Harmen G Booij1, Hongjuan Yu2, Rudolf A De Boer1, Cees W A van de Kolk3, Bart van de Sluis4, Jan M Van Deursen5, Wiek H Van Gilst1, Herman H W Silljé1, B Daan Westenbrink6. 1. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Experimental Cardiology Section HPC AB 43, PO Box 30.001, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands. 2. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Experimental Cardiology Section HPC AB 43, PO Box 30.001, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. 3. Central Animal Laboratory, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Pediatrics, Molecular Genetics Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 6. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Experimental Cardiology Section HPC AB 43, PO Box 30.001, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands b.d.westenbrink@umcg.nl.
Abstract
AIMS: A kinase interacting protein 1 (AKIP1) stimulates physiological growth in cultured cardiomyocytes and attenuates ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in ex vivo perfused hearts. We aimed to determine whether AKIP1 modulates the cardiac response to acute and chronic cardiac stresses in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS: Transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of AKIP1 (AKIP1-TG) were created. AKIP1-TG mice and their wild-type (WT) littermates displayed similar cardiac structure and function. Likewise, cardiac remodelling in response to transverse aortic constriction or permanent coronary artery ligation was identical in AKIP1-TG and WT littermates, as evidenced by serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and pressure-volume loop analysis. Histological indices of remodelling, including cardiomyocyte cross-sectional diameter, capillary density, and left ventricular fibrosis were also similar in AKIP1-TG mice and WT littermates. When subjected to 45 min of ischaemia followed by 24 h of reperfusion, AKIP1-TG mice displayed a significant two-fold reduction in myocardial infarct size and reductions in cardiac apoptosis. In contrast to previous reports, AKIP1 did not co-immunoprecipitate with or regulate the activity of the signalling molecules NF-κB, protein kinase A, or AKT. AKIP1 was, however, enriched in cardiac mitochondria and co-immunoprecipitated with a key component of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore, ATP synthase. Finally, mitochondria isolated from AKIP1-TG hearts displayed markedly reduced calcium-induced swelling, indicative of reduced MPT pore formation. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to in vitro studies, AKIP1 overexpression does not influence cardiac remodelling in response to chronic cardiac stress. AKIP1 does, however, reduce myocardial I/R injury through stabilization of the MPT pore. These findings suggest that AKIP1 deserves further investigation as a putative treatment target for cardioprotection from I/R injury during acute myocardial infarction. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
AIMS: A kinase interacting protein 1 (AKIP1) stimulates physiological growth in cultured cardiomyocytes and attenuates ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in ex vivo perfused hearts. We aimed to determine whether AKIP1 modulates the cardiac response to acute and chronic cardiac stresses in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS:Transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of AKIP1 (AKIP1-TG) were created. AKIP1-TG mice and their wild-type (WT) littermates displayed similar cardiac structure and function. Likewise, cardiac remodelling in response to transverse aortic constriction or permanent coronary artery ligation was identical in AKIP1-TG and WT littermates, as evidenced by serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and pressure-volume loop analysis. Histological indices of remodelling, including cardiomyocyte cross-sectional diameter, capillary density, and left ventricular fibrosis were also similar in AKIP1-TG mice and WT littermates. When subjected to 45 min of ischaemia followed by 24 h of reperfusion, AKIP1-TG mice displayed a significant two-fold reduction in myocardial infarct size and reductions in cardiac apoptosis. In contrast to previous reports, AKIP1 did not co-immunoprecipitate with or regulate the activity of the signalling molecules NF-κB, protein kinase A, or AKT. AKIP1 was, however, enriched in cardiac mitochondria and co-immunoprecipitated with a key component of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore, ATP synthase. Finally, mitochondria isolated from AKIP1-TG hearts displayed markedly reduced calcium-induced swelling, indicative of reduced MPT pore formation. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to in vitro studies, AKIP1 overexpression does not influence cardiac remodelling in response to chronic cardiac stress. AKIP1 does, however, reduce myocardial I/R injury through stabilization of the MPT pore. These findings suggest that AKIP1 deserves further investigation as a putative treatment target for cardioprotection from I/R injury during acute myocardial infarction. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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