T-tubule remodeling in human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Year: 2020
Authors: Vitale Giulia; Coppini Raffaele; Tesi Chiara; Poggesi Corrado; Sacconi Leonardo; Ferrantini Cecilia
Autors Affiliation: Univ Florence, Dept Expt & Clin Med, Florence, Italy; Univ Florence, European Lab Nonlinear Spect LENS, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Florence, Dept NeuroFarBa, Florence, Italy; CNR, Natl Inst Opt, Florence, Italy.
Abstract: The highly organized transverse T-tubule membrane system represents the ultrastructural substrate for excitation-contraction coupling in ventricular myocytes. While the architecture and function of T-tubules have been well described in animal models, there is limited morpho-functional data on T-tubules in human myocardium. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of the heart muscle, characterized by different clinical presentations at the various stages of its progression. Most HCM patients, indeed, show a compensated hypertrophic disease (“non-failing hypertrophic phase”), with preserved left ventricular function, and only a small subset of individuals evolves into heart failure (“end stage HCM”). In terms of T-tubule remodeling, the “end-stage” disease does not differ from other forms of heart failure. In this review we aim to recapitulate the main structural features of T-tubules during the “non-failing hypertrophic stage” of human HCM by revisiting data obtained from human myectomy samples. Moreover, by comparing pathological changes observed in myectomy samples with those introduced by acute (experimentally induced) detubulation, we discuss the role of T-tubular disruption as a part of the complex excitation-contraction coupling remodeling process that occurs during disease progression. Lastly, we highlight how T-tubule morpho-functional changes may be related to patient genotype and we discuss the possibility of a primitive remodeling of the T-tubule system in rare HCM forms associated with genes coding for proteins implicated in T-tubule structural integrity, formation and maintenance.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITY
Volume: 42 (2) Pages from: 305 to: 322
More Information: Open access funding provided by Universita degli Studi di Firenze within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. This research was supported by the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, project SILICOFCM Grant Agreement No. 777204 and by Telethon-UILDM Grant Agreement No. GUP19012.KeyWords: Excitation-contraction coupling, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, T-tubulesDOI: 10.1007/s10974-020-09591-6ImpactFactor: 2.698Citations: 6data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-13References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here