ABSTRACT
The cardiac sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-dependent ATPase 2a (SERCA2a) plays a central role in Ca2+ handling within cardiomyocytes and is negatively regulated by phospholamban (PLN), a sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane protein. The activation of SERCA2a, which has been reported to improve cardiac dysfunction in heart failure, is a potential therapeutic approach for heart failure. Therefore, we developed a novel small molecule, compound A and characterized it both in vitro and in vivo. Compound A activated the Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity of cardiac SR vesicles but not that of skeletal muscle SR vesicles that lack PLN. The surface plasmon resonance assay revealed a direct interaction between compound A and PLN, suggesting that the binding of compound A to PLN attenuates its inhibition of SERCA2a, resulting in SERCA2a activation. This was substantiated by inhibition of the compound A-mediated increase in Ca2+ levels within the SR of HL-1 cells by thapsigargin, a SERCA inhibitor. Compound A also increased the Ca2+ transients and contraction and relaxation of isolated adult rat cardiomyocytes. In isolated perfused rat hearts, the compound A enhanced systolic and diastolic functions. Further, an infusion of compound A (30mg/kg, i.v. bolus followed by 2mg/kg/min, i.v. infusion) significantly enhanced the diastolic function in anesthetized normal rats. These results indicate that compound A is a novel SERCA2a activator, which attenuates PLN inhibition and enhances the systolic and diastolic functions of the heart in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, compound A might be a novel therapeutic lead for heart failure.
Subject(s)
Calcium-Binding Proteins/pharmacology , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Pyridones/chemistry , Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/antagonists & inhibitors , Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/metabolism , Animals , Calcium/metabolism , Cell Line , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , Hemodynamics/drug effects , Male , Mice , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Sarcomeres/drug effects , Sarcomeres/metabolismABSTRACT
Myotoxic effects of local anesthetics on skeletal muscle fibers involve the inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity and Ca2+ transport. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic frequently used to relieve the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia. The aim of this work was to test the inhibitory and/or stimulatory effect of lidocaine on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-dependent ATPase isolated from rabbit temporalis muscle. Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity was determined by a colorimetric method. Calcium-binding to the Ca2+- dependent ATPase, Ca2+ transport, and phosphorylation of the enzyme by ATP were determined with radioisotopic techniques. Lidocaine inhibited the Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity in a concentration- dependent manner. The preincubation of the sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes with lidocaine enhanced the Ca2+- dependent ATPase activity in the absence of calcium ionophore. Lidocaine also inhibited both Ca2+ uptake and enzyme phosphorylation by ATP but had no effect on Ca2+-binding to the enzyme. We conclude that the effect of lidocaine on the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-dependent ATPase from temporalis muscle is due to the drug's direct interaction with the enzyme and the increased permeability of the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane to Ca.
La toxicidad de los anestesicos locales sobre las fibras musculares esqueleticas involucra a la inhibicion de la actividad de la calcio ATPasa del reticulo sarcoplasmico y a la inhibicion del transporte del calcio. Tales efectos inhibitorios no han sido aun descriptos en el musculo temporal. La lidocaina es un anestesico local habitualmente usado para aliviar los sintomas de la neuralgia del trigemino por medio de la anestesia infiltrativa de la region temporal. El objetivo del trabajo fue demostrar el efecto inhibitorio y/o activador de la lidocaina sobre la calcio ATPasa del reticulo sarcoplasmico del musculo temporal del conejo. La actividad de la calcio ATPasa se determino empleando un metodo colorimetrico. La union del calcio a la enzima, el transporte del calcio y la fosforilacion de la ATPasa por ATP se determinaron mediante el empleo de tecnicas radioisotopicas. La lidocaina inhibio a la actividad de la calcio ATPasa. El efecto inhibitorio incremento en funcion de la concentracion del anestesico. La preincubacion de las membranas del reticulo sarcoplasmico en lidocaina incremento la actividad de la calcio ATPasa en ausencia de un ionoforo de calcio. Tal resultado avala el efecto permeabilizante del anestesico local sobre las membranas del reticulo sarcoplasmico del musculo temporal. La lidocaina inhibio la captacion del calcio y la fosforilacion de la calcio ATPasa por ATP, pero no evidencio efecto sobre la union del calcio a la enzima. Concluimos que el efecto de la lidocaina sobre la calcio ATPasa del reticulo sarcoplasmico del musculo temporal se debe a la accion directa de la droga sobre la enzima y al incremento inducido de la permeabilidad de la membrana del reticulo sarcoplasmico al Ca.
