Arina, Pietro;
Sorge, Matteo;
Gallo, Andrea;
Di Mauro, Vittoria;
Vitale, Nicoletta;
Cappello, Paola;
Brazzi, Luca;
... Fanelli, Vito; + view all
(2022)
Modulation of LTCC Pathways by a Melusin Mimetic Increases Ventricular Contractility During LPS-Induced Cardiomyopathy.
Shock
, 57
(6)
pp. 318-325.
10.1097/SHK.0000000000001926.
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Abstract
AIM: Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy is commonplace and carries an increased risk of death. Melusin, a cardiac muscle-specific chaperone, exerts cardioprotective function under varied stressful conditions through activation of the AKT pathway. The objective of this study was to determine the role of melusin in the pathogenesis of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cardiac dysfunction and to explore its signaling pathway for the identification of putative therapeutic targets. METHODS AND RESULTS: Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study in a research laboratory. Melusin overexpressing (MelOV) and wild-type (MelWT) mice were used. MelOV and MelWT mice were injected intraperitoneally with LPS. Cardiac function was assessed using trans-thoracic echocardiography. Myocardial expression of L-type calcium channel (LTCC), phospho-Akt and phospho-Gsk3-b were also measured. In separate experiments, wild-type mice were treated post-LPS challenge with the allosteric Akt inhibitor Arq092 and a mimetic peptide (R7W-MP) targeting the LTCC. The impact of these therapies on protein-protein interactions, cardiac function, and survival was assessed. MelOV mice had limited derangement in cardiac function after LPS challenge. Protection was associated with higher Akt and Gsk3-b phosphorylation and restored LTCC density. Pharmacological inhibition of Akt activity reversed melusin-dependent cardiac protection. Treatment with R7W-MP preserved cardiac function in wild-type mice after LPS challenge and significantly improved survival. CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies AKT / Melusin as a key pathway for preserving cardiac function following LPS challenge. The cell-permeable mimetic peptide (R7W-MP) represents a putative therapeutic for sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Modulation of LTCC Pathways by a Melusin Mimetic Increases Ventricular Contractility During LPS-Induced Cardiomyopathy |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001926 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001926 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | ACTIVATION, Acute cardiomyopathy, AKT, CALCIUM, calcium channel, Cardiovascular System & Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine, DENSITY, DYSREGULATION, General & Internal Medicine, HEARTS, Hematology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, lipopolysaccharide, melusin, NITRIC-OXIDE, Peripheral Vascular Disease, PROTEIN, Science & Technology, sepsis, SEVERE SEPSIS, Surgery |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Experimental and Translational Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162770 |
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