and APHP, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation (DHU TORINO), Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et Innovation Thérapeutique (LERMIT); and INSERM UMRS 999 - all in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (B.G., D.M., M.H.)
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Passos AGDS, Gondim ANS, Roman-Campos D, Cruz JS, Conde-Garcia EA, Araújo Neto V, Estevam CS, Cerqueira SVS, Brandão GC, Oliveira AB, de Vasconcelos CML. The positive inotropic effect of the ethyl acetate fraction from Erythrina velutina leaves on the mammalian myocardium: the role of adrenergic receptors. J Pharm Pharmacol 2013; 65:928-36. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objectives
We studied the effects of ethyl acetate fraction (EAcF) obtained from Erythrina velutina leaves on mammalian myocardium.
Methods
The effect of EAcF on the contractility was studied using guinea-pig left atria mounted in a tissue bath (Tyrode's solution, 29°C, 95% CO2, 5% O2) and electrically stimulated (1 Hz). Concentration-response curves of EAcF were obtained in the presence of propranolol (1 μm), nifedipine (1 μm) and in reserpinized animals (5 mg/kg). The involvement of l-type calcium current (ICa,L) on the EAcF effect was observed in cardiomyocytes of mice assessed using patch-clamp technique.
Key findings
EAcF (550 μg/ml) had a positive inotropic effect, increasing the atrial force by 164% (EC50 = 157 ± 44 μg/ml, n = 6), but it was less potent than isoproterenol (EC50 = 0.0036 ± 0.0019 μg/ml, n = 8). The response evoked by EAcF was abolished by propranolol or nifedipine. Reserpine did not alter the inotropic response of EAcF. Furthermore, an enhancement of the ICa,L peak (31.2%) with EAcF was observed. Chemical analysis of EAcF revealed the presence of at least 10 different flavonoid glycoside derivatives. Two were identified as vicenin II and isorhoifolin.
Conclusions
We conclude that EAcF increases the cardiac contractile force by increasing the l-type calcium current and activating the adrenergic receptor pathway.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Departamento de Educação-Campus XII, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Guanambi, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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de Almeida PWM, de Freitas Lima R, de Morais Gomes ER, Resende CR, Roman-Campos D, Gondim ANS, Gavioli M, Lara A, Parreira A, de Azevedo Nunes SL, Alves MN, Santos SL, Alenina N, Bader M, Resende RR, dos Santos Cruz J, Souza dos Santos RA, Guatimosim S. Functional Cross-Talk Between Aldosterone and Angiotensin-(1-7) in Ventricular Myocytes. Hypertension 2013; 61:425-30. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.199539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Pedro W. Machado de Almeida
- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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- From the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics (P.W.M.d.A., R.d.F.L., E.R.d.M.G., C.R.-R., M.G., A.L., A.P., S.L.d.A.N., M.N.M.A., R.A.S.d.S., S.G.), and Biochemistry and Imunology (D.R.-C., A.N.S.G., R.R.R., J.d.S.C.), Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil (S.L.S.); Biological Sciences, Helena Antipoff Foundation, Ibirité,
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Roman-Campos D, Carneiro-Júnior MA, Prímola-Gomes TN, Silva KA, Quintão-Júnior JF, Gondim ANS, Duarte HL, Cruz JS, Natali AJ. Chronic exercise partially restores the transmural heterogeneity of action potential duration in left ventricular myocytes of spontaneous hypertensive rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2012; 39:155-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05669.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Danilo Roman-Campos
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology; Federal University of Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Viçosa; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Viçosa; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Viçosa; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Viçosa; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology; Federal University of Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education; Federal University of Viçosa; Viçosa; Minas Gerais; Brazil
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Santos BA, Roman-Campos D, Carvalho MS, Miranda FMF, Carneiro DC, Cavalcante PH, Cândido EAF, Filho LX, Cruz JS, Gondim ANS. Cardiodepressive effect elicited by the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa is related to L-type Ca²+ current blockade. Phytomedicine 2011; 18:539-543. [PMID: 21112750 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study was undertaken to elucidate the effect of the essential oil from Alpinia speciosa (EOAs) on cardiac contractility and the underlying mechanisms. The essential oil was obtained from Alpinia speciosa leaves and flowers and the oil was analyzed by GC-MS method. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of at least 18 components. Terpinen-4-ol and 1,8-cineole corresponded to 38% and 18% of the crude oil, respectively. The experiments were conducted on spontaneously-beating right atria and on electrically stimulated left atria isolated from adult rats. The effect of EOAs on the isometric contractions and cardiac frequency in vitro was examined. EOAs decreased rat left atrial force of contraction with an EC₅₀ of 292.2±75.7 μg/ml. Nifedipine, a well known L-type Ca²+ blocker, inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner left atrial force of contraction with an EC₅₀ of 12.1±3.5 μg/ml. Sinus rhythm was diminished by EOAs with an EC₅₀ of 595.4±56.2 μg/ml. Whole-cell L-type Ca²+ currents were recorded by using the patch-clamp technique. EOAs at 25 μg/ml decreased I(Ca,L) by 32.6±9.2% and at 250 μg/ml it decreased by 89.3±7.4%. Thus, inhibition of L-type Ca²+ channels is involved in the cardiodepressive effect elicited by the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa in rat heart.
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- B A Santos
- Laboratório de Biofísica e Farmacologia do Coração, Departamento de Educação - Campus XII, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil
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Roman-Campos D, Duarte HL, Gomes ER, Castro CH, Guatimosim S, Natali AJ, Almeida AP, Pesquero JB, Pesquero JL, Cruz JS. Investigation of the cardiomyocyte dysfunction in bradykinin type 2 receptor knockout mice. Life Sci 2010; 87:715-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Carneiro-Júnior MA, Pelúzio MCG, Silva CHO, Amorim PRS, Silva KA, Souza MO, Castro CA, Roman-Campos D, Prímola-Gomes TN, Natali AJ. Exercise training and detraining modify the morphological and mechanical properties of single cardiac myocytes obtained from spontaneously hypertensive rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2010; 43:1042-6. [PMID: 21049244 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We determined the effects of exercise training and detraining on the morphological and mechanical properties of left ventricular myocytes in 4-month-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) randomly divided into the following groups: sedentary for 8 weeks (SED-8), sedentary for 12 weeks (SED-12), treadmill-running trained for 8 weeks (TRA, 16 m/min, 60 min/day, 5 days/week), and treadmill-running trained for 8 weeks followed by 4 weeks of detraining (DET). At sacrifice, left ventricular myocytes were isolated enzymatically, and resting cell length, width, and cell shortening after stimulation at a frequency of 1 Hz (~25°C) were measured. Cell length was greater in TRA than in SED-8 (161.30 ± 1.01 vs 156.10 ± 1.02 μm, P < 0.05, 667 vs 618 cells, respectively) and remained larger after detraining. Cell width and volume were unaffected by either exercise training or detraining. Cell length to width ratio was higher in TRA than in SED-8 (8.50 ± 0.08 vs 8.22 ± 0.10, P < 0.05) and was maintained after detraining. Exercise training did not affect cell shortening, which was unchanged with detraining. TRA cells exhibited higher maximum velocity of shortening than SED-8 (102.01 ± 4.50 vs 82.01 ± 5.30 μm/s, P < 0.05, 70 cells per group), with almost complete regression after detraining. The maximum velocity of relengthening was higher in TRA cells than in SED-8 (88.20 ± 4.01 vs70.01 ± 4.80 μm/s, P < 0.05), returning to sedentary values with detraining. Therefore, exercise training affected left ventricle remodeling in SHR towards eccentric hypertrophy, which remained after detraining. It also improved single left ventricular myocyte contractile function, which was reversed by detraining.
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