Myocardial TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx induces beneficial positive inotropy through β-adrenoceptors

Sayaka Oda, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Yuka Furumoto, Yohei Yamaguchi, Akiyuki Nishimura, Xiaokang Tang, Yuri Kato, Takuro Numaga-Tomita, Toshiyuki Kaneko, Supachoke Mangmool, Takuya Kuroda, Reishin Okubo, Makoto Sanbo, Masumi Hirabayashi, Yoji Sato, Yasuaki Nakagawa, Koichiro Kuwahara, Ryu Nagata, Gentaro Iribe, Yasuo MoriMotohiro Nishida

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Abstract

Baroreflex control of cardiac contraction (positive inotropy) through sympathetic nerve activation is important for cardiocirculatory homeostasis. Transient receptor potential canonical subfamily (TRPC) channels are responsible for α1-adrenoceptor (α1AR)-stimulated cation entry and their upregulation is associated with pathological cardiac remodeling. Whether TRPC channels participate in physiological pump functions remains unclear. We demonstrate that TRPC6-specific Zn2+ influx potentiates β-adrenoceptor (βAR)-stimulated positive inotropy in rodent cardiomyocytes. Deletion of trpc6 impairs sympathetic nerve–activated positive inotropy but not chronotropy in mice. TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx boosts α1AR-stimulated βAR/Gs-dependent signaling in rat cardiomyocytes by inhibiting β-arrestin-mediated βAR internalization. Replacing two TRPC6-specific amino acids in the pore region with TRPC3 residues diminishes the α1AR-stimulated Zn2+ influx and positive inotropic response. Pharmacological enhancement of TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx prevents chronic heart failure progression in mice. Our data demonstrate that TRPC6-mediated Zn2+ influx with α1AR stimulation enhances baroreflex-induced positive inotropy, which may be a new therapeutic strategy for chronic heart failure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6374
JournalNature communications
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • General
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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