Abstract
Caveolin-3 (Cav-3) plays a critical role in organizing signaling molecules and ion channels involved in cardiac conduction and metabolism. Mutations in Cav-3 are implicated in cardiac conduction abnormalities and myopathies. Additionally, cardiac-specific overexpression of Cav-3 (Cav-3 OE) is protective against ischemic and hypertensive injury, suggesting a potential role for Cav-3 in basal cardiac electrophysiology and metabolism involved in stress adaptation. We hypothesized that overexpression of Cav-3 may alter baseline cardiac conduction and metabolism. We examined: (1) ECG telemetry recordings at baseline and during pharmacological interventions, (2) ion channels involved in cardiac conduction with immunoblotting and computational modeling, and (3) baseline metabolism in Cav-3 OE and transgene-negative littermate control mice. Cav-3 OE mice had decreased heart rates, prolonged PR intervals, and shortened QTc intervals with no difference in activity compared to control mice. Dobutamine or propranolol did not cause significant changes between experimental groups in maximal (dobutamine) or minimal (propranolol) heart rate. Cav-3 OE mice had an overall lower chronotropic response to atropine. The expression of Kv1.4 and Kv4.3 channels, Nav1.5 channels, and connexin 43 were increased in Cav-3 OE mice. A computational model integrating the immunoblotting results indicated shortened action potential duration in Cav-3 OE mice linking the change in channel expression to the observed electrophysiology phenotype. Metabolic profiling showed no gross differences in VO2, VCO2, respiratory exchange ratio, heat generation, and feeding or drinking. In conclusion, Cav-3 OE mice have changes in ECG intervals, heart rates, and cardiac ion channel expression. These findings give novel mechanistic insights into previously reported Cav-3 dependent cardioprotection.
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Abbreviations
- AKAP100:
-
A-kinase anchoring protein
- ANOVA:
-
Analysis of variance
- APD:
-
Action potential duration
- bpm:
-
Beats per minute
- CO2 :
-
Carbon dioxide
- Cav-3:
-
Caveolin-3
- CaT:
-
Calcium transients
- Cx43:
-
Connexin 43
- ECG:
-
Electrocardiogram
- EDTA:
-
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- GAPDH:
-
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- GNa :
-
Conductance of fast sodium channel
- GPCRs:
-
G-protein-coupled receptors
- Gto,f :
-
Conductance of fast transient outward potassium current
- Hz:
-
Hertz
- h:
-
Hour
- Ito,s :
-
Slow component of transient outward potassium current
- kcal:
-
Kilocalorie
- Kv :
-
Voltage-gated potassium channel
- KChIPs:
-
Kv channel interacting proteins
- ml:
-
Milliliter
- mRNA:
-
Messenger ribonucleic acid
- mS:
-
Millisiemens
- μF:
-
Microfarad
- Nav :
-
Voltage-gated sodium channel
- O2 :
-
Oxygen
- OE:
-
Overexpression
- PAGE:
-
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- pH:
-
Power of hydrogen
- RER:
-
Respiratory exchange ratio
- SCN5A:
-
Sodium channel, voltage-gated, type V alpha subunit
- SD:
-
Standard deviation
- SDS:
-
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
- Tris-HCl:
-
Tris–hydrochloride
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We would like to acknowledge the technical assistance of Michael Migita in the performance of the study. The work was supported by Veteran Affairs Merit Awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs BX000783 (D. M. Roth), and BX001963 (H. H. Patel), National Institutes of Health HL105713 (R. C. Balijepalli), HL078878 (R. C. Balijepalli), HL091071 (H. H. Patel), HL107200 (H. H. Patel and D.M. Roth), HL066941 (H. H. Patel and D.M. Roth), HL115933 (H. H. Patel and D.M. Roth), GM103426 (A. D. McCulloch), HL105242 (A. D. McCulloch), and EB014593 (A. D. McCulloch). ADM is a co-founder, equity-holder, and scientific advisor to Insilicomed, Inc. This relationship is managed by a UCSD Conflict of Interest sub-committee. However, there was no involvement of Insilicomed, Inc. in the research described here. The authors have no additional financial disclosures.
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Schilling, J.M., Horikawa, Y.T., Zemljic-Harpf, A.E. et al. Electrophysiology and metabolism of caveolin-3-overexpressing mice. Basic Res Cardiol 111, 28 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-016-0542-9
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