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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
卷 314, 期 6, 页码 H1192-H1202出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00696.2017
关键词
calcium sensitivity; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; myosin phosphatase; transgenic mice
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
- Program for Promotion of Fundamental Studies in Health Sciences of the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
- Association Francaise contre les Myopathies [15261]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H05296, 17H07258] Funding Source: KAKEN
Mutations in genes encoding components of the sarcomere cause cardiomyopathy, which is often associated with abnormal Ca2+ sensitivity of muscle contraction. We have previously shown that a heartspecific myosin light chain phosphatase small subunit (hHS-M-21) increases the Ca(2+ )sensitivity of muscle contraction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the function of hHS-M-21 in vivo and the causative role of abnormal Ca(2+ )sensitivity in cardiomyopathy. We generated transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of hHS-Mn. We confirmed that hHS-M-21 increased the Ca2+ sensitivity of cardiac muscle contraction in vivo, which was not followed by an increased phosphorylation of myosin light chain 2 isoforms. hHS-M(21 )transgenic mice developed severe systolic dysfunction with myocardial fibrosis and degeneration of cardiomyocytes in association with sinus bradycardia and atrioventricular conduction defect. The contractile dysfunction and cardiac fibrosis were improved by treatment with the Rho kinase inhibitor fasudil. Our findings suggested that the overexpression of hHS-M-21 results in cardiac dysfunction and conduction disturbance via non-myosin light chain 2 phosphorylation-dependent regulation. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present study is the first to develop mice with transgenic overexpression of a heart-specific myosin light chain phosphatase small subunit (hHS-M-21) and to examine the effects of hHS-M-21 on cardiac function. Elevation of hHS-M-21 induced heart failure with myocardial fibrosis and degeneration of cardiomyocytes accompanied by supraventricular arrhythmias.
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