Intermittent-hypoxia induced autophagy attenuates contractile dysfunction and myocardial injury in rat heart

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Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is considered to be associated with heart failure (HF). It is known that autophagy is induced in various heart diseases thereby promotes survival, but its excess may be maladaptive. Intermittent hypoxia (IH) plays pivotal role in the pathogenesis of SAS. We aimed to clarify the relationships among IH, autophagy, and HF. Rats underwent IH at a rate of 20cycles/h (nadir of 4% O2 to peak of 21% O2 with 0% CO2) or normal air breathing (control) for 8h/d for 3weeks. IH increased the cardiac LC3II/LC3I ratio. The IH induced upregulation of LC3II was attenuated by the administration of an inhibitor of autophagosome formation 3-methyladenine (3-MA), but enhanced by an inhibitor of autophagosome-lysosome fusion chloroquine (CQ), showing enhanced autophagic flux in IH hearts. Electron microscopy confirmed an increase in autophagosomes and lysosomes in IH. With 3-MA or CQ, IH induced progressive deterioration of fractional shortening (FS) on echocardiography over 3weeks, although IH, 3-MA, or CQ alone had no effects. With CQ, IH for 4weeks increased serum troponin T levels, reflecting necrosis. Western blotting analyses showed dephosphorylation of Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) at Akt (Ser2448, 2481) sites, suggesting the activation of autophagy via Akt inactivation. Conclusions. IH-mediated autophagy maintains contractile function, whereas when autophagy is inhibited, IH induces systolic dysfunction due to myocyte necrosis. General significance. This study highlighted the potential implications of autophagy in cardio-protection in early SAS patients without comorbidity, reproduced in normal rats by 3~4weeks of IH.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

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2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1832

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Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1832(2013), 8 vom: 07. Aug., Seite 1159-66

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maeda, Hideyuki [VerfasserIn]
Nagai, Hisashi [VerfasserIn]
Takemura, Genzou [VerfasserIn]
Shintani-Ishida, Kaori [VerfasserIn]
Komatsu, Masaaki [VerfasserIn]
Ogura, Sayoko [VerfasserIn]
Aki, Toshihiko [VerfasserIn]
Shirai, Mikiayasu [VerfasserIn]
Kuwahira, Ichiro [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Ken-ichi [VerfasserIn]

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3-methyladenine
5142-23-4
886U3H6UFF
Adenine
Chloroquine
EC 2.7.1.1
EC 2.7.11.1
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
MTOR protein, rat
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Troponin T

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Date Completed 19.09.2013

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.02.014

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NLM225871025