Preservation of base-line hemodynamic function and loss of inducible cardioprotection in adult mice lacking protein kinase C epsilon |
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Authors: | Gray Mary O Zhou Hui-Zhong Schafhalter-Zoppoth Ingeborg Zhu Peili Mochly-Rosen Daria Messing Robert O |
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Institution: | Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA. gray@medicine.ucsf.edu |
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Abstract: | Signaling pathways involving protein kinase C isozymes are modulators of cardiovascular development and response to injury. Protein kinase C epsilon activation in cardiac myocytes reduces necrosis caused by coronary artery disease. However, it is unclear whether protein kinase C epsilon function is required for normal cardiac development or inducible protection against oxidative stress. Protein kinase C delta activation is also observed during cardiac preconditioning. However, its role as a promoter or inhibitor of injury is controversial. We examined hearts from protein kinase C epsilon knock-out mice under physiological conditions and during acute ischemia reperfusion. Null-mutant and wild-type mice displayed equivalent base-line morphology and hemodynamic function. Targeted disruption of the protein kinase C epsilon gene blocked cardioprotection caused by ischemic preconditioning and alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor stimulation. Protein kinase C delta activation increased in protein kinase C epsilon knock-out myocytes without altering resistance to injury. These observations support protein kinase C epsilon activation as an essential component of cardioprotective signaling. Our results favor protein kinase C delta activation as a mediator of normal growth. This study advances the understanding of cellular mechanisms responsible for preservation of myocardial integrity as potential targets for prevention and treatment of ischemic heart disease. |
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