| Effects of substitution of Cx43 by Cx32 on myocardial energy metabolism, tolerance to ischaemia and preconditioning protection. | |
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PMID: 20156849 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Connexin 43 (Cx43) plays an important role in cardioprotective signalling by mechanisms at least in part independent of gap junctional communication. To investigate whether this role is related to specific properties of this connexin isoform, we used a knock-in mouse model in which the coding region of Cx43 is replaced by that of Cx32. Homozygous Cx43KI32 mice showed reduced cell-to-cell Lucifer Yellow transfer (P < 0.01), but QRS duration and left ventricular fractional shortening (echocardiography) were similar to those in wild-type animals. NMR spectroscopy detected reduced ATP and increased lactate content in myocardium from homozygous Cx43KI32 animals (P < 0.05). Despite this, isolated homozygous Cx43KI32 hearts showed smaller infarcts after ischaemia-reperfusion (40 min/60 min) as compared to hearts from heterozygous and wild-type animals (13 and 31% reduction, respectively, P < 0.05). Cardiac myocytes isolated from Cx43KI32 mouse hearts also showed a reduced rate of cell death after simulated ischaemia-reperfusion. In a separate series of experiments, both ischaemic (4 cycles of 3.5 min of ischaemia and 5 min of reperfusion) and pharmacological (50 micromol l(-1) diazoxide, 10 min) preconditioning reduced infarct size in hearts from wild-type mice (by 24.84 and 26.63%, respectively, P < 0.05), but only ischaemic preconditioning was effective in hearts from heterozygous animals and both preconditioning strategies failed to protect Cx43KI32 homozygous hearts. These results demonstrate that Cx43 has an important and previously unknown modulatory effect in myocardial energy metabolism and tolerance to ischaemia, and plays a critical role in preconditioning protection, by mechanisms that are specific for this connexin isoform. |
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Authors:
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Antonio Rodríguez-Sinovas; Jose A Sánchez; Alejandra González-Loyola; Ignasi Barba; Miriam Morente; Rio Aguilar; Esperanza Agulló; Elisatet Miró-Casas; Neus Esquerda; Marisol Ruiz-Meana; David García-Dorado |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-02-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of physiology Volume: 588 ISSN: 1469-7793 ISO Abbreviation: J. Physiol. (Lond.) Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-02 Completed Date: 2010-06-28 Revised Date: 2011-07-27 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0266262 Medline TA: J Physiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1139-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratorio de Cardiología Experimental, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. |
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Animals Connexin 43 / genetics, physiology* Connexins / genetics, physiology Diazoxide / pharmacology Energy Metabolism* Female Gene Knock-In Techniques Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial* Male Mice Mice, Transgenic Myocardial Infarction / etiology, pathology, physiopathology* Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / complications, physiopathology* Myocardium / metabolism* Myocytes, Cardiac / drug effects, metabolism |
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0/Connexin 43; 0/Connexins; 0/connexin 32; 364-98-7/Diazoxide |
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