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Increased temperature, not cardiac load, activates heat shock transcription factor 1 and heat shock protein 72 expression in the heart.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16990482     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The expression of myocardial heat shock protein 72 (HSP72) postexercise is initiated by the activation of heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1). However, it remains unknown which physiological stimuli govern myocardial HSF1 activation during exercise. These experiments tested the hypothesis that thermal stress and mechanical load, concomitant with simulated exercise, provide independent stimuli for HSF1 activation and ensuing cardiac HSP72 gene expression. To elucidate the independent roles of increased temperature and cardiac workload in the exercise-mediated upregulation of left-ventricular HSP72, hearts from adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of five simulated exercise conditions. Upon reaching a surgical plane of anesthesia, each experimental heart was isolated and perfused using an in vitro working heart model, while independently varying temperatures (i.e., 37 degrees C vs. 40 degrees C) and cardiac workloads (i.e., low preload and afterload vs. high preload and afterload) to mimic exercise responses. Results indicate that hyperthermia, independent of cardiac workload, promoted an increase in nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of HSF1 compared with normothermic left ventricles. Similarly, hyperthermia, independent of workload, resulted in significant increases in cardiac levels of HSP72 mRNA. Collectively, these data suggest that HSF1 activation and HSP72 gene transcriptional competence during simulated exercise are linked to elevated heart temperature and are not a direct function of increased cardiac workload.
Authors:
Jessica L Staib; John C Quindry; Joel P French; David S Criswell; Scott K Powers
Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-09-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology     Volume:  292     ISSN:  0363-6119     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-01     Completed Date:  2007-02-08     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901230     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R432-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Pressure / physiology
Blotting, Western
Body Temperature / physiology
Cell Nucleus / metabolism
Coronary Circulation / physiology
DNA-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis*
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins / biosynthesis*
Heart / physiology*
Heart Rate / physiology
Hot Temperature*
Male
Myocardium / metabolism*
Oxidation-Reduction
Phosphorylation
Physical Exertion / physiology
Physical Stimulation
Protein Transport
Proteins / metabolism
RNA / biosynthesis
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Transcription Factors / biosynthesis*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL072789/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins; 0/Proteins; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/heat shock transcription factor; 63231-63-0/RNA

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