title: Troponin I phosphorylation and myofilament calcium sensitivity during decompensated cardiac hypertrophy.
abstract: We have measured myocyte cell shortening, troponin-I (Tn-I) phosphorylation, Ca2+ dependence of actomyosin adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) activity, adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels, and myofibrillar isoform expression in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) during decompensated cardiac hypertrophy (76 wk old) and in age-matched Wistar-Kyoto rat (WKY) controls. The decreased inotropic response to beta-adrenergic stimulation previously observed in myocytes from 26-wk-old SHR was further reduced at 76 wk of age. In response to beta-adrenergic stimulation, Tn-I phosphorylation was greater in the 76-wk-old SHR than in the WKY, although cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent Tn-I phosphorylation in the SHR did not increase with progression from compensated (26 wk) to decompensated (76 wk) hypertrophy. We also observed a dissociation between the increased PKA-dependent Tn-I phosphorylation and decreased cAMP levels in the 76-wk-old SHR versus WKY during beta-adrenergic stimulation. Baseline Tn-I phosphorylation was significantly reduced in 76-wk-old SHR versus WKY and was associated with decreased basal cAMP levels and increased Ca2+ sensitivity of actomyosin ATPase activity. The change in myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity during beta-adrenergic stimulation in the 76-wk-old SHR (0.65 pCa units) was over twofold greater than in the 76-wk-old WKY (0.30 pCa units). We also determined whether embryonic troponin T isoforms were reexpressed in decompensated hypertrophy and observed significant reexpression of the embryonic cardiac troponin T isoforms in the 76-wk-old SHR. The significant decrease in Ca2+ sensitivity with beta-adrenergic stimulation in 76-wk-old SHR may contribute to the severely impaired inotropic response during decompensated hypertrophy in the SHR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland 44106, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Moravec
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects*; D000205:Actomyosin / Q000378:metabolism; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D019210:Troponin I / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D019210:Troponin I; D000205:Actomyosin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D002118:Calcium