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IN STRIATED MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY
Modulation of Myocardial Contraction by Peroxynitrite
Mark Kohr, Steve Roof, Jay Zweier and Mark T Ziolo
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Modulation of Myocardial Contraction by Peroxynitrite
Mark J Kohr1,3, Steve R Roof1, Jay L Zweier2, Mark T Ziolo1*
department of Physiology & Cell Biology, 2Department of Internal Medicine: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. 3Division of Cardiovascular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205
Running Head: ONOO- and myocardial contraction
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1 Abstract
2 Peroxynitrite is a potent oxidant that is quickly emerging as a crucial modulator of myocardial
3 function. This review will focus on the regulation of myocardial contraction by peroxynitrite
4 during health and disease, with a specific emphasis on cardiomyocyte Ca2+ handling, proposed
5 signaling pathways, and protein end-targets.
8 Key words: myocyte, peroxynitrite, nitric oxide synthase, Ca2+, cAMP-dependent protein kinase,
9 protein phosphatase 2a 10
1 The heart plays a vital role in the cardiovascular system by providing the specialized
2 tissues and organs of the body with a continual supply of oxygen and other essential nutrients.
3 Modulation of myocardial contraction allows the heart to meet the demands of the body despite
4 continual changes in metabolism. This modulation occurs at several different levels, including
5 the level of the ventricular cardiomyocyte.
7 Excitation-contraction Coupling
8 Cardiomyocyte contraction occurs via a process termed excitation-contraction coupling,
9 in which the electrical activity of the heart is translated into cardiomyocyte contraction (Bers,
10 2001;, 2002). This process commences with the cardiac action potential and the depolarization of
11 the myocyte membrane, which leads to the opening of L-type Ca2+ channels (Bers, 2001;, 2002).
12 This causes an influx of Ca2+ into the myocyte via the L-type Ca2+ current (ICa), and
13 subsequently triggers the opening of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-release channels or
14 ryanodine receptors (RyR). This results in an efflux of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
15 (SR), which is the major Ca2+ store in the cardiomyocyte, in a process termed Ca2+-induced Ca2+-
16 release. This process initiates the upstroke of the myocyte [Ca2+]i transient and this Ca2+ is now
17 available for myocyte contraction. SR Ca2+ load, which represents the Ca2+ available for release
18 from the SR, is a critical determinant of [Ca2+]i transient amplitude and thus myocyte contraction
19 (Bassani et al., 1995;Trafford et al., 1995).
21 The [Ca2+]i transient is responsible for the activation of cardiomyocyte contraction or
22 shortening. When [Ca2+]i increases within the cardiomyocyte, this Ca2+ diffuses to the
23 myofilaments and binds to troponin C (TnC) (Davis and Tikunova, 2008). This induces a strong
24 interaction between TnC and troponin I (TnI), effectively destabilizing the interaction between
25 Tnl and actin. This shifts the troponin-tropomyosin complex in such a way as to allow the
26 myosin head to bind directly to actin, thus leading to the formation of a myosin crossbridge.
27 Provided that ATP is readily available to the myosin head, myocyte force production and/or
28 shortening ensues until Ca2+ is no longer bound to TnC.
30 Relaxation is initiated by the decline of the [Ca2+]i transient, which is primarily mediated
31 by the SR Ca2+-ATPase/phospholamban complex (SERCA/PLB) and the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
32 (NCX) (Bers, 2001;, 2002). The SERCA/PLB complex serves to re-sequester Ca2+ into the SR,
33 while NCX directly extrudes Ca2+ into the extracellular space. PLB is a phosphoprotein that
34 plays a critical role in the decline of the [Ca2+]i transient by regulating the uptake of Ca2+ by
35 SERCA. Under basal conditions, PLB remains hypophosphorylated and serves to inhibit the
36 uptake of Ca2+ by SERCA. This inhibition can be relieved upon PLB Serine16 phosphorylation
37 by protein kinase A (PKA), thus allowing greater uptake of Ca2+ into the SR (Chu et al.,
38 2000;Hagemann and Xiao, 2002;Mattiazzi et al., 2006). There are two main serine/threonine
39 protein phosphatases that dephosphorylate PLB, protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and protein
40 phosphatase 2a (PP2a) (MacDougall et al., 1991).
42 Modulation of excitation-contraction coupling
43 Since every cardiomyocyte is recruited to contract with each heartbeat, numerous
44 endogenous systems have evolved to effectively regulate the ventricular myocyte contractile
45 state by modulating excitation-contraction coupling. For example, stimulation of the P-
46 adrenergic receptor (P-AR) pathway results in positive inotropic and lusitropic effects via
modulation of key excitation-contraction coupling proteins (Bers and Ziolo, 2001). Activation of the P-AR signaling pathway transpires with binding of an agonist (e.g. epinephrine, isoproterenol) to the receptor, which results in the dissociation of the Gsa subunit. Gsa induces cAMP production via adenylate cyclase (AC). Increased cAMP then activates the cAMP-dependent protein kinase or PKA, which phosphorylates many different targets in the cardiomyocyte, including ICa, RyR, TnI, and PLB. The end result is increased Ca2+ influx, increased SR Ca2+ uptake, load, and release, and decreased myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. PLB phosphorylation at Serine16 by PKA is one of the primary mechanisms responsible for the observed positive inotropic and lusitropic effects of P-AR stimulation (Chu et al., 2000;Li et al., 2000;Roof et al., 2011;Roof et al., 2012). Therefore, altering PLB phosphorylation levels will lead to drastic changes in myocardial contraction and relaxation. Since the P-AR pathway is perhaps the most important regulator of myocardial contractility, this pathway itself is modulated by other endogenous systems such as reactive nitrogen species.
Reactive nitrogen species
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are quickly emerging as crucial modulators of myocardial contraction during health and disease (Pacher et al., 2007). Alterations in the production of these reactive species may be responsible for part of the dysfunction that is observed during many pathophysiological conditions of the myocardium and may represent novel therapeutic targets. However, the modulation of myocardial function by RNS is a relatively new field and many questions remain unanswered. For example, studies have yet to conclusively determine whether this dysfunction results from the loss of endogenous RNS production (i.e., nitric oxide) or from the production of supraphysiological levels of reactive species. In all likelihood, this dysfunction stems from the partial loss of localized RNS signaling coupled with an increase in the production of more reactive species, including peroxynitrite. Indeed, this appears to be the case (Feldman et al., 2008;Ziolo et al., 2008).
Nitric oxide (NO) is a well known modulator of many physiological processes, including neural transmission and the regulation of blood pressure. However, NO is also surfacing as a key modulator of myocardial function by serving as a regulator of excitation-contraction coupling (Ziolo et al., 2001b;Ziolo et al., 2004;Wang et al., 2008a;Wang et al., 2008b;Wang et al., 2009;Wang et al., 2010) and p-AR signaling (Balligand et al., 1993;Ziolo et al., 2001c). NO is produced endogenously within the myocardium by three distinct isoforms of NO synthase (NOS) (Ziolo and Bers, 2003). Neuronal NOS (NOS1) and endothelial NOS (NOS3) are constitutively expressed within cardiomyocytes. NOS1 and NOS3 produce low amounts of NO in phase with the myocyte [Ca2+]i transient. Inducible NOS (NOS2), on the other hand, is only expressed within cardiomyocytes during inflammatory responses which occur during many pathophysiological conditions of the myocardium. NOS2 produces much higher amounts of NO compared to constitutive isoforms, and is [Ca2+]i independent (Schulz et al., 1992;Ziolo et al., 1998;Ziolo et al., 2001a).
NO is known to signal through at least two distinct signaling pathways: cGMP-dependent and cGMP-independent (Ziolo, 2008). cGMP-dependent signaling occurs through the activation of guanylate cyclase and protein kinase G (PKG), while cGMP-independent signaling primarily occurs via direct protein modification (e.g. ^-nitrosylation) (Martinez-Ruiz and Lamas, 2004;Hess et al., 2005;Handy and Loscalzo, 2006;Kohr et al., 2011b). NO has also been shown
1 to directly activate adenylate cyclase independent of P-AR activation, thus resulting in positive
2 inotropic effects via increased cAMP production and PKA activation (Vila-Petroff et al., 1999).
3 NO also signals by coupling to other reactive signaling species (e.g., superoxide anion) to form
4 related congeners, such as peroxynitrite.
6 Peroxynitrite
7 Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is a potent oxidant that is formed upon the reaction of NO and
8 superoxide. This reaction occurs with an extremely high rate constant, making the formation of
9 peroxynitrite quite favorable (Huie and Padmaja, 1993;Beckman and Koppenol, 1996). Although
10 peroxynitrite is a highly reactive species, it is still capable of diffusing through biological
11 membranes and interacting with intracellular constituents (Denicola et al., 1998). Under
12 physiological conditions, peroxynitrite production remains low and potential oxidative damage is
13 reduced via endogenous cellular antioxidant defenses (Radi et al., 2002a;Radi et al., 2002b). Low
14 levels of peroxynitrite may also serve to modulate various intracellular signaling pathways. In
15 fact, peroxynitrite appears to play a role in the regulation of many important physiological
16 processes. For example, peroxynitrite has been demonstrated to modulate T cell proliferation
17 (Brito et al., 1999;Vig et al., 2004), platelet aggregation (Schildknecht et al., 2008), and
18 neutrophil adhesion (Zouki et al., 2001). Peroxynitrite is thought to mediate these physiological
19 processes by targeting various proteins and/or signaling pathways, including receptor tyrosine
20 kinases, mitogen-activated protein kinases, phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (Akt),
21 protein kinase C, and nuclear factor kB (Pacher et al., 2007).
23 The production of peroxynitrite increases greatly during the pathogenesis of numerous
24 disorders, such as cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (Thiyagarajan et al., 2004;Dhar et al., 2006),
25 myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (Wang and Zweier, 1996;Cheung et al., 2000), heart failure
26 (Ferdinandy et al., 2000;Mihm et al., 2001;Zhang et al., 2007), atherosclerosis (Buttery et al.,
27 1996;Luoma et al., 1998), diabetes (Suarez-Pinzon et al., 1997;Suarez-Pinzon et al., 2001), and
28 septicemia (Bhattacharyya et al., 2004). Although peroxynitrite production plays a critical role
29 for neutrophils and macrophages in microbial defense (MacMicking et al., 1997;Nathan and
30 Shiloh, 2000), supraphysiological levels of peroxynitrite are almost always detrimental to
31 cellular function. Peroxynitrite exerts damaging effects by altering protein structure and function
32 via irreversible nitration to tyrosine residues and cysteine oxidation (Kamat, 2006;Pacher et al.,
33 2007). Peroxynitrite can also exert effects by reacting with transition metal centers, including
34 heme prosthetic groups (Pietraforte et al., 2001;Lin et al., 2007) and zinc-thiolate motifs (Crow
35 et al., 1995;Zou et al., 2004), thus resulting in the inactivation of many enzymes. NOS3, an
36 enzyme which exerts many cardioprotective effects (Janssens et al., 2004;Buys et al., 2007;Wang
37 et al., 2008b;Wang et al., 2012), can be inhibited upon exposure to high levels of peroxynitrite
38 (Chen et al.;Zou et al., 2004). Additionally, hydroxylation of ring systems (Szabo et al.,
39 1997;Tuo et al., 1998), DNA strand breakage (Szabo et al., 1996;Szabo et al., 1997), and lipid
40 peroxidation (Radi et al., 1991a;b) can be induced by peroxynitrite. Apoptosis and necrosis can
41 also be triggered upon peroxynitrite exposure (Gilad et al., 1997;Arstall et al., 1999;Pacher et al.,
42 2002;Levrand et al., 2006). Moreover, peroxynitrite will react with other molecules, such as
43 carbon dioxide (CO2), to form additional reactive species (i.e., nitrosoperoxycarbonate) (Uppu
44 and Pryor, 1996). Increased peroxynitrite production is further compounded by the depletion of
45 endogenous antioxidant pools, including glutathione (GSH), which is a major scavenger of
reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (Valko et al., 2007). The production of peroxynitrite occurs endogenously in several different ways.
Peroxynitrite can be formed endogenously within the ventricular cardiomyocyte through various routes under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. A major source for the production of peroxynitrite includes the NOS isoforms (namely NOS1 and NOS2) and via non-classical pathways (namely nitroxyl).
NOS1 has been shown to co-immunoprecipitate with xanthine oxidoreductase (Khan et al., 2004), a superoxide producing enzyme. This interaction between NOS1 and xanthine oxidoreductase will lead to the physiological production of low levels of peroxynitrite. Additionally, NOS1 can potentially produce both NO and superoxide (Pou et al., 1992;Xia et al., 1996), although this is more likely to occur with NOS uncoupling during various disease states (Sun et al., 2008). NOS uncoupling will increase superoxide production by NOS1, while decreasing NO production. NOS1 is considered to be a physiological regulator of myocardial function by increasing basal contractility, the force-frequency response, and the response to PAR stimulation (Barouch et al., 2002;Khan et al., 2003;Vandsburger et al., 2007;Wang et al., 2008a;Wang et al., 2010).
NOS2 is a high output NOS isoform and can readily become uncoupled upon depletion of the cofactors necessary for NO production, thus leading to the production of both NO and superoxide (Xia and Zweier, 1997;Mungrue et al., 2002). Additionally, NADPH oxidase and xanthine oxidoreductase can increase superoxide production under the same pathophysiological conditions in which NOS2 is expressed (Heymes et al., 2003;Minhas et al., 2006). This will lead to the production of supraphysiological levels of peroxynitrite. NOS2 is considered to be a pathophysiological regulator of myocardial function by decreasing the response to P-AR stimulation (Drexler et al., 1998;Ziolo et al., 2001b;Ziolo et al., 2004).
In addition to the NO produced via NOS1 and NOS2, additional sources of peroxynitrite include nitroxyl, the one electron reduction production of NO (Kirsch and de Groot, 2002). Endogenous production of nitroxyl within cardiomyocytes may occur through various routes, including via hydrogen atom extraction by NO (Akhtar et al., 1985). NOS1 also remains a potential source for the production of nitroxyl (Schmidt et al., 1996;Ishimura et al., 2005). Therefore, the reaction of nitroxyl with O2 will lead to the production of low levels of peroxynitrite.
Peroxynitrite and cardiomyocyte contraction
Recent work has now demonstrated that peroxynitrite is able to modulate excitation-contraction coupling, and hence contractility. In the myocardium, peroxynitrite has been demonstrated to exert biphasic effects on cardiomyocyte contraction. More specifically, low levels of peroxynitrite (which occurs under physiological conditions) have been shown to produce positive inotropic effects on cardiomyocyte function. Conversely, high levels of peroxynitrite (which occurs under pathophysiological conditions) are extremely detrimental to myocardial function by decreasing cardiomyocyte contraction.
Physiological regulation of cardiomyocyte contraction by peroxynitrite
Many studies have shown that low levels of peroxynitrite induce positive inotropic effects on basal myocardial function. Chesnais et al. demonstrated peroxynitrite to increase force production in frog atrial and ventricular fibers using authentic peroxynitrite, as well as the peroxynitrite donor SIN-1 (Chesnais et al., 1999a;b). Paolocci et al. confirmed this positive effect on basal function in mammalian ex vivo myocardial preparations using SIN-1 (Paolocci et al., 2000). Interestingly, this effect was reversed with GSH and occurred independently from global changes in cAMP and cGMP levels. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a low concentration of peroxynitrite increased basal and submaximal P-AR-stimulated contraction in isolated cardiomyocytes (Kohr et al., 2008a). We next investigated the molecular mechanisms of this peroxynitrite-induced increase in basal contraction and found that it was dependent upon PLB. That is, peroxynitrite had no effect on basal contraction in PLB knockout myocytes. Further explorations demonstrated that peroxynitrite resulted in the enhancement of PLB Serine16 (the PKA site) phosphorylation (Kohr et al., 2010) and was abolished upon inhibition of PKA with KT5720 (Kohr et al., 2010). Low peroxynitrite also increased PKA activity in cardiac homogenates and in purified preparations of PKA containing both the regulatory and catalytic subunits of PKA, indicating that peroxynitrite induces a direct, cAMP-independent activation of PKA. This direct effect may occur via ^-nitrosylation, ^-glutathiolation and/or cysteine oxidation (Ferdinandy, 2006;Pacher et al., 2007), as PKA has several cysteine residues which are susceptible to these types of modifications (Brennan et al., 2006;Burgoyne and Eaton, 2009;Kohr et al., 2011a). Thus, low levels of peroxynitrite shift the kinase/phosphatase balance leading to increased PLB phosphorylation. Interestingly, the effect of low peroxynitrite on submaximal P-AR stimulated contraction was still observed in PLB knockout myocytes, suggesting another protein target. A recent study demonstrated that PKA phosphorylation of RyR contributes to the inotropic effect of P-AR stimulation using low dose of isoproterenol (Shan et al., 2010). Thus, peroxynitrite mediated activation of PKA may also lead to RyR phosphorylation contributing to the contractile effects of P-AR stimulation. Non PKA-mediated effects of peroxynitrite have also been reported such as ^-nitrosylation of SERCA2a, which increases Ca2+ uptake and relaxation (Bencsik et al., 2008).
We previously demonstrated in healthy ventricular cardiomyocytes that NOS1 signals partly through the production of peroxynitrite (Wang et al., 2008a). Additionally, we and others have shown that NOS1 signaling increases myocardial contraction (basal, force-frequency response and P-AR-stimulated contraction) (Barouch et al., 2002;Khan et al., 2004;Wang et al., 2008a), parameters that can be considered physiologic. These effects are consistent with the positive inotropic effects of peroxynitrite (i.e., peroxynitrite increased basal and submaximal PAR-stimulated contraction). Interestingly, NOS1"" myocytes exhibit reduced basal contraction and a diminished response to P-AR stimulation compared to wildtype (Barouch et al., 2002;Khan et al., 2004;Wang et al., 2008a), which we and others demonstrated to occur in part through a reduction in RyR activity (Wang et al., 2010) and PLB Serine16 phosphorylation (Wang et al., 2008a;Zhang et al., 2008). This is also consistent with the PLB and RyR dependent effects of low peroxynitrite (Kohr et al., 2008a). In addition, NOS1 has been shown to potentially modulate PKA activity, as PKA inhibition decreased PLB Serine 16 phosphorylation and the rate of relaxation in wildtype myocytes, but had no effect in NOS1"" myocytes (Zhang et al., 2008). Therefore, the physiological production of low levels of peroxynitrite may serve to maintain and/or increase basal and P-AR-stimulated myocyte contraction, in part, through a direct, cAMP-independent activation of PKA. Further, the loss of localized NOS 1-mediated peroxynitrite
1 production under certain disease states where NOS1 translocates to the sarcolemma (Damy et al.,
2 2003;Damy et al., 2004), may result in decreased myocyte contraction similar to that observed
3 with the knockout of NOS1.
5 Pathophysiological regulation of cardiomyocyte contraction by peroxynitrite
6 At high concentrations, peroxynitrite is detrimental to myocardial function. Studies
7 examining high levels of peroxynitrite have demonstrated dysfunctional effects via direct
8 exposure or using peroxynitrite donors (Lopez et al., 1997;Ma et al., 1997;Ferdinandy et al.,
9 1999;Ferdinandy et al., 2000;Katori et al., 2006). Additionally, we have demonstrated a NOS2-
10 induced reduction in P-AR-stimulated RyR activity through a cGMP-independent mechanism,
11 likely via peroxynitrite (Ziolo et al., 2001b). Further, we and others have shown a reduction in P-
12 AR-stimulated contraction upon exposure to a high concentration of SIN-1 in isolated
13 cardiomyocytes (Stojanovic et al., 2001;Yin et al., 2002). We demonstrated that this SIN-1-
14 induced decrease in P-AR-stimulated contraction occurred via peroxynitrite formation and was
15 also dependent upon PLB. However unlike low peroxynitrite, high peroxynitrite results in a
16 reduction in PKA-dependent PLB Serine16 phosphorylation (Kohr et al., 2008b). Upon further
17 examination of this signaling pathway, we determined that high peroxynitrite increased
18 phosphatase activity in cardiac homogenates (low peroxynitrite had no effect on phosphatase
19 activity). Interestingly, it appears that peroxynitrite selectively targets PP2a as we observed an
20 increased interaction between PLB and PP2a (but not PP1) with peroxynitrite (Kohr et al., 2009).
21 This reversible effect may occur through a protein intermediate or from the direct modification
22 of PP2a by peroxynitrite via ^-nitrosylation, ^-glutathiolation and/or cysteine oxidation
23 (Ferdinandy, 2006;Pacher et al., 2007). PP2a has several cysteine residues which are susceptible
24 to these types of modifications (Sommer et al., 2002). Consistent with our results, peroxynitrite
25 has been shown to directly activate PP2a via tyrosine nitration in endothelial cells (Wu and
26 Wilson, 2009). Thus, high levels of peroxynitrite shift the kinase/phosphatase balance leading to
27 decreased PLB phosphorylation. While PP2A also modulates RyR phosphorylation (Terentyev et
28 al., 2003), we did not observe any effects of high peroxynitrite on the P-AR response in PLB
29 knockout myocytes, which suggests that this may be a compartmentalized effect targeted to PLB.
31 The production of high levels of peroxynitrite in the myocardium is often associated with
32 the expression of NOS2 (Xia et al., 1998;Mungrue et al., 2002) and increased ROS production
33 via NADPH oxidase (Byrne et al., 2003;Heymes et al., 2003) and xanthine oxidase (Tziomalos
34 and Hare, 2009). Specifically in heart failure, studies have shown an increase in peroxynitrite
35 production (Ferdinandy et al., 2000;Mihm et al., 2001;Zhang et al., 2007), as well as a
36 diminished response to P-AR stimulation (Houser et al., 2000). We have previously
37 demonstrated that myocytes isolated from failing human hearts expressing NOS2, displayed a
38 blunted response to P-AR stimulation (Ziolo et al., 2004). This dysfunction could be reversed
39 upon acute inhibition of NOS2, such that peak [Ca2+]i and cell shortening were significantly
40 increased. This same functional phenomenon was observed with high peroxynitrite (i.e.,
41 peroxynitrite decreased contraction during P-AR stimulation). Interestingly, PP2a activity has
42 been shown to be increased in heart failure (Boknik et al., 2000), while PLB Serine16
43 phosphorylation has been shown to be decreased (Bartel et al., 1996;Schwinger et al.,
44 1999;Sande et al., 2002). Therefore, the increased formation of peroxynitrite that occurs in heart
45 failure may be an important component of the P-AR dysfunction observed in heart failure and
46 other cardiomyopathies. A recent study demonstrated that peroxynitrite was an independent risk
1 predictor of post-operative complications (i.e., atrial fibrillation, need for inotropic support,
2 length of hospital stay) among patients undergoing cardiac surgery for various reasons
3 (Antoniades et al., 2012), further validating the significance of increased peroxynitrite in cardiac
4 dysfunction.
6 Peroxynitrite and mitochondrial function
7 The processes of cardiomyocyte contraction and Ca2+ reuptake/extrusion are dependent
8 upon ATP. Through oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondria produce the majority of the ATP
9 that is necessary for these processes. Ca2+ is also taken up by the mitochondria during each Ca2+
10 transient, and this serves to couple excitation-contraction coupling with energetic demand
11 (Maack and O'Rourke, 2007). Recent work has demonstrated that mitochondrial function is
12 modulated by RNS (i.e., NO, peroxynitrite).
14 NO is a well established physiological mediator of mitochondrial respiration, and these
15 effects primarily result from the inhibition of Complex I and IV of the electron transport chain
16 (Brookes, 2004). Although Complex I and IV are similarly inhibited by NO, this inhibition
17 occurs through two distinct mechanisms. In the case of Complex I, NO acts via ^-nitrosylation of
18 the 75 kDa subunit of Complex I (Burwell et al., 2006). Complex IV, on the other hand, is
19 inhibited through the reaction of NO with the catalytic metals located in the active site of
20 cytochrome c oxidase (Cleeter et al., 1994;Palacios-Callender et al., 2004). NO can also target
21 additional mitochondrial proteins by reacting with superoxide to yield peroxynitrite. The effects
22 of peroxynitrite on mitochondrial function are much less defined when compared to those of NO,
23 but peroxynitrite has the potential to signal physiologically in the mitochondria or to contribute
24 to mitochondrial dysfunction during pathological states.
26 Peroxynitrite has been shown to target many different proteins in the mitochondria and
27 this can occur via ^-nitrosylation, as reported to occur with Complex I of the electron transport
28 chain (Borutaite et al., 2000), or through irreversible nitration and/or cysteine oxidation. The
29 reversibility of ^-nitrosylation may represent a potential physiological signaling pathway for
30 peroxynitrite in the mitochondria, while the effects of irreversible nitration and cysteine
31 oxidation are likely to be highly detrimental to mitochondrial function. For example,
32 peroxynitrite induced the irreversible inhibition of mitochondrial creatine kinase, and this effect
33 could not be reversed with GSH treatment (Konorev et al., 1998). Peroxynitrite was also shown
34 to inactivate the Kreb's cycle enzyme aconitase (Castro et al., 1994). Additional mitochondrial
35 targets of peroxynitrite include the adenine nucleotide translocase (Vieira et al., 2001),
36 nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (Forsmark-Andree et al., 1996), and Complex I, II ,
37 and V of the electron transport chain (Radi et al., 1994;Cassina and Radi, 1996;Riobo et al.,
38 2001). Manganese superoxide dismutase, which is a major enzyme for the decomposition of
39 superoxide in the mitochondria, is another target of peroxynitrite and is inactivated via nitration
40 (Quijano et al., 2001). This peroxynitrite-induced inactivation is further compounded by
41 increased levels of superoxide, which could in turn, lead to the formation of additional
42 peroxynitrite. Hence, a decrease in energy supply by inhibiting mitochondrial function could
43 contribute to the depressed contractile function associated with high levels of peroxynitrite.
45 Low vs High levels of Peroxynitrite
1 Peroxynitrite has a biphasic effect on cardiomyocyte contraction, which is mainly
2 concentration dependent (low vs high). However, since peroxynitrite is highly reactive and
3 rapidly decomposed, accurate measurements of concentration are difficult. In addition,
4 determining intracellular concentrations of peroxynitrite with exogenously applied authentic
5 peroxynitrite or the peroxynitrite donor SIN-1 is challenging, making direct comparisons to
6 endogenously produced peroxynitrite formidable. In general, concentrations of 30 ^M or less of
7 authentic peroxynitrite or 100 ^M or less of SIN-1 will result in positive inotropic effects as
8 described. We have previously reported that 10 ^M SIN-1 produces 3 nM/min peroxynitrite in
9 our physiological saline solution (Kohr et al., 2008a). Higher concentrations (100 ^.M authentic
10 peroxynitrite or 200 ^M SIN-1) will result in negative inotropic effects as described. We have
11 previously reported that 200 ^M SIN-1 results in a 6X greater production of peroxynitrite
12 compared to 10 ^M SIN-1 (Kohr et al., 2008b). We consider these levels to be physiologically
13 and pathophysiologically relevant as we and others observed similar effects on function in
14 studies investigating NOS1 and NOS2 signaling. Thus, these concentrations of peroxynitrite
15 result in the activation of various signaling pathways (PKA, PP2A, S-nitrosylation, etc.) resulting
16 in the enhancement or reduction of myocardial contractility. There have been exceptions
17 reported in which low concentrations of authentic peroxynitrite/SIN-1 resulted in negative
18 inotropic effects or high concentrations of SIN-1 resulted in positive inotropic effects (Yin et al.,
19 2002;Katori et al., 2006;Kohr et al., 2008a). Thus other factors also contribute to the contractile
20 effects of peroxynitrite such as cardiomyocyte contractile state, signaling pathway activation
21 (e.g., S-nitrosylation, nitration, cGMP or cAMP) as well as the length of exposure (Schulz et al.,
22 1997;Ziolo, 2008).
23 Studies have also been performed using very high concentrations of authentic
24 peroxynitrite (mM) or long exposure times. These studies revealed irreversible effects of
25 peroxynitrite that depressed myocyte contraction and inactivated SERCA. (Ishida et al.,
26 1996;Knyushko et al., 2005;Lokuta et al., 2005). A consequence of this very high concentration
27 of peroxynitrite is likely a toxic effect that results in cell damage. For example, peroxynitrite is
28 able to activate matrix metalloproteinases that will result in the cleavage of a-actinin and TnI
29 (Wang et al., 2002;Rork et al., 2006;Sung et al., 2007;Leon et al., 2008). We believe that very
30 high concentrations of peroxynitrite can be produced in certain disease states such as heart
31 failure or ischemia/reperfusion injury which have reported SERCA inactivation via nitration or
32 TnI cleavage.
34 In conclusion, peroxynitrite is emerging as a crucial modulator of myocardial function
35 during health and disease. Under physiological conditions, low levels of peroxynitrite serve to
36 maintain and/or increase basal and P-AR-stimulated contraction in the myocardium. This occurs
37 via RyR and PLB phosphorylation through direct PKA activation and SERCA activation via S-
38 nitrosylation (Figure 1). Conversely, supraphysiological levels of peroxynitrite (due to NOS2
39 expression and increased ROS levels via NADPH oxidase and xanthine oxidase) are detrimental
40 to myocardial function and decrease P-AR-stimulated cardiomyocyte contraction. This occurs
41 via PLB dephosphorylation through PP2a activation, decreased RyR activity, mitochondrial
42 dysfunction and myofilament protein cleavage (Figure 2). This dual effect lends critical insight
43 into the physiological and pathophysiological regulation of myocardial contraction by
44 peroxynitrite.
5 FIGURE 1
9 Figure 1. Physiological signaling pathway of low peroxynitrite. This is a diagrammatic
10 representation of low peroxynitrite signaling and various proposed end targets within the
11 cardiomyocyte. The endogenous production of low peroxynitrite can occur via NOS1/xanthine
12 oxidase.
1 FIGURE 2
5 Figure 2. Pathophysiological signaling pathway of high peroxynitrite. This is a diagrammatic
6 representation of high peroxynitrite signaling and various proposed end targets within the
7 cardiomyocyte. The endogenous production of high levels of peroxynitrite can occur via
8 NOS2/NADPH oxidase/xanthine oxidase.
9 10 11
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2 Supported by the American Heart Association (Pre-doctoral Fellowship 0715159B, MJK) and
3 the National Institutes of Health (K02HL094692, R01HL079283, MTZ; R01HL38324,
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