Innate immunity mediates myocardial preconditioning through Toll-like receptor 2 and TIRAP-dependent signaling pathways

Jian Wen Dong, Jesus G. Vallejo, Huei Ping Tzeng, James A. Thomas, Douglas L. Mann

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Abstract

Recent studies have implicated Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 signaling in delimiting liver and brain injury following ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). To determine whether TLR2 and TLR4 conferred cytoprotection in the heart, we subjected hearts of wild-type (WT) mice and mice deficient in TLR2 (TLR2D), TLR4 (TLR4D), and TIR domain-containing adapter protein (TIRAP-D) to ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Langendorff-perfused hearts were subjected to 30 min ischemia and 60 min reperfusion with or without IPC. IPC resulted in a significant increase (P < 0.05) in the percent recovery of left ventricular developed pressure (%LVDP) in WT mouse hearts (54.4 ± 2.7% of baseline), whereas there was no significant increase in %LVDP (P > 0.05) in TIRAP-D mouse hearts (43.8 ± 1.9%) after I/R injury. IPC also resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in I/R-induced creatine kinase release and Evans blue dye uptake in WT but not TIRAP-D hearts. Interestingly, IPC resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) increase in %LVDP in TLR4-deficient hearts (52.7 ± 3%) but not in TLR2D hearts (39.3 ± 1.5%). Pretreatment with a specific TLR2 ligand (Pam3CSK) protected WT hearts against I/R-induced left ventricular dysfunction. The loss of IPC-induced cardioprotection in TIRAP-D mouse hearts was accompanied by a decreased translocation of protein kinase C-ε and decreased phosphorylation of GSK-3β. Taken together, these data suggest that the cardioprotective effect of IPC is mediated, at least in part, through a TLR2-TIRAP-dependent pathway, suggesting that the modulation of this pathway represents a viable target for reducing I/R injury.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)H1079-H1087
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Volume298
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2010

Keywords

  • Ischemic preconditioning
  • Myocardial dysfunction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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