Tachycardia-induced CD44/NOX4 signaling is involved in the development of atrial remodeling
Tachycardia-induced CD44/NOX4 signaling is involved in the development of atrial remodeling
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DOI:
10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.08.006
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发表时间:
2019-10-01
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5
通讯作者:
Yeh, Yung-Hsin
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作者:
Chen, Wei-Jan;Chang, Shang-Hung;Yeh, Yung-Hsin
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with oxidative stress and Ca2+-handling abnormalities in atrial myocytes. Our prior study has demonstrated the involvement of CD44, a membrane receptor for hyaluronan (HA), in the pathogenesis of AF. This study further evaluated whether CD44 and its related signaling mediate atrial tachycardia -induced oxidative stress and Ca2+-handling abnormalities. Tachypacing in atrium-derived myocytes (HL-1 cell line) induced the activation of CD44-related signaling, including HA and HA synthase (HAS) expression. Blocking HAS/HA/CD44 signaling attenuated tachypacing-induced oxidative stress (NADPH oxidase [NOX] 2/4 expression) and Ca2+-handling abnormalities (oxidized Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II [ox-CaMKII] and phospho-ryanodine receptor type 2 [p-RyR2] expression) in HL-1 myocytes. Furthermore, a direct association between CD44 and NOX4 was documented in tachy-paced HL-1 myocytes and atrial tissues from AF patients. In vitro, Ca2+ spark frequencies in atrial myocytes isolated from CD44(-/)- mice were lower than those from wild-type mice. Furthermore, administration of an anti-CD44 blocking antibody in atrial myocytes isolated from wild-type mice diminished the frequency of Ca2+ spark. Ex viva tachypacing models of CD44(-/-) mice exhibited a lower degree of oxidative stress and expression of ox-CaMKII/p-RyR2 in their atria than those of wild-type mice. In vivo, burst atrial pacing stimulated a less inducibility of AF in CD44(-/-) mice than in wild-type mice. In conclusion, atrial tachypacing-induced Ca2+-handling abnormalities are mediated via CD44/NOX4 signaling, which provides a possible explanation for the development of AF.