Role of myosin light chain kinase in cardiotrophin-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast cell migration
Role of myosin light chain kinase in cardiotrophin-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast cell migration
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.01041.2010
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Dixon, Ian M. C.
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作者:
Freed, Darren H.;Chilton, Lisa;Dixon, Ian M. C.
Freed DH, Chilton L, Li Y, Dangerfield AL, Raizman JE, Rattan SG, Visen N, Hryshko LV, Dixon IM. Role of myosin light chain kinase in cardiotrophin-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast cell migration. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 301: H514-H522, 2011. First published May 13, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01041.2010.-Chemotactic movement of myofibroblasts is recognized as a common means for their sequestration to the site of tissue injury. Following myocardial infarction (MI), recruitment of cardiac myofibroblasts to the infarct scar is a critical step in wound healing. Contractile myofibroblasts express embryonic smooth muscle myosin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, as well as collagens I and III. We examined the effects of cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) in the induction of primary rat ventricular myofibroblast motility. Changes in membrane potential (E(m)) and Ca(2+) entry were studied to reveal the mechanisms for induction of myofibroblast migration. CT-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast cell migration, which was attenuated through the inhibition of JAK2 (25 mu M AG490), and myosin light chain kinase (20 mu M ML-7). Inhibition of K(+) channels (1 mM tetraethylammonium or 100 mu M 4-aminopyridine) and nonselective cation channels by 10 mu M gadolinium (Gd(3+)) significantly reduced migration in the presence of CT-1. CT-1 treatment caused a significant increase in myosin light chain phosphorylation, which could be inhibited by incubation in Ca(2+)-free conditions or by application of AG490, ML-7, and W7 (100 mu M; calmodulin inhibitor). Monitoring myofibroblast membrane potential with potentiometric fluorescent DiBAC(4)(3) dye revealed a biphasic response to CT-1 consisting of an initial depolarization followed by hyperpolarization. Increased intracellular Ca(2+), as assessed by fluo 3, occurred immediately after membrane depolarization and attenuated at the time of maximal hyperpolarization. CT-1 exerts chemotactic effects via multiple parallel signaling modalities in ventricular myofibroblasts, including changes in membrane potential, alterations in intracellular calcium, and activation of a number of intracellular signaling pathways. Further study is warranted to determine the precise role of K(+) currents in this process.