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Myocardial Redox Hormesis Protects the Heart of Female Mice in Sepsis.
Shock 2018 August 11
Mice challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) develop cardiomyopathy in a sex- and redox- dependent fashion. Here we extended these studies to the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model.We compared male and female FVB mice (wild type, WT) and transgenic littermates over-expressing myocardial catalase (CAT). CLP induced 100% mortality within 4 days, with similar mortality rates in male and female WT and CAT mice. 24 h after CLP, isolated (Langendorff) perfused hearts showed depressed contractility in WT male mice, but not in male CAT or female WT and CAT mice. In WT male mice, CLP induced a depression of cardiomyocyte sarcomere shortening (ΔSS) and calcium transients (ΔCai), and the inhibition of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca ATP-ase (SERCA). These deficits were associated with over-expression of NADPH- dependent oxidase 1 (NOX-1), NOX-2 and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), and were partially prevented in male CAT mice. Female WT mice showed unchanged ΔSS, ΔCai and SERCA function after CLP. At baseline, female WT mice showed partially depressed ΔSS, ΔCai and SERCA function, as compared to male WT mice, which were associated with NOX-1 over-expression and were prevented in CAT female mice.In conclusion, in male WT mice, septic shock induces myocardial NOX-1, NOX-2 and COX-2, and redox-dependent dysregulation of myocardial Ca transporters. Female WT mice are resistant to CLP-induced cardiomyopathy, despite increased NOX-1 and COX-2 expression, suggesting increased antioxidant capacity. Female resistance occurred in association with NOX-1 over-expression and signs of increased oxidative signaling at baseline, indicating the presence of a protective myocardial redox hormesis mechanism.
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