Integrative Physiology |
From the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics (M.K., K.M., H.A., S.T., Y. Sakata, M.A., S.S., T.K., M.H.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, and Department of Physiology (Y. Shinozaki, H.M.), Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Correspondence to Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka Pref 565-0871, Japan. E-mail kitakaze{at}medone.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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Key Words: ischemic preconditioning protein kinase C genistein lavendustin A
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To clarify the role of Src tyrosine kinases and the linkage between tyrosine kinase and protein kinase C, we measured myocardial tyrosine kinase activity and infarct size in the control and preconditioned myocardium with or without administration of several doses of genistein or lavendustin A, each of which is an inhibitor of tyrosine kinase.
| Materials and Methods |
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Experimental Protocols
Protocol I: Effect of Either Genistein or Lavendustin A on
IP
Both coronary perfusion pressure and blood flow (CBF)
were measured. Four cycles of 5 minutes of occlusion of the left
anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and a subsequent 5
minutes of reperfusion were performed (n=7; IP group). As a control,
after 45 minutes of hemodynamic stabilization, the LAD
artery was occluded for 90 minutes and reperfused for 6 hours (n=7;
control group).
In 31 dogs, either genistein (10, 30, and 100 µg · kg-1 · min-1 [n=7 each]) or lavendustin A (2 and 20 µg · kg-1 · min-1 [n=5 each]) was administered into the LAD artery 5 minutes before and during IP. Genistein was diluted with saline, and lavendustin A was dissolved in 0.1% DMSO. Neither saline nor DMSO affected infarct size in the preliminary study. In 12 dogs, genistein (100 µg · kg-1 · min-1, n=7) or lavendustin A (20 µg · kg-1 · min-1, n=5) was infused into the LAD artery for 45 minutes before ischemia without IP.
Protocol II: Effect of Either Genistein or Lavendustin A on
Pharmacological Preconditioning
Four cycles of administration of 12,13-phorbol myristate
acetate (PMA, 0.5 pg ·
kg-1 ·
min-1) for 5 minutes with
5-minute intervals (n=7; PMA group) were performed.11 PMA
was dissolved with 0.1% DMSO.
In 19 dogs, either genistein (30 and 100 µg · kg-1 · min-1 IC [n=7 each]) or lavendustin A (20 µg · kg-1 · min-1 IC [n=5 each]) was administered 5 minutes before and during PMA administration.
Protocol III: Activities of Myocardial Tyrosine Kinase and
Ecto5'-Nucleotidase
With (n=10) and without (n=10) IP, or with (n=10) and without
(n=10) PMA preconditioning, we measured tyrosine kinase and
5'-nucleotidase activities of the endocardial myocardium.
In each condition, 5 dogs received 30 µg ·
kg-1 ·
min-1 of genistein, and
the remaining 5 dogs received saline.
Measurements of the Physiological and
Biochemical Parameters
We measured infarct size, risk area,9 10 11
collateral flow,25 and endocardial ecto5'-nucleotidase
activity,9 10 11 12 13 14 as described previously. Tyrosine kinase
activity was assessed by the enzymatic assay
technique26 27 using the AUSA tyrosine kinase assay kit.
We also performed the kinase-specific activity assays. Five Src
tyrosine kinases (Src, Fyn, Lyn, Lck, and Blk) were expressed using
reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction, and the expression of
4 in 5 tyrosine kinases was detected by immunoblotting
in the canine myocardium (Figure 1
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The phosphorylation activity of all 4 members of the Src family was determined by immunoprecipitation followed by substrate-specific phosphorylation assay.
Statistical Analysis
Statistical analyses were performed using paired and
unpaired t tests28 29 and were
adjusted by a modified Bonferroni method. Analysis of
covariance was used to account for the effect of collateral
blood flow on infarct size. Each value was expressed as mean±SEM, with
P<0.05 considered significant.
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| Results |
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138 mm Hg) and diastolic
(
82 mm Hg) blood pressures and heart rate (
139 bpm) before,
during, and after 90 minutes of myocardial ischemia were not
significantly changed either among the groups or throughout the
protocol. In the IP group, coronary hyperemic flow
during reperfusion after brief periods of ischemia was observed
(89±2 to 298±13 mL/100 g · min1,
P<0.001). Infusions of PMA slightly decreased CBF (90±2 to
81±3 mL/100 g · min1,
P<0.005). Neither genistein nor lavendustin A during the IP
procedure changed the extent of reactive hyperemic flow during
reperfusion in the IP groups or the attenuation of CBF in the PMA
groups.
The risk area (
44%) and collateral flow (
7.6 mL/100 g ·
min1) were comparable in all of the groups.
Figures 2
and 3
show infarct size in these groups. IP
markedly attenuated infarct size. No dose of genistein or lavendustin A
abolished the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP at every level of
collateral flow. Figure 4
shows infarct
size, and Figure 5
illustrates the
regression plots of infarct size as a percentage of the area at risk
against collateral flow in the PMA and control groups with and without
either genistein or lavendustin A administration. Transient exposures
of PMA markedly attenuated infarct size. No dose of genistein or
lavendustin A abolished the infarct sizelimiting effect of PMA
preconditioning.
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Changes in Myocardial Tyrosine Kinase and Ecto5'-Nucleotidase
Activities During IP With and Without Genistein
IP increased myocardial tyrosine kinase activity (71.8±6.2 to
143±19 pmol/mg protein · min1,
P<0.05), which was blunted by genistein (33.6±6.7 to
30.6±8.6 pmol/mg protein · min1 in the
genistein group and the genistein with IP group). PMA preconditioning
increased myocardial tyrosine kinase activity (129±14 pmol/mg
protein · min1, P<0.05),
which was blunted by genistein (33.6±6.7 to 37.8.±5.9 pmol/mg
protein · min1 in the genistein group
and the genistein with PMA group).
Figure 1
shows the immunoblots of each kinase after
immunoprecipitation using each antibody. The protein expression of 4 of
5 kinases (Src, Fyn, Lyn, and Lck) was confirmed in the particulate
fraction of the canine heart. The expression of Blk was confirmed by
reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction using dog-specific
primers; however, we were unable to detect the expression of Blk using
available antibodies. Among these 4 tyrosine kinases, either IP or PMA
increased Lck activity (Table
). Activation of Lck after IP or PMA
exposures was blunted by genistein. However, either IP or PMA
preconditioning increased ecto5'-nucleotidase activity in the
myocardium (Figures 6
and 7
). Genistein did not blunt the increases
in ecto5'-nucleotidase activity due to either ischemic or PMA
preconditioning (Figures 6
and 7
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| Discussion |
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There may be several possibilities to explain this disparity. The first possibility is the differences in the activation of Src tyrosine kinases in the dogs and rabbit hearts. IP phosphorylates and activates Src and Lck tyrosine kinases in the rabbit hearts,24 but IP phosphorylates and activates Lck tyrosine kinases in the canine hearts in the present study, which may explain the differences. However, Src activation occurs 30 minutes after the IP procedure in the rabbit hearts,24 suggesting that the activation of Src may not account for the cardioprotection of the early phase of IP. Therefore, Lck activation soon after the IP procedure is common in the rabbit and dog, and the differences in the role of tyrosine kinases in the previous17 18 19 20 21 and present studies may not be attributable to different activation of the subtypes of Src tyrosine kinases. The second idea is that there are several pathways to cause the cardioprotection due to IP, and the pathway to elicit cardioprotection may be different among the cycles of the IP procedure, the length of the sustained ischemia, and species. In rats, cardioprotection due to a single cycle of IP requires the activation of both protein kinase C and tyrosine kinase, but multiple-cycle IP requires the activation of either protein kinase C or tyrosine kinase.30 On the other hand, in the pig hearts, synergistic activation of protein kinase C and tyrosine kinase is necessary to provoke full cardioprotection, proposed by the group of Vahlhaus et al,31 and the ratio of the role of these enzymes may be different among the species. To fully activate the end effector(s), different sites of phosphorylations of proteins or enzymes may be necessary via protein kinase C and tyrosine kinase. Furthermore, if KATP channels constitute the end effector of IP, the dual control of the activation of KATP channels via protein kinase C and tyrosine kinase may also be likely. This is because sarcolemmal KATP channels are activated by adenosine receptor activation32 or protein kinase C,33 and mitochondrial KATP channels are activated by protein kinase C.34
Limitations of the Present Study
We need to be careful of the doses and characteristics of the
inhibitors of tyrosine kinase. We used 10 to 100 µg
· kg-1 ·
min-1 of genistein, which
corresponds to 10 to 100 mg/L or 37 to 370 µmol/L. Because the
Ki value of genistein for deactivation of
protein tyrosine kinase is 10 to 20 µmol/L,35
the dose of 30 µg ·
kg-1 ·
min-1 of genistein seems
to be enough to inhibit tyrosine kinase. We observed that genistein
attenuates the activation of protein tyrosine kinase. Furthermore, 2
and 20 µg ·
kg-1 ·
min-1 of lavendustin A,
which corresponds to 2 and 20 mg/L or 5 to 50 µmol/L, also seems
to be enough to inhibit Src tyrosine kinases. The failure of the
attenuation of the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP using these 2
different tyrosine kinase inhibitors further supports the
conclusion of this study.
Because we infused genistein or lavendustin A during the IP procedure into the coronary artery, genistein or lavendustin A was supposed to be washed out and should not have existed during the sustained ischemia and subsequent reperfusion. However, an effective amount of either genistein or lavendustin A infused into the coronary artery was spilled over and was diluted in the systemic blood, which may have affected the cardioprotection of IP. However, the recirculated amount of either genistein or lavendustin A may be less than the effective dose of genistein administered into the systemic vein. Even if either genistein or lavendustin A exists during sustained ischemia and reperfusion, the cardioprotection caused by IP is not blunted by the administration of either genistein or lavendustin A in the present study, suggesting the minimal role of tyrosine kinase as a trigger or even a mediator of IP in the canine hearts. In the rat or rabbit, genistein was infused into the systemic vein, and genistein may largely affect infarct size due to sustained ischemia and reperfusion. This difference may explain the different results using the inhibitors of tyrosine kinase in cardioprotection due to IP. We cannot deny this possibility. However, in the rabbit heart, Weinbrenner et al18 infused genistein into the coronary artery during the IP procedure in the Langendorff preparation and found that genistein inhibits the infarct sizelimiting effect, suggesting that activation of protein tyrosine kinase can trigger the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP in the rabbit hearts.
There is a possibility that the activation of Lck tyrosine kinase is involved in the late phase of IP.36 Indeed, it is reported that tyrosine kinase activation is involved in the development of the late phase of IP in the rabbits. We need to test this issue in canine hearts.
Cellular Mechanisms of the Infarct SizeLimiting Effect of IP in
Canine Hearts
If protein tyrosine kinase is not involved in the infarct
sizelimiting effect of IP, what is the trigger for IP in the canine
hearts? In the present and previous studies, we have observed that
IP translocates protein kinase C from cytosolic fractions to membrane
fractions, indicating that IP activates protein kinase C in the
canine myocardium.11 There are several reports
of the activation of the isoforms of protein kinase
C,37 38 suggesting that total activity of protein kinase C
may not be necessarily increased.
There are several ways to activate protein kinase C during IP. First, because adenosine is reported to trigger the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP in the rabbit heart, adenosine may activate protein kinase C through G proteins. Second, in the rabbit heart, Goto et al39 indicated that bradykinin is involved in the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP through activation of protein kinase C. Furthermore, Schulz et al40 reported that the combination of adenosine and bradykinin is important to cause IP by 10 minutes of ischemia in the swine. The third possibility is endogenous norepinephrine. We have previously reported that endogenous norepinephrine during the IP procedure is responsible for activation of ecto5'-nucleotidase and mediates the infarct sizelimiting effect.9 These observations indicate that endogenous norepinephrine41 can also trigger the infarct sizelimiting effect of IP in the canine heart.
Taken together, the involvement of either protein tyrosine kinase or protein kinase C in IP may be important for cardioprotection, but its importance may vary among species.
| Acknowledgments |
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Received April 3, 2000; revision received June 13, 2000; accepted June 22, 2000.
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