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Yang Q, Xu J, Ma Q, Liu Z, Sudhahar V, Cao Y, Wang L, Zeng X, Zhou Y, Zhang M, Xu Y, Wang Y, Weintraub NL, Zhang C, Fukai T, Wu C, Huang L, Han Z, Wang T, Fulton DJ, Hong M, Huo Y. PRKAA1/AMPKα1-driven glycolysis in endothelial cells exposed to disturbed flow protects against atherosclerosis. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4667. [PMID: 30405100 PMCID: PMC6220207 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07132-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Increased aerobic glycolysis in endothelial cells of atheroprone areas of blood vessels has been hypothesized to drive increased inflammation and lesion burden but direct links remain to be established. Here we show that endothelial cells exposed to disturbed flow in vivo and in vitro exhibit increased levels of protein kinase AMP-activated (PRKA)/AMP-activated protein kinases (AMPKs). Selective deletion of endothelial Prkaa1, coding for protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha1, reduces glycolysis, compromises endothelial cell proliferation, and accelerates the formation of atherosclerotic lesions in hyperlipidemic mice. Rescue of the impaired glycolysis in Prkaa1-deficient endothelial cells through Slc2a1 overexpression enhances endothelial cell viability and integrity of the endothelial cell barrier, and reverses susceptibility to atherosclerosis. In human endothelial cells, PRKAA1 is upregulated by disturbed flow, and silencing PRKAA1 reduces glycolysis and endothelial viability. Collectively, these results suggest that increased glycolysis in the endothelium of atheroprone arteries is a protective mechanism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiuhua Yang
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Qian Ma
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Zhiping Liu
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Varadarajan Sudhahar
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Yapeng Cao
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Lina Wang
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Xianqiu Zeng
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Yaqi Zhou
- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Min Zhang
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Yiming Xu
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China
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- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 610075, Chengdu, China
| | - Neal L Weintraub
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
| | - Chunxiang Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, 518036, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, 518036, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, 518036, Shenzhen, China
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- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Drug Discovery Center, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, 518055, Shenzhen, China.
| | - Yuqing Huo
- Vascular Biology Center, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
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