PMID- 28526544 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180425 LR - 20180425 IS - 1874-1754 (Electronic) IS - 0167-5273 (Linking) VI - 243 DP - 2017 Sep 15 TI - Interleukin-18 gene deletion protects against sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction by inhibiting PP2A activity. PG - 396-403 LID - S0167-5273(16)32678-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.082 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) neutralization protects against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injuries, including myocardial dysfunction. However, the mechanism is yet to be fully elucidated. The aim of the present study was to determine whether IL-18 gene deletion prevents sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction and to elucidate the potential mechanisms underlying IL-18-mediated cardiotoxicity by LPS. METHODS AND RESULTS: Ten-week-old male wild-type (WT) and IL-18 knockout (IL-18 KO) mice were intraperitoneally administered LPS. Serial echocardiography showed better systolic pump function and less left ventricular (LV) dilatation in LPS-treated IL-18 KO mice compared with those in LPS-treated WT mice. LPS treatment significantly decreased the levels of phospholamban (PLN) and Akt phosphorylation in WT mice compared with those in saline-treated WT mice, while the LPS-induced decrease in the phosphorylation levels was attenuated in IL-18 KO mice compared with that in WT mice. IL-18 gene deletion also attenuated an LPS-induced increase of type 2 protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity, a molecule that dephosphorylates PLN and Akt. There was no difference in type 1 protein phosphatase (PP1) activity. To address whether IL-18 affects PLN and Akt phosphorylation via PP2A activation in cardiomyocytes, rat neonatal cardiac myocytes were cultured and stimulated using 100ng/ml of recombinant rat IL-18. Exogenous IL-18 decreased the level of PLN and Akt phosphorylation in cardiomyocytes. PP2A activity but not PP1 activity was increased by IL-18 stimulation in cardiomyocytes. CONCLUSIONS: IL-18 plays a pivotal role in advancing sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction, and the mechanisms underlying IL-18-mediated cardiotoxicity potentially involve the regulation of PLN and Akt phosphorylation through PP2A activity. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Okuhara, Yoshitaka AU - Okuhara Y AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Yokoe, Shunichi AU - Yokoe S AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Iwasaku, Toshihiro AU - Iwasaku T AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Eguchi, Akiyo AU - Eguchi A AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Nishimura, Koichi AU - Nishimura K AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Li, Wen AU - Li W AD - Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Oboshi, Makiko AU - Oboshi M AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Naito, Yoshiro AU - Naito Y AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Mano, Toshiaki AU - Mano T AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Asahi, Michio AU - Asahi M AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Okamura, Haruki AU - Okamura H AD - Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Masuyama, Tohru AU - Masuyama T AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Hirotani, Shinichi AU - Hirotani S AD - Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. Electronic address: hirotani@hyo-med.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170504 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Cardiol JT - International journal of cardiology JID - 8200291 RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Protein Phosphatase 2) SB - IM CIN - Int J Cardiol. 2018 Mar 1;254:263. PMID: 29150329 CIN - Int J Cardiol. 2018 Sep 1;266:221. PMID: 29887453 MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Enzyme Activation/physiology MH - *Gene Deletion MH - Heart Diseases/genetics/*metabolism/prevention & control MH - Interleukin-18/*deficiency/*genetics MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism MH - Protein Phosphatase 2/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Sepsis/genetics/*metabolism/prevention & control OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt OT - IL-18 OT - PLN OT - PP2A OT - Sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction EDAT- 2017/05/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/26 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/21 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0167-5273(16)32678-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.082 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Cardiol. 2017 Sep 15;243:396-403. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.082. Epub 2017 May 4.