![]() Cn-mediated dephosphorylation of NFAT leads to its nuclear translocation where it initiates the expression of genes involved in pathological cardiac hypertrophy. The increase in cytosolic Ca 2 activates the calcineurin (Cn)-nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) signaling pathway. Pathological cardiac stress, such as hypertension and myocardial infarction (MI), causes alterations in cardiac myocyte Ca 2+ handling. While TRP channels cause hypertrophy, they appear to do so through a mechanism involving Ca 2+ entry via LTCCs. ![]() These experiments suggest that Ca 2+ influx through LTCCs is the primary source of Ca 2+ to activate Cn-NFAT signaling in NRVMs and AFVMs. TRP effects were reduced by SKF-96365, but were more effectively antagonized by Nif. Infection of NRVM with viruses containing TRP channels also activated NFAT-GFP nuclear translocation and caused myocyte hypertrophy. The relative potency of these antagonists against Ca 2+ induced NFAT nuclear translocation (Nif>SKF-96365>Ni) was similar to their effects on Ca 2+ transients and the LTCC current. In NRVMs Nifedipine (Nif, LTCC antagonist) blocked high Ca 2+-induced NFAT nuclear translocation while SKF-96365 (TRP channel antagonist) and Nickel (Ni, TTCC antagonist) were less effective. This effect was blocked by Cn inhibitors. Four millimolar Ca 2+ or pacing induced NFAT nuclear translocation. ![]() Neonatal rat (NRVMs) and adult feline (AFVM) ventricular myocytes were infected with an adenovirus containing NFAT-GFP, to determine factors that could induce NFAT nuclear translocation. The role of Ca 2+ influx through L-type Ca 2+ channels (LTCC), T-type Ca 2+ channels (TTCC) and transient receptor potential (TRP) channels on the activation of Calcineurin (Cn) – Nuclear Factor of Activated T cells (NFAT) signaling and myocyte hypertrophy was studied. However, the source of “hypertrophic” is not known and is the topic of this study. ![]() These diseases induce cardiac hypertrophy and increases in are known to be an essential proximal signal for activation of hypertrophic genes. Common cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction require that myocytes develop greater than normal force to maintain cardiac pump function. ![]()
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