Abstract
Background: Caveolins are scaffolding proteins that are integral components of caveolae, flask-shaped invaginations in the membranes of all mammalian cells. Caveolin-1 and -2 are expressed ubiquitously, whereas caveolin-3 is found only in muscle. The role of caveolin-3 in heart muscle disease is controversial. Methods and Results: The present study was undertaken to assess the effects of left ventricular dysfunction on the expression of caveolin proteins using 2 well characterized models of murine heart failure and failing human heart. Transgenic mice with constitutive overexpression of A 1-adenosine receptor (A 1-TG) demonstrated cardiac dilatation and decreased left ventricular function at 10 weeks of age. This was accompanied by a marked decrease in caveolin-3 mRNA and protein levels compared with non-TG control mice. The change in caveolin-3 expression was selective, because levels of caveolin-1 and -2 did not change. Confocal imaging of myocytes isolated from A 1-TG mice demonstrated a loss of the plate-like appearance of T tubules. Caveolin-3 levels were also reduced in hearts from mice overexpressing tumor necrosis factor α. There was a direct relationship between caveolin-3 expression and fractional shortening in all mice that were studied (r = 0.65; P <.001). Although we could not demonstrate a significant decrease in caveolin-3 levels in failing human heart, we did find a direct correlation (r = 0.7; P <.05) between levels of caveolin-3 protein and Ca 2+-adenosine triphosphatase, a marker of the heart failure phenotype. Conclusions: These results suggest a relationship between left ventricular dysfunction and caveolin-3 levels and suggest that caveolin-3 may provide a novel target for heart failure therapy. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-263 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Failure |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- adensine
- Caveolin
- heart failure
- tumor necrosis factor