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ArticleActa physiologica (Oxford, England)2025

NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor Activation Promotes Ischemic Arrhythmias by Targeting the AKT1-TBX3-Nav1.5 Axis.

Yuxian He, Han Zhang, Qinggang Zhang, Zewei Sun, Xingang Sun, Ling Xia, Liangrong Zheng, Lihong Wang

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Yuxian HeHeart Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Han ZhangDepartment of Cardiology and Atrial Fibrillation Center, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Qinggang ZhangHeart Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zewei SunDepartment of Cardiology and Atrial Fibrillation Center, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xingang SunHeart Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ling XiaCollege of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Liangrong ZhengDepartment of Cardiology and Atrial Fibrillation Center, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Lihong WangHeart Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Guizhou Province Special Project for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ethnic Medicine Science and Technology QZYY-2024-042National Natural Science Foundation of China 81873484National Natural Science Foundation of China 82000316
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Abstract

aimThe aim of this study is to determine the possible role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) dysregulation in the ischemic electrical remodeling observed in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.

methodsHuman heart tissue was obtained from the border of the infarct and remote zones of patients with ischemic heart disease, and mouse heart tissue was obtained from the peri-infarct zone. NMDAR expression was detected using immunofluorescence (IF) and Western blotting (WB). Spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in mice were detected using electrocardiogram backpacks. Electrical remodeling post-MI was detected using patch clamp recordings, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions, IF, and WB. Mechanistic studies were performed using bioinformatic analysis, plasmid and small interfering RNA transfection, lentiviral packaging, and site-directed mutagenesis.

resultsNMDAR is highly expressed in patients with ischemic heart disease and mice with MI. NMDAR inhibition reduces the occurrence of VAs. Mechanistically, NMDAR activation promotes electrophysiological remodeling, as characterized by decreased Nav1.5, Kv11.1, Kv4.2, Kv7.1, Kir2.1, and Cav1.2 expression in patients with ischemic heart disease and mice with MI and rescues these ion channels dysregulation in mice with MI to varying degrees by NMDAR inhibition. Decreased Nav1.5 expression and inward sodium current density were attenuated by NMDAR inhibition in primary rat cardiomyocytes. Moreover, NMDAR activation upregulates T-Box Transcription Factor 3 (TBX3) post-translationally, further downregulating Nav1.5 transcriptionally. Furthermore, AKT1 is the predominant isoform in the ventricular myocardium upstream of TBX3 and mediates NMDAR-induced TBX3 upregulation in cardiomyocytes.

conclusionNMDAR activation contributes to MI-induced VAs by regulating the AKT1-TBX3-Nav1.5 axis, providing novel therapeutic strategies for treating ischemic arrhythmias.

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Arrhythmias, CardiacMyocardial IschemiaNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardial InfarctionMyocytes, CardiacRatsAKT1 protein, humanNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSCN5A protein, humanelectrophysiological remodelingmyocardial infarctionNMDARpseudo‐phosphorylationventricular arrhythmias

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PMCPMC12372452

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