Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.

An increasing number of investigations including human studies demonstrate that pharmacological ischaemic preconditioning is a viable way to protect the heart from myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study investigated the role of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the heart during I/R inju...

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Main Authors: Lauren Bourke, James McCormick, Valerie Taylor, Charis Pericleous, Benoit Blanchet, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Daniel Stuckey, Mark F Lythgoe, Anastasis Stephanou, Yiannis Ioannou
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143771
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author Lauren Bourke
James McCormick
Valerie Taylor
Charis Pericleous
Benoit Blanchet
Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau
Daniel Stuckey
Mark F Lythgoe
Anastasis Stephanou
Yiannis Ioannou
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Valerie Taylor
Charis Pericleous
Benoit Blanchet
Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau
Daniel Stuckey
Mark F Lythgoe
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Yiannis Ioannou
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description An increasing number of investigations including human studies demonstrate that pharmacological ischaemic preconditioning is a viable way to protect the heart from myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study investigated the role of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the heart during I/R injury. In vitro and in vivo models of myocardial I/R injury were used to assess the effects of HCQ. It was found that HCQ was protective in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through inhibition of apoptosis, measured by TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3. This protection in vitro was mediated through enhancement of ERK1/2 phosphorylation mediated by HCQ in a dose-dependent fashion. A decrease in infarct size was observed in an in vivo model of myocardial I/R injury in HCQ treated animals and furthermore this protection was blocked in the presence of the ERK1/2 inhibitor U0126. For the first time, we have shown that HCQ promotes a preconditioning like protection in an in vivo simulated rat myocardial I/R injury model. Moreover, it was shown that HCQ is protective via enhanced phosphorylation of the pro-survival kinase ERK1/2.
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spelling doaj-art-6984a75f58f8453083e9a4ae86d1b1d72025-08-20T03:10:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-011012e014377110.1371/journal.pone.0143771Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.Lauren BourkeJames McCormickValerie TaylorCharis PericleousBenoit BlanchetNathalie Costedoat-ChalumeauDaniel StuckeyMark F LythgoeAnastasis StephanouYiannis IoannouAn increasing number of investigations including human studies demonstrate that pharmacological ischaemic preconditioning is a viable way to protect the heart from myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study investigated the role of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the heart during I/R injury. In vitro and in vivo models of myocardial I/R injury were used to assess the effects of HCQ. It was found that HCQ was protective in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through inhibition of apoptosis, measured by TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3. This protection in vitro was mediated through enhancement of ERK1/2 phosphorylation mediated by HCQ in a dose-dependent fashion. A decrease in infarct size was observed in an in vivo model of myocardial I/R injury in HCQ treated animals and furthermore this protection was blocked in the presence of the ERK1/2 inhibitor U0126. For the first time, we have shown that HCQ promotes a preconditioning like protection in an in vivo simulated rat myocardial I/R injury model. Moreover, it was shown that HCQ is protective via enhanced phosphorylation of the pro-survival kinase ERK1/2.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143771
spellingShingle Lauren Bourke
James McCormick
Valerie Taylor
Charis Pericleous
Benoit Blanchet
Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau
Daniel Stuckey
Mark F Lythgoe
Anastasis Stephanou
Yiannis Ioannou
Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
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title Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
title_full Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
title_fullStr Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
title_full_unstemmed Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
title_short Hydroxychloroquine Protects against Cardiac Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vivo via Enhancement of ERK1/2 Phosphorylation.
title_sort hydroxychloroquine protects against cardiac ischaemia reperfusion injury in vivo via enhancement of erk1 2 phosphorylation
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143771
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