PMID- 15764678 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050811 LR - 20200930 IS - 0363-6135 (Print) IS - 0363-6135 (Linking) VI - 289 IP - 1 DP - 2005 Jul TI - Ischemic preconditioning, insulin, and morphine all cause hexokinase redistribution. PG - H496-9 AB - Association of hexokinase (HK) with mitochondria preserves mitochondrial integrity and is an important mechanism by which cancer cells are protected against hypoxic conditions. Maintenance of mitochondrial integrity also figures prominently as a major characteristic of many cardioprotective manipulations. In this study, we provide evidence that cardioprotective interventions may promote HK redistribution from the cytosol to the mitochondria in the heart. Isolated Langendorff-perfused rat hearts (n = 6/group) were subjected to normoxic perfusion (control, Con), three 5-min ischemia-reperfusion periods (ischemic preconditioning, IPC), 1 U/l insulin (Ins), or 1 microM morphine (Mor). Hearts were immediately homogenized and centrifuged to obtain whole cell, cytosolic, and mitochondrial fractions. HK, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and citrate synthase (CS) enzyme activities were determined. No change in LDH or CS present in the cytosol fraction relative to whole cell activity was observed with any of the cardioprotective interventions. By contrast, HK present in the cytosol fraction relative to whole cell activity decreased significantly (P < 0.05) with all cardioprotective interventions, from 0.58 +/- 0.03 (Con) to 0.46 +/- 0.04 (IPC), 0.41 +/- 0.01 (Ins), and 0.45 +/- 0.02 (Mor). In addition, HK relative to CS activity in the mitochondrial fraction increased significantly with cardioprotection, from 0.15 +/- 0.001 (Con) to 0.21 +/- 0.002 (IPC), 0.18 +/- 0.003 (Ins), and 0.21 +/- 0.005 (Mor). Our novel data suggest that well-known cardioprotective interventions share a common end-effector mechanism of cytosolic HK translocation. Association of HK with mitochondria may promote inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and thereby reduce cell death and apoptosis. FAU - Zuurbier, Coert J AU - Zuurbier CJ AD - Dept. of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, Univ. of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. c.j.zuurbier@amc.uva.nl FAU - Eerbeek, Otto AU - Eerbeek O FAU - Meijer, Alfred J AU - Meijer AJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20050311 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology JID - 100901228 RN - 0 (Cardiotonic Agents) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 76I7G6D29C (Morphine) RN - EC 1.1.1.27 (L-Lactate Dehydrogenase) RN - EC 2.3.3.1 (Citrate (si)-Synthase) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (Hexokinase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cardiotonic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Citrate (si)-Synthase/metabolism MH - Hexokinase/*metabolism MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Insulin/*pharmacology MH - *Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial MH - L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/metabolism MH - Male MH - Morphine/*pharmacology MH - Myocardium/*enzymology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Tissue Distribution/drug effects/physiology EDAT- 2005/03/15 09:00 MHDA- 2005/08/12 09:00 CRDT- 2005/03/15 09:00 PHST- 2005/03/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/08/12 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/03/15 09:00 [entrez] AID - 01182.2004 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpheart.01182.2004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 Jul;289(1):H496-9. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01182.2004. Epub 2005 Mar 11.