Antiarrhythmic effects of interleukin 1 inhibition after myocardial infarction.
Heart Rhythm
; 14(5): 727-736, 2017 05.
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BACKGROUND: Interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß) is a key regulator of the inflammatory response after myocardial infarction (MI) by modulating immune cell recruitment, cytokine production, and extracellular matrix turnover. Elevated levels of IL-1ß are associated with adverse remodeling, and inhibition of IL-1 signaling after MI results in improved contractile function. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine whether IL-1 signaling also contributes to post-MI arrhythmogenesis. METHODS: MI was created in 2 murine models of elevated inflammation: atherosclerotic on the Western diet or wild-type with a subseptic dose of lipopolysaccharide. The role of IL-1ß was assessed with the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra (10 mg/(kg·d), starting 24 hours post-MI). RESULTS: In vivo and ex vivo molecular imaging showed reduced myocardial inflammation after a 4-day course of anakinra treatment, despite no change in infarct size. At day 5 post-MI, high-speed optical mapping of transmembrane potential and intracellular Ca2+ in isolated hearts revealed that IL-1ß inhibition improved conduction velocity, reduced action potential duration dispersion, improved intracellular Ca2+ handling, decreased transmembrane potential and Ca2+ alternans magnitude, and reduced spontaneous and inducible ventricular arrhythmias. These functional improvements were linked to increased expression of connexin 43 and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. CONCLUSION: This study revealed a novel mechanism for IL-1ß in contributing to defective excitation-contraction coupling and arrhythmogenesis in the post-MI heart. Our results suggest that inhibition of IL-1 signaling post-MI may represent a novel antiarrhythmic therapy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Proteína Antagonista del Receptor de Interleucina 1
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Interleucina-1beta
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Acoplamiento Excitación-Contracción
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Antiarrítmicos
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Infarto del Miocardio
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Heart Rhythm
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos