Altered mitochondrial function, capacitative calcium entry and contractions in the aorta of hypertensive rats

Autor: Juan Alberto Arranz-Tagarro, J. Fernando Padín, Juan P. Velasco-Martín, Diego Castro Musial, Guilherme Henrique Souza Bomfim, Aron Jurkiewicz, Iago Méndez-López, Javier Regadera, Neide H. Jurkiewicz, Antonio G. García
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Hypertension. 35:1594-1608
ISSN: 0263-6352
DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001360
Popis: Objective It has been suggested that Ca entry through store-operated Ca channels (SOCs) is regulated by a dynamic interplay between the endoplasmic reticulum Ca stores and the mitochondria. These relationships drive the activation and inactivation of SOCs, yet it remains unclear whether this regulation of SOCs by mitochondria is altered in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Methods We performed a thorough study of the mitochondrial membrane potential, the ability of mitochondria to deal with cytosolic Ca, capacitative Ca entry (CCE), and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1 (orai1) protein expression, as well as the contractile capacity of aortic rings, in normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs) and SHRs. Results Changes were observed in aortic tissue and cultured vascular smooth muscle cells isolated from SHRs relative to WKYs, including more depolarized mitochondria, stronger CCE upon the addition of Ca, larger cytosolic Ca transients (cytosolic Ca concentration) or aortic ring contraction elicited by endoplasmic reticulum depletion and a significant increase in STIM1 protein expression but not of orai1. Conclusion These results suggest that the impaired Ca buffering capacity of partially depolarized mitochondria dysregulates CCE, leading to overfilling of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca store through enhanced STIM1/orai1 interactions and an increase in aorta contractions in SHRs. Thus, understanding the implications of the alterations to STIM1/orai1, and their relationship to mitochondria, may aid drug development and therapeutic strategies to treat hypertension, as well as its long-term sequelae in poorly controlled patients.
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