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- Title
Cellular Mechanisms of the Anti-Arrhythmic Effect of Cardiac PDE2 Overexpression.
- Authors
Wagner, Michael; Sadek, Mirna S.; Dybkova, Nataliya; Mason, Fleur E.; Klehr, Johann; Firneburg, Rebecca; Cachorro, Eleder; Richter, Kurt; Klapproth, Erik; Kuenzel, Stephan R.; Lorenz, Kristina; Heijman, Jordi; Dobrev, Dobromir; El-Armouche, Ali; Sossalla, Samuel; Kämmerer, Susanne; Schlossmann, Jens
- Abstract
Background: Phosphodiesterases (PDE) critically regulate myocardial cAMP and cGMP levels. PDE2 is stimulated by cGMP to hydrolyze cAMP, mediating a negative crosstalk between both pathways. PDE2 upregulation in heart failure contributes to desensitization to β-adrenergic overstimulation. After isoprenaline (ISO) injections, PDE2 overexpressing mice (PDE2 OE) were protected against ventricular arrhythmia. Here, we investigate the mechanisms underlying the effects of PDE2 OE on susceptibility to arrhythmias. Methods: Cellular arrhythmia, ion currents, and Ca2+-sparks were assessed in ventricular cardiomyocytes from PDE2 OE and WT littermates. Results: Under basal conditions, action potential (AP) morphology were similar in PDE2 OE and WT. ISO stimulation significantly increased the incidence of afterdepolarizations and spontaneous APs in WT, which was markedly reduced in PDE2 OE. The ISO-induced increase in ICaL seen in WT was prevented in PDE2 OE. Moreover, the ISO-induced, Epac- and CaMKII-dependent increase in INaL and Ca2+-spark frequency was blunted in PDE2 OE, while the effect of direct Epac activation was similar in both groups. Finally, PDE2 inhibition facilitated arrhythmic events in ex vivo perfused WT hearts after reperfusion injury. Conclusion: Higher PDE2 abundance protects against ISO-induced cardiac arrhythmia by preventing the Epac- and CaMKII-mediated increases of cellular triggers. Thus, activating myocardial PDE2 may represent a novel intracellular anti-arrhythmic therapeutic strategy in HF.
- Subjects
HEART failure; ARRHYTHMIA; VENTRICULAR arrhythmia; CARDIAC patients; REPERFUSION injury; SINOATRIAL node; MYOCARDIAL reperfusion
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 9, p4816
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms22094816