Downregulation of right ventricular phosphodiesterase PDE-3A mRNA and protein before the development of canine heart failure |
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Authors: | Carolyn J Smith JingZhi He Sidonnie G Ricketts Jia-Zhen Ding Richard A Moggio Thomas H Hintze |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, 10595, Valhalla, NY 2. Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, 10595, Valhalla, NY 3. Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, 10595, Valhalla, NY
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Abstract: | Phosphodiesterase III (PDE-3) inhibitors are inotropes used to treat congestive heart failure (HF). Previous studies showed PDE-3A mRNA levels were reduced in the left ventricle (LV) in dogs subjected to pacing-induced HF. The present study evaluated a time-course for RV-specific changes in PDE-3A mRNAs and proteins after pacing for 3 wk (n=4) or in HF (4–5 wk;n=4–6). Total RNA from LV/RV tissues was isolated for Northern analyses; cytosolic and microsomal proteins were prepared for PDE-3A immunoblots. PDE-3A mRNAs (7–8 and 10 kb) were normalized against glyceraldehyde-3-phosphodehydrogenase (GAPDH) or ribosomal 18s with similar results. PDE-3A/GAPDH ratios in 3 wk were unchanged in LV, but significantly (p<0.05) reduced by 48% in RV vs unpaced controls (n=8). In contrast, PDE-3A (7–8kb)/GAPDH ratios were significantly reduced in HF by 50–59% in both ventricles. Consistent with mRNA levels, significant reductions in microsomal 135 kDa (93–96%) and cytosolic 120 kDa PDE-3A (57–69%) were seen in both ventricles in HF or in the RV at 3 wk; an LV-specific reduction (50%) in cytosolic 80 kDa PDE-3A in HF was also detected. In summary, RV-specific downregulation of PDE-3A mRNA/protein(s) at 3 wk suggests that hemodynamic rather than humoral mechanisms are responsible, and provides a molecular basis for the limited efficacy of milrinone in the progression of HF. |
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