Na Li1, David Y Chiang1,2, Sufen Wang3, Qiongling Wang1, Liang Sun1, Niels Voigt4,5, Jonathan L Respress1, Sameer Ather1, Darlene G Skapura1, Valerie K Jordan1, Frank T Horrigan1, Wilhelm Schmitz6, Frank U Müller6, Miguel Valderrabano5, Stanley Nattel7, Dobromir Dobrev4,5, Xander H T Wehrens1,8. 1. Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology&Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. 2. TBMM program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. 3. Department of Cardiology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX. 4. Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. 5. Division of Experimental Cardiology, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany. 6. Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Münster, Germany. 7. Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada. 8. Department of Medicine.Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) from paroxysmal to persistent forms remains a major clinical challenge. Abnormal sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) leak via the ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) has been observed as a source of ectopic activity in various AF models. However, its potential role in progression to long-lasting spontaneous AF (sAF) has never been tested. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that enhanced RyR2-mediated Ca(2+) release underlies the development of a substrate for sAF and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS: CREM-IbΔC-X transgenic (CREM) mice developed age-dependent progression from spontaneous atrial ectopy to paroxysmal and eventually long-lasting AF. The development of sAF in CREM mice was preceded by enhanced diastolic Ca(2+) release, atrial enlargement, and marked conduction abnormalities. Genetic inhibition of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-mediated RyR2-S2814 phosphorylation in CREM mice normalized open probability of RyR2 channels and SR Ca(2+) release, delayed the development of spontaneous atrial ectopy, fully prevented sAF, suppressed atrial dilation, and forestalled atrial conduction abnormalities. Hyperactive RyR2 channels directly stimulated the Ca(2+)-dependent hypertrophic pathway nuclear factor of activated T cell/Rcan1-4, suggesting a role for the nuclear factor of activated T cell/Rcan1-4 system in the development of a substrate for long-lasting AF in CREM mice. CONCLUSIONS: RyR2-mediated SR Ca(2+) leak directly underlies the development of a substrate for sAF in CREM mice, the first demonstration of a molecular mechanism underlying AF progression and sAF substrate development in an experimental model. Our work demonstrates that the role of abnormal diastolic Ca(2+) release in AF may not be restricted to the generation of atrial ectopy but extends to the development of atrial remodeling underlying the AF substrate.
BACKGROUND: The progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) from paroxysmal to persistent forms remains a major clinical challenge. Abnormal sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) leak via the ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) has been observed as a source of ectopic activity in various AF models. However, its potential role in progression to long-lasting spontaneous AF (sAF) has never been tested. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that enhanced RyR2-mediated Ca(2+) release underlies the development of a substrate for sAF and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS:CREM-IbΔC-X transgenic (CREM) mice developed age-dependent progression from spontaneous atrial ectopy to paroxysmal and eventually long-lasting AF. The development of sAF in CREMmice was preceded by enhanced diastolic Ca(2+) release, atrial enlargement, and marked conduction abnormalities. Genetic inhibition of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-mediated RyR2-S2814 phosphorylation in CREMmice normalized open probability of RyR2 channels and SR Ca(2+) release, delayed the development of spontaneous atrial ectopy, fully prevented sAF, suppressed atrial dilation, and forestalled atrial conduction abnormalities. Hyperactive RyR2 channels directly stimulated the Ca(2+)-dependent hypertrophic pathway nuclear factor of activated T cell/Rcan1-4, suggesting a role for the nuclear factor of activated T cell/Rcan1-4 system in the development of a substrate for long-lasting AF in CREMmice. CONCLUSIONS:RyR2-mediated SR Ca(2+) leak directly underlies the development of a substrate for sAF in CREMmice, the first demonstration of a molecular mechanism underlying AF progression and sAF substrate development in an experimental model. Our work demonstrates that the role of abnormal diastolic Ca(2+) release in AF may not be restricted to the generation of atrial ectopy but extends to the development of atrial remodeling underlying the AF substrate.
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