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Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein suppresses cardiomyocyte contraction: a new link between obesity and heart disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19608978     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
RATIONALE: Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (FABP4) is a member of the intracellular lipid-binding protein family and is predominantly expressed in adipose tissue. Emerging evidence suggests that FABP4 plays a role in some aspects of the metabolic syndrome including the development of type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. We have recently reported that secretory products from human adipocytes directly and acutely depressed cardiac contractile function. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify this adipocyte-derived cardiodepressant factor. METHODS AND RESULTS: Through mass spectrometry and immunoblotting, we have identified this cardiodepressant factor as FABP4. FABP4 represents 1.8% to 8.1% of total protein secreted by adipocytes in extracellular medium. FABP4 acutely depressed shortening amplitude as well as intracellular systolic peak Ca(2+) in a dose-dependent manner in isolated rat cardiomyocytes. Heart-specific FABP isoform (FABP3) revealed a similar cardiodepressant effect. The N-terminal amino acids 1 to 20 of FABP4 could be identified as the most effective cardiodepressive domain. We could exclude any effect of FABP4 on action potential duration and L-type Ca(2+) current, suggesting a reduced excitation-contraction gain caused by FABP4 as the main inhibitory mechanism. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the release of FABP4 from adipocytes may be involved in the development of cardiac contractile dysfunction of obese subjects.
Authors:
Valéria Lamounier-Zepter; Christiane Look; Julio Alvarez; Torsten Christ; Ursula Ravens; Wolf-Hagen Schunck; Monika Ehrhart-Bornstein; Stefan R Bornstein; Ingo Morano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-07-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation research     Volume:  105     ISSN:  1524-4571     ISO Abbreviation:  Circ. Res.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-14     Completed Date:  2009-09-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0047103     Medline TA:  Circ Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  326-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Clinic III, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. Valeria.Zepter@uniklinikum-dresden.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / drug effects*
Adipocytes / secretion
Adult
Aged
Animals
Atherosclerosis / metabolism
Calcium / metabolism
Calcium Signaling / drug effects*
Cells, Cultured
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / isolation & purification,  pharmacology*,  secretion
Female
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X / metabolism
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction / drug effects*
Myocytes, Cardiac / metabolism*
Obesity / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/FABP4 protein, human; 0/FABP4 protein, rat; 0/Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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