Empagliflozin rescues pro-arrhythmic and Ca2+ homeostatic effects of transverse aortic constriction in intact murine hearts.

Wen Q., Zhang R., Ye K., Yang J., Shi H., Liu Z., Li Y., Liu T., Zhang S., Chen W., Wu J., Liu W., Tan X., Lei M., Huang CL-H., Ou X.

We explored physiological effects of the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor empagliflozin on intact experimentally hypertrophic murine hearts following transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Postoperative drug (2-6 weeks) challenge resulted in reduced late Na+ currents, and increased phosphorylated (p-)CaMK-II and Nav1.5 but not total (t)-CaMK-II, and Na+/Ca2+ exchanger expression, confirming previous cardiomyocyte-level reports. It rescued TAC-induced reductions in echocardiographic ejection fraction and fractional shortening, and diastolic anterior and posterior wall thickening. Dual voltage- and Ca2+-optical mapping of Langendorff-perfused hearts demonstrated that empagliflozin rescued TAC-induced increases in action potential durations at 80% recovery (APD80), Ca2+ transient peak signals and durations at 80% recovery (CaTD80), times to peak Ca2+ (TTP100) and Ca2+ decay constants (Decay30-90) during regular 10-Hz stimulation, and Ca2+ transient alternans with shortening cycle length. Isoproterenol shortened APD80 in sham-operated and TAC-only hearts, shortening CaTD80 and Decay30-90 but sparing TTP100 and Ca2+ transient alternans in all groups. All groups showed similar APD80, and TAC-only hearts showed greater CaTD80, heterogeneities following isoproterenol challenge. Empagliflozin abolished or reduced ventricular tachycardia and premature ventricular contractions and associated re-entrant conduction patterns, in isoproterenol-challenged TAC-operated hearts following successive burst pacing episodes. Empagliflozin thus rescues TAC-induced ventricular hypertrophy and systolic functional, Ca2+ homeostatic, and pro-arrhythmogenic changes in intact hearts.

DOI

10.1038/s41598-024-66098-7

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2024-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

14

Keywords

Action potential duration, Ca2+ homeostasis, Empagliflozin, Heart failure, Transverse aortic constriction (TAC), Ventricular arrhythmia, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Glucosides, Mice, Calcium, Homeostasis, Male, Action Potentials, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Myocytes, Cardiac, NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, Aorta, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Isoproterenol, Disease Models, Animal

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