The SR–mitochondria interaction: a new player in cardiac pathophysiology
Mitochondria are essential for energy supply and cell signalling and may be triggers and effectors of cell death. Mitochondrial respiration is tightly controlled by the matrix Ca2+ concentration, which is beat-to-beat regulated by uptake and release mainly through the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter an...
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Published in | Cardiovascular research Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 30 - 39 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Oxford University Press
01.10.2010
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Summary: | Mitochondria are essential for energy supply and cell signalling and may be triggers and effectors of cell death. Mitochondrial respiration is tightly controlled by the matrix Ca2+ concentration, which is beat-to-beat regulated by uptake and release mainly through the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter and Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, respectively. Recent studies demonstrate that mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake is more dependent on anatomo-functional microdomains established with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) than on cytosolic Ca2+. This privileged communication between SR and mitochondria is not restricted to Ca2+ but may involve ATP and reactive oxygen species, which has important implications in cardiac pathophysiology. The disruption of the SR–mitochondria interaction caused by cell remodelling has been implicated in the deterioration of excitation–contraction coupling of the failing heart. The SR–mitochondria interplay has been suggested to be involved in the depressed Ca2+ transients and mitochondrial dysfunction observed in diabetic hearts as well as in the genesis of certain arrhythmias, and it may play an important role in myocardial reperfusion injury. During reperfusion, re-energization in the presence of cytosolic Ca2+ overload results in SR-driven Ca2+ oscillations that may promote mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). The relationship between MPT and Ca2+ oscillations is bidirectional, as recent data show that the induction of MPT in Ca2+-overloaded cardiomyocytes may result in mitochondrial Ca2+ release that aggravates Ca2+ handling and favours hypercontracture. A more complete characterization of the structural arrangements responsible for SR–mitochondria interplay will allow better understanding of cardiac (patho)physiology but also, and no less important, should serve as a basis for the development of new treatments for cardiac diseases. |
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Bibliography: | href:cvq225.pdf ArticleID:cvq225 ark:/67375/HXZ-JZZ0LS0J-M istex:D54B8C0C39485F3FC9A1543650FB2FF2FB408E02 This article is part of the Review Focus on: Mitochondria in Cardiac Disease: Emerging Concepts and Novel Therapeutic Targets ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 0008-6363 1755-3245 |
DOI: | 10.1093/cvr/cvq225 |