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Kobayashi S, Zhao F, Zhang Z, Kobayashi T, Huang Y, Shi B, Wu W, Liang Q. Mitochondrial Fission and Mitophagy Coordinately Restrict High Glucose Toxicity in Cardiomyocytes. Front Physiol 2020; 11:604069. [PMID: 33362579 PMCID: PMC7758327 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.604069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Injured mitochondrial segments are separated by mitochondrial fission and eliminated by autophagic sequestration and subsequent degradation in the lysosome, a process termed mitophagy. However, it remains poorly understood how high glucose affects the activities of, and the relationship between, mitochondrial fission and mitophagy in cardiomyocytes. In this study, we determined the functional roles of mitochondrial fission and mitophagy in hyperglycemia-induced cardiomyocyte injury. High glucose (30 mM, HG) reduced mitochondrial connectivity and particle size and increased mitochondrial number in neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes, suggesting an enhanced mitochondrial fragmentation. SiRNA knockdown of the pro-fission factor dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1) restored mitochondrial size but did not affect HG toxicity, and Mdivi-1, a DRP1 inhibitor, even increased HG-induced cardiomyocyte injury, as shown by superoxide production, mitochondrial membrane potential and cell death. However, DRP1 overexpression triggered mitochondrial fragmentation and mitigated HG-induced cardiomyocyte injury, suggesting that the increased mitochondrial fission is beneficial, rather than detrimental, to cardiomyocytes cultured under HG conditions. This is in contrast to the prevailing hypothesis that mitochondrial fragmentation mediates or contributes to HG cardiotoxicity. Meanwhile, HG reduced mitophagy flux as determined by the difference in the levels of mitochondria-associated LC3-II or the numbers of mitophagy foci indicated by the novel dual fluorescent reporter mt-Rosella in the absence and presence of the lysosomal inhibitors. The ability of HG to induce mitochondrial fragmentation and inhibit mitophagy was reproduced in adult mouse cardiomyocytes. Overexpression of Parkin, a positive regulator of mitophagy, or treatment with CCCP, a mitochondrial uncoupler, induced mitophagy and attenuated HG-induced cardiomyocyte death, while Parkin knockdown had opposite effects, suggesting an essential role of mitophagy in cardiomyocyte survival under HG conditions. Strikingly, Parkin overexpression increased mitochondrial fragmentation, while DRP1 overexpression accelerated mitophagy flux, demonstrating a reciprocal activation loop that controls mitochondrial fission and mitophagy. Thus, strategies that promote the mutual positive interaction between mitochondrial fission and mitophagy while simultaneously maintain their levels within the physiological range would be expected to improve mitochondrial health, alleviating hyperglycemic cardiotoxicity.
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- Satoru Kobayashi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, United States
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Forini F, Canale P, Nicolini G, Iervasi G. Mitochondria-Targeted Drug Delivery in Cardiovascular Disease: A Long Road to Nano-Cardio Medicine. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E1122. [PMID: 33233847 PMCID: PMC7699942 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12111122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a major threat for human health. The available preventive and treatment interventions are insufficient to revert the underlying pathological processes, which underscores the urgency of alternative approaches. Mitochondria dysfunction plays a key role in the etiopathogenesis of CVD and is regarded as an intriguing target for the development of innovative therapies. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening, and excessive fission are major noxious pathways amenable to drug therapy. Thanks to the advancements of nanotechnology research, several mitochondria-targeted drug delivery systems (DDS) have been optimized with improved pharmacokinetic and biocompatibility, and lower toxicity and antigenicity for application in the cardiovascular field. This review summarizes the recent progress and remaining obstacles in targeting mitochondria as a novel therapeutic option for CVD. The advantages of nanoparticle delivery over un-targeted strategies are also discussed.
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- Francesca Forini
- CNR Intitute of Clinical Physiology, Via G.Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (G.N.); (G.I.)
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- CNR Intitute of Clinical Physiology, Via G.Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (G.N.); (G.I.)
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Volta 4 bis, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR Intitute of Clinical Physiology, Via G.Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (G.N.); (G.I.)
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- CNR Intitute of Clinical Physiology, Via G.Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (G.N.); (G.I.)
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Gao P, Yan Z, Zhu Z. Mitochondria-Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Membranes in Cardiovascular Diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:604240. [PMID: 33240899 PMCID: PMC7680862 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.604240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria are physically connected to form dedicated structural domains known as mitochondria-associated ER membranes (MAMs), which participate in fundamental biological processes, including lipid and calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis, mitochondrial dynamics and other related cellular behaviors such as autophagy, ER stress, inflammation and apoptosis. Many studies have proved the importance of MAMs in maintaining the normal function of both organelles, and the abnormal amount, structure or function of MAMs is related to the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Here, we review the knowledge regarding the components of MAMs according to their different functions and the specific roles of MAMs in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, focusing on some highly prevalent cardiovascular diseases, including ischemia-reperfusion, diabetic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension and systemic vascular diseases. Finally, we summarize the possible mechanisms of MAM in cardiovascular diseases and put forward some obstacles in the understanding of MAM function we may encounter.
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- Peng Gao
- Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang S, Xu Y, Zhu J, Ma J, Niu Q, Wang X. Carbon monoxide attenuates LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction in rats by regulating the mitochondrial dynamic equilibrium. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 889:173726. [PMID: 33159931 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces myocardial dysfunction by damaging the mitochondrial structure in cardiomyocytes. Since low levels of carbon monoxide can confer cytoprotective effects against end-organ damage from endotoxic shock, we tested whether treatment with carbon monoxide-releasing molecule-2 (CORM-2) could ameliorate LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction in rats by maintaining the dynamic equilibrium between the mitochondrial fusion and fission processes. Cardiac function, myocardial histopathology, myocardial enzymes, and changes in myocardial mitochondrial function and mitochondrial fusion-fission protein expression were assessed in rats. The mitochondrial structure and morphology were studied by electron microscopy, and the expression levels of key proteins involved in the mitochondrial dynamics were assessed by Western blot assay. Cardiac dysfunction and increased myocardial enzyme activity together with myocardial pathological damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, and impaired mitochondrial dynamics homeostasis were observed in the LPS-challenged septic rats. However, these observations were reversed by CORM-2, which effectively inhibited cardiac and mitochondrial damage in the LPS-challenged rats and improved the survival rate of the animals. In conclusion, CORM-2 regulates the LPS-induced imbalance of the dynamic mitochondrial fusion and fission processes, thereby effectively ameliorating the LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction and improving the survival of the rats.
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- Sheng Zhang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China; Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, 061000, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiac Functions Examination, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
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Maneechote C, Palee S, Kerdphoo S, Jaiwongkam T, Chattipakorn SC, Chattipakorn N. Pharmacological inhibition of mitochondrial fission attenuates cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in pre-diabetic rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 182:114295. [PMID: 33080185 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An increase in the number of fragmented mitochondria contributes to the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Also, mitochondrial fission has shown an increase in obese condition. However, the cardioprotective roles of a mitochondrial fission inhibitor in obesity with cardiac I/R injury are unclear. We hypothesized that a fission inhibitor (Mdivi-1) reduces cardiac dysfunction during I/R injury in pre-diabetic rats. Male Wistar rats (n = 40) were received a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce prediabetes. Then, rats underwent a 30-min coronary artery ligation was performed followed by reperfusion for 120 min. These I/R rats were given either: (1) vehicle or Mdivi-1 treatment at 3 time points relative to onset of ischemia: (2) pre-ischemia; (3) during ischemia; and (4) at onset of reperfusion. Cardiac function, myocardial infarct size, mitochondrial function and dynamic balance were determined. Interestingly, Mdivi-1 given at any time points effectively attenuated mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, depolarization, swelling, and dynamic imbalance, resulting in reduced arrhythmias, myocardial cell death, infarct size and enhanced cardiac performance during I/R injury in pre-diabetic rats. Taken together, inhibition of mitochondrial fission effectively protected the heart against cardiac I/R injury regardless of the time of administration in pre-diabetic rats.
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- Chayodom Maneechote
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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De R, Mazumder S, Bandyopadhyay U. Mediators of mitophagy that regulate mitochondrial quality control play crucial role in diverse pathophysiology. Cell Biol Toxicol 2020; 37:333-366. [PMID: 33067701 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-020-09561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondria are double membrane-bound cellular work-horses constantly functioning to regulate vital aspects of cellular metabolism, bioenergetics, proliferation and death. Biogenesis, homeostasis and regulated turnover of mitochondria are stringently regulated to meet the bioenergetic requirements. Diverse external and internal stimuli including oxidative stress, diseases, xenobiotics and even age profoundly affect mitochondrial integrity. Damaged mitochondria need immediate segregation and selective culling to maintain physiological homeostasis. Mitophagy is a specialised form of macroautophagy that constantly checks mitochondrial quality followed by elimination of rogue mitochondria by lysosomal targeting through multiple pathways tightly regulated and activated in context-specific manners. Mitophagy is implicated in diverse oxidative stress-associated metabolic, proliferating and degenerative disorders owing to the centrality of mitopathology in diseases as well as the common mandate to eliminate damaged mitochondria for restoring physiological homeostasis. With improved health care and growing demand for precision medicine, specifically targeting the keystone factors in pathogenesis, more exploratory studies are focused on mitochondrial quality control as underlying guardian of cellular pathophysiology. In this context, mitophagy emerged as a promising area to focus biomedical research for identifying novel therapeutic targets against diseases linked with physiological redox perturbation. The present review provides a comprehensive account of the recent developments on mitophagy along with precise discussion on its impact on major diseases and possibilities of therapeutic modulation.
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- Rudranil De
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, Plot No: 36, 37 & 38, Major Arterial Road, Action Area II, Kadampukur Village, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700135, India
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India
- Department of Zoology, Raja Peary Mohan College, 1 Acharya Dhruba Pal Road, Uttarpara, West Bengal, 712258, India
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India.
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Rd, Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700054, India.
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Svaguša T, Martinić M, Martinić M, Kovačević L, Šepac A, Miličić D, Bulum J, Starčević B, Sirotković-Skerlev M, Seiwerth F, Kulić A, Sedlić F. Mitochondrial unfolded protein response, mitophagy and other mitochondrial quality control mechanisms in heart disease and aged heart. Croat Med J 2020. [PMID: 32378379 PMCID: PMC7230417 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2020.61.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are involved in crucial homeostatic processes in the cell: the production of adenosine triphosphate and reactive oxygen species, and the release of pro-apoptotic molecules. Thus, cell survival depends on the maintenance of proper mitochondrial function by mitochondrial quality control. The most important mitochondrial quality control mechanisms are mitochondrial unfolded protein response, mitophagy, biogenesis, and fusion-fission dynamics. This review deals with mitochondrial quality control in heart diseases, especially myocardial infarction and heart failure. Some previous studies have demonstrated that the activation of mitochondrial quality control mechanisms may be beneficial for the heart, while others have shown that it may lead to heart damage. Our aim was to describe the mechanisms by which mitochondrial quality control contributes to heart protection or damage and to provide evidence that may resolve the seemingly contradictory results from the previous studies.
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- Filip Sedlić, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Kišpatićeva 12, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia,
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Manolis AS, Manolis AA, Manolis TA, Apostolaki NE, Apostolopoulos EJ, Melita H, Katsiki N. Mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiovascular disease: Current status of translational research/clinical and therapeutic implications. Med Res Rev 2020; 41:275-313. [PMID: 32959403 DOI: 10.1002/med.21732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mitochondria provide energy to the cell during aerobic respiration by supplying ~95% of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules via oxidative phosphorylation. These organelles have various other functions, all carried out by numerous proteins, with the majority of them being encoded by nuclear DNA (nDNA). Mitochondria occupy ~1/3 of the volume of myocardial cells in adults, and function at levels of high-efficiency to promptly meet the energy requirements of the myocardial contractile units. Mitochondria have their own DNA (mtDNA), which contains 37 genes and is maternally inherited. Over the last several years, a variety of functions of these organelles have been discovered and this has led to a growing interest in their involvement in various diseases, including cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Mitochondrial dysfunction relates to the status where mitochondria cannot meet the demands of a cell for ATP and there is an enhanced formation of reactive-oxygen species. This dysfunction may occur as a result of mtDNA and/or nDNA mutations, but also as a response to aging and various disease and environmental stresses, leading to the development of cardiomyopathies and other CV diseases. Designing mitochondria-targeted therapeutic strategies aiming to maintain or restore mitochondrial function has been a great challenge as a result of variable responses according to the etiology of the disorder. There have been several preclinical data on such therapies, but clinical studies are scarce. A major challenge relates to the techniques needed to eclectically deliver the therapeutic agents to cardiac tissues and to damaged mitochondria for successful clinical outcomes. All these issues and progress made over the last several years are herein reviewed.
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- Antonis S Manolis
- First Department of Cardiology, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Diabetes Center, Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Schreckenberger ZJ, Wenceslau CF, Joe B, McCarthy CG. Mitophagy in Hypertension-Associated Premature Vascular Aging. Am J Hypertens 2020; 33:804-812. [PMID: 32533696 PMCID: PMC7481986 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hypertension has been described as a condition of premature vascular aging, relative to actual chronological age. In fact, many factors that contribute to the deterioration of vascular function as we age are accelerated and exacerbated in hypertension. Nonetheless, the precise mechanisms that underlie the aged phenotype of arteries from hypertensive patients and animals remain elusive. Classically, the aged phenotype is the buildup of cellular debris and dysfunctional organelles. One means by which this can occur is insufficient degradation and cellular recycling. Mitophagy is the selective catabolism of damaged mitochondria. Mitochondria are organelles that contribute importantly to the determination of cellular age via their production of reactive oxygen species (ROS; Harman's free radical theory of aging). Therefore, the accumulation of dysfunctional and ROS-producing mitochondria could contribute to the acceleration of vascular age in hypertension. This review will address and critically evaluate the current literature on mitophagy in vascular physiology and hypertension.
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- Zachary J Schreckenberger
- Center for Hypertension & Personalized Medicine, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Hypertension & Personalized Medicine, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Hypertension & Personalized Medicine, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Hypertension & Personalized Medicine, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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Sotomayor-Flores C, Rivera-Mejías P, Vásquez-Trincado C, López-Crisosto C, Morales PE, Pennanen C, Polakovicova I, Aliaga-Tobar V, García L, Roa JC, Rothermel BA, Maracaja-Coutinho V, Ho-Xuan H, Meister G, Chiong M, Ocaranza MP, Corvalán AH, Parra V, Lavandero S. Angiotensin-(1-9) prevents cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by controlling mitochondrial dynamics via miR-129-3p/PKIA pathway. Cell Death Differ 2020; 27:2586-2604. [PMID: 32152556 PMCID: PMC7429871 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-020-0522-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Angiotensin-(1-9) is a peptide from the noncanonical renin-angiotensin system with anti-hypertrophic effects in cardiomyocytes via an unknown mechanism. In the present study we aimed to elucidate it, basing us initially on previous work from our group and colleagues who proved a relationship between disturbances in mitochondrial morphology and calcium handling, associated with the setting of cardiac hypertrophy. Our first finding was that angiotensin-(1-9) can induce mitochondrial fusion through DRP1 phosphorylation. Secondly, angiotensin-(1-9) blocked mitochondrial fission and intracellular calcium dysregulation in a model of norepinephrine-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, preventing the activation of the calcineurin/NFAT signaling pathway. To further investigate angiotensin-(1-9) anti-hypertrophic mechanism, we performed RNA-seq studies, identifying the upregulation of miR-129 under angiotensin-(1-9) treatment. miR-129 decreased the transcript levels of the protein kinase A inhibitor (PKIA), resulting in the activation of the protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway. Finally, we showed that PKA activity is necessary for the effects of angiotensin-(1-9) over mitochondrial dynamics, calcium handling and its anti-hypertrophic effects.
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- Cristian Sotomayor-Flores
- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Biochemistry Center Regensburg (BZR), Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Patologia, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Biochemistry Center Regensburg (BZR), Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center Regensburg (BZR), Laboratory for RNA Biology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for New Drugs for Hypertension (CENDH), Universidad de Chile & Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Corporación Centro de Estudios Científicos de las Enfermedades Crónicas (CECEC), Santiago, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Autophagy Research Center, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Network for the Study of High-Lethality Cardiopulmonary Diseases (REECPAL), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
- Corporación Centro de Estudios Científicos de las Enfermedades Crónicas (CECEC), Santiago, Chile.
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Zhou H, He L, Xu G, Chen L. Mitophagy in cardiovascular disease. Clin Chim Acta 2020; 507:210-218. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kalkhoran SB, Hernandez-Resendiz S, Ong SG, Ramachandra CJ, Hausenloy DJ. Mitochondrial shaping proteins as novel treatment targets for cardiomyopathies. CONDITIONING MEDICINE 2020; 3:216-226. [PMID: 33134886 PMCID: PMC7595308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The prevalence of HF continues to rise, and its outcomes are worsened by risk factors such as age, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease. Hence, there is an unmet need to identify novel treatment targets that can prevent the development and progression of HF in order to improve patient outcomes. In this regard, cardiac mitochondria play an essential role in generating the ATP required to maintain normal cardiac contractile function. Mitochondrial dysfunction is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of a number of cardiomyopathies including those secondary to diabetes, pressure-overload left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. Mitochondria continually change their shape by undergoing fusion and fission, and an imbalance in mitochondrial fusion and fission have been shown to impact on mitochondrial function, and contribute to the pathogenesis of these cardiomyopathies. In this review article, we focus on the role of mitochondrial shaping proteins as contributors to the development of three cardiomyopathies, and highlight their therapeutic potential as novel treatment targets for preventing the onset and progression of HF.
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- Siavash Beikoghli Kalkhoran
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore
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- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, UK
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taiwan
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Forte M, Schirone L, Ameri P, Basso C, Catalucci D, Modica J, Chimenti C, Crotti L, Frati G, Rubattu S, Schiattarella GG, Torella D, Perrino C, Indolfi C, Sciarretta S. The role of mitochondrial dynamics in cardiovascular diseases. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 178:2060-2076. [DOI: 10.1111/bph.15068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Maurizio Forte
- Department of AngioCardioNeurology IRCCS Neuromed Pozzili Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Sapienza University of Rome Latina Italy
- Department of Internal, Anesthetic and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences “La Sapienza” University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Cardiovascular Disease Unit IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico Genova Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine University of Genova Genova Italy
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- Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padova Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS Rozzano Italy
- National Research Council Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research ‐ UOS Milan Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS Rozzano Italy
- National Research Council Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research ‐ UOS Milan Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, and Geriatric Sciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias of Genetic Origin and Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics Milan Italy
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences San Luca Hospital Milan Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery Università Milano‐Bicocca Milan Italy
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- Department of AngioCardioNeurology IRCCS Neuromed Pozzili Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Sapienza University of Rome Latina Italy
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- Department of AngioCardioNeurology IRCCS Neuromed Pozzili Italy
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Naples Italy
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Magna Graecia University Catanzaro Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Naples Italy
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Magna Graecia University Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of AngioCardioNeurology IRCCS Neuromed Pozzili Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Sapienza University of Rome Latina Italy
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Subramaniam S. Exaggerated mitophagy: a weapon of striatal destruction in the brain? Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:709-717. [PMID: 32129826 PMCID: PMC7200642 DOI: 10.1042/bst20191283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mechanisms responsible for neuronal vulnerability in the brain remain unclear. Striatal neurons are preferentially damaged by 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP), a mitochondrial complex-II inhibitor, causing striatal damage reminiscent of Huntington's disease (HD), but the mechanisms of the selectivity are not as well understood. We have discovered that Rhes, a protein enriched in the striatum, removes mitochondria via the mitophagy process. The process becomes intensified in the presence of 3-NP, thereby eliminating most of the mitochondria from the striatum. We put forward the hypothesis that Rhes acts as a 'mitophagy ligand' in the brain and promotes mitophagy via NIX, a mitophagy receptor. Since Rhes interacts and promotes toxicity in association with mutant huntingtin (mHTT), the genetic cause of HD, it is tempting to speculate on whether the exaggerated mitophagy may be a contributing factor to the striatal lesion found in HD. Thus, Rhes-mediated exaggerated mitophagy may act as a weapon of striatal destruction in the brain.
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- Srinivasa Subramaniam
- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, U.S.A
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Wang J, Toan S, Zhou H. New insights into the role of mitochondria in cardiac microvascular ischemia/reperfusion injury. Angiogenesis 2020; 23:299-314. [PMID: 32246225 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-020-09720-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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As reperfusion therapies have become more widely used in acute myocardial infarction patients, ischemia-induced myocardial damage has been markedly reduced, but reperfusion-induced cardiac injury has become increasingly evident. The features of cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury include microvascular perfusion defects, platelet activation and sequential cardiomyocyte death due to additional ischemic events at the reperfusion stage. Microvascular obstruction, defined as a no-reflow phenomenon, determines the infarct zone, myocardial function and peri-operative mortality. Cardiac microvascular endothelial cell injury may occur much earlier and with much greater severity than cardiomyocyte injury. Endothelial cells contain fewer mitochondria than other cardiac cells, and several of the pathological alterations during cardiac microvascular I/R injury involve mitochondria, such as increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) levels and disturbed mitochondrial dynamics. Although mROS are necessary physiological second messengers, high mROS levels induce oxidative stress, endothelial senescence and apoptosis. Mitochondrial dynamics, including fission, fusion and mitophagy, determine the shape, distribution, size and function of mitochondria. These adaptive responses modify extracellular signals and orchestrate intracellular processes such as cell proliferation, migration, metabolism, angiogenesis, permeability transition, adhesive molecule expression, endothelial barrier function and anticoagulation. In this review, we discuss the involvement of mROS and mitochondrial morphofunction in cardiac microvascular I/R injury.
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- Jin Wang
- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN, 55812, USA
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China. .,Department of Cardiology, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Willis SD, Hanley SE, Beishke T, Tati PD, Cooper KF. Ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated cyclin C degradation promotes cell survival following nitrogen starvation. Mol Biol Cell 2020; 31:1015-1031. [PMID: 32160104 PMCID: PMC7346723 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-11-0622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Environmental stress elicits well-orchestrated programs that either restore cellular homeostasis or induce cell death depending on the insult. Nutrient starvation triggers the autophagic pathway that requires the induction of several Autophagy (ATG) genes. Cyclin C-cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk8) is a component of the RNA polymerase II Mediator complex that predominantly represses the transcription of stress-responsive genes in yeast. To relieve this repression following oxidative stress, cyclin C translocates to the mitochondria where it induces organelle fragmentation and promotes cell death prior to its destruction by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). Here we report that cyclin C-Cdk8, together with the Ume6-Rpd3 histone deacetylase complex, represses the essential autophagy gene ATG8. Similar to oxidative stress, cyclin C is destroyed by the UPS following nitrogen starvation. Removing this repression is important as deleting CNC1 allows enhanced cell growth under mild starvation. However, unlike oxidative stress, cyclin C is destroyed prior to its cytoplasmic translocation. This is important as targeting cyclin C to the mitochondria induces both mitochondrial fragmentation and cell death following nitrogen starvation. These results indicate that cyclin C destruction pathways are fine tuned depending on the stress and that its terminal subcellular address influences the decision between initiating cell death or cell survival pathways.
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- Stephen D Willis
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084
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- School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084
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Bozi LHM, Campos JC, Zambelli VO, Ferreira ND, Ferreira JCB. Mitochondrially-targeted treatment strategies. Mol Aspects Med 2019; 71:100836. [PMID: 31866004 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2019.100836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Disruption of mitochondrial function is a common feature of inherited mitochondrial diseases (mitochondriopathies) and many other infectious and non-infectious diseases including viral, bacterial and protozoan infections, inflammatory and chronic pain, neurodegeneration, diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Mitochondria therefore become an attractive target for developing new therapies. In this review we describe critical mechanisms involved in the maintenance of mitochondrial functionality and discuss strategies used to identify and validate mitochondrial targets in different diseases. We also highlight the most recent preclinical and clinical findings using molecules targeting mitochondrial bioenergetics, morphology, number, content and detoxification systems in common pathologies.
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- Luiz H M Bozi
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA.
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Koch B, Barugahare AA, Lo TL, Huang C, Schittenhelm RB, Powell DR, Beilharz TH, Traven A. A Metabolic Checkpoint for the Yeast-to-Hyphae Developmental Switch Regulated by Endogenous Nitric Oxide Signaling. Cell Rep 2019; 25:2244-2258.e7. [PMID: 30463019 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The yeast Candida albicans colonizes several sites in the human body and responds to metabolic signals in commensal and pathogenic states. The yeast-to-hyphae transition correlates with virulence, but how metabolic status is integrated with this transition is incompletely understood. We used the putative mitochondrial fission inhibitor mdivi-1 to probe the crosstalk between hyphal signaling and metabolism. Mdivi-1 repressed C. albicans hyphal morphogenesis, but the mechanism was independent of its presumed target, the mitochondrial fission GTPase Dnm1. Instead, mdivi-1 triggered extensive metabolic reprogramming, consistent with metabolic stress, and reduced endogenous nitric oxide (NO) levels. Limiting endogenous NO stabilized the transcriptional repressor Nrg1 and inhibited the yeast-to-hyphae transition. We establish a role for endogenous NO signaling in C. albicans hyphal morphogenesis and suggest that NO regulates a metabolic checkpoint for hyphal growth. Furthermore, identifying NO signaling as an mdivi-1 target could inform its therapeutic applications in human diseases.
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- Barbara Koch
- Infection and Immunity Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Biomedical Proteomics Facility and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Biomedical Proteomics Facility and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cells Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Qiu Z, Wei Y, Song Q, Du B, Wang H, Chu Y, Hu Y. The Role of Myocardial Mitochondrial Quality Control in Heart Failure. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1404. [PMID: 31866862 PMCID: PMC6910121 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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At present, the treatment of heart failure has entered the plateau phase, and it is necessary to thoroughly study the pathogenesis of heart failure and find out the corresponding treatment methods. Myocardial mitochondria is the main site of cardiac energy metabolism, whose dysfunction is an important factor leading to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles. Continuous biogenesis, fusion, fission and mitophagy, contribute to the balance of mitochondria's morphology, quantity, and quality, which is called mitochondrial quality control. Mitochondrial quality control is the cornerstone of normal mitochondrial function and is found to play an important role in the pathological process of heart failure. Here, we provide an overview of the mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control and recent studies on mitochondrial quality control in heart failure, hoping to provide new ideas for drug development in heart failure.
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- Zhiling Qiu
- Department of General Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Bonora M, Wieckowski MR, Sinclair DA, Kroemer G, Pinton P, Galluzzi L. Targeting mitochondria for cardiovascular disorders: therapeutic potential and obstacles. Nat Rev Cardiol 2019; 16:33-55. [PMID: 30177752 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-018-0074-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A large body of evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction has a major role in the pathogenesis of multiple cardiovascular disorders. Over the past 2 decades, extraordinary efforts have been focused on the development of agents that specifically target mitochondria for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Despite such an intensive wave of investigation, no drugs specifically conceived to modulate mitochondrial functions are currently available for the clinical management of cardiovascular disease. In this Review, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting mitochondria in patients with cardiovascular disease, examine the obstacles that have restrained the development of mitochondria-targeting agents thus far, and identify strategies that might empower the full clinical potential of this approach.
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- Massimo Bonora
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine Research, Department of Cell Biology and Stem Cell Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Equipe 11 labellisée Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.,INSERM, U1138, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France.,Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, Villejuif, France.,Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology, Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. .,Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, E.S. Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Italy.
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- Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France. .,Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. .,Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Wang B, Shen D, Tang J, Li J, Xiao Y, Chen X, Cao C, Han D, Gao E, Zhao W, Zhang J, Chang J. Sodium (±)-5-bromo-2-(α-hydroxypentyl) benzoate ameliorates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction through inhibiting autophagy. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:6048-6059. [PMID: 31222939 PMCID: PMC6714213 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sodium (±)-5-bromo-2-(a-hydroxypentyl) benzoate (generic name: brozopine, BZP) has been reported to protect against stroke-induced brain injury and was approved for Phase II clinical trials for treatment of stroke-related brain damage by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA). However, the role of BZP in cardiac diseases, especially in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure, remains to be investigated. In the present study, angiotensin II stimulation and transverse aortic constriction were employed to induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vitro and in vivo, respectively, prior to the assessment of myocardial cell autophagy. We observed that BZP administration ameliorated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and excessive autophagic activity. Further results indicated that AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-mediated activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway likely played a role in regulation of autophagy by BZP after Ang II stimulation. The activation of AMPK with metformin reversed the BZP-induced suppression of autophagy. Finally, for the first time, we demonstrated that BZP could protect the heart from pressure overload-induced hypertrophy and dysfunction, and this effect is associated with its inhibition of maladaptive cardiomyocyte autophagy through the AMPK-mTOR signalling pathway. These findings indicated that BZP may serve as a promising compound for treatment of pressure overload-induced cardiac remodelling and heart failure.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology, Ministry of Education of China, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Cardiac Injury and Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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Yang M, Linn BS, Zhang Y, Ren J. Mitophagy and mitochondrial integrity in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1865:2293-2302. [PMID: 31100337 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IR injury), produced by initial interruption and subsequent restoration of organ blood flow, is an important clinical dilemma accompanied by various cardiac reperfusion strategies following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although the restored blood flow is necessary for oxygen and nutrient supply, reperfusion often results in pathological sequelae leading to elevated ischemic damage. Among various theories postulated for IR injury including vascular leakage, oxidative stress, leukocyte entrapment, inflammation and apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction plays an essential role in mediating pathophysiological processes with recent evidence depicting a pivotal role for impaired mitophagy in mitochondrial injury. Given the critical role for mitophagy in mitochondrial quality control and the recent reports supporting a tie between mitophagy and IR injury, this review will revisit the contemporary understanding of mitophagy in the regulation of cardiac homeostasis and update recent progresses with regards to mitophagy and cardiac IR injury. We hope to establish a role for mitophagy as a potential therapeutic target in the management of IR injury.
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- Mingjie Yang
- Department of Cardiology and Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China; School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
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- Department of Cardiology and Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China; School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
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Listeria hijacks host mitophagy through a novel mitophagy receptor to evade killing. Nat Immunol 2019; 20:433-446. [PMID: 30804553 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0324-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cells use mitophagy to remove damaged or unwanted mitochondria to maintain homeostasis. Here we report that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes exploits host mitophagy to evade killing. We found that L. monocytogenes induced mitophagy in macrophages through the virulence factor listeriolysin O (LLO). We discovered that NLRX1, the only Nod-like receptor (NLR) family member with a mitochondrial targeting sequence, contains an LC3-interacting region (LIR) and directly associated with LC3 through the LIR. NLRX1 and its LIR motif were essential for L. monocytogenes-induced mitophagy. NLRX1 deficiency and use of a mitophagy inhibitor both increased mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species and thereby suppressed the survival of L. monocytogenes. Mechanistically, L. monocytogenes and LLO induced oligomerization of NLRX1 to promote binding of its LIR motif to LC3 for induction of mitophagy. Our study identifies NLRX1 as a novel mitophagy receptor and discovers a previously unappreciated strategy used by pathogens to hijack a host cell homeostasis system for their survival.
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Xiong PY, Tian L, Dunham-Snary KJ, Chen KH, Mewburn JD, Neuber-Hess M, Martin A, Dasgupta A, Potus F, Archer SL. Biventricular Increases in Mitochondrial Fission Mediator (MiD51) and Proglycolytic Pyruvate Kinase (PKM2) Isoform in Experimental Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension-Novel Mitochondrial Abnormalities. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 5:195. [PMID: 30740395 PMCID: PMC6355690 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Introduction: Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH), defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥25 mmHg with elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure >15 mmHg, has no approved therapy and patients often die from right ventricular failure (RVF). Alterations in mitochondrial metabolism, notably impaired glucose oxidation, and increased mitochondrial fission, contribute to right ventricle (RV) dysfunction in PH. We hypothesized that the impairment of RV and left ventricular (LV) function in group 2 PH results in part from a proglycolytic isoform switch from pyruvate kinase muscle (PKM) isoform 1 to 2 and from increased mitochondrial fission, due either to upregulation of expression of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) or its binding partners, mitochondrial dynamics protein of 49 or 51 kDa (MiD49 or 51). Methods and Results: Group 2 PH was induced by supra-coronary aortic banding (SAB) in 5-week old male Sprague Dawley rats. Four weeks post SAB, echocardiography showed marked reduction of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (2.9 ± 0.1 vs. 4.0 ± 0.1 mm) and pulmonary artery acceleration time (24.3 ± 0.9 vs. 35.4 ± 1.8 ms) in SAB vs. sham rats. Nine weeks post SAB, left and right heart catheterization showed significant biventricular increases in end systolic and diastolic pressure in SAB vs. sham rats (LV: 226 ± 15 vs. 103 ± 5 mmHg, 34 ± 5 vs. 7 ± 1 mmHg; RV: 40 ± 4 vs. 22 ± 1 mmHg, and 4.7 ± 1.5 vs. 0.9 ± 0.5 mmHg, respectively). Picrosirius red staining showed marked biventricular fibrosis in SAB rats. There was increased muscularization of small pulmonary arteries in SAB rats. Confocal microscopy showed biventricular mitochondrial depolarization and fragmentation in SAB vs. sham cardiomyocytes. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed a marked biventricular reduction in mitochondria size in SAB hearts. Immunoblot showed marked biventricular increase in PKM2/PKM1 and MiD51 expression. Mitofusin 2 and mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 were increased in SAB LVs. Conclusions: SAB caused group 2 PH. Impaired RV function and RV fibrosis were associated with increases in mitochondrial fission and expression of MiD51 and PKM2. While these changes would be expected to promote increased production of reactive oxygen species and a glycolytic shift in metabolism, further study is required to determine the functional consequences of these newly described mitochondrial abnormalities.
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- Ping Yu Xiong
- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.,Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.,Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Ryter SW, Bhatia D, Choi ME. Autophagy: A Lysosome-Dependent Process with Implications in Cellular Redox Homeostasis and Human Disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 30:138-159. [PMID: 29463101 PMCID: PMC6251060 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Autophagy, a lysosome-dependent homeostatic process inherent to cells and tissues, has emerging significance in the pathogenesis of human disease. This process enables the degradation and turnover of cytoplasmic substrates via membrane-dependent sequestration in autophagic vesicles (autophagosomes) and subsequent lysosomal delivery of cargo. Recent Advances: Selective forms of autophagy can target specific substrates (e.g., organelles, protein aggregates, and lipids) for processing. Autophagy is highly regulated by oxidative stress, including exposure to altered oxygen tension, by direct and indirect mechanisms, and contributes to inducible defenses against oxidative stress. Mitochondrial autophagy (mitophagy) plays a critical role in the oxidative stress response, through maintenance of mitochondrial integrity. CRITICAL ISSUES Autophagy can impact a number of vital cellular processes including inflammation and adaptive immunity, host defense, lipid metabolism and storage, mitochondrial homeostasis, and clearance of aggregated proteins, all which may be of significance in human disease. Autophagy can exert both maladaptive and adaptive roles in disease pathogenesis, which may also be influenced by autophagy impairment. This review highlights the essential roles of autophagy in human diseases, with a focus on diseases in which oxidative stress or inflammation play key roles, including human lung, liver, kidney and heart diseases, metabolic diseases, and diseases of the cardiovascular and neural systems. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Investigations that further elucidate the complex role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of disease will facilitate targeting this pathway for therapies in specific diseases.
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- Stefan W. Ryter
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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Sun J, Zhu H, Wang X, Gao Q, Li Z, Huang H. CoQ10 ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy through mitophagy. J Endocrinol 2019; 240:JOE-18-0578.R1. [PMID: 30620716 DOI: 10.1530/joe-18-0578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The molecular signaling mechanisms of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in diabetic nephropathy (DN) remain poorly understood. We verified that mitochondrial abnormalities, like defective mitophagy, the generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) and the reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential, occurred in the glomerulus of db/db mice, accompanied by reduced PINK and parkin expression and increased apoptosis. These changes were partially reversed following oral administration of CoQ10. In inner fenestrated murine glomerular endothelial cells (mGECs), high glucose (HG) also resulted in deficient mitophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis, which were reversed by CoQ10. Mitophagy suppression mediated by Mdivi-1 or siPINK abrogated the renoprotective effects exerted by CoQ10, suggesting a beneficial role for CoQ10-restored mitophagy in DN. Mechanistically, CoQ10 restored the expression, activity and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in HG-cultured mGECs. In addition, the reduced PINK and parkin expression observed in HG-cultured mGECs were partially elevated by CoQ10. CoQ10-mediated renoprotective effects were abrogated by the Nrf2 inhibitor ML385. When ML385 abolished mitophagy and the renoprotective effects exerted by CoQ10, mGECs could be rescued by treatment with mitoTEMPO, which is a mtROS-targeted antioxidant. These results suggest that CoQ10, as an effective antioxidant in mitochondria, exerts beneficial effects in DN via mitophagy by restoring Nrf2/ARE signaling.
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- Jia Sun
- J Sun, School of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, P.R. China., Wenzhou, China
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- H Zhu, Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- X Wang, Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, wenzhou, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Q Gao, Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Z Li, Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, wenzhou, China
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- H Huang, Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, wenzhou, China
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Gildart M, Kapiloff MS, Dodge-Kafka KL. Calcineurin-AKAP interactions: therapeutic targeting of a pleiotropic enzyme with a little help from its friends. J Physiol 2018; 598:3029-3042. [PMID: 30488951 PMCID: PMC7586300 DOI: 10.1113/jp276756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The ubiquitous Ca2+ /calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin is a key regulator of pathological cardiac hypertrophy whose therapeutic targeting in heart disease has been elusive due to its role in other essential biological processes. Calcineurin is targeted to diverse intracellular compartments by association with scaffold proteins, including by multivalent A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) that bind protein kinase A and other important signalling enzymes determining cardiac myocyte function and phenotype. Calcineurin anchoring by AKAPs confers specificity to calcineurin function in the cardiac myocyte. Targeting of calcineurin 'signalosomes' may provide a rationale for inhibiting the phosphatase in disease.
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- Moriah Gildart
- Calhoun Center for Cardiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Byers Eye Institute and Spencer Center for Vision Research, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Calhoun Center for Cardiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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Nishimura A, Shimauchi T, Tanaka T, Shimoda K, Toyama T, Kitajima N, Ishikawa T, Shindo N, Numaga-Tomita T, Yasuda S, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kumagai Y, Akaike T, Ide T, Ojida A, Mori Y, Nishida M. Hypoxia-induced interaction of filamin with Drp1 causes mitochondrial hyperfission-associated myocardial senescence. Sci Signal 2018; 11:11/556/eaat5185. [PMID: 30425165 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aat5185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Defective mitochondrial dynamics through aberrant interactions between mitochondria and actin cytoskeleton is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of cardiac fragility after myocardial infarction (MI). Dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), a mitochondrial fission-accelerating factor, is activated locally at the fission site through interactions with actin. Here, we report that the actin-binding protein filamin A acted as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Drp1 and mediated mitochondrial fission-associated myocardial senescence in mice after MI. In peri-infarct regions characterized by mitochondrial hyperfission and associated with myocardial senescence, filamin A colocalized with Drp1 around mitochondria. Hypoxic stress induced the interaction of filamin A with the GTPase domain of Drp1 and increased Drp1 activity in an actin-binding-dependent manner in rat cardiomyocytes. Expression of the A1545T filamin mutant, which potentiates actin aggregation, promoted mitochondrial hyperfission under normoxia. Furthermore, pharmacological perturbation of the Drp1-filamin A interaction by cilnidipine suppressed mitochondrial hyperfission-associated myocardial senescence and heart failure after MI. Together, these data demonstrate that Drp1 association with filamin and the actin cytoskeleton contributes to cardiac fragility after MI and suggests a potential repurposing of cilnidipine, as well as provides a starting point for innovative Drp1 inhibitor development.
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- Akiyuki Nishimura
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,EA Pharma Co. Inc., Tokyo 104-0042, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan. .,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,SOKENDAI (School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Aichi 444-8787, Japan.,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Daghistani HM, Rajab BS, Kitmitto A. Three-dimensional electron microscopy techniques for unravelling mitochondrial dysfunction in heart failure and identification of new pharmacological targets. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 176:4340-4359. [PMID: 30225980 PMCID: PMC6887664 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A hallmark of heart failure is mitochondrial dysfunction leading to a bioenergetics imbalance in the myocardium. Consequently, there is much interest in targeting mitochondrial abnormalities to attenuate the pathogenesis of heart failure. This review discusses (i) how electron microscopy (EM) techniques have been fundamental for the current understanding of mitochondrial structure–function, (ii) the paradigm shift in resolutions now achievable by 3‐D EM techniques due to the introduction of direct detection devices and phase plate technology, and (iii) the application of EM for unravelling mitochondrial pathological remodelling in heart failure. We further consider the tremendous potential of multi‐scale EM techniques for the development of therapeutics, structure‐based ligand design and for delineating how a drug elicits nanostructural effects at the molecular, organelle and cellular levels. In conclusion, 3‐D EM techniques have entered a new era of structural biology and are poised to play a pivotal role in discovering new therapies targeting mitochondria for treating heart failure. Linked Articles This article is part of a themed section on Mitochondrial Pharmacology: Featured Mechanisms and Approaches for Therapy Translation. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v176.22/issuetoc
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- Hussam M Daghistani
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Okada M, Imoto K, Sugiyama A, Yasuda J, Yamawaki H. New Insights into the Role of Basement Membrane-Derived Matricryptins in the Heart. Biol Pharm Bull 2018; 40:2050-2060. [PMID: 29199230 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM), which contributes to structural homeostasis as well as to the regulation of cellular function, is enzymatically cleaved by proteases, such as matrix metalloproteinases and cathepsins, in the normal and diseased heart. During the past two decades, matricryptins have been defined as fragments of ECM with a biologically active cryptic site, namely the 'matricryptic site,' and their biological activities have been initially identified and clarified, including anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor effects. Thus, matricryptins are expected to be novel anti-tumor drugs, and thus widely investigated. Although there are a smaller number of studies on the expression and function of matricryptins in fields other than cancer research, some matricryptins have been recently clarified to have biological functions beyond an anti-angiogenic effect in heart. This review particularly focuses on the expression and function of basement membrane-derived matricryptins, including arresten, canstatin, tumstatin, endostatin and endorepellin, during cardiac diseases leading to heart failure such as cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial infarction.
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- Muneyoshi Okada
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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Tian L, Potus F, Wu D, Dasgupta A, Chen KH, Mewburn J, Lima P, Archer SL. Increased Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission Promotes Proliferation and Collagen Production by Right Ventricular Fibroblasts in Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Front Physiol 2018; 9:828. [PMID: 30042687 PMCID: PMC6048272 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: Right ventricular (RV) fibrosis contributes to RV failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The mechanisms underlying RV fibrosis in PAH and the role of RV fibroblasts (RVfib) are unknown. Activation of the mitochondrial fission mediator dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) contributes to dysfunction of RV myocytes in PAH through interaction with its binding partner, fission protein 1 (Fis1). However, the role of mitochondrial fission in RVfib and RV fibrosis in PAH is unknown. Objective: We hypothesize that mitochondrial fission is increased in RVfib of rats with monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH. We evaluated the contribution of Drp1 and Drp1-Fis1 interaction to RVfib proliferation and collagen production in culture and to RV fibrosis in vivo. Methods: Vimentin (+) RVfib were enzymatically isolated and cultured from the RVs of male Sprague-Dawley rats that received MCT (60 mg/kg) or saline. Mitochondrial morphology, proliferation, collagen production, and expression of Drp1, Drp1 binding partners and mitochondrial fusion mediators were measured. The Drp1 inhibitor mitochondrial division inhibitor 1 (Mdivi-1), P110, a competitive peptide inhibitor of Drp1-Fis1 interaction, and siRNA targeting Drp1 were assessed. Subsequently, prevention and regression studies tested the antifibrotic effects of P110 (0.5 mg/kg) in vivo. At week 4 post MCT, echocardiography and right heart catheterization were performed. The RV was stained for collagen. Results: Mitochondrial fragmentation, proliferation rates and collagen production were increased in MCT-RVfib versus control-RVfib. MCT-RVfib had increased expression of activated Drp1 protein and a trend to decreased mitofusin-2 expression. Mdivi-1 and P110 inhibited mitochondrial fission, proliferation and collagen III expression in MCT-RVfib. However, P110 was only effective at high doses (1 mM). siDrp1 also reduced fission in MCT-RVfib. Despite promising results in cell therapy, in vivo therapy with P110 failed to prevent or regress RV fibrosis in MCT rats, perhaps due to failure to achieve adequate P110 levels or to the greater importance of interaction of Drp1 with other binding partners. Conclusion: PAH RVfib have increased Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission. Inhibiting Drp1 prevents mitochondrial fission and reduces RVfib proliferation and collagen production. This is the first description of disordered mitochondrial dynamics in RVfib and suggests that Drp1 is a potential new antifibrotic target.
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Shi W, Deng H, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Cui G. Mitochondria-Targeting Small Molecules Effectively Prevent Cardiotoxicity Induced by Doxorubicin. Molecules 2018; 23:E1486. [PMID: 29921817 PMCID: PMC6099719 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Doxorubicin (Dox) is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used for the treatment of numerous cancers. However, the clinical use of Dox is limited by its unwanted cardiotoxicity. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with Dox-induced cardiotoxicity. To mitigate Dox-related cardiotoxicity, considerable successful examples of a variety of small molecules that target mitochondria to modulate Dox-induced cardiotoxicity have appeared in recent years. Here, we review the related literatures and discuss the evidence showing that mitochondria-targeting small molecules are promising cardioprotective agents against Dox-induced cardiac events.
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- Wei Shi
- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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- Pharmacy School, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
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Chen Z, Li Y, Jiang G, Yang C, Wang Y, Wang X, Fang B, Zhang G, Sun Y, Qian J, Gong H, Zou Y. Knockdown of LRP6 activates Drp1 to inhibit survival of cardiomyocytes during glucose deprivation. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 103:1408-1414. [PMID: 29864925 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.04.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) binds to Wnt ligands to transduce signal by stabilization of β-catenin, which has been involved in the regulation of embryonic development and metabolism et al. Here, we observed LRP6 decreased in human hearts with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and it also decreased in cultured cardiomyocytes under glucose- deprivation (GD). Knockdown of LRP6 greatly inhibited cell viability in cardiomyocytes under GD, but it didn't induce the effect in cardiomyocytes at baseline. Overexpression of LRP6 increased the cell viability in GD-cardiomyocytes. To explore potential molecular mechanisms, we detected the phosphorylation of dynamin-related protein 1(Drp1) and active β-catenin in cardiomyocytes under GD. Knockdown of LRP6 enhanced p-Drp1(S616) level while it didn't alter the p-Drp1(S637) and active β-catenin level in GD-cardiomyocytes. Drp1 inhibitor significantly suppressed the increase in p-Drp1 at S616 and improved the cell viability in GD-cardiomyocytes with knockdown of LRP6. Further analysis showed that knockdown of LRP6 also increased the phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and Drp1 inhibitor greatly inhibited the increase in p-mTOR level in GD-cardiomyocytes. The present study indicated that knockdown of LRP6 inhibited the cell viability by activation of Drp1 in GD-cardiomyocytes, and the phosphorylation of mTOR may be involved in the process. It suggests that LRP6 can prevent cardiomyocytes from death in nutrition-deprived condition.
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- Zhidan Chen
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Son ES, Kim SH, Ryter SW, Yeo EJ, Kyung SY, Kim YJ, Jeong SH, Lee CS, Park JW. Quercetogetin protects against cigarette smoke extract-induced apoptosis in epithelial cells by inhibiting mitophagy. Toxicol In Vitro 2018; 48:170-178. [PMID: 29391262 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent studies demonstrate that the autophagy-dependent turnover of mitochondria (mitophagy) mediates pulmonary epithelial cell death in response to cigarette smoke extract (CSE) exposure, and contributes to emphysema development in vivo during chronic cigarette smoke (CS)-exposure, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the role of mitophagy in regulating apoptosis in CSE-exposed human lung bronchial epithelial cells. Furthermore, we investigated the potential of the polymethoxylated flavone antioxidant quercetogetin (QUE) to inhibit CSE-induced mitophagy-dependent apoptosis. Our results demonstrate that CSE induces mitophagy in epithelial cells via mitochondrial dysfunction, and causes increased expression levels of the mitophagy-regulator protein PTEN-induced putative kinase-1 (PINK1) and the mitochondrial fission protein dynamin-1-like protein (DRP-1). CSE induced epithelial cell death and increased the expression of the apoptosis-related proteins cleaved caspase-3, -8 and -9. Caspase-3 activity was significantly increased in Beas-2B cells exposed to CSE, and decreased by siRNA-dependent knockdown of DRP-1. Treatment of epithelial cells with QUE inhibited CSE-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy by inhibiting phospho (p)-DRP-1 and PINK1 expression. QUE suppressed mitophagy-dependent apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of cleaved caspase-3, -8 and -9 and downregulating caspase activity in human bronchial epithelial cells. These findings suggest that QUE may serve as a potential therapeutic in CS-induced pulmonary diseases.
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- Eun Suk Son
- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Chemistry, KonKuk University, Chungju 27478, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, KonKuk University, Chungju 27478, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Veeranki S, Tyagi SC. Mdivi-1 induced acute changes in the angiogenic profile after ischemia-reperfusion injury in female mice. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:5/11/e13298. [PMID: 28576854 PMCID: PMC5471437 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The aim of this study is to determine the effects of mitochondrial division inhibitor 1 (Mdivi‐1), the mitochondrial fission inhibitor, on the angiogenic profiles after the ischemia reperfusion injury (IR injury) in female mice. Female mice were treated with Mdivi‐1 inhibitor, 2 days prior, on the day of IR injury and 2 days after IR injury, for a period of 5 days. Both control and treatment groups underwent 30 min of ischemia and 72 h of reperfusion. On the day 3, mice were sacrificed and the ischemic and nonischemic portions of heart tissue were collected. Relative levels of 53 angiogenesis‐related proteins were quantified simultaneously using Angiogenic arrays. Heart function was evaluated before and after 72 h of IR injury. Mdivi‐1 treatment ameliorated IR induced functional deterioration with positive angiogenic profile. The seminal changes include suppression of Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP3), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases (TIMP1) and chemokine (C‐X‐C motif) ligand 10 (CXCL10) levels and prevention of connexin 43 (Cx43) loss and downregulation in the antioxidant enzyme levels. These changes are correlated with enhanced endothelial progenitor cell marker (cluster of differentiation (CD31), endothelial‐specific receptor tyrosine kinase (Tek), fMS‐like tyrosine kinase 4 (Flt4) and kinase insert domain protein receptor (Kdr)) presence. Our study is the first to report the role of mitochondrial dynamics in regulation of myocardial IR‐induced angiogenic responses. Inhibition of excessive mitochondrial fission after IR injury ameliorated heart dysfunction and conferred positive angiogenic response. In addition, there were improvements in the preservation of Cx43 levels and oxidative stress handling along with suppression of apoptosis activation. The findings will aid in shaping the rational drug development process for the prevention of ischemic heart disease, especially in females.
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- Sudhakar Veeranki
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
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Mitochondrial dysfunction underlines a multitude of pathologies; however, studies are scarce that rescue the mitochondria for cellular resuscitation. Exploration into the protective role of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and its mitochondrial functions respective to cardiomyocyte death are in need of further investigation. TFAM is a gene regulator that acts to mitigate calcium mishandling and ROS production by wrapping around mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) complexes. TFAM's regulatory functions over serca2a, NFAT, and Lon protease contribute to cardiomyocyte stability. Calcium- and ROS-dependent proteases, calpains, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are abundantly found upregulated in the failing heart. TFAM's regulatory role over ROS production and calcium mishandling leads to further investigation into the cardioprotective role of exogenous TFAM. In an effort to restabilize physiological and contractile activity of cardiomyocytes in HF models, we propose that TFAM-packed exosomes (TFAM-PE) will act therapeutically by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction. Notably, this is the first mention of exosomal delivery of transcription factors in the literature. Here we elucidate the role of TFAM in mitochondrial rescue and focus on its therapeutic potential.
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- George H Kunkel
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Health Sciences Centre, 1216, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 500, South Preston Street, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Health Sciences Centre, 1216, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 500, South Preston Street, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Health Sciences Centre, 1216, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 500, South Preston Street, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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Coronado M, Fajardo G, Nguyen K, Zhao M, Kooiker K, Jung G, Hu DQ, Reddy S, Sandoval E, Stotland A, Gottlieb RA, Bernstein D. Physiological Mitochondrial Fragmentation Is a Normal Cardiac Adaptation to Increased Energy Demand. Circ Res 2018; 122:282-295. [PMID: 29233845 PMCID: PMC5775047 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.310725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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RATIONALE Mitochondria play a dual role in the heart, responsible for meeting energetic demands and regulating cell death. Paradigms have held that mitochondrial fission and fragmentation are the result of pathological stresses, such as ischemia, are an indicator of poor mitochondrial health, and lead to mitophagy and cell death. However, recent studies demonstrate that inhibiting fission also results in decreased mitochondrial function and cardiac impairment, suggesting that fission is important for maintaining cardiac and mitochondrial bioenergetic homeostasis. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to determine whether mitochondrial fission and fragmentation can be an adaptive mechanism used by the heart to augment mitochondrial and cardiac function during a normal physiological stress, such as exercise. METHODS AND RESULTS We demonstrate a novel role for cardiac mitochondrial fission as a normal adaptation to increased energetic demand. During submaximal exercise, physiological mitochondrial fragmentation results in enhanced, rather than impaired, mitochondrial function and is mediated, in part, by β1-adrenergic receptor signaling. Similar to pathological fragmentation, physiological fragmentation is induced by activation of dynamin-related protein 1; however, unlike pathological fragmentation, membrane potential is maintained and regulators of mitophagy are downregulated. Inhibition of fission with P110, Mdivi-1 (mitochondrial division inhibitor), or in mice with cardiac-specific dynamin-related protein 1 ablation significantly decreases exercise capacity. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate the requirement for physiological mitochondrial fragmentation to meet the energetic demands of exercise, as well as providing additional support for the evolving conceptual framework, where mitochondrial fission and fragmentation play a role in the balance between mitochondrial maintenance of normal physiology and response to disease.
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- Michael Coronado
- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology) (M.C., G.F., K.N., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.C., G.F., M.Z., K.K., G.J., D.-Q.H., S.R., E.S., D.B.), Stanford University, CA; and Molecular Cardiology Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (A.S., R.A.G.).
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Kyung SY, Kim YJ, Son ES, Jeong SH, Park JW. The Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor Roflumilast Protects against Cigarette Smoke Extract-Induced Mitophagy-Dependent Cell Death in Epithelial Cells. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2018; 81:138-147. [PMID: 29589382 PMCID: PMC5874143 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2017.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Recent studies show that mitophagy, the autophagy-dependent turnover of mitochondria, mediates pulmonary epithelial cell death in response to cigarette smoke extract (CSE) exposure and contributes to the development of emphysema in vivo during chronic cigarette smoke (CS) exposure, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Methods In this study, we investigated the role of mitophagy in the regulation of CSE-exposed lung bronchial epithelial cell (Beas-2B) death. We also investigated the role of a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, roflumilast, in CSE-induced mitophagy-dependent cell death. Results Our results demonstrated that CSE induces mitophagy in Beas-2B cells through mitochondrial dysfunction and increased the expression levels of the mitophagy regulator protein, PTEN-induced putative kinase-1 (PINK1), and the mitochondrial fission protein, dynamin-1-like protein (DRP1). CSE-induced epithelial cell death was significantly increased in Beas-2B cells exposed to CSE but was decreased by small interfering RNA-dependent knockdown of DRP1. Treatment with roflumilast in Beas-2B cells inhibited CSE-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy by inhibiting the expression of phospho-DRP1 and -PINK1. Roflumilast protected against cell death and increased cell viability, as determined by the lactate dehydrogenase release test and the MTT assay, respectively, in Beas-2B cells exposed to CSE. Conclusion These findings suggest that roflumilast plays a protective role in CS-induced mitophagy-dependent cell death.
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- Sun Young Kyung
- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.,Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.,Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.,Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
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Xiong PY, Potus F, Chan W, Archer SL. Models and Molecular Mechanisms of World Health Organization Group 2 to 4 Pulmonary Hypertension. Hypertension 2018; 71:34-55. [PMID: 29158355 PMCID: PMC5777609 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.08824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ping Yu Xiong
- From the Department of Medicine and Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit (QCPU) (P.Y.X., F.P., W.C., S.L.A.) and Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (P.Y.X.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine and Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit (QCPU) (P.Y.X., F.P., W.C., S.L.A.) and Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (P.Y.X.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine and Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit (QCPU) (P.Y.X., F.P., W.C., S.L.A.) and Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (P.Y.X.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Department of Medicine and Queen's Cardiopulmonary Unit (QCPU) (P.Y.X., F.P., W.C., S.L.A.) and Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (P.Y.X.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Vacek JC, Behera J, George AK, Kamat PK, Kalani A, Tyagi N. Tetrahydrocurcumin ameliorates homocysteine-mediated mitochondrial remodeling in brain endothelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:3080-3092. [PMID: 28833102 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Homocysteine (Hcy) causes endothelial dysfunction by inducing oxidative stress in most neurodegenerative disorders. This dysfunction is highly correlated with mitochondrial dynamics such as fusion and fission. However, there are no strategies to prevent Hcy-induced mitochondrial remodeling. Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) is an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant compound. We hypothesized that THC may ameliorates Hcy-induced mitochondria remodeling in mouse brain endothelial cells (bEnd3) cells. bEnd3 cells were exposed to Hcy treatment in the presence or absence of THC. Cell viability and autophagic cell death were measured with MTT and MDC staining assay. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was determined using DCFH-DA staining by confocal microscopy. Autophagy flux was assessed using a conventional GFP-microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) dot assay. Interaction of phagophore marker LC-3 with mitochondrial receptor NIX was observed by confocal imaging. Mitochondrial fusion and fission were evaluated by western blot and RT-PCR. Our results demonstrated that Hcy resulted in cell toxicity in a dose-dependent manner and supplementation of THC prevented the detrimental effects of Hcy on cell survival. Furthermore, Hcy also upregulated fission marker (DRP-1), fusion marker (Mfn2), and autophagy marker (LC-3). Finally, we observed that Hcy activated mitochondrial specific phagophore marker (LC-3) and co-localized with the mitochondrial receptor NIX, as viewed by confocal microscopy. Pretreatment of bEnd3 with THC (15 μM) ameliorated Hcy-induced oxidative damage, mitochondrial fission/fusion, and mitophagy. Our studies strongly suggest that THC has beneficial effects on mitochondrial remodeling and could be developed as a potential therapeutic agent against hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) induced mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Jonathan C Vacek
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Xu X, Luo C, Zhang Z, Hu J, Gao X, Zuo Y, Wang Y, Zhu S. Mdivi‑1 attenuates sodium azide‑induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:5972-5978. [PMID: 28849092 PMCID: PMC5865776 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of mitochondrial division inhibitor 1 (Mdivi-1) in sodium azide-induced cell death in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells. Mdivi-1 is a key inhibitor of the mitochondrial division protein dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1). Mdivi-1 was added to H9c2 cells for 3 h, after which, the cells were treated with sodium azide for 24 h. Cell viability was measured by Cell Counting kit-8 assay. DAPI staining was used to observe nuclear morphology changes by microscopy. To further investigate the role of mitochondria in sodium azide-induced cell death, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and the cellular ATP content were determined by JC-1 staining and ATP-dependent bioluminescence assay, respectively. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was also assessed by use of the specific probe 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. In addition, the expression of Drp1 and of the apoptosis-related proteins BCL2 apoptosis regulator (Bcl-2), and BCL2 associated X (Bax) was determined by western blotting. The present findings demonstrated that pretreatment with Mdivi-1 attenuated sodium azide-induced H9c2 cell death. Mdivi-1 pretreatment also inhibited the sodium azide-induced downregulation of Bcl-2 expression and upregulation of Bax and Drp1 expression. In addition, the mitochondrion was revealed to be the target organelle of sodium azide-induced toxicity in H9c2 cells. Mdivi-1 pretreatment moderated the dissipation of ΔΨm, preserved the cellular ATP contents and suppressed the production of ROS. The results suggested that the mechanism of sodium azide-induced cell death in H9c2 cells may involve the mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway. The present results indicated that Mdivi-1 may have a cardioprotective effect against sodium azide-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiac muscle cells.
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- Xuehua Xu
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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Singh M, Tyagi SC. Metalloproteinases as mediators of inflammation and the eyes: molecular genetic underpinnings governing ocular pathophysiology. Int J Ophthalmol 2017; 10:1308-1318. [PMID: 28861360 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.08.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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There are many vision threatening diseases of the eye affecting millions of people worldwide. In this article, we are summarizing potential role of various matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs); the Zn (2+)-dependent endoproteases in eye health along with pathogenesis of prominent ocular diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma via understanding MMPs regulation in affected patients, interactions of MMPs with their substrate molecules, and key regulatory functions of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) towards maintaining overall homeostasis.
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- Mahavir Singh
- Eye and Vision Science Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Eye and Vision Science Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Kunkel GH, Chaturvedi P, Thelian N, Nair R, Tyagi SC. Mechanisms of TFAM-mediated cardiomyocyte protection. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2017; 96:173-181. [PMID: 28800400 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2016-0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Although mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a protective component of mitochondrial DNA and a regulator of calcium and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, the mechanism remains unclear. In heart failure, TFAM is significantly decreased and cardiomyocyte instability ensues. TFAM inhibits nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT), which reduces ROS production; additionally, TFAM transcriptionally activates SERCA2a to decrease free calcium. Therefore, decreasing TFAM vastly increases protease expression and hypertrophic factors, leading to cardiomyocyte functional decline. To examine this hypothesis, treatments of 1.0 μg of a TFAM vector and 1.0 μg of a CRISPR-Cas9 TFAM plasmid were administered to HL-1 cardiomyocytes via lipofectamine transfection. Western blotting and confocal microscopy analysis show that CRISPR-Cas9 knockdown of TFAM significantly increased proteases Calpain1, MMP9, and regulators Serca2a, and NFAT4 protein expression. CRISPR knockdown of TFAM in HL-1 cardiomyocytes upregulates degradation factors, leading to cardiomyocyte instability. Hydrogen peroxide oxidative stress decreased TFAM expression and increased Calpain1, MMP9, and NFAT4 protein expression. TFAM overexpression normalizes pathological hypertrophic factor NFAT4 in the presence of oxidative stress.
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- George H Kunkel
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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Xia Y, Chen Z, Chen A, Fu M, Dong Z, Hu K, Yang X, Zou Y, Sun A, Qian J, Ge J. LCZ696 improves cardiac function via alleviating Drp1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in mice with doxorubicin-induced dilated cardiomyopathy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Zhang S, Gao Y, Wang J. Advanced glycation end products influence mitochondrial fusion-fission dynamics through RAGE in human aortic endothelial cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2017; 10:8010-8022. [PMID: 31966653 PMCID: PMC6965211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mitochondrial dynamics plays a critical role in maintaining healthy endothelial function, but whether the atherogenic advanced glycation end products (AGEs) can influence mitochondrial dynamics of endothelial cell remains unclear. AGE modified bovine serum albumin (AGE-BSA) was used as AGEs, primary human aortic endothelial cell line was multiplied, and divided into groups incubated with AGEs of different concentrations for different time. The expression of phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) was silenced with specific siRNA. Mitochondrial morphology of HAECs in each group was determined with transmission electron microscopy. Real time PCR method was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of mitochondrial dynamics regulatory genes mitofusin 1 (Mfn1), mitofusin 2 (Mfn2), optic atrophy 1 (Opa1), and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) of HAECs, and western blot method was used to detect the protein expression levels of these regulatory genes. Specific antibody was used to block receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). Treatment of different concentrations of AGEs, HAECs presented more granular mitochondrion, indicating AGEs promoted mitochondrial fission of HAECs remarkably. Silencing PINK1 induced mitochondrial fission in HAECs, and AGEs further promoted mitochondrial fragmentation in HAECs of PINK1 silenced. Different concentrations of AGEs down-regulated the mRNA and protein expression of mitochondrial pro-fusional genes Mfn1, Mfn2, Opa1, up-regulated the expression of mitochondrial pro-fissional gene Drp1, and both of the two phosphorylated Drp1 (p-ser-Drp1-616 and p-ser-Drp1-637) were increased. Time-dependent dynamic alterations of the expression levels of Mfn1, Mfn2, Opa1, and Drp1 were also found in HAECs stimulated with AGEs. Blocking RAGE with anti-RAGE inhibited AGEs induced mitochondrial fission and reversed AGEs induced expression changes of mitochondrial regulatory genes Drp1, Mfn1, Mfn2, and Opa1, indicating AGEs induced mitochondrial fission through RAGE in HAECs. In conclusion, AGEs may promote mitochondrial fission of HAECs through its receptor RAGE, silencing PINK1 induces mitochondrial fission, and AGEs further promote mitochondrial fragmentation in HAECs of PINK1 silenced. AGEs up-regulate the expression of mitochondrial pro-fissional gene Drp1 and down-regulate the expression of mitochondrial pro-fusional genes Mfn1, Mfn2, and Opa1 in HAECs.
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- Shunrong Zhang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Gerontology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Rogers MA, Maldonado N, Hutcheson JD, Goettsch C, Goto S, Yamada I, Faits T, Sesaki H, Aikawa M, Aikawa E. Dynamin-Related Protein 1 Inhibition Attenuates Cardiovascular Calcification in the Presence of Oxidative Stress. Circ Res 2017; 121:220-233. [PMID: 28607103 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.310293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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RATIONALE Mitochondrial changes occur during cell differentiation and cardiovascular disease. DRP1 (dynamin-related protein 1) is a key regulator of mitochondrial fission. We hypothesized that DRP1 plays a role in cardiovascular calcification, a process involving cell differentiation and a major clinical problem with high unmet needs. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of osteogenic promoting conditions on DRP1 and whether DRP1 inhibition alters the development of cardiovascular calcification. METHODS AND RESULTS DRP1 was enriched in calcified regions of human carotid arteries, examined by immunohistochemistry. Osteogenic differentiation of primary human vascular smooth muscle cells increased DRP1 expression. DRP1 inhibition in human smooth muscle cells undergoing osteogenic differentiation attenuated matrix mineralization, cytoskeletal rearrangement, mitochondrial dysfunction, and reduced type 1 collagen secretion and alkaline phosphatase activity. DRP1 protein was observed in calcified human aortic valves, and DRP1 RNA interference reduced primary human valve interstitial cell calcification. Mice heterozygous for Drp1 deletion did not exhibit altered vascular pathology in a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 gain-of-function atherosclerosis model. However, when mineralization was induced via oxidative stress, DRP1 inhibition attenuated mouse and human smooth muscle cell calcification. Femur bone density was unchanged in mice heterozygous for Drp1 deletion, and DRP1 inhibition attenuated oxidative stress-mediated dysfunction in human bone osteoblasts. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate a new function of DRP1 in regulating collagen secretion and cardiovascular calcification, a novel area of exploration for the potential development of new therapies to modify cellular fibrocalcific response in cardiovascular diseases. Our data also support a role of mitochondrial dynamics in regulating oxidative stress-mediated arterial calcium accrual and bone loss.
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- Maximillian A Rogers
- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.)
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences (M.A.R., N.M., J.D.H., C.G., S.G., I.Y., T.F., M.A., E.A.) and Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology (M.A., E.A.), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (H.S.).
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Gardenia jasminoides has therapeutic effects on L‑NNA‑induced hypertension in vivo. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:4360-4373. [PMID: 28487985 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Gardenia jasminoides is a plant that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has four key active components (genipin gentiobioside, geniposide, crocin 1 and crocin 2). The aim of the present study was to determine the anti‑hypertension effects of Gardenia jasminoidesin vivo. The chemical composition of Gardenia jasminoides was determined using liquid chromatography. The anti‑hypertensive effects of Gardenia jasminoides were determined by a L‑NG‑nitroarginine (L‑NNA)‑induced hypertension animal model. Both Gardenia jasminoides plants of the Jiangjin County variety (CJGJ) and the Lichuan City variety (HLGJ) were used. HLGJ contained more geniposide than CJGJ. L‑NNA was used to induce hypertension in mice, and the mice were subsequently treated with CJGJ and HLGJ. The Gardenia jasminoides‑treated mice exhibited lower systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP) and mean blood pressure (MBP) than the experimental control mice. Additionally, HLGL has a more potent effect on SBP, MBP and DBP than CJGJ. Following Gardenia jasminoides treatment, the nitric oxide contents in serum, heart, liver, kidney and stomach of mice were higher than the L‑NNA‑induced control mice, and the malondialdehyde contents were lower; the levels in HLGJ‑treated mice were closer to those normal mice than the levels in CJGJ‑treated mice were. Serum levels of endothelin‑1 and vascular endothelial growth factor were reduced by HLGJ treatment in hypertensive mice, whereas the calcitonin gene‑related peptide level was raised. Reverse transcription‑polymerase chain reaction analysis of mouse heart and vessel tissue demonstrated that HLGJ‑treated mice exhibited higher heme oxygenase‑1, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), endothelial NOS, Bax, caspase‑3, caspase‑8, caspase‑9 mRNA expression levels and lower adrenomedullin, receptor activity modifying protein, interleukin‑1β, tumor necrosis factor‑α, inducible NOS, Bcl‑2, monocyte chemoattractant protein‑1, nuclear factor‑κB and matrix metalloproteinase‑2 and ‑9 mRNA expression compared with control hypertensive mice and CJGJ‑treated mice. In conclusion, Gardenia jasminoides has anti‑hypertensive effects, and these effects may be associated with the active component, geniposide.
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Autophagy contributes to the maintenance of intracellular homeostasis in most cells of cardiovascular origin, including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and arterial smooth muscle cells. Mitophagy is an autophagic response that specifically targets damaged, and hence potentially cytotoxic, mitochondria. As these organelles occupy a critical position in the bioenergetics of the cardiovascular system, mitophagy is particularly important for cardiovascular homeostasis in health and disease. Consistent with this notion, genetic defects in autophagy or mitophagy have been shown to exacerbate the propensity of laboratory animals to spontaneously develop cardiodegenerative disorders. Moreover, pharmacological or genetic maneuvers that alter the autophagic or mitophagic flux have been shown to influence disease outcome in rodent models of several cardiovascular conditions, such as myocardial infarction, various types of cardiomyopathy, and atherosclerosis. In this review, we discuss the intimate connection between autophagy, mitophagy, and cardiovascular disorders.
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The pharmacological regulation of cellular mitophagy. Nat Chem Biol 2017; 13:136-146. [PMID: 28103219 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Small molecules are pharmacological tools of considerable value for dissecting complex biological processes and identifying potential therapeutic interventions. Recently, the cellular quality-control process of mitophagy has attracted considerable research interest; however, the limited availability of suitable chemical probes has restricted our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved. Current approaches to initiate mitophagy include acute dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) by mitochondrial uncouplers (for example, FCCP/CCCP) and the use of antimycin A and oligomycin to impair respiration. Both approaches impair mitochondrial homeostasis and therefore limit the scope for dissection of subtle, bioenergy-related regulatory phenomena. Recently, novel mitophagy activators acting independently of the respiration collapse have been reported, offering new opportunities to understand the process and potential for therapeutic exploitation. We have summarized the current status of mitophagy modulators and analyzed the available chemical tools, commenting on their advantages, limitations and current applications.
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Hong S, Zhang X, Zhang X, Liu W, Fu Y, Liu Y, Shi Z, Chi J, Zhao M, Yin X. Role of the calcium sensing receptor in cardiomyocyte apoptosis via mitochondrial dynamics in compensatory hypertrophied myocardium of spontaneously hypertensive rat. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 487:728-733. [PMID: 28450119 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) mediates pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Mitochondria maintain their function through fission and fusion and disruption of mitochondrial dynamic is linked to various cardiac diseases. This study examined how inhibition of CaSR by the inhibitor Calhex231 affected the mitochondrial dynamics in a hypertensive model in rats. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats were used in this study. Cardiac function and blood pressure was evaluated at the end of the study. SHRs showed increases in the ratio of heart weight to body weight and the levels of CaSR; all of these increases were suppressed by Calhex231. Additionally, Calhex231 treatment of SHRs changed the expression of proteins involved in mitochondrial dynamics. Our results demonstrated that CaSR activation induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis through the mitochondrial dynamics mediated apoptotic pathway in hypertensive hearts.
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- Siting Hong
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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