Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is frequently caused by mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins. Energy depletion of the heart is thought to initiate and promote HCM disease development. It has been hypothesized that HCM sarcomere gene mutations increase ATP utilization for myofilament contraction and thereby increase energy demand of the heart. Previous studies in single left ventricular myofibrils from myocardium harbouring the first identified causal HCM mutation R403Q in the gene encoding b-myosin heavy chain revealed increased rates of tension generation and relaxation in R403Q compared to myofibrils from healthy control myocardium. The altered kinetics observed in the mutant sample predicted a 3-fold increase in the energy cost of tension generation in R403Q sarcomeres. In the present study we investigated if tension cost was indeed increased in human myocardium harbouring the R403Q mutation. Maximal force generating capacity (Fmax) and ATP consumption (ATPmax) were simultaneously measured in Triton-permeabilized left ventricular muscle strips (n=8) from a patient carrying the R403Q mutation. Left ventricular muscle strips (n=17) from 5 HCM sarcomere mutation negative patients (HCMsmn) and strips (n=6) from 2 patients with secondary hypertrophy due to aortic stenosis (LVHao) served as a control groups. Economy of myofilament contraction is expressed as tension cost (TC), i.e. amount of ATP used during force development (ATPmax/Fmax). Both Fmax and ATPmax were significantly lower in R403Q compared to HCMsmn and LVHao. TC was significantly increased in R403Q (3.850.5 mmolL 1s 1/kNm 2) compared to HCMsmn and LVHao (1.650.1 and 1.750.1 mmolL 1s-1/kNm 2, respectively). Our data provide direct evidence that TC is increased in myocardium harbouring the MYH7 mutation R403Q, indicating that expression of R403Q in the heart impairs economy of myocardial contraction. Funding: Seventh Framework Program of the European Union ‘‘BIGHEART,’’ grant agreement 241577

Increased tension cost in human familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by the MYH7 mutation R403Q / Witjas-Paalberends R.; Piroddi N.; Scellini B.; Stienen G.; Tesi C.; Poggesi C.; van der Velden J.. - In: BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0006-3495. - STAMPA. - 104(2):(2013), pp. 156a-156a.

Increased tension cost in human familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by the MYH7 mutation R403Q

PIRODDI, NICOLETTA;SCELLINI, BEATRICE;TESI, CHIARA;POGGESI, CORRADO;
2013

Abstract

Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is frequently caused by mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins. Energy depletion of the heart is thought to initiate and promote HCM disease development. It has been hypothesized that HCM sarcomere gene mutations increase ATP utilization for myofilament contraction and thereby increase energy demand of the heart. Previous studies in single left ventricular myofibrils from myocardium harbouring the first identified causal HCM mutation R403Q in the gene encoding b-myosin heavy chain revealed increased rates of tension generation and relaxation in R403Q compared to myofibrils from healthy control myocardium. The altered kinetics observed in the mutant sample predicted a 3-fold increase in the energy cost of tension generation in R403Q sarcomeres. In the present study we investigated if tension cost was indeed increased in human myocardium harbouring the R403Q mutation. Maximal force generating capacity (Fmax) and ATP consumption (ATPmax) were simultaneously measured in Triton-permeabilized left ventricular muscle strips (n=8) from a patient carrying the R403Q mutation. Left ventricular muscle strips (n=17) from 5 HCM sarcomere mutation negative patients (HCMsmn) and strips (n=6) from 2 patients with secondary hypertrophy due to aortic stenosis (LVHao) served as a control groups. Economy of myofilament contraction is expressed as tension cost (TC), i.e. amount of ATP used during force development (ATPmax/Fmax). Both Fmax and ATPmax were significantly lower in R403Q compared to HCMsmn and LVHao. TC was significantly increased in R403Q (3.850.5 mmolL 1s 1/kNm 2) compared to HCMsmn and LVHao (1.650.1 and 1.750.1 mmolL 1s-1/kNm 2, respectively). Our data provide direct evidence that TC is increased in myocardium harbouring the MYH7 mutation R403Q, indicating that expression of R403Q in the heart impairs economy of myocardial contraction. Funding: Seventh Framework Program of the European Union ‘‘BIGHEART,’’ grant agreement 241577
2013
Witjas-Paalberends R.; Piroddi N.; Scellini B.; Stienen G.; Tesi C.; Poggesi C.; van der Velden J.
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