Increased mitochondrial free Ca2+ during ischemia is suppressed, but not eliminated by, germline deletion of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter
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Increased mitochondrial free Ca2+ during ischemia is suppressed, but not eliminated by, germline deletion of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter
Abstract
Mitochondrial Ca2+ overload is proposed to regulate cell death via opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. It is hypothesized that inhibition of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) will prevent Ca2+ accumulation during ischemia/reperfusion and thereby reduce cell death. To address this, we evaluate mitochondrial Ca2+ in ex-vivo-perfused hearts from germline MCU-knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice using transmural spectroscopy. Matrix Ca2+ levels are measured with a genetically encoded, red fluorescent Ca2+ indicator (R-GECO1) using an adeno-associated viral vector (AAV9) for delivery. Due to the pH sensitivity of R-GECO1 and the known fall in pH during ischemia, hearts are glycogen depleted to decrease the ischemic fall in pH. At 20 min of ischemia, there is significantly less mitochondrial Ca2+ in MCU-KO hearts compared with MCU-WT controls. However, an increase in mitochondrial Ca2+ is present in MCU-KO hearts, suggesting that mitochondrial Ca2+ overload during ischemia is not solely dependent on MCU.
Keywords: CP: Developmental biology; MCU; calcium; cardioprotection; ischemia-reperfusion; mitochondria.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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