PMID- 31316392 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - AAV9-Mediated Overexpression of TRPM4 Increases the Incidence of Stress-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Mice. PG - 802 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2019.00802 [doi] LID - 802 AB - Ca(2+) activated non-selective (CAN) cation channels have been described in cardiomyocytes since the advent of the patch clamp technique. It has been hypothesized that this type of ion channel contributes to the triggering of cardiac arrhythmias. TRPM4 is to date the only molecular candidate for a CAN cation channel in cardiomyocytes. Its significance for arrhythmogenesis in living animals remains, however, unclear. In this study, we have tested whether increased expression of wild-type (WT) TRPM4 augments the risk of arrhythmias in living mice. Overexpression of WT TRPM4 was achieved via tail vein injection of adeno-associated viral vector serotype 9 (AAV9) particles, which have been described to be relatively cardiac specific in mice. Subsequently, we performed ECG-measurements in freely moving mice to determine their in vivo cardiac phenotype. Though cardiac muscle was transduced with TRPM4 viral particles, the majority of viral particles accumulated in the liver. We did not observe any difference in arrhythmic incidents during baseline conditions. Instead, WT mice that overexpress TRPM4 were more vulnerable to develop premature ventricular ectopic beats during exercise-induced beta-adrenergic stress. Conduction abnormalities were rare and not more frequent in transduced mice compare to WT mice. Taken together, we provide evidence that overexpression of TRPM4 increases the susceptibility of living mice to stress-induced arrhythmias. FAU - Pironet, Andy AU - Pironet A AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Syam, Ninda AU - Syam N AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Vandewiele, Frone AU - Vandewiele F AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Van den Haute, Chris AU - Van den Haute C AD - Molecular Virology and Gene Therapy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Kerselaers, Sara AU - Kerselaers S AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Pinto, Silvia AU - Pinto S AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Vande Velde, Greetje AU - Vande Velde G AD - Biomedical MRI, Department of Imaging & Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Gijsbers, Rik AU - Gijsbers R AD - Molecular Virology and Gene Therapy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Vennekens, Rudi AU - Vennekens R AD - Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven, VIB Center for Brain and Disease, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190627 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC6610516 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AAV9 OT - TRPM4 OT - cardiac arrhythmias OT - conduction disorders OT - ion channels OT - telemetry OT - triggered activity EDAT- 2019/07/19 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/19 06:01 PMCR- 2019/06/27 CRDT- 2019/07/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2019.00802 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2019 Jun 27;10:802. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00802. eCollection 2019.