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Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction Improves Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Ischemia by Reducing Oxidative Stress

Author Type(s)

Faculty

Additional Author Affiliation

Touro College

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0092246

Journal Title

PLoS One

First Page

92246

Last Page

92246

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Department

Pharmacology

Keywords

Animals, Cells, Cultured, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, Enzyme Induction, Heme Oxygenase-1, Male, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Metalloporphyrins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Myocytes, Cardiac, Oxidative Stress, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Protoporphyrins, Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress plays a key role in exacerbating diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a stress response protein, is cytoprotective, but its role in post myocardial infarction (MI) and diabetes is not fully characterized. We aimed to investigate the protection and the mechanisms of HO-1 induction in cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia and in diabetic mice subjected to LAD ligation.

METHODS: In vitro: cultured cardiomyocytes were treated with cobalt-protoporphyrin (CoPP) and tin protoporphyrin (SnPP) prior to hypoxic stress. In vivo: CoPP treated streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice were subjected to LAD ligation for 2/24 h. Cardiac function, histology, biochemical damage markers and signaling pathways were measured.

RESULTS: HO-1 induction lowered release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine phospho kinase (CK), decreased propidium iodide staining, improved cell morphology and preserved mitochondrial membrane potential in cardiomyocytes. In diabetic mice, Fractional Shortening (FS) was lower than non-diabetic mice (35±1%vs.41±2, respectively p< 0.05). CoPP-treated diabetic animals improved cardiac function (43±2% p< 0.01), reduced CK, Troponin T levels and infarct size compared to non-treated diabetic mice (P< 0.01, P< 0.001, P< 0.01 respectively). CoPP-enhanced HO-1 protein levels and reduced oxidative stress in diabetic animals, as indicated by the decrease in superoxide levels in cardiac tissues and plasma TNFα levels (p< 0.05). The increased levels of HO-1 by CoPP treatment after LAD ligation led to a shift of the Bcl-2/bax ratio towards the antiapoptotic process (p< 0.05). CoPP significantly increased the expression levels of pAKT and pGSK3β (p< 0.05) in cardiomyocytes and in diabetic mice with MI. SnPP abolished CoPP's cardioprotective effects.

CONCLUSIONS: HO-1 induction plays a role in cardioprotection against hypoxic damage in cardiomyocytes and in reducing post ischemic cardiac damage in the diabetic heart as proved by the increased levels of pAKT with a concomitant inhibition of pGSK3β leading to preserved mitochondrial membrane potential.

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