TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitochondrial uncoupling does not decrease reactive oxygen species production after ischemia-reperfusion
AU - Quarrie, Ricardo
AU - Lee, Daniel S.
AU - Reyes, Levy
AU - Erdahl, Warren
AU - Pfeiffer, Douglas R.
AU - Zweier, Jay L.
AU - Crestanello, Juan A.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) leads to myocardial dysfunction by increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial H+ leak decreases ROS formation; it has been postulated that increasing H+ leak may be a mechanism of decreasing ROS production after IR. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) decreases ROS formation after IR, but the mechanism is unknown. We hypothesize that pharmacologically increasing mitochondrial H+ leak would decrease ROS production after IR. We further hypothesize that IPC would be associated with an increase in the rate of H+ leak. Isolated male Sprague-Dawley rat hearts were subjected to either control or IPC. Mitochondria were isolated at end equilibration, end ischemia, and end reperfusion. Mitochondrial membrane potential (mΔΨ) was measured using a tetraphenylphosphonium electrode. Mitochondrial uncoupling was achieved by adding increasing concentrations of FCCP. Mitochondrial ROS production was measured by fluorometry using Amplex-Red. Pyridine dinucleotide levels were measured using HPLC. Before IR, increasing H+ leak decreased mitochondrial ROS production. After IR, ROS production was not affected by increasing H+ leak. H+ leak increased at end ischemia in control mitochondria. IPC mitochondria showed no change in the rate of H+ leak throughout IR. NADPH levels decreased after IR in both IPC and control mitochondria while NADH increased. Pharmacologically, increasing H+ leak is not a method of decreasing ROS production after IR. Replenishing the NADPH pool may be a means of scavenging the excess ROS thereby attenuating oxidative damage after IR.
AB - Cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) leads to myocardial dysfunction by increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial H+ leak decreases ROS formation; it has been postulated that increasing H+ leak may be a mechanism of decreasing ROS production after IR. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) decreases ROS formation after IR, but the mechanism is unknown. We hypothesize that pharmacologically increasing mitochondrial H+ leak would decrease ROS production after IR. We further hypothesize that IPC would be associated with an increase in the rate of H+ leak. Isolated male Sprague-Dawley rat hearts were subjected to either control or IPC. Mitochondria were isolated at end equilibration, end ischemia, and end reperfusion. Mitochondrial membrane potential (mΔΨ) was measured using a tetraphenylphosphonium electrode. Mitochondrial uncoupling was achieved by adding increasing concentrations of FCCP. Mitochondrial ROS production was measured by fluorometry using Amplex-Red. Pyridine dinucleotide levels were measured using HPLC. Before IR, increasing H+ leak decreased mitochondrial ROS production. After IR, ROS production was not affected by increasing H+ leak. H+ leak increased at end ischemia in control mitochondria. IPC mitochondria showed no change in the rate of H+ leak throughout IR. NADPH levels decreased after IR in both IPC and control mitochondria while NADH increased. Pharmacologically, increasing H+ leak is not a method of decreasing ROS production after IR. Replenishing the NADPH pool may be a means of scavenging the excess ROS thereby attenuating oxidative damage after IR.
KW - Ischemia-reperfusion
KW - Mitochondria
KW - Proton leak
KW - Reactive oxygen species
KW - Uncoupling
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U2 - 10.1152/ajpheart.00189.2014
DO - 10.1152/ajpheart.00189.2014
M3 - Article
C2 - 25085966
AN - SCOPUS:84907652031
SN - 0363-6135
VL - 307
SP - H996-H1004
JO - American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
JF - American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
IS - 7
ER -