title: Overexpression of cardiac I-kappaBalpha prevents endotoxin-induced myocardial dysfunction.
abstract: Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) is an inducible transcription factor that regulates expression of many genes, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), which may contribute to myocardial dysfunction. We investigated whether cardiac NF-kappaB activation is involved in the development of myocardial dysfunction after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. Mice were intraperitoneally injected with LPS, and the hearts were harvested and assayed for NF-kappaB translocation. After LPS challenge, NF-kappaB activation was detected within 30 min and remained for 8 h. In transgenic mice constitutively overexpressing a nondegradable form of I-kappaBalpha (I-kappaBalphaDeltaN) in cardiomyocytes, myocardial NF-kappaB translocation was prevented after LPS challenge. Myocytes isolated from these transgenics secreted significantly less TNF-alpha than did wild-type cardiomyocytes after LPS stimulation. When whole hearts were excised, perfused in a Langendorff preparation, and challenged with endotoxin, I-kappaBalphaDeltaN transgenic hearts displayed normal cardiac function, whereas profound contractile dysfunction was observed in wild-type hearts. These data indicate that myocardial NF-kappaB translocates within minutes after LPS administration. Inhibition of myocyte NF-kappaB activation by overexpression of myocyte I-kappaBalpha is sufficient to block cardiac TNF-alpha production and prevent cardiac dysfunction after LPS challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haudek
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maass
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Giroir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606205:Nfkbia protein, mouse; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha