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Postconditioning: A Form of "Modified Reperfusion" Protects the Myocardium by Activating the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Akt Pathway

Andrew Tsang, Derek J. Hausenloy, Mihaela M. Mocanu, Derek M. Yellon

From The Hatter Institute and Centre for Cardiology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.

Correspondence to Derek M. Yellon, PhD, DSc Hon FRCP, The Hatter Institute and Centre for Cardiology, University College London Hospital, Grafton Way, London, WC1E 6DB, UK. E-mail hatter-institute{at}ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

Brief intermittent episodes of ischemia and reperfusion, at the onset of reperfusion after a prolonged period of ischemia, confer cardioprotection, a phenomenon termed "ischemic postconditioning" (Postcond). We hypothesized that this phenomenon may just represent a modified form of reperfusion that activates the reperfusion injury salvage kinase (RISK) pathway. Isolated perfused rat hearts were subjected to: (a) 35 minutes of ischemia and 120 minutes of reperfusion, and infarct size was determined by tetrazolium staining; or (b) 35 minutes of ischemia and 7 minutes of reperfusion, and the phosphorylation states of Akt, endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), and p70S6K were determined. Postcond reduced infarct size from 51.2±3.4% to 31.5±4.1% (P<0.01), an effect comparable with ischemic preconditioning (IPC; 27.5±2.3%; P<0.01). Of interest, the combined protective effects of IPC and Postcond were not additive (30.1±4.8% with IPC+Postcond; P=NS). Inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) at reperfusion using LY or Wortmannin (Wort) during the first 15 minutes of reperfusion completely abolished Postcond-induced protection (31.5±4.1% with Postcond versus 51.7±4.5% with Postcond+LY, P<0.01; 56.2±10.1% with Postcond+ Wort; P<0.01), suggesting that Postcond protects the heart by activating PI3K-Akt. Western blot analysis demonstrated that Postcond induced a significant increase in phosphorylation of Akt, eNOS, and p70S6K in an LY- and Wort-sensitive manner. In conclusion, we show for the first time that ischemic Postcond protects the myocardium by activating the prosurvival kinases PI3K-Akt, eNOS, and p70S6K in accordance with the RISK pathway.


Key Words: ischemia • cardioprotection • reperfusion • postconditioning • kinases




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K. Ueda, H. Takano, H. Hasegawa, Y. Niitsuma, Y. Qin, M. Ohtsuka, and I. Komuro
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Directly Inhibits Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Akt-Endothelial NO Synthase Pathway
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, June 1, 2006; 26(6): e108 - e113.
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Anesth. Analg.Home page
C. Wang, D. A. Neff, J. G. Krolikowski, D. Weihrauch, M. Bienengraeber, D. C. Warltier, J. R. Kersten, and P. S. Pagel
The influence of B-cell lymphoma 2 protein, an antiapoptotic regulator of mitochondrial permeability transition, on isoflurane-induced and ischemic postconditioning in rabbits.
Anesth. Analg., May 1, 2006; 102(5): 1355 - 1360.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
H. M. Piper, S. Kasseckert, and Y. Abdallah
The sarcoplasmic reticulum as the primary target of reperfusion protection
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 170 - 173.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
D. Ramzy, V. Rao, and R. D. Weisel
Clinical applicability of preconditioning and postconditioning: The cardiothoracic surgeons's view
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 174 - 180.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
Z.-Q. Zhao and J. Vinten-Johansen
Postconditioning: Reduction of reperfusion-induced injury
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 200 - 211.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
D. J. Hausenloy and D. M. Yellon
Survival kinases in ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 240 - 253.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
O. Gateau-Roesch, L. Argaud, and M. Ovize
Mitochondrial permeability transition pore and postconditioning
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 264 - 273.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
S. Philipp, X.-M. Yang, L. Cui, A. M. Davis, J. M. Downey, and M. V. Cohen
Postconditioning protects rabbit hearts through a protein kinase C-adenosine A2b receptor cascade
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 308 - 314.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
A. J. Zatta, H. Kin, G. Lee, N. Wang, R. Jiang, R. Lust, J. G. Reeves, J. Mykytenko, R. A. Guyton, Z.-Q. Zhao, et al.
Infarct-sparing effect of myocardial postconditioning is dependent on protein kinase C signalling
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 315 - 324.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
Y. Abdallah, A. Gkatzoflia, D. Gligorievski, S. Kasseckert, G. Euler, K.-D. Schluter, M. Schafer, H.-M. Piper, and C. Schafer
Insulin protects cardiomyocytes against reoxygenation-induced hypercontracture by a survival pathway targeting SR Ca2+ storage
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2006; 70(2): 346 - 353.
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Physiol. GenomicsHome page
E. Lucchinetti, J. Feng, R. d. Silva, G. V. Tolstonog, M. C. Schaub, G. G. Schumann, and M. Zaugg
Inhibition of LINE-1 expression in the heart decreases ischemic damage by activation of Akt/PKB signaling
Physiol Genomics, April 13, 2006; 25(2): 314 - 324.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
L. M. Schwartz and C. J. Lagranha
Ischemic postconditioning during reperfusion activates Akt and ERK without protecting against lethal myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in pigs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, March 1, 2006; 290(3): H1011 - H1018.
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CirculationHome page
S. P. Loukogeorgakis, A. T. Panagiotidou, D. M. Yellon, J. E. Deanfield, and R. J. MacAllister
Postconditioning Protects Against Endothelial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Human Forearm
Circulation, February 21, 2006; 113(7): 1015 - 1019.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
Y. Abdallah and C. Schafer
Insulin: An overall cardiovascular protector?
Cardiovasc Res, January 1, 2006; 69(1): 4 - 6.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
J.-C. Bopassa, R. Ferrera, O. Gateau-Roesch, E. Couture-Lepetit, and M. Ovize
PI 3-kinase regulates the mitochondrial transition pore in controlled reperfusion and postconditioning
Cardiovasc Res, January 1, 2006; 69(1): 178 - 185.
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CirculationHome page
S. Lecour, N. Suleman, G. A. Deuchar, S. Somers, L. Lacerda, B. Huisamen, and L. H. Opie
Pharmacological Preconditioning With Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha} Activates Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 at Reperfusion Without Involving Classic Prosurvival Kinases (Akt and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase)
Circulation, December 20, 2005; 112(25): 3911 - 3918.
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J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.Home page
S. Bae and L. Zhang
Gender Differences in Cardioprotection against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Adult Rat Hearts: Focus on Akt and Protein Kinase C Signaling
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., December 1, 2005; 315(3): 1125 - 1135.
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Anesth. Analg.Home page
D. Obal, S. Dettwiler, C. Favoccia, H. Scharbatke, B. Preckel, and W. Schlack
The Influence of Mitochondrial KATP-Channels in the Cardioprotection of Preconditioning and Postconditioning by Sevoflurane in the Rat In Vivo
Anesth. Analg., November 1, 2005; 101(5): 1252 - 1260.
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J. Vinten-Johansen, D. M. Yellon, and L. H. Opie
Postconditioning: A Simple, Clinically Applicable Procedure to Improve Revascularization in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Circulation, October 4, 2005; 112(14): 2085 - 2088.
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CirculationHome page
P. Staat, G. Rioufol, C. Piot, Y. Cottin, T. T. Cung, I. L'Huillier, J.-F. Aupetit, E. Bonnefoy, G. Finet, X. Andre-Fouet, et al.
Postconditioning the Human Heart
Circulation, October 4, 2005; 112(14): 2143 - 2148.
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D. Weihrauch, J. G. Krolikowski, M. Bienengraeber, J. R. Kersten, D. C. Warltier, and P. S. Pagel
Morphine Enhances Isoflurane-Induced Postconditioning Against Myocardial Infarction: The Role of Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase and Opioid Receptors in Rabbits
Anesth. Analg., October 1, 2005; 101(4): 942 - 949.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
C. E. Darling, R. Jiang, M. Maynard, P. Whittaker, J. Vinten-Johansen, and K. Przyklenk
Postconditioning via stuttering reperfusion limits myocardial infarct size in rabbit hearts: role of ERK1/2
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, October 1, 2005; 289(4): H1618 - H1626.
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Br J AnaesthHome page
E. Lucchinetti, R. da Silva, T. Pasch, M. C. Schaub, and M. Zaugg
Anaesthetic preconditioning but not postconditioning prevents early activation of the deleterious cardiac remodelling programme: evidence of opposing genomic responses in cardioprotection by pre- and postconditioning
Br. J. Anaesth., August 1, 2005; 95(2): 140 - 152.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
A. Tsang, D. J. Hausenloy, and D. M. Yellon
Myocardial postconditioning: reperfusion injury revisited
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, July 1, 2005; 289(1): H2 - H7.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
H. Kin, A. J. Zatta, M. T. Lofye, B. S. Amerson, M. E. Halkos, F. Kerendi, Z.-Q. Zhao, R. A. Guyton, J. P. Headrick, and J. Vinten-Johansen
Postconditioning reduces infarct size via adenosine receptor activation by endogenous adenosine
Cardiovasc Res, July 1, 2005; 67(1): 124 - 133.
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