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(Hypertension. 2005;46:433.)
© 2005 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Genetic Deletion of the p66^Shc Adaptor Protein Protects From Angiotensin II–Induced Myocardial Damage

Gallia Graiani; Costanza Lagrasta; Enrica Migliaccio; Frank Spillmann; Marco Meloni; Paolo Madeddu; Federico Quaini; Ines Martin Padura; Luisa Lanfrancone; PierGiuseppe Pelicci; Costanza Emanueli

From the Molecular and Cellular Medicine Laboratory (G.G., M.M., C.E.) and Experimental Medicine and Gene Therapy Section of INBB (F.S., P.M.) Alghero and Osilo, Italy; Pathology (G.G., C.L.) and Internal Medicine (F.Q.), University of Parma, Italy; IFOM-FIRC (E.M.), Milan, Italy; the Bristol Heart Institute (P.M., C.E.), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; and Hematology-Oncology (I.M.P.) and Experimental Oncology (L.L., P.P.), IEO, Milan, Italy.

Correspondence to Costanza Emanueli, PhD, Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University of Bristol, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK. E-mail emanueli{at}yahoo.com

Angiotensin II (Ang II), acting through its G protein–coupled AT₁ receptor (AT₁), contributes to the precocious heart senescence typical of patients with hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. AT₁ was suggested to transactivate an intracellular signaling controlled by growth factors and their tyrosin-kinase receptors. In cultured vascular smooth muscle cells, this downstream mechanism comprises the p66^Shc adaptor protein, previously recognized to play a role in vascular cell senescence and death. The aim of the present study was 2-fold: (1) to characterize the cardiovascular phenotype of p66^Shc knockout mice (p66^Shc–/–), and (2) to test the novel hypothesis that disrupting the p66^Shc might protect the heart from the damaging action of elevated Ang II levels. Compared with wild-type littermates (p66^Shc+/+), p66^Shc–/– showed similar blood pressure, heart rate, and left ventricular wall thickness. However, cardiomyocyte number was increased in mutant animals, indicating a condition of myocardial hyperplasia. In p66^Shc+/+, infusion of a sub-pressor dose of Ang II (300 nmol/kg body weight [BW] daily for 28 days) caused left ventricular hypertrophy and apoptotic death of cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. In contrast, p66^Shc–/– were resistant to the proapoptotic/hypertrophic action of Ang II. Consistently, in vitro experiments showed that Ang II causes apoptotic death of cardiomyocytes isolated from p66^Shc+/+ hearts to a greater extent as compared with p66^Shc–/– cardiomyocytes. Our results indicate a fundamental role of p66^Shc in Ang II–mediated myocardial remodeling. In perspective, p66^Shc inhibition may be envisioned as a novel way to prevent the deleterious effects of Ang II on the heart.

Key Words: angiotensin II • cardiomyocytes • endothelial growth factors • apoptosis

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