Heat-shock-protein 90 protects from downregulation of HIF-1α in calcineurin-induced myocardial hypertrophy
Heat-shock-protein 90 protects from downregulation of HIF-1α in calcineurin-induced myocardial hypertrophy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.05.018
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发表时间:
2015-08-01
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5
通讯作者:
Chorianopoulos, Emmanuel
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作者:
Eschricht, Sabine;Jarr, Kai-Uwe;Chorianopoulos, Emmanuel
Aim of the study: Capillary/myocyte mismatch is a hallmark of maladaptive myocardial hypertrophy, but the exact mechanisms of this phenomenon remain unknown. We therefore aimed to evaluate the role of calcineurin A in the regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) in a calcineurin overexpressing mouse model of myocardial hypertrophy.Methods and results: Mice overexpressing calcineurin A (CnATg) showed persistent upregulation of HIF-1 alpha protein without evidence of a reduction in capillary density despite progressive myocardial hypertrophy. Likewise, overexpression of calcineurin A in isolated cardiomyocytes induced upregulation of HIF-1 alpha protein. In contrast, NFAT-overexpression had no such effect, implying that NFAT-independent mechanisms were responsible for increased HIF-1 alpha levels. In addition, inhibition of HSP90 via the HSP90-inhibitor 17-AAG or siRNA abolished calcineurin A-induced upregulation of HIF-1 alpha. Consequently, upregulation of HIF-1 alpha target genes like VEGF-A, BNIP-3 or PGK-1 was also inhibited by either 17-AAG or siRNA directed against HSP90. Finally, when CnATg mice were treated with 17-AAG, they demonstrated reduced left ventricular function and capillary density.Conclusions: We describe here for the first time that overexpression of the phosphatase calcineurin A prevents the development of a capillary/myocyte mismatch despite progressive myocardial hypertrophy. This effect was mediated by HSP-90 induced stabilization of HIF-1 alpha. Further work is needed to understand this unexpected cardioprotective effect of calcineurin A. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.