Ashraf A Sabe1, Brittany A Potz1, Nassrene Y Elmadhun1, Yuhong Liu1, Jun Feng1, M Ruhul Abid1, Jinnette D Abbott1, Donald R Senger2, Frank W Sellke3. 1. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Center, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI. 2. Division of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Mass. 3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Center, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI. Electronic address: fsellke@lifespan.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Calpain overexpression is implicated in aberrant angiogenesis. We hypothesized that calpain inhibition (MDL28170) would improve collateral perfusion in a swine model with hypercholesterolemia and chronic myocardial ischemia. METHODS: Yorkshire swine fed a high cholesterol diet for 4 weeks underwent surgical placement of an ameroid constrictor to their left circumflex coronary artery. Three weeks later, animals received no drug, high cholesterol control group (n = 8); low-dose calpain inhibition (0.12 mg/kg; n = 9); or high-dose calpain inhibition (0.25 mg/kg; n = 8). The heart was harvested after 5 weeks. RESULTS: Myocardial perfusion in ischemic myocardium significantly improved with high-dose calpain inhibition at rest and with demand pacing (P = .016 and .011). Endothelium-dependent microvessel relaxation was significantly improved with low-dose calpain inhibition (P = .001). There was a significant increase in capillary density, with low-dose calpain inhibition and high-dose calpain inhibition (P = .01 and .01), and arteriolar density with low-dose calpain inhibition (P = .001). Calpain inhibition significantly increased several proangiogenic proteins, including vascular endothelial growth factor (P = .02), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (P = .003), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (P = .003), and talin, a microvascular structural protein (P = .0002). There was a slight increase in proteins implicated in endothelial-dependent (nitric oxide mediated) relaxation, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and inducible nitric oxide synthase with calpain inhibition. CONCLUSIONS: In the setting of hypercholesterolemia, calpain inhibition improved perfusion, with a trend toward increased collateralization on angiography and increased capillary and arteriolar densities in ischemic myocardium. Calpain inhibition also improved endothelium-dependent microvessel relaxation and increased expression of proteins implicated in angiogenesis and vasodilatation.
PURPOSE: Calpain overexpression is implicated in aberrant angiogenesis. We hypothesized that calpain inhibition (MDL28170) would improve collateral perfusion in a swine model with hypercholesterolemia and chronic myocardial ischemia. METHODS: Yorkshire swine fed a high cholesterol diet for 4 weeks underwent surgical placement of an ameroid constrictor to their left circumflex coronary artery. Three weeks later, animals received no drug, high cholesterol control group (n = 8); low-dose calpain inhibition (0.12 mg/kg; n = 9); or high-dose calpain inhibition (0.25 mg/kg; n = 8). The heart was harvested after 5 weeks. RESULTS: Myocardial perfusion in ischemic myocardium significantly improved with high-dose calpain inhibition at rest and with demand pacing (P = .016 and .011). Endothelium-dependent microvessel relaxation was significantly improved with low-dose calpain inhibition (P = .001). There was a significant increase in capillary density, with low-dose calpain inhibition and high-dose calpain inhibition (P = .01 and .01), and arteriolar density with low-dose calpain inhibition (P = .001). Calpain inhibition significantly increased several proangiogenic proteins, including vascular endothelial growth factor (P = .02), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (P = .003), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (P = .003), and talin, a microvascular structural protein (P = .0002). There was a slight increase in proteins implicated in endothelial-dependent (nitric oxide mediated) relaxation, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and inducible nitric oxide synthase with calpain inhibition. CONCLUSIONS: In the setting of hypercholesterolemia, calpain inhibition improved perfusion, with a trend toward increased collateralization on angiography and increased capillary and arteriolar densities in ischemic myocardium. Calpain inhibition also improved endothelium-dependent microvessel relaxation and increased expression of proteins implicated in angiogenesis and vasodilatation.
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