1. Inhibition of PI-3 kinase/Akt/mTOR, but not calcineurin signaling, reverses insulin-like growth factor I-induced protection against glucose toxicity in cardiomyocyte contractile function.
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Li SY, Fang CX, Aberle NS 2nd, Ren BH, Ceylan-Isik AF, and Ren J
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- Animals, Calcium-Transporting ATPases metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Chromones pharmacology, Cyclosporine pharmacology, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Glucose adverse effects, Glucose pharmacology, Male, Morpholines pharmacology, Myocardial Contraction drug effects, Myocytes, Cardiac drug effects, Phosphorylation, Protein Kinases metabolism, Rats, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases, Sirolimus pharmacology, Stimulation, Chemical, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Tacrolimus pharmacology, Calcineurin Inhibitors, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism, Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors, Signal Transduction drug effects
- Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in diabetes although the mechanism of action remains poorly understood. This study examined the role of PI-3 kinase/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and calcineurin pathways in cardiac effects of IGF-1 against glucose toxicity. Adult rat ventricular myocytes were cultured for 8 h with either normal (NG, 5.5 mM) or high (HG, 25.5 mM) glucose, in the presence or absence of IGF-1 (10-500 nM), the PI-3 kinase/Akt inhibitor LY294002 (10 microM), the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (20 microM) or the calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporin A (5 microM) or FK506 (10 mg/l). Mechanical properties were evaluated using an IonOptix MyoCam system. HG depressed peak shortening (PS), reduced maximal velocity of shortening/relengthening (+/- dl/dt) and prolongs time-to-90% relengthening (TR90), which were abolished by IGF-1 (100 and 500 nM). Interestingly, the IGF-1-elicited protective effect against HG was nullified by either LY294002 or rapamycin, but not by cyclosporine A or FK506. None of the inhibitors affected cell mechanics. Western blot analysis indicated that HG and IGF-1 stimulated phosphorylation of Akt and mTOR. HG also activated p70s6k and suppressed GSK-3beta phosphorylation. However, the HG-induced alterations in phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR, p70s6k and GSK-3beta were significantly reversed by IGF-1. Protein expression of Akt, mTOR, p70s6k, GSK-3beta, SERCA2a and phospholamban was unaffected by HG, IGF-1 or rapamycin. Rapamycin significantly enhanced Akt phosphorylation whereas it inhibited mTOR phosphorylation. Collectively, our data suggest that IGF-1 may provide cardiac protection against glucose in part through a PI-3 kinase/Akt/mTOR/ p70s6k-dependent and calcineurin-independent pathway.
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- 2005
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