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Della Guardia L, Luzi L, Codella R. Muscle-UCP3 in the regulation of energy metabolism. Mitochondrion 2024; 76:101872. [PMID: 38499130 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2024.101872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Uncoupling protein-3 (UCP3) is a mitochondria-regulatory protein with potential energy- homeostatic functions. This study explores the role of UCP3 in the regulation of muscle- and energy metabolism. UCP3 is critical for tuning substrate utilization, favoring lipid oxidation, particularly in conditions of high-fat availability. While UCP3 is non-essential for lipid oxidation during energy excess, it proves vital during fasting, indicating an energy-homeostatic trait. Preliminary evidence indicates UCP3' promotion of glucose uptake and oxidation, at least in conditions of high glucose/low fat availability. However, the dynamics of how fats and glucose differentially influence UCP3 remain undefined. UCP3 exhibits inducible proton transport and uncoupling activity, operating in a dual manner: a resting state with no/low activity and an activated state in the presence of activators. Uncoupling may enhance thermogenesis in specific conditions and in the presence of activators such as fatty acids, thyroid hormones, and catecholamines. This energy-dissipative activity adapts to varying energy availability, balancing energy dissipation with fatty acid oxidation to optimize whole-body energy homeostasis: fasting triggers UCP3 upregulation, enhancing lipid utilization while suppressing uncoupling. Additionally, UCP3 upregulation induces glucose and lipid disposal from the bloodstream and decreases tri-/diglyceride storage in muscle. This process improves mitochondrial functionality and insulin signaling, leading to enhanced systemicgluco-metabolic balance and protection from metabolic conditions. Reviewed evidence suggests that UCP3 plays a crucial role in adapting the system to changing energy conditions. However, the precise role of UCP3 in regulating metabolism requires further elucidation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucio Della Guardia
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Department of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Department of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milano, Italy.
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Liu J, Tang M, Li T, Su Z, Zhu Z, Dou C, Liu Y, Pei H, Yang J, Ye H, Chen L. Honokiol Ameliorates Post-Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Through Ucp3-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Inhibition. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:811682. [PMID: 35264952 PMCID: PMC8899544 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.811682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Post-myocardial infarction heart failure (post-MI HF) is one of the leading global causes of death, and current prevention and treatment methods still cannot avoid the increasing incidence. Honokiol (HK) has previously been reported to improve myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and reverse myocardial hypertrophy by activating Sirt1 and Sirt3. We suspect that HK may also have a therapeutic effect on post-MI HF. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of HK in the treatment of post-MI HF. We found that HK inhibited myocardial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, reduced myocardial fibrosis, and improved cardiac function in mice after MI. HK also reduced the abnormality of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes caused by peroxide in neonatal cardiomyocytes. RNAseq results revealed that HK restored the transcriptome changes to a certain extent and significantly enhanced the expression of mitochondrial inner membrane uncoupling protein isoform 3 (Ucp3), a protein that inhibits the production of mitochondrial ROS, protects cardiomyocytes, and relieves heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI). In cardiomyocytes with impaired Ucp3 expression, HK cannot protect against the damage caused by peroxide. More importantly, in Ucp3 knockout mice, HK did not change the increase in the ROS level and cardiac function damage after MI. Taken together, our results suggest that HK can increase the expression of the cardioprotective protein Ucp3 and maintain MMP, thereby inhibiting the production of ROS after MI and ameliorating heart failure.
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- Jianyu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Lijuan Chen,
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Newman SA, Mezentseva NV, Badyaev AV. Gene loss, thermogenesis, and the origin of birds. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2013; 1289:36-47. [PMID: 23550607 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Compared to related taxa, birds have exceptionally enlarged and diversified skeletal muscles, features that are closely associated with skeletal diversification and are commonly explained by a diversity of avian ecological niches and locomotion types. The thermogenic muscle hypothesis (TMH) for the origin of birds proposes that such muscle hyperplasia and the associated skeletal innovations are instead the consequence of the avian clade originating from an ancestral population that underwent several successive episodes of loss of genes associated with thermogenesis, myogenesis, and skeletogenesis. Direct bird ancestors met this challenge with a combination of behavioral strategies (e.g., brooding of nestlings) and acquisition of a variety of adaptations for enhanced nonshivering thermogenesis in skeletal muscle. The latter include specific biochemical alterations promoting muscle heat generation and dramatic expansion of thigh and breast muscle mass. The TMH proposes that such muscle hyperplasia facilitated bipedality, freeing upper limbs for new functions (e.g., flight, swimming), and, by altering the mechanical environment of embryonic development, generated skeletal novelties, sometimes abruptly, that became distinctive features of the avian body plan.
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- Stuart A Newman
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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