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Neuronal Na+ channel blockade suppresses arrhythmogenic diastolic Ca2+ release
Cardiovascular research
  • P. B. Radwanski
  • L. Brunello
  • R. Veeraraghavan
  • H. T. Ho
  • Q. Lou
  • M. A. Makara
  • A. E. Belevych
  • Mircea Anghelescu, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • et al.
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Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
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Abstract

Aims Sudden death resulting from cardiac arrhythmias is the most common consequence of cardiac disease. Certain arrhythmias caused by abnormal impulse formation including catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) are associated with delayed afterdepolarizations resulting from diastolic Ca2+ release (DCR) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Despite high response of CPVT to agents directly affecting Ca2+ cycling, the incidence of refractory cases is still significant. Surprisingly, these patients often respond to treatment with Na+ channel blockers. However, the relationship between Na+ influx and disturbances in Ca2+ handling immediately preceding arrhythmias in CPVT remains poorly understood and is the object of this study. Methods and results We performed optical Ca2+ and membrane potential imaging in ventricular myocytes and intact cardiac muscles as well as surface ECGs on a CPVT mouse model with a mutation in cardiac calsequestrin. We demonstrate that a subpopulation of Na+ channels (neuronal Na+ channels; nNav) colocalize with ryanodine receptor Ca2+ release channels (RyR2). Disruption of the crosstalk between nNav and RyR2 by nNav blockade with riluzole reduced and also desynchronized DCR in isolated cardiomyocytes and in intact cardiac tissue. Such desynchronization of DCR on cellular and tissue level translated into decreased arrhythmias in CPVT mice. Conclusions Thus, our study offers the first evidence that nNav contribute to arrhythmogenic DCR, thereby providing a conceptual basis for mechanism-based antiarrhythmic therapy. © 2014 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.

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This article was published in Cardiovascular research, Volume 106, Issue 1, Pages 143-152.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvu262.

Copyright © 2015.

Citation Information
P. B. Radwanski, L. Brunello, R. Veeraraghavan, H. T. Ho, et al.. "Neuronal Na+ channel blockade suppresses arrhythmogenic diastolic Ca2+ release" Cardiovascular research Vol. 106 Iss. 1 (2015) p. 143 - 152
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mircea_anghelescu/2/