Inhibiting p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase Prevents Na + -H + Exchanger–Mediated Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury | Zendy

Naoya Maekawa | Zendy; Junichi Abe | Zendy; Tetsuro Shishido | Zendy; Seigo Itoh | Zendy; Bo Ding | Zendy; Virendra K. Sharma | Zendy; SheyShing Sheu | Zendy; Burns C. Blaxall | Zendy; Bradford C. Berk | Zendy

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Inhibiting p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase Prevents Na ⁺ -H ⁺ Exchanger–Mediated Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Author(s) -

Naoya Maekawa,

Junichi Abe,

Tetsuro Shishido,

Seigo Itoh,

Bo Ding,

Virendra K. Sharma,

SheyShing Sheu,

Burns C. Blaxall,

Bradford C. Berk

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.563486

Subject(s) - sodium–hydrogen antiporter , ribosomal s6 kinase , medicine , reperfusion injury , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , ischemia , apoptosis , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , sodium , protein kinase b , organic chemistry , p70 s6 kinase 1

Background— Pharmacological and genetic studies indicate that the Na+ -H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) plays a critical role in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. We found that p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) phosphorylated serine 703 of NHE1, stimulating 14–3–3 binding and NHE1 activity. Therefore, we hypothesized that inhibiting RSK in cardiomyocytes would prevent NHE1 activation and decrease I/R-mediated injury.Methods and Results— To examine the role of RSK in vivo, we generated transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of dominant negative RSK (DN-RSK-TG). DN-RSK-TG hearts demonstrated normal basal cardiac function and morphology. However, myocardial infarction (left coronary artery occlusion for 45 minutes) in DN-RSK-TG hearts was significantly reduced at 24 hours of reperfusion from 46.9±5.6% area at risk in nontransgenic littermate controls to 26.0±4.2% in DN-RSK-TG (P <0.01). Cardiomyocyte apoptosis was significantly reduced after I/R in DN-RSK (0.9±0.2%) compared with nontransgenic littermate controls (6.2±2.6%). Importantly, activation of RSK and interaction of 14–3–3 with NHE1, necessary for agonist-stimulated NHE1 activity, were increased by I/R and inhibited by 70% in DN-RSK-TG (P <0.01). Next, we transduced rat neonatal cardiomyocytes with adenovirus-expressing DN-RSK (Ad.DN-RSK) and measured NHE1 activity. The baseline rate of pH recovery in acid-loaded cells was equal in cells expressing LacZ or DN-RSK. However, NHE1 activation by 100 μmol/L H2 O2 was significantly inhibited in cells expressing DN-RSK (0.16±0.02 pH units/min) compared with Ad.LacZ (0.49±0.13 pH units/min). Apoptosis induced by 12 hours of anoxia followed by 24 hours’ reoxygenation was significantly reduced in cells expressing Ad.DN-RSK (18.6±2.0%) compared with Ad.LacZ (29.3±5.4%).Conclusions— In summary, RSK is a novel regulator of cardiac NHE1 activity by phosphorylating NHE1 serine 703 and a new pathological mediator of I/R injury in the heart.

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