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Evidence for Functional Relevance of an Enhanced Expression of the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger in Failing Human Myocardium

Markus Flesch, MD; Robert H.G. Schwinger, MD; Frank Schiffer; Konrad Frank; Michael Sudkamp, MD; Ferdinand Kuhn-Regnier, MD; Georg Arnold, MD; Michael Bohm, MD

Klinik III fur Innere Medizin (M.F., R.H.G.S., F.S., K.F., M.B.), Klinik fur Herz und Gefaßchirurgie (M.S., F.K.-R.), and Institut fur Pathologie der Universitat zu Koln (G.A.), Koln, Germany.

Correspondence to Prof Dr med M. Bohm, Klinik III fur Innere Medizin der Universitat zu Koln, Joseph Stelzmann Str 9, 50924 Koln, FRG.

Background The present study aimed at investigating the expression of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger and its functional role in human failing myocardium.

Methods and Results Na+-Ca2+ exchanger mRNA and protein levels were examined in nonfailing (NF, n=8) and failing human myocardium (New York Heart Association functional class IV) with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM, n=8) or ischemic heart disease (ICM, n=6). The inotropic effect of the Na+ channel activator BDF 9148 was determined in electrically driven left ventricular papillary muscle strip preparations (1 Hz, 37°C) from nonfailing (n=8) and failing (n=8) human hearts. Na+-Ca2+ exchanger mRNA levels were significantly increased, by 79% (P<.001) in DCM and by 58% (P<.01) in ICM compared with NF; protein levels increased by 36% (P<.001) and by 20% (P<.05), respectively. BDF 9148 increased the force of contraction concentration dependently, with a similar maximal effect in NYHA class IV and NF, but was more potent in NYHA class IV as demonstrated by a significantly smaller (P<.01) EC50 value (NYHA class IV, 0.18 [0.16 to 0.22] µmol/L; NF, 1.65 [1.3 to 3.0] µmol/L). In NYHA class IV, BDF 9148 (0.1 µmol/L) restored the positive force-frequency relationship and reduced the frequency-dependent increase in diastolic tension in relation to force of contraction.

Conclusions The increased expression of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger is a possible explanation for the increased inotropic potency of the Na+ channel activator BDF 9148 in failing human myocardium. The increase in exchanger molecules could be of functional relevance for the modulation of cardiac contractility by agents that increase the intracellular Na+ concentration. Enhancement of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger activity might be a powerful mechanism for increasing cardiac contractility in chronic heart failure.


Key Words: heart failure • calcium channels • inotropic agents • sodium • excitation




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Alterations of calcium-regulatory proteins in heart failure
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 279 - 289.
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The role of action potential prolongation and altered intracellular calcium handling in the pathogenesis of heart failure
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 312 - 323.
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Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 367 - 380.
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Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 445 - 455.
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Frequency dependence of Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in human ventricular myocytes from end-stage heart failure
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 478 - 488.
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A. R.W. Money-Kyrle, C. H. Davies, H. K. Ranu, P. O'Gara, N. Singh Kent, P. A. Poole-Wilson, and S. E. Harding
The role of cAMP in the frequency-dependent changes in contraction of guinea-pig cardiomyocytes
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 1998; 37(2): 532 - 540.
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, January 1, 1998; 274(1): H217 - H232.
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K. R. Sipido, M. Maes, and F. Van de Werf
Low Efficiency of Ca2+ Entry Through the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger as Trigger for Ca2+ Release From the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum : A Comparison Between L-Type Ca2+ Current and Reverse-Mode Na+-Ca2+ Exchange
Circ. Res., December 19, 1997; 81(6): 1034 - 1044.
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S. E. Litwin and J. H. B. Bridge
Enhanced Na+-Ca2+ Exchange in the Infarcted Heart : Implications for Excitation-Contraction Coupling
Circ. Res., December 19, 1997; 81(6): 1083 - 1093.
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R. H. G. Schwinger, K. Brixius, U. Bavendiek, S. Hoischen, J. Müller-Ehmsen, B. Bölck, and E. Erdmann
Effect of Cyclopiazonic Acid on the Force-Frequency Relationship in Human Nonfailing  Myocardium
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., October 1, 1997; 283(1): 286 - 292.
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C. E. Zaugg, S. T. Wu, R. J. Lee, J. Wikman-Coffelt, and W. W. Parmley
Intracellular Ca2+ Handling and Vulnerability to Ventricular Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
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Z. Wang, B. Nolan, W. Kutschke, and J. A. Hill
Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Remodeling in Pressure Overload Cardiac Hypertrophy
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Bimodal regulation of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger by beta -adrenergic signaling pathway in shark ventricular myocytes
PNAS, February 13, 2001; 98(4): 2023 - 2028.
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