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Navarro-García JA, Salguero-Bodes R, González-Lafuente L, Martín-Nunes L, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Bada-Bosch T, Hernández E, Mérida-Herrero E, Praga M, Solís J, Arribas F, Bueno H, Kuro-O M, Fernández-Velasco M, Ruilope LM, Delgado C, Ruiz-Hurtado G. The anti-aging factor Klotho protects against acquired long QT syndrome induced by uremia and promoted by fibroblast growth factor 23. BMC Med 2022; 20:14. [PMID: 35042527 PMCID: PMC8767669 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-02209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased propensity for arrhythmias. In this context, ventricular repolarization alterations have been shown to predispose to fatal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Between mineral bone disturbances in CKD patients, increased fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 and decreased Klotho are emerging as important effectors of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between imbalanced FGF23-Klotho axis and the development of cardiac arrhythmias in CKD remains unknown. METHODS We carried out a translational approach to study the relationship between the FGF23-Klotho signaling axis and acquired long QT syndrome in CKD-associated uremia. FGF23 levels and cardiac repolarization dynamics were analyzed in patients with dialysis-dependent CKD and in uremic mouse models of 5/6 nephrectomy (Nfx) and Klotho deficiency (hypomorphism), which show very high systemic FGF23 levels. RESULTS Patients in the top quartile of FGF23 levels had a higher occurrence of very long QT intervals (> 490 ms) than peers in the lowest quartile. Experimentally, FGF23 induced QT prolongation in healthy mice. Similarly, alterations in cardiac repolarization and QT prolongation were observed in Nfx mice and in Klotho hypomorphic mice. QT prolongation in Nfx mice was explained by a significant decrease in the fast transient outward potassium (K+) current (Itof), caused by the downregulation of K+ channel 4.2 subunit (Kv4.2) expression. Kv4.2 expression was also significantly reduced in ventricular cardiomyocytes exposed to FGF23. Enhancing Klotho availability prevented both long QT prolongation and reduced Itof current. Likewise, administration of recombinant Klotho blocked the downregulation of Kv4.2 expression in Nfx mice and in FGF23-exposed cardiomyocytes. CONCLUSION The FGF23-Klotho axis emerges as a new therapeutic target to prevent acquired long QT syndrome in uremia by minimizing the predisposition to potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients with CKD.
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Affiliation(s)
- José Alberto Navarro-García
- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM)/CIBER-CV, Arturo Duperier 4, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Anti-aging Medicine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- IdiPAZ Institute for Health Research/Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, CIBER-CV, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM)/CIBER-CV, Arturo Duperier 4, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research imas12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain. .,CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
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Navarro-García JA, Delgado C, Fernández-Velasco M, Val-Blasco A, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Aceves-Ripoll J, Gómez-Hurtado N, Bada-Bosch T, Mérida-Herrero E, Hernández E, Praga M, Salguero R, Solís J, Arribas F, Delgado JF, Bueno H, Kuro-O M, Ruilope LM, Ruiz-Hurtado G. Fibroblast growth factor-23 promotes rhythm alterations and contractile dysfunction in adult ventricular cardiomyocytes. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 34:1864-1875. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmia are common and onerous cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially those on dialysis. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23 is a phosphate-regulating hormone whose levels dramatically increase as renal function declines. Beyond its role in phosphorus homeostasis, FGF-23 may elicit a direct effect on the heart. Whether FGF-23 modulates ventricular cardiac rhythm is unknown, prompting us to study its role on excitation–contraction (EC) coupling.
Methods
We examined FGF-23 in vitro actions on EC coupling in adult rat native ventricular cardiomyocytes using patch clamp and confocal microscopy and in vivo actions on cardiac rhythm using electrocardiogram.
Results
Compared with vehicle treatment, FGF-23 induced a significant decrease in rat cardiomyocyte contraction, L-type Ca2+ current, systolic Ca2+ transients and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) load and SR Ca2+-adenosine triphosphatase 2a pump activity. FGF-23 induced pro-arrhythmogenic activity in vitro and in vivo as automatic cardiomyocyte extracontractions and premature ventricular contractions. Diastolic spontaneous Ca2+ leak (sparks and waves) was significantly increased by FGF-23 via the calmodulin kinase type II (CaMKII)-dependent pathway related to hyperphosphorylation of ryanodine receptors at the CaMKII site Ser2814. Both contraction dysfunction and spontaneous pro-arrhythmic Ca2+ events induced by FGF-23 were blocked by soluble Klotho (sKlotho).
Conclusions
Our results show that FGF-23 reduces contractility and enhances arrhythmogenicity through intracellular Ca2+ mishandling. Blocking its actions on the heart by improving sKlotho bioavailability may enhance cardiac function and reduce arrhythmic events frequently observed in ESRD.
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Affiliation(s)
- José Alberto Navarro-García
- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM)/CIBER-CV, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Cardiology and Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Cardiology and Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Cardiology and Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Cardiology and Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Cardiology and Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Anti-ageing Medicine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- School of Doctoral Studies and Research, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory, Institute of Research i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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