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The Myofilament Ca 2+ Sensitizer Levosimendan Preserves Systolic Function in Rats with Volume Overload Heart Failure Kristin Lewis, DVM Pathology Resident/Graduate Research Associate The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH The Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

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The Myofilament Ca2+ Sensitizer Levosimendan Preserves Systolic Function in

Rats with Volume Overload Heart Failure

Kristin Lewis, DVMPathology Resident/Graduate Research Associate

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OHThe Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

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2 types of hemodynamic overload HF

© Increased afterload© Concentric hypertrophy© Fibrosis© Examples:

• Hypertension• Aortic stenosis

© Increased preload© Eccentric hypertrophy© ECM degradation© Examples:

• Aortic/Mitral regurgitation • Myocardial infarct• Ventricular septal defect• Arterio-venous fistulae

Volume OverloadPressure Overload

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VolumeOverload

Progression of Volume Overload (VO) to Heart Failure

Death

Mitral regurgitation

SystolicDysfunction

DiastolicDysfunction

HF

LV Remodeling LV Dysfunction Overt HF

Time (months to years) Time (months)

Reversible Irreversible

Arterio-venous Fistulae

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MR treatment options

• Surgical repair/replacement– Optimal timing for patients with symptoms or decreased

function is defined– Optimal timing for asymptomatic patients is controversial

• Intervene early or “watch and wait”?

– Post-operative dysfunction

• Pharmacologic therapy– Can these agents delay surgery or improve function post-

operatively?– Optimal agents?

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VO-induced HF with aortocaval fistula (ACF) in the rat

Aorta

18g

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Sham 4 wk ACF

ACF progressive increase in LVEDd, LVEDs

LVEDd LVEDs

15 wk ACF8 wk ACF

Chest wall“Anterior”

“Posterior”

Time

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VO is accompanied by functional deterioration

Sham ACF0

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% Fractional Shortening

*

0 200 400 6000

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Volume (l)

Pre

ssur

e (m

m H

g)

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*= P < 0.05 vs. ShamLVEDd LVEDs % 𝐹𝑆=100 𝑥𝐿𝑉𝐸𝐷𝑑−𝐿𝑉𝐸𝐷𝑠

𝐿𝑉𝐸𝐷𝑑

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-6.0 -5.5 -5.0 -4.5 -4.0

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pCa

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rce

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m2 )

Sham

ACF

*

ACF Altered Ca2+ responsiveness and handling

8 wk ACF

PLB

pPLB

SERCA2a

Sham ACF

8 wk ACF

*** p<0.001 vs. Sham

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ry U

nit

s

Serca 2a pPLB/PLB0

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Hypothesis

Therapeutic strategies targeting myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity will preserve/improve LV

function in valvular heart disease

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Myofilament Ca2+ sensitizer: Levosimendan

HemodymanicsMyocyte isolationTissue collection

(n=28)

(n=22)ACF

SHAM

ACF (n=23)

0 wk 8 wk

ECHO(q2w)

Levo, 1 mg/kg

Adapted from Papp Z, et al. Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 23.

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Levo may attenuate the increase in LVEDD

LVEDd LVEDs

Sham ACF-Veh ACF-Levo

**** p<0.0001 vs Sham-Veh; ^ p<0.05, ^^ p<0.01 vs ACF-Veh

LVEDD

0 2 4 6 86

8

10

12

Study Week

(m

m) ****,̂ ^

********

****

********

****,^

Sham-VehACF-VehACF-Levo

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Levo improved LV systolic function

* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001, **** p<0.0001 vs Sham-Veh^ p<0.05, ^^^^ p<0.0001 vs ACF-Veh

Fractional Shortening

0 2 4 6 825

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50

Study week

%

**** ****

^̂ ^̂ ^̂ ^̂***

ACF-LevoACF-VehSham-Veh

Ees, Adj

mm

Hg

/uL

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0.0

0.2

0.4

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0.8

1.0

***

*,̂

PRSW, Adj

mm

Hg

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

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150

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^

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Levo ↑myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity & ↑ maximal force without ↑ Ca2+ transient

-6.0 -5.5 -5.0 -4.5 -4.0

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pCa

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ShamACF-Veh

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* p<0.05, ** p<0.01 vs Sham-Veh^ p<0.05, ^^^ p<0.001, ^^^^ p<0.0001 vs ACF-Veh

Peak[Ca2+]i

360

/380

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

10

20

30*

^̂ ^̂

AS/PK

m*m

sec/

m

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

20

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*,̂

Peah h

t0

ACF-Veh

Sham-Veh

ACF-Levo

AreaC

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Levo does not result in vasodilation

Mean arterial pressureP

ress

ure

(m

mH

g)

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

50

100

150

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Levo improved LV diastolic function

**** p<0.0001 vs Sham-Veh^ p<0.05, ^^^ p<0.001 vs ACF-Veh

Relaxation constantTau (W)

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

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ec

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dp/dtmin

Sham-Veh ACF-Veh ACF-Levo-10000

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-6000

-4000

-2000

0

mm

Hg

/sec

****

^̂ ^

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cMyBP-C and cTnI• Cardiac Myosin Binding

Protein-C (cMyBP-C)– Thick filament associated

protein– Phosphorylation ↑

contraction and relaxation & ↓Ca2+ sensitivity

• Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI)– Thin filament associated protein– Phosphorylation ↓Ca2+

sensitivity earlier onset of relaxation

Adapted from Landstrom AP, et al. Circulation. 2010 Dec 7;122(23):2441-9Colson BA et al. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2012 Nov; 53(5):609-16Michalek AJ et al. Biophys J. 2013 Jan 22;104(2):442-52.

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Phosphorylation at cMyBP-C Ser273, Ser302 and cTnI Ser23/24 may drive functional improvement

pSer273

Total cMyBP-C

Sham ACF ACF+L Sham ACF ACF+L

pSer302

Total cMyBP-C

Sham ACF ACF+L

pSer23/24

Total cTnI

cMyBP-C Ser273 Phosphoryation

Sham ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0.0

0.5

1.0

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2.0

2.5

pS

er27

3/to

tal

*,̂ ^

cMyBP-C Ser302 Phosphorylation

Sham ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0

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2

3

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5

pS

er30

2/to

tal

*,̂

cTnI Ser23/24 Phosphorylation

Sham ACF-Veh ACF-Levo0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

pT

nI/T

nI

*,̂ ^

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Summary Myofilament Ca2+ sensitizer therapy improved systolic and

diastolic function

Improved systolic function is due to increased myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity

Improved diastolic function may be due to cMyBP-C and/or cTnI phosphorylation

Myofilament Ca2+ sensitizer therapy mildly attenuated increase in LVEDD

Therapeutic strategies targeting myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity may improve function prior to load reduction surgery

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Acknowledgements

Nationwide Children’s Hospital• Lucchesi lab

– Pam Lucchesi– Aaron Trask– Aaron West– Jean Zhang– Anu Guggilam– Kirk Hutchinson– Mary Cismowski

• Vivarium– Natalie Snyder– Brenna Barbour– Erin Grove

The Ohio State University• Veterinary Biosciences

Funding Sources• ACVP/STP Coalition

Fellowship & Genentech• NIH R01-HL056046• Nationwide Children’s