Cyclic mechanical stretch induces cardiomyocyte orientation and polarization of the gap junction protein connexin43

Aida Salameh, Anne Wustmann, Sebastian Karl, Katja Blanke, Daniel Apel, Diana Rojas-Gomez, Heike Franke, Friedrich W. Mohr, Jan Janousek, Stefan Dhein

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RATIONALE: Cyclic mechanical stretch (CMS) is an important physiological and pathological factor in the heart. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether CMS can affect localization of gap junctions with regard to the cell axis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured (7 days) on flexible 6-well plates. Thereafter, cells were kept static or stimulated with CMS (1 Hz; 0, 10, 20% elongation) for 0, 24, or 48 hours (with or without 10 μmol/L PD98059, 5 μmol/L BIM I (bisindolylmaleimide I), 2 μmol/L H8 [N-(2-methlyamino-ethyl) -5-isoquinoline-sulfonamid], or 0.1 μmol/L angiotensin II. Additionally, cells were exposed to 24 hours of CMS followed by 24 hours of static recovery. CMS (24 hour, 10%) induced elongation of the cardiomyocytes and orientation 79±8° toward the stretch direction. Moreover, the distribution of connexin (Cx)43 together with N-cadherin changed, so that both proteins were accentuated at the cell poles, whereas in nonstretched cells, they were distributed around the cell without preferential localization. Additional angiotensin II reduced polar Cx43 accentuation. The CMS-induced changes in Cx43 were reversible within 24 hours after end of stretch, and could be completely prevented by the MEK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 but not by BIM I or H8. Moreover, stretch resulted in Cx43 protein and Cx43-mRNA upregulation and in a significant upregulation of the phosphorylated forms of ERK1/2, glycogen synthase kinase 3β and AKT. Furthermore, CMS resulted in a significant increase of the transcription factors activator protein 1 and CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein) in the nucleus. CONCLUSIONS: CMS results in self-organization of cardiomyocytes leading to elongated cells orientated transverse to the stretch axis, enhanced Cx43 expression and Cx43 accentuation at the cell poles. The Cx43-changes seem to depend on the ERK1/2 signaling cascade.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)1592-1602
Número de páginas11
PublicaciónCirculation Research
Volumen106
N.º10
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 28 may. 2010

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Fisiología
  • Cardiología y medicina cardiovascular

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