Caspase-dependent protein phosphatase 2A activation contributes to endotoxin-induced cardiomyocyte contractile dysfunction

Critical Care Medicine
Remi NeviereSteve Lancel

Abstract

Several studies report calcium mishandling, sarcomere disarray, and caspase activation during heart failure. Although active caspases have been shown to cleave myofibrillar proteins, little is known regarding their effects on calcium handling proteins. Therefore, we aimed to explore how endotoxin-induced caspase activation disrupts intracellular calcium regulation. Randomized controlled trial. Small animal research laboratory. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Sepsis was induced by injection of endotoxin (10 mg/kg, intravenously). Caspase inhibition was achieved by coinjection with zVAD.fmk (3 mg/kg, intravenously). We first isolated adult rat ventricular myocytes from control, endotoxin, and (endotoxin + zVAD)-treated rats to characterize contractile parameters and cellular calcium homeostasis. Underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for calcium mishandling were explored on sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles and mitochondria prepared from treated animals. All experiments were performed 4 hrs postendotoxin treatment. zVAD normalized reductions in fractional cell shortening and relaxation rate triggered by endotoxin treatment. Both sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase and mitochondria-dependent calcium uptakes were impaired aft...Continue Reading

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