BST-1 aggravates aldosterone-induced cardiac hypertrophy via the Ca2+ /CaN/NFATc3 pathway

Gen Physiol Biophys. 2023 Jul;42(4):349-360. doi: 10.4149/gpb_2022063.

Abstract

BST-1 (bone marrow stromal cell antigen-1) is thought to be a key molecule involved in regulating the functional activity of cells in various tissues and organs. BST-1 can catalyze the hydrolysis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to produce cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR), which activates the activity of intracellular Ca2+ signaling. Currently, the role of BST-1 regulation of Ca2+ signaling pathway in pathological myocardial hypertrophy is unclear. We found elevated expression of BST-1 in cardiac hypertrophy tissues of spontaneously hypertensive rats in our vivo study, subsequently; the mechanism of BST-1 action on myocardial hypertrophy was explored in vitro experiment. We used aldosterone (ALD) to induce H9C2 cellular hypertrophy. cADPR levels and intracellular Ca2+ concentrations declined and calcium-regulated neurophosphatase (CaN) activity and protein expression were decreased after BST-1 knockdown. And then activated T-cell nuclear factor (NFATc3) entry nucleus was inhibited. All of the above resulted in that H9C2 cells size was reduced by rhodamine-phalloidin staining. Thus, BST-1 may exacerbate cardiac hypertrophy by activating the Ca2+/CaN/NFATc3 pathway.

MeSH terms

  • ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 / metabolism
  • Aldosterone
  • Animals
  • Calcium* / metabolism
  • Cardiomegaly / chemically induced
  • Cyclic ADP-Ribose* / metabolism
  • NFATC Transcription Factors
  • Rats

Substances

  • Calcium
  • ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1
  • Cyclic ADP-Ribose
  • transcription factor NF-AT c3
  • Aldosterone
  • NFATC Transcription Factors