Deficiency of the sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) transporter Mfsd2b protects the heart against hypertension-induced cardiac remodeling by suppressing the L-type-Ca2+ channel.

Autor: Duse, Dragos Andrei, Schröder, Nathalie Hannelore, Srivastava, Tanu, Benkhoff, Marcel, Vogt, Jens, Nowak, Melissa Kim, Funk, Florian, Semleit, Nina, Wollnitzke, Philipp, Erkens, Ralf, Kötter, Sebastian, Meuth, Sven Günther, Keul, Petra, Santos, Webster, Polzin, Amin, Kelm, Malte, Krüger, Martina, Schmitt, Joachim, Levkau, Bodo
Zdroj: Basic Research in Cardiology; Oct2024, Vol. 119 Issue 5, p853-868, 16p
Abstrakt: The erythrocyte S1P transporter Mfsd2b is also expressed in the heart. We hypothesized that S1P transport by Mfsd2b is involved in cardiac function. Hypertension-induced cardiac remodeling was induced by 4-weeks Angiotensin II (AngII) administration and assessed by echocardiography. Ca2+ transients and sarcomere shortening were examined in adult cardiomyocytes (ACM) from Mfsd2b+/+ and Mfsd2b−/− mice. Tension and force development were measured in skinned cardiac fibers. Myocardial gene expression was determined by real-time PCR, Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) by enzymatic assay, and S1P by LC/MS, respectively. Msfd2b was expressed in the murine and human heart, and its deficiency led to higher cardiac S1P. Mfsd2b−/− mice had regular basal cardiac function but were protected against AngII-induced deterioration of left-ventricular function as evidenced by ~ 30% better stroke volume and cardiac index, and preserved ejection fraction despite similar increases in blood pressure. Mfsd2b−/− ACM exhibited attenuated Ca2+ mobilization in response to isoprenaline whereas contractility was unchanged. Mfsd2b−/− ACM showed no changes in proteins responsible for Ca2+ homeostasis, and skinned cardiac fibers exhibited reduced passive tension generation with preserved contractility. Verapamil abolished the differences in Ca2+ mobilization between Mfsd2b+/+ and Mfsd2b−/− ACM suggesting that S1P inhibits L-type-Ca2+ channels (LTCC). In agreement, intracellular S1P activated the inhibitory LTCC phosphatase PP2A in ACM and PP2A activity was increased in Mfsd2b−/− hearts. We suggest that myocardial S1P protects from hypertension-induced left-ventricular remodeling by inhibiting LTCC through PP2A activation. Pharmacologic inhibition of Mfsd2b may thus offer a novel approach to heart failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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