Currie, S., Quinn, F., Sayeed, R., Duncan, A., Kettlewell, S. and Smith, G. (2005) Selective down-regulation of sub-endocardial ryanodine receptor expression in a rabbit model of left ventricular dysfunction. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 39(2), pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2005.04.005)
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Abstract
Defective sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ handling is evident in cardiomyopathy and may be mediated by selective dysregulation of SR Ca2+ handling proteins. To assess whether regulation of SR Ca2+ release may vary regionally within the normal and diseased heart, left ventricular transmural expression and activity of the ryanodine receptor (RyR2) was studied in a rabbit coronary artery ligation model of left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). Tissue/cells were isolated from both the sub-endocardial and subepicardial layers of the left ventricular free wall from sham-operated and coronary artery ligated rabbit hearts. Three independent methods were used to study alterations in RyR2 mRNA (real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR)) and protein expression (quantitative immunoblotting and [H-3] ryanodine binding). These biochemical data were compared with functional measurements of fractional SR Ca2+ release from both of these regions. Data from RT-PCR revealed lower RyR2 mRNA levels in the sub-endocardium compared with subepicardium in both experimental groups with the reduction being significantly lower in the sub-endocardium from the LVD group. Quantitative analysis of RyR2 protein levels revealed the same expression patterns. Calsequestrin mRNA and protein levels showed no significant changes. This study demonstrates a lower expression level of RyR2 in the sub-endocardium of the left ventricle of rabbit hearts and is the first to show a further specific reduction in LVD. There is a corresponding decrease in fractional SR Ca2+ release in cells isolated from the sub-endocardium of hearts from the LVD group, relating these selective biochemical alterations to changes in function.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Smith, Professor Godfrey and Kettlewell, Dr Sarah |
| Authors: | Currie, S., Quinn, F., Sayeed, R., Duncan, A., Kettlewell, S., and Smith, G. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0022-2828 |
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