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ROS are required for rapid reactivation of Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger in hypoxic reoxygenated guinea pig ventricular myocytes

Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0298

Submitted 28 July 2003 ; accepted in final form 29 October 2003

The cardiac Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger (NCX) contributes to cellular injury during hypoxia, as its altered function is largely responsible for a rise in cytosolic Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i). In addition, the NCX in guinea pig ventricular myocytes undergoes profound inhibition during hypoxia and rapid reactivation during reoxygenation. The mechanisms underlying these changes in NCX activity are likely complex due to the participation of multiple inhibitory factors including altered cytosolic Na⁺ concentration, pH, and ATP. Our main hypothesis is that oxidative stress is an essential trigger for rapid NCX reactivation in guinea pig ventricular myocytes and is thus a critical factor in determining the timing and magnitude of Ca²⁺ overload. This hypothesis was evaluated in cardiac myocytes using fluorescent indicators to measure [Ca²⁺]_i and oxidative stress. An NCX antisense oligonucleotide was used to decrease NCX protein expression in some experiments. Our results indicate that NCX activity is profoundly inhibited in hypoxic guinea pig ventricular myocytes but is reactivated within 1–2 min of reoxygenation at a time of rising oxidative stress. We also found that several interventions to decrease oxidative stress including antioxidants and diazoxide prevented NCX reactivation and Ca²⁺ overload during reoxygenation. Furthermore, application of exogenous H₂O₂ was sufficient by itself to reactivate the NCX during sustained hypoxia and could reverse the suppression of reoxygenation-mediated NCX reactivation by diazoxide. These data suggest that elevated oxidative stress in reoxygenated guinea pig ventricular myocytes is required for rapid NCX reactivation, and thus reactivation should be viewed as an active process rather than being due to the simple decline of NCX inhibition.

sodium-calcium exchanger; antioxidants; diazoxide; heart; hypoxia; ischemia

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