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Abnormal mitochondrial bioenergetics and heart rate dysfunction in mice lacking very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

¹Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; ²Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and ³Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

Submitted 1 August 2005 ; accepted in final form 19 September 2005

Mitochondrial very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency is associated with severe hypoglycemia, cardiac dysfunction, and sudden death in neonates and children. Sudden death is common, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We report on a mouse model of VLCAD deficiency with a phenotype induced by the stresses of fasting and cold, which includes hypoglycemia, hypothermia, and severe bradycardia. The administration of glucose did not rescue the mice under stress conditions, but rewarming alone consistently led to heart rate recovery. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) from the VLCAD^–/– mice showed elevated levels of the uncoupling protein isoforms and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-. Biochemical assessment of the VLCAD^–/– mice BAT showed increased oxygen consumption, attributed to uncoupled respiration in the absence of stress. ADP-stimulated respiration was 23.05 (SD 4.17) and 68.24 (SD 6.3) nmol O₂·min^–1·mg mitochondrial protein^–1 for VLCAD^+/+ and VLCAD^–/– mice, respectively (P < 0.001), and carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone-stimulated respiration was 35.9 (SD 3.6) and 49.3 (SD 9) nmol O₂·min^–1·mg mitochondrial protein^–1 for VLCAD^+/+ and VLCAD^–/– mice, respectively (P < 0.20), but these rates were insufficient to protect them in the cold. We conclude that disturbed mitochondrial bioenergetics in BAT is a critical contributing factor for the cold sensitivity in VLCAD deficiency. Our observations provide insights into the possible mechanisms of stress-induced death in human newborns with abnormal fat metabolism and elucidate targeting of specific substrates for particular metabolic needs.

genetics; inborn errors; acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase; cardiomyopathy; hypothermia; hypoglycemia; bradycardia

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