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Wu J, Subbaiah KCV, Hedaya O, Chen S, Munger J, Tang WHW, Yan C, Yao P. FAM210A regulates mitochondrial translation and maintains cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis. Cardiovasc Res 2023; 119:2441-2457. [PMID: 37522353 PMCID: PMC10651191 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvad124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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AIMS Mitochondria play a vital role in cellular metabolism and energetics and support normal cardiac function. Disrupted mitochondrial function and homeostasis cause a variety of heart diseases. Fam210a (family with sequence similarity 210 member A), a novel mitochondrial gene, is identified as a hub gene in mouse cardiac remodelling by multi-omics studies. Human FAM210A mutations are associated with sarcopenia. However, the physiological role and molecular function of FAM210A remain elusive in the heart. We aim to determine the biological role and molecular mechanism of FAM210A in regulating mitochondrial function and cardiac health in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS Tamoxifen-induced αMHCMCM-driven conditional knockout of Fam210a in the mouse cardiomyocytes induced progressive dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure, ultimately causing mortality. Fam210a deficient cardiomyocytes exhibit severe mitochondrial morphological disruption and functional decline accompanied by myofilament disarray at the late stage of cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, we observed increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, disturbed mitochondrial membrane potential, and reduced respiratory activity in cardiomyocytes at the early stage before contractile dysfunction and heart failure. Multi-omics analyses indicate that FAM210A deficiency persistently activates integrated stress response, resulting in transcriptomic, translatomic, proteomic, and metabolomic reprogramming, ultimately leading to pathogenic progression of heart failure. Mechanistically, mitochondrial polysome profiling analysis shows that FAM210A loss of function compromises mitochondrial mRNA translation and leads to reduced mitochondrial-encoded proteins, followed by disrupted proteostasis. We observed decreased FAM210A protein expression in human ischaemic heart failure and mouse myocardial infarction tissue samples. To further corroborate FAM210A function in the heart, AAV9-mediated overexpression of FAM210A promotes mitochondrial-encoded protein expression, improves cardiac mitochondrial function, and partially rescues murine hearts from cardiac remodelling and damage in ischaemia-induced heart failure. CONCLUSION These results suggest that FAM210A is a mitochondrial translation regulator to maintain mitochondrial homeostasis and normal cardiomyocyte contractile function. This study also offers a new therapeutic target for treating ischaemic heart disease.
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- Jiangbin Wu
- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- The Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- The Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Wu J, Subbaiah KCV, Hedaya O, Chen S, Munger J, Tang WHW, Yan C, Yao P. FAM210A Regulates Mitochondrial Translation and Maintains Cardiac Mitochondrial Homeostasis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.20.541585. [PMID: 37293097 PMCID: PMC10245825 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.20.541585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Aims Mitochondria play a vital role in cellular metabolism and energetics and support normal cardiac function. Disrupted mitochondrial function and homeostasis cause a variety of heart diseases. Fam210a (family with sequence similarity 210 member A), a novel mitochondrial gene, is identified as a hub gene in mouse cardiac remodeling by multi-omics studies. Human FAM210A mutations are associated with sarcopenia. However, the physiological role and molecular function of FAM210A remain elusive in the heart. We aim to determine the biological role and molecular mechanism of FAM210A in regulating mitochondrial function and cardiac health in vivo . Methods and Results Tamoxifen-induced αMHC MCM -driven conditional knockout of Fam210a in the mouse cardiomyocytes induced progressive dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure, ultimately causing mortality. Fam210a deficient cardiomyocytes exhibit severe mitochondrial morphological disruption and functional decline accompanied by myofilament disarray at the late stage of cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, we observed increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, disturbed mitochondrial membrane potential, and reduced respiratory activity in cardiomyocytes at the early stage before contractile dysfunction and heart failure. Multi-omics analyses indicate that FAM210A deficiency persistently activates integrated stress response (ISR), resulting in transcriptomic, translatomic, proteomic, and metabolomic reprogramming, ultimately leading to pathogenic progression of heart failure. Mechanistically, mitochondrial polysome profiling analysis shows that FAM210A loss of function compromises mitochondrial mRNA translation and leads to reduced mitochondrial encoded proteins, followed by disrupted proteostasis. We observed decreased FAM210A protein expression in human ischemic heart failure and mouse myocardial infarction tissue samples. To further corroborate FAM210A function in the heart, AAV9-mediated overexpression of FAM210A promotes mitochondrial-encoded protein expression, improves cardiac mitochondrial function, and partially rescues murine hearts from cardiac remodeling and damage in ischemia-induced heart failure. Conclusion These results suggest that FAM210A is a mitochondrial translation regulator to maintain mitochondrial homeostasis and normal cardiomyocyte contractile function. This study also offers a new therapeutic target for treating ischemic heart disease. Translational Perspective Mitochondrial homeostasis is critical for maintaining healthy cardiac function. Disruption of mitochondrial function causes severe cardiomyopathy and heart failure. In the present study, we show that FAM210A is a mitochondrial translation regulator required for maintaining cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis in vivo . Cardiomyocyte-specific FAM210A deficiency leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and spontaneous cardiomyopathy. Moreover, our results indicate that FAM210A is downregulated in human and mouse ischemic heart failure samples and overexpression of FAM210A protects hearts from myocardial infarction induced heart failure, suggesting that FAM210A mediated mitochondrial translation regulatory pathway can be a potential therapeutic target for ischemic heart disease.
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Polynucleotide phosphorylase protects against renal tubular injury via blocking mt-dsRNA-PKR-eIF2α axis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1223. [PMID: 36869030 PMCID: PMC9984537 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36664-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Renal tubular atrophy is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease. The cause of tubular atrophy, however, remains elusive. Here we report that reduction of renal tubular cell polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPT1) causes renal tubular translation arrest and atrophy. Analysis of tubular atrophic tissues from renal dysfunction patients and male mice with ischemia-reperfusion injuries (IRI) or unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) treatment shows that renal tubular PNPT1 is markedly downregulated under atrophic conditions. PNPT1 reduction leads to leakage of mitochondrial double-stranded RNA (mt-dsRNA) into the cytoplasm where it activates protein kinase R (PKR), followed by phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) and protein translational termination. Increasing renal PNPT1 expression or inhibiting PKR activity largely rescues IRI- or UUO-induced mouse renal tubular injury. Moreover, tubular-specific PNPT1-knockout mice display Fanconi syndrome-like phenotypes with impaired reabsorption and significant renal tubular injury. Our results reveal that PNPT1 protects renal tubules by blocking the mt-dsRNA-PKR-eIF2α axis.
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Bhattarai U, He X, Xu R, Liu X, Pan L, Sun Y, Chen JX, Chen Y. IL-12α deficiency attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac inflammation, hypertrophy, dysfunction, and heart failure progression. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1105664. [PMID: 36860846 PMCID: PMC9969090 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1105664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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IL-12α plays an important role in modulating inflammatory response, fibroblast proliferation and angiogenesis through modulating macrophage polarization or T cell function, but its effect on cardiorespiratory fitness is not clear. Here, we studied the effect of IL-12α on cardiac inflammation, hypertrophy, dysfunction, and lung remodeling in IL-12α gene knockout (KO) mice in response to chronic systolic pressure overload produced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Our results showed that IL-12α KO significantly ameliorated TAC-induced left ventricular (LV) failure, as evidenced by a smaller decrease of LV ejection fraction. IL-12α KO also exhibited significantly attenuated TAC-induced increase of LV weight, left atrial weight, lung weight, right ventricular weight, and the ratios of them in comparison to body weight or tibial length. In addition, IL-12α KO showed significantly attenuated TAC-induced LV leukocyte infiltration, fibrosis, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, and lung inflammation and remodeling (such as lung fibrosis and vessel muscularization). Moreover, IL-12α KO displayed significantly attenuated TAC-induced activation of CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells in the lung. Furthermore, IL-12α KO showed significantly suppressed accumulation and activation of pulmonary macrophages and dendritic cells. Taken together, these findings indicate that inhibition of IL-12α is effective in attenuating systolic overload-induced cardiac inflammation, heart failure development, promoting transition from LV failure to lung remodeling and right ventricular hypertrophy.
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- Umesh Bhattarai
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
- College of Sports and Health, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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Yang JH, Zhao Z, Niu W, Choi HP, Azadzoi KM. Formation of Double Stranded RNA Provokes Smooth Muscle Contractions and Structural Modifications in Bladder Ischemia. Res Rep Urol 2022; 14:399-414. [PMID: 36415310 PMCID: PMC9676006 DOI: 10.2147/rru.s388464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Purpose Growing evidence suggests that ischemia provokes detrusor overactivity and degenerative responses in the bladder. Underlying mechanisms appear to involve modification of smooth muscle contractile rudiments by hypoxia, redox, cellular stress and cell survival signaling. Downstream pathways of cellular stress and stress response molecules eliciting bladder dysfunction in ischemia remain largely elusive. Our goal was to define the role of double stranded RNA (dsRNA), a stress response molecule provoked by redox, in ischemia mediated bladder dysfunction. Methods A rat model of pelvic ischemia along with a cell culture hypoxia model were used to investigate the expression levels, functional consequences, structural aspects, and regulatory mechanisms of dsRNA in the bladder. Gene and protein expression were examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), dot blot, and Western blotting, respectively. Tissue structure and function were assessed using histological staining and organ bath. Regulatory mechanisms were analyzed in cultured bladder smooth muscle cells. Results The data presented here provide the first evidence of the formation of dsRNA in the overactive bladder. dsRNA is a cellular stress response molecule that sensitizes smooth muscle and regulates inflammatory and degenerative rejoinders. Our data suggest that the production of dsRNA in the bladder is provoked by ischemia. Formation of dsRNA appears to augment bladder smooth muscle contractions and provoke fibrotic and apoptotic responses. Downstream actions of dsRNA in the bladder may involve upregulation of dsRNA-activated protein kinase R (PKR) and caspase-3, the executioner of apoptosis. Conclusion Activation of dsRNA/PKR pathway may play a role in sensitization of bladder smooth muscle cells to contractile stimuli, whereas dsRNA and caspase-3 crosstalk appear to modulate cellular stress and instigate degenerative responses in bladder ischemia. These observations suggest the role of dsRNA in bladder dysfunction and may open new perspectives to overcome overactive smooth muscle contractions and structural damage in the bladder.
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- Jing-Hua Yang
- Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine and Proteomics Laboratory, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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The Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response: A Novel Protective Pathway Targeting Cardiomyocytes. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:6430342. [PMID: 36187338 PMCID: PMC9519344 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6430342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mitochondrial protein homeostasis in cardiomyocyte injury determines not only the normal operation of mitochondrial function but also the fate of mitochondria in cardiomyocytes. Studies of mitochondrial protein homeostasis have become an integral part of cardiovascular disease research. Modulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt), a protective factor for cardiomyocyte mitochondria, may in the future become an important treatment strategy for myocardial protection in cardiovascular disease. However, because of insufficient understanding of the UPRmt and inadequate elucidation of relevant mechanisms, few therapeutic drugs targeting the UPRmt have been developed. The UPRmt maintains a series of chaperone proteins and proteases and is activated when misfolded proteins accumulate in the mitochondria. Mitochondrial injury leads to metabolic dysfunction in cardiomyocytes. This paper reviews the relationship of the UPRmt and mitochondrial quality monitoring with cardiomyocyte protection. This review mainly introduces the regulatory mechanisms of the UPRmt elucidated in recent years and the relationship between the UPRmt and mitophagy, mitochondrial fusion/fission, mitochondrial biosynthesis, and mitochondrial energy metabolism homeostasis in order to generate new ideas for the study of the mitochondrial protein homeostasis mechanisms as well as to provide a reference for the targeted drug treatment of imbalances in mitochondrial protein homeostasis following cardiomyocyte injury.
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Sustained Elevated Circulating Activin A Impairs Global Longitudinal Strain in Pregnant Rats: A Potential Mechanism for Preeclampsia-Related Cardiac Dysfunction. Cells 2022; 11:cells11040742. [PMID: 35203391 PMCID: PMC8870359 DOI: 10.3390/cells11040742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mediators of cardiac injury in preeclampsia are not well understood. Preeclamptic women have decreased cardiac global longitudinal strain (GLS), a sensitive measure of systolic function that indicates fibrosis and tissue injury. GLS is worse in preeclampsia compared to gestational hypertension, despite comparable blood pressure, suggesting that placental factors may be involved. We previously showed that Activin A, a pro-fibrotic factor produced in excess by the placenta in preeclampsia, predicts impaired GLS postpartum. Here, we hypothesized that chronic excess levels of Activin A during pregnancy induces cardiac dysfunction. Rats were assigned to sham or activin A infusion (1.25–6 µg/day) on a gestational day (GD) 14 (n = 6–10/group). All animals underwent blood pressure measurement and comprehensive echocardiography followed by euthanasia and the collection of tissue samples on GD 19. Increased circulating activin A (sham: 0.59 ± 0.05 ng/mL, 6 µg/day: 2.8 ± 0.41 ng/mL, p < 0.01) was associated with impaired GLS (Sham: −22.1 ± 0.8%, 6 µg/day: −14.7 ± 1.14%, p < 0.01). Activin A infusion (6 µg/day) increased beta-myosin heavy chain expression in heart tissue, indicating cardiac injury. In summary, our findings indicate that increasing levels of activin A during pregnancy induces cardiac dysfunction and supports the concept that activin A may serve as a possible mediator of PE-induced cardiac dysfunction.
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Zhang G, Wang X, Li C, Li Q, An YA, Luo X, Deng Y, Gillette TG, Scherer PE, Wang ZV. Integrated Stress Response Couples Mitochondrial Protein Translation With Oxidative Stress Control. Circulation 2021; 144:1500-1515. [PMID: 34583519 PMCID: PMC8563444 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.053125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The integrated stress response (ISR) is an evolutionarily conserved process to cope with intracellular and extracellular disturbances. Myocardial infarction is a leading cause of death worldwide. Coronary artery reperfusion, the most effective means to mitigate cardiac damage of myocardial infarction, causes additional reperfusion injury. This study aimed to investigate the role of the ISR in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). METHODS Cardiac-specific gain- and loss-of-function approaches for the ISR were used in vivo. Myocardial I/R was achieved by ligation of the cardiac left anterior descending artery for 45 minutes followed by reperfusion for different times. Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiography. Cultured H9c2 cells, primary rat cardiomyocytes, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts were used to dissect underlying molecular mechanisms. Tandem mass tag labeling and mass spectrometry was conducted to identify protein targets of the ISR. Pharmacologic means were tested to manipulate the ISR for therapeutic exploration. RESULTS We show that the PERK (PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum resident kinase)/eIF2α (α subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2) axis of the ISR is strongly induced by I/R in cardiomyocytes in vitro and in vivo. We further reveal a physiologic role of PERK/eIF2α signaling by showing that acute activation of PERK in the heart confers robust cardioprotection against reperfusion injury. In contrast, cardiac-specific deletion of PERK aggravates cardiac responses to reperfusion. Mechanistically, the ISR directly targets mitochondrial complexes through translational suppression. We identify NDUFAF2 (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 2), an assembly factor of mitochondrial complex I, as a selective target of PERK. Overexpression of PERK suppresses the protein expression of NDUFAF2 and PERK inhibition causes an increase of NDUFAF2. Silencing of NDUFAF2 significantly rescues cardiac cell survival from PERK knockdown under I/R. We show that activation of PERK/eIF2α signaling reduces mitochondrial complex-derived reactive oxygen species and improves cardiac cell survival in response to I/R. Moreover, pharmacologic stimulation of the ISR protects the heart against reperfusion damage, even after the restoration of occluded coronary artery, highlighting clinical relevance for myocardial infarction treatment. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the ISR improves cell survival and mitigates reperfusion damage by selectively suppressing mitochondrial protein synthesis and reducing oxidative stress in the heart.
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- Guangyu Zhang
- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center (Y.A.A., Y.D., P.E.S.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center (Y.A.A., Y.D., P.E.S.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center (Y.A.A., Y.D., P.E.S.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Cardiology (G.Z., X.W., C.L., Q.L., X.L., T.G.G., Z.V.W.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Mangali S, Bhat A, Dasari D, Sriram D, Dhar A. Inhibition of double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR) abrogates isoproterenol induced myocardial ischemia in vitro in cultured cardiomyocytes and in vivo in wistar rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 906:174223. [PMID: 34081906 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Protein kinase R (PKR) plays a main role in inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose balance. It is activated by various stress signals and is key mediators of diabetes and associated complications. In the present study, we investigated the effect of PKR inhibition on myocardial dysfunction, inflammatory, cell death and interrelated signalling pathways in isoproterenol induced myocardial ischemia in vivo in wistar rats and in vitro in cultured cardiomyocytes. H9C2 rat cardiomyocytes were treated with 10 μM Isoproterenol (ISO). For in vivo studies, rats were divided into 4 groups: control, ischemic group (ISO), preventive group, curative group and each group consist of 8 rats. Myocardial Ischemia (MI) was induced with two subsequent doses of ISO (100 mg/kg, s.c.). The rats were treated with PKR inhibitor, C16 (166.5 μg/kg, i.p.) for 14 days. Heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressures were measured by non-invasive BP apparatus. Cardiac biomarkers were measured by commercial kits. Ischemic Zone, Morphological abnormalities and fibrosis of heart was detected by TTC, haematoxylin & eosin staining, Masson's and Sirius red staining respectively. Protein expression was done by western blotting and immune histochemistry. mRNA expression was done by RT-PCR. MI was characterized by declined myocardial performance along with elevation of cardiac biomarkers and associated with increased expression of PKR, oxidative-nitrosative stress, activated various inflammatory pathways (nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells -NF-κB); Mitogen-activated protein kinases-MAPK; c-Jun N-terminal kinase-JNK), increased expression of inflammatory markers (Tumour necrosis factor alpha-TNF-α), markers of fibrosis (Alpha smooth muscle actin -α-SMA; Transforming growth factor beta-TGF-β), enhanced cell death (Ischemic zone) and increased expression of extracellular regulated-kinases (ERK-1/2) and advanced glycation end products (AGE's). Interestingly, inhibition of PKR attenuated myocardial dysfunction, cardiac fibrosis, oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation, cell death, and inter-related signalling pathways. Our findings report that inhibition of PKR improves the ischemic mediated inflammation, apoptosis, cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in MI induced rats. Hence, inhibition of PKR might be one of intervention therapy for the treatment of myocardial ischemia.
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- Sureshbabu Mangali
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India.
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Zhang Z, Tian S, Wu C, Yan L, Wan J, Zhang J, Liu X, Zhang W. Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis reveals kinase activity profiling associated with heart failure. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:1126-1140. [PMID: 33899242 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome originating from cardiac injury, which leads to considerable morbidity and mortality. Among the dynamic molecular adaptations occurring in heart failure development, aggravation of the disease is often attributed to global or local abnormality of the kinase. Therefore, the overall monitoring of kinase activity is indispensable. In this study, a bioinformatics analysis method was developed to conduct deep mining of transcriptome and phosphoproteome in failing heart tissue. A total of 982 differentially expressed genes and 9781 phosphorylation sites on 3252 proteins were identified. Via upstream regulator relations and kinase-substrate relations, a dendrogram of kinases can be constructed to monitor its abnormality. The results show that, on the dendrogram, the distribution of kinases demonstrated complex kinase activity changes and certain rules that occur during heart failure. Finally, we also identified the hub kinases in heart failure and verified the expression of these kinases by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis. In conclusion, for the first time, we have systematically analyzed the differences in kinases during heart failure and provided an unprecedented breadth of multi-omics data. These results can bring about a sufficient data foundation and novel research perspectives.
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- Zhen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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In Part One of this exploration of the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the author will evaluate the viral and cellular immunological basis for the condition. The virus demonstrates a remarkable capability not just to evade, but to exploit host immune characteristics to perpetuate viral replication. In this regard, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) disables most antiviral mechanisms, including the early interferon response, and avoids detection to permit unimpeded viral multiplication. Consequently, antigen-presenting cells fail to adequately stimulate the T-cell receptor. As a consequence, T-cell p53 remains highly expressed, which in turn disables an adequate effector T-cell response.
Replicating SARS-CoV-2 double-strand RNA robustly activates protein kinase R (PKR)/PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK). While the virus is grossly invulnerable to its antiviral effects, PKR is crucial for effecting the cytokine milieu in COVID-19. PERK is a component of the unfolded protein response, which eventuates in autophagy. SARS virions use double-membrane vesicles and adapt PERK signalling not only to avoid autophagy, but to facilitate replication. Viral activation of PKR/PERK is mutually exclusive to NLRP3 stimulation. The NLRP3 pathway elaborates IL-1β. This is chiefly a feature of paediatric SARS/SARS-CoV-2 cases. The difficulties encountered in predicting outcome and forging effective therapeutics speaks to the breadth of complexity of the immunopathogenesis of this virus.
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- Thomas Walsh
- Rheumatology Department, Harrogate and District Hospital, Harrogate, UK
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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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Translation Regulation by eIF2α Phosphorylation and mTORC1 Signaling Pathways in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155301. [PMID: 32722591 PMCID: PMC7432514 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are medical conditions that, by definition, are non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. Much of current NCDs are generally due to genetic, behavioral, and metabolic risk factors that often include excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, and untreated elevated blood pressure, and share many common signal transduction pathways. Alterations in cell and physiological signaling and transcriptional control pathways have been well studied in several human NCDs, but these same pathways also regulate expression and function of the protein synthetic machinery and mRNA translation which have been less well investigated. Alterations in expression of specific translation factors, and disruption of canonical mRNA translational regulation, both contribute to the pathology of many NCDs. The two most common pathological alterations that contribute to NCDs discussed in this review will be the regulation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) by the integrated stress response (ISR) and the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathways. Both pathways integrally connect mRNA translation activity to external and internal physiological stimuli. Here, we review the role of ISR control of eIF2 activity and mTORC1 control of cap-mediated mRNA translation in some common NCDs, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cardiac diseases. Our goal is to provide insights that further the understanding as to the important role of translational regulation in the pathogenesis of these diseases.
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Mangali S, Bhat A, Jadhav K, Kalra J, Sriram D, Vamsi Krishna Venuganti V, Dhar A. Upregulation of PKR pathway mediates glucolipotoxicity induced diabetic cardiomyopathy in vivo in wistar rats and in vitro in cultured cardiomyocytes. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 177:113948. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.113948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zacchigna S, Paldino A, Falcão-Pires I, Daskalopoulos EP, Dal Ferro M, Vodret S, Lesizza P, Cannatà A, Miranda-Silva D, Lourenço AP, Pinamonti B, Sinagra G, Weinberger F, Eschenhagen T, Carrier L, Kehat I, Tocchetti CG, Russo M, Ghigo A, Cimino J, Hirsch E, Dawson D, Ciccarelli M, Oliveti M, Linke WA, Cuijpers I, Heymans S, Hamdani N, de Boer M, Duncker DJ, Kuster D, van der Velden J, Beauloye C, Bertrand L, Mayr M, Giacca M, Leuschner F, Backs J, Thum T. Towards standardization of echocardiography for the evaluation of left ventricular function in adult rodents: a position paper of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 117:43-59. [PMID: 32365197 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Echocardiography is a reliable and reproducible method to assess non-invasively cardiac function in clinical and experimental research. Significant progress in the development of echocardiographic equipment and transducers has led to the successful translation of this methodology from humans to rodents, allowing for the scoring of disease severity and progression, testing of new drugs, and monitoring cardiac function in genetically modified or pharmacologically treated animals. However, as yet, there is no standardization in the procedure to acquire echocardiographic measurements in small animals. This position paper focuses on the appropriate acquisition and analysis of echocardiographic parameters in adult mice and rats, and provides reference values, representative images, and videos for the accurate and reproducible quantification of left ventricular function in healthy and pathological conditions.
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- Serena Zacchigna
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy.,International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium, Brussels
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Biophysics and System Biology, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.,Interdepartmental Center of Clinical and Translational Research (CIRCET), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.,Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Physiology 2, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Center of Molecular and Vascular Biology (CMVB), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Center of Molecular and Vascular Biology (CMVB), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Division Cardiology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium, Brussels.,Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium, Brussels
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- King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Department, Centre for Translational Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste (TS), Italy.,International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.,King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, London, UK
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Angiology & Pulmology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Angiology & Pulmology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,REBIRTH Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Ghosh A, Shcherbik N. Effects of Oxidative Stress on Protein Translation: Implications for Cardiovascular Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2661. [PMID: 32290431 PMCID: PMC7215667 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of disorders that affect the heart and blood vessels. Due to their multifactorial nature and wide variation, CVDs are the leading cause of death worldwide. Understanding the molecular alterations leading to the development of heart and vessel pathologies is crucial for successfully treating and preventing CVDs. One of the causative factors of CVD etiology and progression is acute oxidative stress, a toxic condition characterized by elevated intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Left unabated, ROS can damage virtually any cellular component and affect essential biological processes, including protein synthesis. Defective or insufficient protein translation results in production of faulty protein products and disturbances of protein homeostasis, thus promoting pathologies. The relationships between translational dysregulation, ROS, and cardiovascular disorders will be examined in this review.
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- Arnab Ghosh
- Department for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 signaling contributes to osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells. J Mol Histol 2020; 51:125-135. [PMID: 32124153 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-020-09863-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) is a type I transmembrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The PERK-eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α)-activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) pathway has been proved to be involved in osteoblast differentiation, but the involvement of the PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 signaling pathway in osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) has remained unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the role of PERK in osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs and to assess whether PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 contributes to the process of osteogenic differentiation in hPDLSCs. In our study, we constructed PERK-overexpressed and PERK-silenced hPDLSCs by lentiviral transduction. Furthermore, lentivirus-transfected cells were induced to differentiate into osteoblast cells for different days. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and Alizarin Red staining were used to evaluate the mineralization capacity, and the expression levels of related genes-ATF4, ALP, bone sialoprotein, runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and osteocalcin were measured to evaluate the osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs. The results showed that over-expression of PERK greatly increased ALP activity and the expression levels of related osteogenic genes, which displayed the strongest osteogenesis capacity. However, suppression of PERK caused decreased ALP activity and the weakest osteogenesis capacity, and the levels of ATF4 and p-eIF2α in PERK-silenced hPDLSCs were also decreased. Our results indicated that the PERK gene plays an important role in the differentiation of hPDLSCs to osteoblast-like cells. The PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 signaling pathway contributes to osteoblast differentiation of hPDLSCs.
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Simpson LJ, Reader JS, Tzima E. Mechanical Regulation of Protein Translation in the Cardiovascular System. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:34. [PMID: 32083081 PMCID: PMC7006472 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The cardiovascular system can sense and adapt to changes in mechanical stimuli by remodeling the physical properties of the heart and blood vessels in order to maintain homeostasis. Imbalances in mechanical forces and/or impaired sensing are now not only implicated but are, in some cases, considered to be drivers for the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. There is now growing evidence to highlight the role of mechanical forces in the regulation of protein translation pathways. The canonical mechanism of protein synthesis typically involves transcription and translation. Protein translation occurs globally throughout the cell to maintain general function but localized protein synthesis allows for precise spatiotemporal control of protein translation. This Review will cover studies on the role of biomechanical stress -induced translational control in the heart (often in the context of physiological and pathological hypertrophy). We will also discuss the much less studied effects of mechanical forces in regulating protein translation in the vasculature. Understanding how the mechanical environment influences protein translational mechanisms in the cardiovascular system, will help to inform disease pathogenesis and potential areas of therapeutic intervention.
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- Lisa J Simpson
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Guo Q, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Jin J, Pang S, Wu X, Zhang W, Bi X, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Jiang F. Genome-wide translational reprogramming of genes important for myocyte functions in overload-induced heart failure. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1866:165649. [PMID: 31870714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.165649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Genome-wide changes in gene translational efficiency during the development of heart failure are poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that aberrant changes in translational efficiency of cardiac genes are associated with the development of myocyte decompensation in response to persistent stress stimuli. We demonstrated that chronic pressure overload in mice resulted in a genome-wide reprogramming of translational efficiency, with >50% of the translatome exhibiting decreased translational efficiencies during the transition from myocardial compensation to decompensation. Importantly, these translationally repressed genes included those involved in angiogenesis and energy metabolism. Moreover, we showed that the stress-induced translational reprogramming was accompanied by persistent activation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α)-mediated stress response pathway. Counteracting the endogenous eIF2α functions by cardiac-specific overexpression of an eIF2α-S51A mutant ameliorated the development of myocyte decompensation, with concomitant improvements in translation of cardiac functional genes and increases in angiogenic responses. These data suggest that the mismatch between transcription and translation of the cardiac genes with essential functions may represent a novel molecular mechanism underlying the development of myocyte decompensation in response to chronic stress stimuli, and the eIF2α pathway may be a viable therapeutic target for recovering the optimal translation of the repressed cardiac genes.
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- Qianqian Guo
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China; Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
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Zeng Y, Qin Q, Li K, Li H, Song C, Li Y, Dai M, Lin F, Mao Z, Li Q, Long Y, Fan Y, Pan P. PKR suppress NLRP3-pyroptosis pathway in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury model of mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 519:8-14. [PMID: 31474337 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
To explore the effect of double-stranded RNA-dependent kinase (PKR) in acute lung injury (ALI) and resultant acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A mouse model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI was used to evaluate the levels of phosphorylated (p)-PKR and NLRP3 in lung tissue, and the protective effects of a PKR inhibitor on lung injury. And in vitro, macrophages were incubated with LPS, with or without PKR inhibitor pre-treatment. It was observed that the levels of p-PKR protein and NLRP3 protein were significantly increased compared with those in control tissues after LPS administration. Meanwhile, treatment with PKR inhibitor decreased inflammation, injury score, wet/dry weight ratio, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein levels, neutrophil count in BALF, myeloperoxidase activity and expression of high-mobility group box1(HMGB1) and interleukin(IL)-1β in the lungs of LPS-challenged mice. In vitro, we demonstrated that the levels of p-PKR and NLRP3, and cell mortality rate were increased in macrophages which were incubated with LPS compared with those without LPS administration, and PKR inhibitor significantly suppressed the level of NLRP3, caspase-1, HMGB1 and IL-1β. These results indicate that PKR plays a key role in ALI through NLRP3-pyrotosis pathway and pharmacological inhibition of PKR may have potential therapeutic effects in the treatment of patients with ALI and ARDS.
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- Yanjun Zeng
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China.
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Liu X, Yang L, Kwak D, Hou L, Shang R, Meyer C, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Xu X, Weir EK, Chen Y. Profound Increase of Lung Airway Resistance in Heart Failure: a Potential Important Contributor for Dyspnea. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2019; 12:271-279. [PMID: 30680546 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-019-9864-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Dyspnea is a major symptom of heart failure (HF). Here, we have studied the lung remodeling and airway resistance in HF mice. We demonstrated that aortic banding-induced HF caused a dramatic decrease of lung compliance and an increase of lung airway resistance. The decrease of lung compliance was correlated with the increased lung weight in a linear fashion (γ2 = 0.824). An HF-induced increase of lung airway resistance and a decrease of lung compliance were almost identical in anesthetized mice and in the isolated lungs from these mice. HF caused profound lung fibrosis in mice with increased lung weight. Moreover, HF patients of NYHA class III-IV showed increased lung density as revealed by high-resolution CT scanning. These data indicate that lung compliance and lung airway resistance may be useful in determining lung remodeling after HF, and lung structure changes may contribute to dyspnea in HF.
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- Xiaohong Liu
- Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Exercise Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. .,Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Gal-Ben-Ari S, Barrera I, Ehrlich M, Rosenblum K. PKR: A Kinase to Remember. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 11:480. [PMID: 30686999 PMCID: PMC6333748 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aging is a major risk factor for many diseases including metabolic syndrome, cancer, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. Identifying mechanistic common denominators underlying the impact of aging is essential for our fundamental understanding of age-related diseases and the possibility to propose new ways to fight them. One can define aging biochemically as prolonged metabolic stress, the innate cellular and molecular programs responding to it, and the new stable or unstable state of equilibrium between the two. A candidate to play a role in the process is protein kinase R (PKR), first identified as a cellular protector against viral infection and today known as a major regulator of central cellular processes including mRNA translation, transcriptional control, regulation of apoptosis, and cell proliferation. Prolonged imbalance in PKR activation is both affected by biochemical and metabolic parameters and affects them in turn to create a feedforward loop. Here, we portray the central role of PKR in transferring metabolic information and regulating cellular function with a focus on cancer, inflammation, and brain function. Later, we integrate information from open data sources and discuss current knowledge and gaps in the literature about the signaling cascades upstream and downstream of PKR in different cell types and function. Finally, we summarize current major points and biological means to manipulate PKR expression and/or activation and propose PKR as a therapeutic target to shift age/metabolic-dependent undesired steady states.
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- Shunit Gal-Ben-Ari
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Learning and Memory, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Learning and Memory, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Laboratory of Intracellular Trafficking and Signaling, School of Molecular Cell Biology & Biotechnology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Learning and Memory, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.,Center for Gene Manipulation in the Brain, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Hammarsten O, Mair J, Möckel M, Lindahl B, Jaffe AS. Possible mechanisms behind cardiac troponin elevations. Biomarkers 2018; 23:725-734. [DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2018.1490969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Ola Hammarsten
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine III – Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Emergency Medicine and Department of Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Medical School, Rochester, MN, USA
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Udumula MP, Bhat A, Mangali S, Kalra J, Dhar I, Sriram D, Dhar A. Pharmacological evaluation of novel PKR inhibitor indirubin-3-hydrazone in-vitro in cardiac myocytes and in-vivo in wistar rats. Life Sci 2018; 209:85-96. [PMID: 30076923 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Double stranded protein kinase R cellular response is associated with various stress signals such as nutrients, endoplasmic stress, cytokines and mechanical stress. Increased PKR activity has been observed under diabetic and cardiovascular disease conditions. Most of the currently available PKR inhibitors are non-specific and have other effects as well. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the effect of novel PKR inhibitor indirubin-3-hydrazone (IHZ) in cultured rat H9C2 cardiomyocytes and wistar rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS PKR expression was determined by Q-PCR, immunofluorescence and immunoblotting. The expression of different gene markers for apoptosis was measured by RT-PCR. Apoptosis and oxidative stress were determined by flow cytometry. KEY FINDINGS High glucose (HG) treated H9C2 cardiomyocytes and high fructose (HF) treated wistar rats developed a significant increase in PKR expression. A significant increase in apoptosis and generation of reactive oxygen species was also observed in HG treated H9C2 cells and HF treated rats. Reduced vacuole formation and prominent nuclei were also observed in high glucose treated cells. Cardiac hypertrophy and increased fibrosis were observed in HF treated rats. All these effects of HG and HF were attenuated by novel PKR inhibitor, indirubin-3-hydrazone. SIGNIFICANCE Our results indicate IHZ as an effective inhibitor of PKR in vitro and in-vivo, thus it may prove very useful in blocking the multiple harmful effects of PKR.
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- Mary Priyanka Udumula
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India..
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The integrated stress response system in cardiovascular disease. Drug Discov Today 2018; 23:920-929. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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2-aminopurine suppresses the TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Cell Death Discov 2018. [PMID: 29531814 PMCID: PMC5841362 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-017-0016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a multifunctional cell process involved in the pathogenesis of numerous conditions, including fibrosis and cancer. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal disease characterized by fibroblast accumulation and collagen deposition in the lungs. The fibroblasts involved in this process partially originate from lung epithelial cells via the EMT. Evidence suggests that the EMT contributes to progression, invasion, and metastasis of various types of cancer. We screened a series of 80 compounds for the ability to interfere with the EMT and potentially be applied as a therapeutic for IPF and/or lung cancer. We identified 2-aminopurine (2-AP), a fluorescent analog of guanosine and adenosine, as a candidate in this screen. Herein, we demonstrate that 2-AP can restore E-cadherin expression and inhibit fibronectin and vimentin expression in TGF-β1-treated A549 lung cancer cells. Moreover, 2-AP can inhibit TGF-β1-induced metastasis of A549 cells. This compound significantly attenuated bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary inflammation, the EMT, and fibrosis. In addition, 2-AP treatment significantly decreased mortality in a mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis. Collectively, we determined that 2-AP could inhibit metastasis in vitro by suppressing the TGF-β1-induced EMT and could attenuate BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis in vivo. Results of this study suggest that 2-AP may have utility as a treatment for lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Differential regulation of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) isoforms in human heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Basic Res Cardiol 2017; 112:43. [PMID: 28597249 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-017-0635-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is a key regulator of important cardiac signaling pathways. Dysregulation of PP1 has been heavily implicated in cardiac dysfunctions. Accordingly, pharmacological targeting of PP1 activity is considered for therapeutic intervention in human cardiomyopathies. Recent evidence from animal models implicated previously unrecognized, isoform-specific activities of PP1 in the healthy and diseased heart. Therefore, this study examined the expression of the distinct PP1 isoforms PP1α, β, and γ in human heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) and addressed the consequences of β-adrenoceptor blocker (beta-blocker) therapy for HF patients with reduced ejection fraction on PP1 isoform expression. Using western blot analysis, we found greater abundance of PP1 isoforms α and γ but unaltered PP1β levels in left ventricular myocardial tissues from HF patients as compared to non-failing controls. However, expression of all three PP1 isoforms was higher in atrial appendages from patients with AF compared to patients with sinus rhythm. Moreover, we found that in human failing ventricles, beta-blocker therapy was associated with lower PP1α abundance and activity, as indicated by higher phosphorylation of the PP1α-specific substrate eIF2α. Greater eIF2α phosphorylation is a known repressor of protein translation, and accordingly, we found lower levels of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress marker Grp78 in the very same samples. We propose that isoform-specific targeting of PP1α activity may be a novel and innovative therapeutic strategy for the treatment of human cardiac diseases by reducing ER stress conditions.
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Wang H, Kwak D, Fassett J, Liu X, Yao W, Weng X, Xu X, Xu Y, Bache RJ, Mueller DL, Chen Y. Role of bone marrow-derived CD11c + dendritic cells in systolic overload-induced left ventricular inflammation, fibrosis and hypertrophy. Basic Res Cardiol 2017; 112:25. [PMID: 28349258 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-017-0615-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Inflammatory responses play an important role in the development of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and dysfunction. Recent studies demonstrated that increased T-cell infiltration and T-cell activation contribute to LV hypertrophy and dysfunction. Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that orchestrate immune responses, especially by modulating T-cell function. In this study, we investigated the role of bone marrow-derived CD11c+ DCs in transverse aortic constriction (TAC)-induced LV fibrosis and hypertrophy in mice. We observed that TAC increased the number of CD11c+ cells and the percentage of CD11c+ MHCII+ (major histocompatibility complex class II molecule positive) DCs in the LV, spleen and peripheral blood in mice. Using bone marrow chimeras and an inducible CD11c+ DC ablation model, we found that depletion of bone marrow-derived CD11c+ DCs significantly attenuated LV fibrosis and hypertrophy in mice exposed to 24 weeks of moderate TAC. CD11c+ DC ablation significantly reduced TAC-induced myocardial inflammation as indicated by reduced myocardial CD45+ cells, CD11b+ cells, CD8+ T cells and activated effector CD8+CD44+ T cells in LV tissues. Moreover, pulsing of autologous DCs with LV homogenates from TAC mice promoted T-cell proliferation. These data indicate that bone marrow-derived CD11c+ DCs play a maladaptive role in hemodynamic overload-induced cardiac inflammation, hypertrophy and fibrosis through the presentation of cardiac self-antigens to T cells.
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- Huan Wang
- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. .,Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building (CCRB), 2231 6th Street SE, 4-135, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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Kalra J, Dhar A. Double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase signalling and paradigms of cardiometabolic syndrome. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2017; 31:265-279. [DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Jaspreet Kalra
- Department of Pharmacy; Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus; Jawahar Nagar Shameerpet, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 500078 India
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- Department of Pharmacy; Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus; Jawahar Nagar Shameerpet, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 500078 India
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Dhar A. The Role of PKR as a Potential Target for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases. Curr Cardiol Rev 2017; 13:28-31. [PMID: 27225893 PMCID: PMC5324325 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x12666160526122600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally with limited treatment options. Despite improved pharmacological therapy, scientific understandings on the root mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases are still not fully understood. It is well known that inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and controlling this inflammatory pathway may inhibit the progression of this chronic disease. Protein Kinase R (PKR), a serine threonine kinase is activated during various pathological conditions. Activation of PKR can induce apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress. Since PKR has multidimensional roles, thus PKR is an attractive target for treating cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. The goal of this review is to discuss potential role of PKR in cardiovascular diseases, pathways activated by it and association between pathways activated.
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- Arti Dhar
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078, India
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Wang Y, Men M, Xie B, Shan J, Wang C, Liu J, Zheng H, Yang W, Xue S, Guo C. Inhibition of PKR protects against H 2O 2-induced injury on neonatal cardiac myocytes by attenuating apoptosis and inflammation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38753. [PMID: 27929137 PMCID: PMC5144063 DOI: 10.1038/srep38753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygenation species (ROS) generated from reperfusion results in cardiac injury through apoptosis and inflammation, while PKR has the ability to promote apoptosis and inflammation. The aim of the study was to investigate whether PKR is involved in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced neonatal cardiac myocytes (NCM) injury. In our study, NCM, when exposed to H2O2, resulted in persistent activation of PKR due to NCM endogenous RNA. Inhibition of PKR by 2-aminopurine (2-AP) or siRNA protected against H2O2 induced apoptosis and injury. To elucidate the mechanism, we revealed that inhibition of PKR alleviated H2O2 induced apoptosis companied by decreased caspase3/7 activity, BAX and caspase-3 expression. We also revealed that inhibition of PKR suppressed H2O2 induced NFκB pathway and NLRP3 activation. Finally, we found ADAR1 mRNA and protein expression were both induced after H2O2 treatment through STAT-2 dependent pathway. By gain and loss of ADAR1 expression, we confirmed ADAR1 modulated PKR activity. Therefore, we concluded inhibition of PKR protected against H2O2-induced injury by attenuating apoptosis and inflammation. A self-preservation mechanism existed in NCM that ADAR1 expression is induced by H2O2 to limit PKR activation simultaneously. These findings identify a novel role for PKR/ADAR1 in myocardial reperfusion injury.
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- Yongyi Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of endocrinology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, School of Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wang H, Kwak D, Fassett J, Hou L, Xu X, Burbach BJ, Thenappan T, Xu Y, Ge JB, Shimizu Y, Bache RJ, Chen Y. CD28/B7 Deficiency Attenuates Systolic Overload-Induced Congestive Heart Failure, Myocardial and Pulmonary Inflammation, and Activated T Cell Accumulation in the Heart and Lungs. Hypertension 2016; 68:688-96. [PMID: 27432861 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.07579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The inflammatory response regulates congestive heart failure (CHF) development. T cell activation plays an important role in tissue inflammation. We postulate that CD28 or B7 deficiency inhibits T cell activation and attenuates CHF development by reducing systemic, cardiac, and pulmonary inflammation. We demonstrated that chronic pressure overload-induced end-stage CHF in mice is characterized by profound accumulation of activated effector T cells (CD3(+)CD44(high) cells) in the lungs and a mild but significant increase of these cells in the heart. In knockout mice lacking either CD28 or B7, there was a dramatic reduction in the accumulation of activated effector T cells in both hearts and lungs of mice under control conditions and after transverse aortic constriction. CD28 or B7 knockout significantly attenuated transverse aortic constriction-induced CHF development, as indicated by less increase of heart and lung weight and less reduction of left ventricle contractility. CD28 or B7 knockout also significantly reduced transverse aortic constriction-induced CD45(+) leukocyte, T cell, and macrophage infiltration in hearts and lungs, lowered proinflammatory cytokine expression (such as tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β) in lungs. Furthermore, CD28/B7 blockade by CTLA4-Ig treatment (250 μg/mouse every 3 days) attenuated transverse aortic constriction-induced T cell activation, left ventricle hypertrophy, and left ventricle dysfunction. Our data indicate that CD28/B7 deficiency inhibits activated effector T cell accumulation, reduces myocardial and pulmonary inflammation, and attenuates the development of CHF. Our findings suggest that strategies targeting T cell activation may be useful in treating CHF.
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- Huan Wang
- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute (H.W., D.K., X.X., T.T., R.J.B., Y.C.) and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, Department of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center (B.J.B., Y.S.), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (J.F.); and Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.).
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Wang H, Hou L, Kwak D, Fassett J, Xu X, Chen A, Chen W, Blazar BR, Xu Y, Hall JL, Ge JB, Bache RJ, Chen Y. Increasing Regulatory T Cells With Interleukin-2 and Interleukin-2 Antibody Complexes Attenuates Lung Inflammation and Heart Failure Progression. Hypertension 2016; 68:114-22. [PMID: 27160197 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.07084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with an increase of leukocyte infiltration, proinflammatory cytokines, and fibrosis in the heart and lung. Regulatory T cells (Tregs, CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+)) suppress inflammatory responses in various clinical conditions. We postulated that expansion of Tregs attenuates CHF progression by reducing cardiac and lung inflammation. We investigated the effects of interleukin-2 (IL-2) plus IL-2 monoclonal antibody clone JES6-1 complexes (IL2/JES6-1) on induction of Tregs, transverse aortic constriction-induced cardiac and lung inflammation, and CHF progression in mice. We demonstrated that end-stage CHF caused a massive increase of lung macrophages and T cells, as well as relatively mild left ventricular (LV) leukocyte infiltration. Administration of IL2/JES6-1 caused an ≈6-fold increase of Tregs within CD4(+) T cells in the spleen, lung, and heart of mice. IL2/JES6-1 treatment of mice with existing transverse aortic constriction-induced LV failure markedly reduced lung and right ventricular weight and improved LV ejection fraction and LV end-diastolic pressure. Mechanistically, IL2/JES6-1 treatment significantly increased Tregs; suppressed CD4(+) T-cell accumulation; dramatically attenuated leukocyte infiltration, including decreasing CD45(+) cells, macrophages, CD8(+) T cells, and effector memory CD8(+); and reduced proinflammatory cytokine expressions and fibrosis in the lung of mice. Furthermore, IL2/JES6-1 administered before transverse aortic constriction attenuated the development of LV hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice. Our data indicate that increasing Tregs through administration of IL2/JES6-1 effectively attenuates pulmonary inflammation, right ventricular hypertrophy, and further LV dysfunction in mice with existing LV failure, suggesting that strategies to properly expand Tregs may be useful in reducing CHF progression.
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- Huan Wang
- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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- From the Cardiovascular Division and Lillehei Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (H.W., D.K., J.F., X.X., A.C., J.L.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (L.H., Y.X., J.-b.G.); and Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (W.C., B.R.B.)
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Udumula MP, Medapi B, Dhar I, Bhat A, Desai K, Sriram D, Dhar A. The Small Molecule Indirubin-3'-Oxime Inhibits Protein Kinase R: Antiapoptotic and Antioxidant Effect in Rat Cardiac Myocytes. Pharmacology 2015; 97:25-30. [PMID: 26571010 DOI: 10.1159/000441727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Double-stranded, RNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) is a serine/threonine protein kinase activated by various stress signals. It plays an important role in inflammation, insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Increased PKR activity has been observed in obese humans as well as in obese diabetic mice. Indirubin-3'-oxime (I3O) is an effective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases and glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta. However, the effects of I3O on PKR activity/expression in cultured rat cardiomyocytes have not been reported. We investigated whether I3O attenuates the effects of high glucose on PKR, oxidative stress and apoptotic gene markers. Quantitative PCR and western blotting were used to measure protein and mRNA, respectively. High glucose treatment caused significant increase in the PKR protein/mRNA expression, which was attenuated by co-treatment with I3O. High glucose-treated, cultured cardiomyocytes developed a significant increase in mRNA expression for c-Jun-N-terminal kinase, caspase-3 and NF-ĸB, which were all attenuated by pretreatment with I3O. There was also a significant increase in reactive oxygen species generation in high glucose-treated, cultured cardiomyocytes, which was attenuated by pretreatment with I3O. In conclusion, I3O may have a preventive role against the deleterious effects of high glucose in the heart.
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- Mary Priyanka Udumula
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Bettaieb A, Jiang JX, Sasaki Y, Chao TI, Kiss Z, Chen X, Tian J, Katsuyama M, Yabe-Nishimura C, Xi Y, Szyndralewiez C, Schröder K, Shah A, Brandes RP, Haj FG, Török NJ. Hepatocyte Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Reduced Oxidase 4 Regulates Stress Signaling, Fibrosis, and Insulin Sensitivity During Development of Steatohepatitis in Mice. Gastroenterology 2015; 149:468-80.e10. [PMID: 25888330 PMCID: PMC4516583 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Reactive oxidative species (ROS) are believed to be involved in the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, little is known about the sources of ROS in hepatocytes or their role in disease progression. We studied the effects of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced oxidase 4 (NOX4) in liver tissues from patients with NASH and mice with steatohepatitis. METHODS Liver biopsy samples were obtained from 5 patients with NASH, as well as 4 patients with simple steatosis and 5 patients without steatosis (controls) from the University of California, Davis Cancer Center Biorepository. Mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of NOX4 (NOX4(hepKO)) and NOX4(floxp+/+) C57BL/6 mice (controls) were given fast-food diets (supplemented with high-fructose corn syrup) or choline-deficient l-amino acid defined diets to induce steatohepatitis, or control diets, for 20 weeks. A separate group of mice were given the NOX4 inhibitor (GKT137831). Liver tissues were collected and immunoblot analyses were performed determine levels of NOX4, markers of inflammation and fibrosis, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase, and phospho-eIF-2α kinase-mediated stress signaling pathways. We performed hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies and immunoprecipitation analyses to determine the oxidation and phosphatase activity of PP1C. RESULTS Levels of NOX4 were increased in patients with NASH compared with controls. Hepatocyte-specific deletion of NOX4 reduced oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and liver fibrosis in mice with diet-induced steatohepatitis. A small molecule inhibitor of NOX4 reduced liver inflammation and fibrosis and increased insulin sensitivity in mice with diet-induced steatohepatitis. In primary hepatocytes, NOX4 reduced the activity of the phosphatase PP1C, prolonging activation of double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-mediated stress signaling. Mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of NOX4 and mice given GKT137831 had increased insulin sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS NOX4 regulates oxidative stress in the liver and its levels are increased in patients with NASH and mice with diet-induced steatohepatitis. Inhibitors of NOX4 reduce liver inflammation and fibrosis and increase insulin sensitivity, and might be developed for treatment of NASH.
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Nutrition, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London,
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- Department of Nutrition, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Davis,
Sacramento, CA
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Zhang XJ, Zhang P, Li H. Interferon regulatory factor signalings in cardiometabolic diseases. Hypertension 2015; 66:222-47. [PMID: 26077571 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.04898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Xiao-Jing Zhang
- From the Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, PR China (X.-J.Z.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, PR China (X.-J.Z.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.) and Cardiovascular Research Institute (X.-J.Z., P.Z., H.L.), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, PR China (X.-J.Z.).
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Increased cardiac remodeling in cardiac-specific Flt-1 receptor knockout mice with pressure overload. Cell Tissue Res 2015; 362:389-98. [PMID: 26017635 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2209-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibition has previously been shown to have damaging effects on the heart. Because the role of Flt-1 (a phosphotyrosine kinase receptor for VEGF) in cardiac function and hypertrophy is unclear, we generated mice lacking Flt-1 only in their cardiomyocytes (Flt-1 KO). The hearts from 8- to 10-week-old mice were measured by using echocardiography and histology. No significant differences were seen in fraction shortening, cross-sectional area of cardiomyocytes, and interstitial collagen fraction between littermate controls and KO mice at baseline. To test the hypothesis that Flt-1 is involved in cardiac remodeling, we performed transverse aorta constriction (TAC) by ligating the transverse ascending aorta. Four weeks after TAC, echocardiography of the mice was performed, and the hearts were excised for pathological analysis and Western blotting. No difference in mortality was found between Flt-1 KO mice and controls; however, KO mice showed a greater cardiomyocyte cross-sectional area and interstitial collagen fraction than controls. Western blotting indicated that AKT was activated less in Flt-1 KO hearts after TAC compared with that in control hearts. Thus, Flt-1 deletion in cardiomyocytes increased hypertrophy, fibrosis, and regression of AKT phosphorylation. Our study suggests that Flt-1 plays a critical role in cardiac hypertrophy induced by pressure overload via the activation of AKT, which seems to be cardioprotective.
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Bao MW, Zhang XJ, Li L, Cai Z, Liu X, Wan N, Hu G, Wan F, Zhang R, Zhu X, Xia H, Li H. Cardioprotective role of growth/differentiation factor 1 in post-infarction left ventricular remodelling and dysfunction. J Pathol 2015; 236:360-72. [PMID: 25726944 DOI: 10.1002/path.4523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Growth/differentiation factor 1 (GDF1) is a secreted glycoprotein of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily that mediates cell differentiation events during embryonic development. GDF1 is expressed in several tissues, including the heart. However, the functional role of GDF1 in myocardial infarction (MI)-induced cardiac remodelling and dysfunction is not known. Here, we performed gain-of-function and loss-of-function studies using cardiac-specific GDF1 transgenic (TG) and knockout (KO) mice to determine the role of GDF1 in the pathogenesis of functional and architectural cardiac remodelling after MI, which was induced by surgical left anterior descending coronary artery ligation. Our results demonstrate that overexpression of GDF1 in the heart causes a significant decrease in MI-derived mortality post-MI and leads to attenuated infarct size expansion, left ventricular (LV) dilatation, and cardiac dysfunction at 1 week and 4 weeks after MI injury. Compared with control animals, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, inflammation, hypertrophy, and interstitial fibrosis were all remarkably reduced in the GDF1-TG mice following MI. In contrast, GDF1 deficiency greatly exacerbated the pathological cardiac remodelling response after infarction. Further analysis of the in vitro and in vivo signalling events indicated that the beneficial role of GDF1 in MI-induced cardiac dysfunction and LV remodelling was associated with the inhibition of non-canonical (MEK-ERK1/2) and canonical (Smad) signalling cascades. Overall, our data reveal that GDF1 in the heart is a novel mediator that protects against the development of post-infarction cardiac remodelling via negative regulation of the MEK-ERK1/2 and Smad signalling pathways. Thus, GDF1 may serve as a valuable therapeutic target for the treatment of MI.
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- Ming-Wei Bao
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Artillery General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Qinghe Clinic, Beijing, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Hermans H, Swinnen M, Pokreisz P, Caluwé E, Dymarkowski S, Herregods MC, Janssens S, Herijgers P. Murine pressure overload models: a 30-MHz look brings a whole new “sound” into data interpretation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 117:563-71. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00363.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transverse aortic constriction (TAC) and angiotensin II (ANG II) subcutaneous osmotic pump infusion are frequently used murine models of pressure overload hypertrophy. The aim of this paper is to investigate time- and stressor-dependent functional and structural changes using echocardiographic B-mode, M-mode, and Doppler characterization. Ten-week-old male C57BL6/J wild-type mice received 4-wk ANG II (1.5 mg·kg−1·day−1, n = 19) or saline ( n = 10) infusion followed by echocardiography (Vevo2100, Visual Sonics), or underwent TAC ( n = 63) or a sham operation ( n = 30). In the TAC protocol, echocardiography was performed after 2 wk ( n = 22 TAC, n = 10 sham), after 4 wk ( n = 20 TAC, n = 10 sham), and after 10 wk ( n = 21 TAC, n = 10 sham). ANG II infusion was associated with a mixed pressure and volume overload, with a variable contribution of volume overload caused by aortic valve insufficiency (grade 0.5–3.5/4). The degree of aortic valve insufficiency correlated with the degree of left ventricular dilation ( r2 = 0.671, P < 0.001). After TAC, all hypertrophic remodeling patterns known in human disease were observed: 1) low-flow, low-gradient with preserved ejection fraction (EF); 2) concentric hypertrophy with normal EF and flow; 3) concentric hypertrophy with moderately decreased EF and/or flow; 4) eccentric hypertrophy with normal EF and flow; 5) eccentric hypertrophy with moderately decreased EF and/or flow; and 6) eccentric hypertrophy with severely depressed EF. Eccentric remodeling was time dependent, with 5% of mice developing this phenotype at 2 wk, 39% at 4 wk, and 59% at 10 wk. Comprehensive echocardiographic analysis allows identification of homogeneous subgroups of mice subjected to hypertrophic stress, reducing variability in experimental results and facilitating clinical translation.
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- Hadewich Hermans
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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Liu X, Kwak D, Lu Z, Xu X, Fassett J, Wang H, Wei Y, Cavener DR, Hu X, Hall J, Bache RJ, Chen Y. Endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) protects against pressure overload-induced heart failure and lung remodeling. Hypertension 2014; 64:738-44. [PMID: 24958502 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.03811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Studies have reported that development of congestive heart failure is associated with increased endoplasmic reticulum stress. Double stranded RNA-activated protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) is a major transducer of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and directly phosphorylates eukaryotic initiation factor 2α, resulting in translational attenuation. However, the physiological effect of PERK on congestive heart failure development is unknown. To study the effect of PERK on ventricular structure and function, we generated inducible cardiac-specific PERK knockout mice. Under unstressed conditions, cardiac PERK knockout had no effect on left ventricular mass, or its ratio to body weight, cardiomyocyte size, fibrosis, or left ventricular function. However, in response to chronic transverse aortic constriction, PERK knockout mice exhibited decreased ejection fraction, increased left ventricular fibrosis, enhanced cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and exacerbated lung remodeling in comparison with wild-type mice. PERK knockout also dramatically attenuated cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase expression in response to aortic constriction. Our findings suggest that PERK is required to protect the heart from pressure overload-induced congestive heart failure.
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- Xiaoyu Liu
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
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- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
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- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
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- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
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- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Huan Wang
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Yidong Wei
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Douglas R Cavener
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Xinli Hu
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Jennifer Hall
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Robert J Bache
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.)
| | - Yingjie Chen
- From the Department of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China (X.L., Y.W.); Cardiovascular Division, Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (X.L., D.K., Z.L., X.X., J.F., H.W., J.H., R.J.B., Y.C.); College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China (Z.L.); Department of Biology and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (D.R.C.); and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China (X.H.).
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