title: Sphingosine kinase regulation and cardioprotection.
abstract: Activation of sphingosine kinase/sphingosine-1-phosphate (SK/S1P)-mediated signalling has been recognized as critical for cardioprotection in response to acute ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Incubation of S1P with cultured cardiac myocytes subjected to hypoxia or treatment of isolated hearts either before ischaemia or at the onset of reperfusion (pharmacologic pre- or postconditioning) results in reduced myocyte injury. Synthetic agonists active at S1P receptors mimic these responses. Gene-targeted mice null for the SK1 isoform whose hearts are subjected to ischaemia/reperfusion injury exhibit increased infarct size and respond poorly either to ischaemic pre- or postconditioning. Measurements of cardiac SK activity and S1P parallel these observations. Ischaemic postconditioning combined with sphingosine and S1P rescues the heart from prolonged ischaemia. These observations may have considerable relevance for future therapeutic approaches to acute and chronic myocardial injury.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section (111C), VA Medical Center, San Francisco, University of California, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. joel.karliner@va.gov
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Karliner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D013110:Sphingosine; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate