Protein kinase C activation aggravates hypoxic myocardial injury by stimulating Na+/H+ exchange

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The physiological and pathophysiological roles of protein kinase C activation were investigated in cultured mouse myocardial cells. First, effects of 12-0-tetra-decanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a potent activator of protein kinase C, on the intracellular pH (pHi) and cytosolic free Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) were studied, using 2′,7′-bis(carboxyethyl)-5,6-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF) and quin-2, respectively. In the presence of the Ca ionophore A23187, TPA induced a rise in pHi by activating amiloride-sensitive Na+/H+ exchange and also produced a rise in [Ca2+]i above that seen with A23187 alone. These effects were totally inhibited by amiloride. Second, the effect of TPA on hypoxia-induced myocardial cell injury was evaluated. The addition of TPA to the culture medium enhanced creatine kinase release from hypoxic myocardial cells (95% N2+5% CO2). This effect was markedly suppressed by the addition of amiloride. These data suggests that protein kinase C activation aggravates hypoxic myocardial injury, presumably by inducing Ca2+ overload. This event is secondary to activation of Na+/Ca2+ exchange through accelerated influx of Na+ into the cells as a result of Na+/H+ exchange stimulation by protein kinase C.

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