IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2905200
Open Access Original Research
Alterations of Myocardial Mitochondrial Morphology and Function in a Canine Model of Premature Ventricular Contractions-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Tao Liu1,2,3,†Manqi Yang1,2,3,†Bo Cui1,2,3,†Hao Ju1,2,3Jinchun Wu1,2,3Zongli Ren4Sheng Cao5Min Yan1,2,3Fan Zhang1,2,3Zheyu Liu1,2,3Shuijing He1,2,3Jiajun Zhang1,2,3Roddy Hiram6,7Feng Xiong6,7Mian Cheng8,*Gang Wu1,2,3,*
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1 Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 430060 Wuhan, Hubei, China
2 Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, 430060 Wuhan, Hubei, China
3 Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, 430060 Wuhan, Hubei, China
4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 430060 Wuhan, Hubei, China
5 Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 430060 Wuhan, Hubei, China
6 Montreal Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada
7 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
8 Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074 Wuhan, Hubei, China
*Correspondence: cheng.mian@icloud.com (Mian Cheng); wugangmd@163.com (Gang Wu)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(5), 200; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2905200
Submitted: 17 November 2023 | Revised: 5 March 2024 | Accepted: 27 March 2024 | Published: 22 May 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Aims: Changes in myocardial mitochondrial morphology and function in premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)-induced cardiomyopathy (PVCCM) remain poorly studied. Here, we investigated the effects of PVCs with different coupling intervals (CIs) on myocardial mitochondrial remodelling in a canine model of PVCCM. Methods and Results: Twenty-one beagles underwent pacemaker implantation and were randomised into the sham (n = 7), short-coupled PVCs (SCP, n = 7), and long-coupled PVCs (LCP, n = 7) groups. Right ventricular (RV) apical bigeminy was produced for 12-week to induce PVCCM in the SCP (CI, 250 ms) and LCP (CI, 350 ms) groups. Echocardiography was performed at baseline and biweekly thereafter to evaluate cardiac function. Masson’s trichrome staining measured ventricular interstitial fibrosis. The ultrastructural morphology of the myocardial mitochondria was analysed using transmission electron microscopy. Mitochondrial Ca2+ concentration, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content, membrane potential, and electron transport chain (ETC) complex activity were measured to assess myocardial mitochondrial function. Twelve-week-PVCs led to left ventricular (LV) enlargement with systolic dysfunction, disrupted mitochondrial morphology, increased mitochondrial Ca2+ concentration and ROS levels, decreased mitochondrial ATP content and membrane potential, and impaired ETC complex activity in both the SCP and LCP groups (all p < 0.01 vs the sham group). Ventricular fibrosis was observed only in canines with LCP. Worse cardiac function and more pronounced abnormalities in mitochondrial morphology and function were observed in the LCP group than to the SCP group (all p < 0.05). Conclusion: We demonstrated myocardial mitochondrial abnormalities in dogs with PVCCM, characterised by abnormal mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial Ca2+ overload, oxidative stress, and impaired mitochondrial energy metabolism. Compared to SCP, long-term LCP exposure resulted in more severe mitochondrial remodelling and cardiac dysfunction in dogs.

Keywords
premature ventricular contractions
cardiomyopathy
coupling interval
myocardial fibrosis
mitochondria
Funding
82270365/National Natural Science Foundation of China
82270243/National Natural Science Foundation of China
82100423/National Natural Science Foundation of China
S202410486344/Planning project of innovation and entrepreneurship training of undergraduate of Wuhan University
S202410486314/Planning project of innovation and entrepreneurship training of undergraduate of Wuhan University
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