Glucose and palmitic acid induce degeneration of myofibrils and modulate apoptosis in rat adult cardiomyocytes
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Glucose and palmitic acid induce degeneration of myofibrils and modulate apoptosis in rat adult cardiomyocytes
Abstract
Several studies support the concept of a diabetic cardiomyopathy in the absence of discernible coronary artery disease, although its mechanism remains poorly understood. We investigated the role of glucose and palmitic acid on cardiomyocyte apoptosis and on the organization of the contractile apparatus. Exposure of adult rat cardiomyocytes for 18 h to palmitic acid (0.25 and 0.5 mmol/l) resulted in a significant increase of apoptotic cells, whereas increasing glucose concentration to 33.3 mmol/l for up to 8 days had no influence on the apoptosis rate. However, both palmitic acid and elevated glucose concentration alone or in combination had a dramatic destructive effect on the myofibrillar apparatus. The membrane-permeable C2-ceramide but not the metabolically inactive C2-dihydroceramide enhanced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes by 50%, accompanied by detrimental effects on the myofibrils. The palmitic acid-induced effects were impaired by fumonisin B1, an inhibitor of ceramide synthase. Sphingomyelinase, which activates the catabolic pathway of ceramide by metabolizing sphingomyeline to ceramide, did not adversely affect cardiomyocytes. Palmitic acid-induced apoptosis was accompanied by release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria. Aminoguanidine did not prevent glucose-induced myofibrillar degeneration, suggesting that formation of nitric oxide and/or advanced glycation end products play no major role. Taken together, these results suggest that in adult rat cardiac cells, palmitic acid induces apoptosis via de novo ceramide formation and activation of the apoptotic mitochondrial pathway. Conversely, glucose has no influence on adult cardiomyocyte apoptosis. However, both cell nutrients promote degeneration of myofibrils. Thus, gluco- and lipotoxicity may play a central role in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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