RGD Reference Report - Over-expression of calpastatin inhibits calpain activation and attenuates myocardial dysfunction during endotoxaemia. - Rat Genome Database

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Over-expression of calpastatin inhibits calpain activation and attenuates myocardial dysfunction during endotoxaemia.

Authors: Li, X  Li, Y  Shan, L  Shen, E  Chen, R  Peng, T 
Citation: Li X, etal., Cardiovasc Res. 2009 Jul 1;83(1):72-9. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvp100. Epub 2009 Mar 24.
RGD ID: 11040691
Pubmed: PMID:19318376   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1093/cvr/cvp100   (Journal Full-text)

AIMS: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces cardiomyocyte caspase-3 activation and proinflammatory factors, in particular tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production, both of which contribute to myocardial dysfunction during sepsis. The present study was to investigate the roles of calpain/calpastatin system in cardiomyocyte caspase-3 activation, TNF-alpha expression, and myocardial dysfunction during LPS stimulation. METHODS AND RESULTS: In cultured adult rat cardiomyocytes, LPS (1 microg/mL) induced calpain and caspase-3 activity, and up-regulated TNF-alpha expression. These effects of LPS were abrogated by over-expression of calpastatin, an endogenous calpain inhibitor, transfection of calpain-1 siRNA, or various pharmacological calpain inhibitors. Furthermore, blocking gp91(phox)-NADPH oxidase prevented calpain and caspase-3 activation and decreased TNF-alpha expression in LPS-stimulated cardiomyocytes. To investigate the role of calpastatin in endotoxaemia, transgenic mice with calpastatin over-expression (CAST-Tg) and wild-type mice were treated with LPS (4 mg/kg, i.p.) or saline in the presence of calpain inhibitor-III (10 mg/kg, i.p.) for 4 h, and their heart function was measured with a Langendorff system. Over-expression of calpastatin significantly attenuated myocardial dysfunction (P < 0.05). Consistently, calpain activity, caspase-3 activity, and TNF-alpha expression were also reduced in CAST-Tg and calpain inhibitor-III compared with wild-type and vehicle-treated hearts, respectively. CONCLUSION: gp91(phox)-NADPH oxidase-mediated calpain-1 activation induces caspase-3 activation and TNF-alpha expression in cardiomyocytes during LPS stimulation. Over-expression of calpastatin inhibits calpain activation and improves myocardial function in endotoxaemia. The present study suggests that targeting calpain/calpastatin system may be a potential therapeutic intervention for septic hearts.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
CybbRatpositive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production  IMP  RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cybb  (cytochrome b-245 beta chain)


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