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Vilariño-García T, Polonio-González ML, Pérez-Pérez A, Ribalta J, Arrieta F, Aguilar M, Obaya JC, Gimeno-Orna JA, Iglesias P, Navarro J, Durán S, Pedro-Botet J, Sánchez-Margalet V. Role of Leptin in Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2338. [PMID: 38397015 PMCID: PMC10888594 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, estimated to affect 1 in every 11 adults; among them, 90-95% of cases are type 2 diabetes mellitus. This is partly attributed to the surge in the prevalence of obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions since 2008. In these patients, cardiovascular (CV) risk stands as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality, placing a substantial burden on healthcare systems due to the potential for macrovascular and microvascular complications. In this context, leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, plays a fundamental role. This hormone is essential for regulating the cellular metabolism and energy balance, controlling inflammatory responses, and maintaining CV system homeostasis. Thus, leptin resistance not only contributes to weight gain but may also lead to increased cardiac inflammation, greater fibrosis, hypertension, and impairment of the cardiac metabolism. Understanding the relationship between leptin resistance and CV risk in obese individuals with type 2 DM (T2DM) could improve the management and prevention of this complication. Therefore, in this narrative review, we will discuss the evidence linking leptin with the presence, severity, and/or prognosis of obesity and T2DM regarding CV disease, aiming to shed light on the potential implications for better management and preventive strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Teresa Vilariño-García
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, University of Seville, Seville 41013, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
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- Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, University Rovira i Vigili, IISPV, CIBERDEM, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, 28034 Madrid, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cádiz University (UCA), 11001 Cádiz, Spain;
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- Chopera Helath Center, Alcobendas Primary Care,Alcobendas 28100 Madrid, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 15 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain;
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia,46011 Valencia, Spain;
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- Endodiabesidad Clínica Durán & Asociados,41018 Seville, Spain;
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- Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk Unit, Hospital del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08003 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/Virgen Macarena, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Karmazyn M, Gan XT. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying the Cardiac Hypertrophic and Pro-Remodelling Effects of Leptin. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1137. [PMID: 38256208 PMCID: PMC10816997 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25021137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Since its initial discovery in 1994, the adipokine leptin has received extensive interest as an important satiety factor and regulator of energy expenditure. Although produced primarily by white adipocytes, leptin can be synthesized by numerous tissues including those comprising the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular function can thus be affected by locally produced leptin via an autocrine or paracrine manner but also by circulating leptin. Leptin exerts its effects by binding to and activating specific receptors, termed ObRs or LepRs, belonging to the Class I cytokine family of receptors of which six isoforms have been identified. Although all ObRs have identical intracellular domains, they differ substantially in length in terms of their extracellular domains, which determine their ability to activate cell signalling pathways. The most important of these receptors in terms of biological effects of leptin is the so-called long form (ObRb), which possesses the complete intracellular domain linked to full cell signalling processes. The heart has been shown to express ObRb as well as to produce leptin. Leptin exerts numerous cardiac effects including the development of hypertrophy likely through a number of cell signaling processes as well as mitochondrial dynamics, thus demonstrating substantial complex underlying mechanisms. Here, we discuss mechanisms that potentially mediate leptin-induced cardiac pathological hypertrophy, which may contribute to the development of heart failure.
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de María Márquez Álvarez C, Gómez-Crisóstomo NP, De la Cruz-Hernández EN, Zazueta C, Aguilar-Gamas CF, Martínez-Abundis E. Differential disruption on glucose and insulin metabolism in two rat models of diet-induced obesity, based on carbohydrates or lipids. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:2481-2488. [PMID: 36867342 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04677-4] [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: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Obesity is a relevant health public issue and is the main factor for glucose metabolism dysregulation and diabetes progression; however, the differential role of a high-fat diet or high sugar diet consumption on glucose metabolism and insulin processing is not well understood and has been scarcely described. Our research aimed to analyze the effects of chronic consumption of both high sucrose and high-fat diets on glucose and insulin metabolism regulation. Wistar rats were fed with high-sugar or high-fat diets for 12 months; after that, fasting glucose and insulin levels were measured along with a glucose tolerance test (GTT). Proteins related to insulin synthesis and secretion were quantified in pancreas homogenates, whereas islets were isolated to analyze ROS generation and size measurement. Our results show that both diets induce metabolic syndrome, linked with central obesity, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance. We observed alterations in the expression of proteins related with insulin synthesis and secretion, along with diminution of Langerhans islets size. Interestingly, the severity and number of alterations were more evident in the high-sugar diet than in the high-fat diet group. In conclusion, obesity and glucose metabolism dysregulation induced by carbohydrate consumption, led to worst outcomes than high-fat diet.
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- Corazón de María Márquez Álvarez
- Laboratory for Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Ranchería Sur, Cuarta Sección, C.P., 86650, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory for Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Ranchería Sur, Cuarta Sección, C.P., 86650, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory for Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Ranchería Sur, Cuarta Sección, C.P., 86650, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, I. Ch. 14080, CDMX, México
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- Laboratory for Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Ranchería Sur, Cuarta Sección, C.P., 86650, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory for Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Ranchería Sur, Cuarta Sección, C.P., 86650, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México.
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Chen H, Liu L, Li M, Zhu D, Tian G. Epicardial Adipose Tissue-Derived Leptin Promotes Myocardial Injury in Metabolic Syndrome Rats Through PKC/NADPH Oxidase/ROS Pathway. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029415. [PMID: 37489731 PMCID: PMC10492984 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Background The epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is abnormally accumulated with dysfunctional secretion of adipokines, closely relating to cardiac dysfunction. The current study was designed to identify the effects of EAT-derived leptin on the myocardium of MetS rats and explore the potential molecular mechanisms. Methods and Results A MetS rat model was established in 8-week-old Wistar rats by a 12-week high-fat diet. MetS rats exhibited increased leptin secretion from EAT, cardiac hypertrophy, and diastolic dysfunction with preserved systolic function. The myocardium of MetS rats had abnormal structure, increased oxidative stress injury, and higher inflammatory factor levels, especially the subepicardial myocardium, which was correlated with the EAT-derived leptin level but not the serum leptin. The EAT was separated from each group of rats to prepare EAT-conditioned medium. H9C2 rat cardiomyoblasts were treated with EAT-conditioned medium or leptin, plus various inhibitors. EAT-derived leptin from MetS rats promoted mitochondrial oxidative stress and dysfunction, induced mitochondrial pathway apoptosis, and inhibited cell viability in H9C2 cardiomyoblasts via the protein kinase C/reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase/reactive oxygen species (PKC/NADPH oxidase/ROS) pathway. EAT-derived leptin from MetS rats stimulated inflammation in H9C2 cardiomyocytes by promoting activator protein 1 nuclear translocation via the PKC/NADPH oxidase/ROS pathway. Leptin promoted the interaction between p-p47phox and gp91phox in H9C2 cardiomyocytes via protein kinase C, activating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase, increasing reactive oxygen species generation, and inhibiting cell viability. Conclusions EAT-derived leptin induces MetS-related myocardial injury through the following 2 cooperative ways via PKC/NADPH oxidase/ROS pathway: (1) inducing mitochondrial pathway apoptosis by promoting mitochondrial oxidative stress and dysfunction; and (2) stimulating inflammation by promoting activator protein 1 nuclear translocation.
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- Hui Chen
- Heart Center of Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Central China Fuwai HospitalCentral China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- Department of CardiologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong UniversityXi’anShaanxiChina
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- Department of CardiologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong UniversityXi’anShaanxiChina
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- Department of CardiologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong UniversityXi’anShaanxiChina
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- Department of CardiologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong UniversityXi’anShaanxiChina
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Melis MJ, Miller M, Peters VBM, Singer M. The role of hormones in sepsis: an integrated overview with a focus on mitochondrial and immune cell dysfunction. Clin Sci (Lond) 2023; 137:707-725. [PMID: 37144447 PMCID: PMC10167421 DOI: 10.1042/cs20220709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to infection that results in life-threatening organ dysfunction. Virtually every body system can be affected by this syndrome to greater or lesser extents. Gene transcription and downstream pathways are either up- or downregulated, albeit with considerable fluctuation over the course of the patient's illness. This multi-system complexity contributes to a pathophysiology that remains to be fully elucidated. Consequentially, little progress has been made to date in developing new outcome-improving therapeutics. Endocrine alterations are well characterised in sepsis with variations in circulating blood levels and/or receptor resistance. However, little attention has been paid to an integrated view of how these hormonal changes impact upon the development of organ dysfunction and recovery. Here, we present a narrative review describing the impact of the altered endocrine system on mitochondrial dysfunction and immune suppression, two interlinked and key aspects of sepsis pathophysiology.
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- Miranda J Melis
- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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da Silva FA, Freire LS, da Rosa Lima T, Santos SF, de França Lemes SA, Gai BM, Colodel EM, Avila ETP, Damazo AS, Pereira MP, Kawashita NH. Introduction of the high-fat and very high-fat diets associated with fructose drink in critical development periods causes cardiovascular damage in rats in the beginning of adult life. Nutrition 2022; 101:111689. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang P, Luo C, Zhu D, Song Y, Cao L, Luan H, Gao L, Zheng S, Li H, Tian G. Pericardial Adipose Tissue-Derived Leptin Promotes Myocardial Apoptosis in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats Through Janus Kinase 2/Reactive Oxygen Species/Na+/K+-ATPase Signaling Pathway. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021369. [PMID: 34482701 PMCID: PMC8649551 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background Pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying cardiac structural and functional changes in obesity are complex and linked to adipocytokines released from pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Although leptin is involved in various pathological conditions, its role in paracrine action of pericardial adipose tissue on myocardial apoptosis remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate the role of PAT‐derived leptin on myocardial apoptosis in high‐fat diet–induced obese rats. Methods and Results Hearts were isolated from lean or high‐fat diet–induced obese Wistar rats for myocardial remodeling studies. Obese rats had abnormal myocardial structure, diastolic dysfunction, greatly elevated cardiac apoptosis, enhanced cardiac fibrosis, and increased oxidative stress level. ELISA detected significantly higher than circulating leptin level in PAT of obese, but not lean, rats. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated increased leptin receptor density in obese hearts. H9c2 cardiomyoblasts, after being exposed to PAT‐conditioned medium of obese rats, exhibited pronounced reactive oxygen species–mediated apoptosis, which was partially reversed by leptin antagonist. Moreover, leptin derived from PAT of obese rats inhibited Na+/K+‐ATPase activity of H9c2 cells through stimulating reactive oxygen species, thereby activating calcium‐dependent apoptosis. Pretreatment with specific inhibitors revealed that Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and phosphoinositide 3‐kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathways were involved in leptin‐induced myocardial apoptosis. Conclusions PAT‐derived leptin induces myocardial apoptosis in high‐fat diet–induced obese rats via activating Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/reactive oxygen species signaling pathway and inhibiting its downstream Na+/K+‐ATPase activity.
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- Ping Wang
- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Ultrasound First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Intensive Care Unit First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Cardiology First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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Kang KW, Ok M, Lee SK. Leptin as a Key between Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease. J Obes Metab Syndr 2020; 29:248-259. [PMID: 33342767 PMCID: PMC7789022 DOI: 10.7570/jomes20120] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease through various influencing factors. Leptin, which is predominantly secreted by adipose tissue, regulates satiety homeostasis and energy balance, and influences cardiovascular functions directly and indirectly. Leptin appears to play a role in heart protection in leptin-deficient and leptin-receptor-deficient rodent model experiments. Hyperleptinemia or leptin resistance in human obesity influences the vascular endothelium, cardiovascular structure and functions, inflammation, and sympathetic activity, which may lead to cardiovascular disease. Leptin is involved in many processes, including signal transduction, vascular endothelial function, and cardiac structural remodeling. However, the dual (positive and negative) regulator effect of leptin and its receptor on cardiovascular disease has not been completely understood. The protective role of leptin signaling in cardiovascular disease could be a promising target for cardiovascular disease prevention in obese patients.
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- Ki-Woon Kang
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Mokpo National University, Mokpo, Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.,Department of Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Gómez-Crisóstomo NP, De la Cruz-Hernández EN, Méndez Méndez ER, Hernández-Landero MF, Camacho Liévano JU, Martínez-Abundis E. Differential effect of high-fat, high-sucrose and combined high-fat/high-sucrose diets consumption on fat accumulation, serum leptin and cardiac hypertrophy in rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 2020; 126:258-263. [PMID: 30270670 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2018.1517181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
The consumption of high calorie-content diets is the first cause of obesity, probably the main health issue worldwide; however, the experimental evidences for evaluating the differential metabolic modifications of high-sucrose or high-fat diets are scare. We evaluated the metabolic outcomes of the obesity induced by the chronic consumption of high-sucrose (HS), high-fat (HF) or combined diets (HSHF), among the effect on the development of cardiac hypertrophy in Wistar rats. Rats from the HS, HF, and HSHS groups developed moderate obesity. Only the HS group showed increased triglycerides levels after four months. Increased leptin levels were observed in HS and HF groups without changes on cardiac hypertrophy; on the opposing, HSHF group presented hypertrophy without the changes in serum leptin. The three experimental groups showed a decreased expression of leptin receptors ObR-b. In our results, the kind of diet for the induction of obesity is relevant for the outcome of the pathological profile.
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- N P Gómez-Crisóstomo
- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
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Imerbtham T, Thitiwuthikiat P, Jongjitwimol J, Nuamchit T, Yingchoncharoen T, Siriwittayawan D. Leptin Levels are Associated with Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2020; 13:925-933. [PMID: 32273744 PMCID: PMC7108875 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s245048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to use speckle tracking echocardiography to confirm the influence of obesity on cardiac functions and to assess their relationships with leptin and uric acid levels in obese adolescents. METHODS Eighty-one participants aged 16-19 years were recruited and classified as either non-obese (n = 30) or obese (n = 51). Global longitudinal strain (GLS), leptin and uric acid levels for each group were assessed and compared. The data from obese participants were then compared based on their leptin levels and analyzed for correlation using regression analysis. RESULTS The obese group had significantly lower absolute GLS compared to the non-obese group (19.10 ± 0.30 versus 21.10 ± 0.30%, p < 0.001). In obese group, subclinical cardiac dysfunction was worse in the hyperleptinemic group than that of the normoleptinemic group (p = 0.03). Multivariate regression analysis showed that leptin and triglyceride levels were negatively associated with absolute GLS. Leptin could predict the absolute GLS with β = -0.35 (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION Subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction was found in obese adolescents, while GLS was worse in the hyperleptinemic subjects. Leptin, but not uric acid, levels were associated with a worsening of GLS.
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- Thamonwan Imerbtham
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
- Correspondence: Duangduan Siriwittayawan Department of Cardio-Thoracic Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok65000, ThailandTel +66 55 966 417Fax +66 55 966 234 Email
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Miranda-Anaya M, Pérez-Mendoza M, Juárez-Tapia CR, Carmona-Castro A. The volcano mouse Neotomodon alstoni of central Mexico, a biological model in the study of breeding, obesity and circadian rhythms. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 273:61-66. [PMID: 29702105 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The "Mexican volcano mouse" Neotomodon alstoni, is endemic of the Transverse Neovolcanic Ridge in central Mexico. It is considered as least concern species and has been studied as a potential laboratory model from different perspectives. Two lines of research in neuroendocrinology have been addressed: reproduction and parental care, particularly focused on paternal attention and the influence of testosterone, and studies on physiology and behavior of circadian rhythms, focused on the circadian biology of the species, its circadian locomotor activity and daily neuroendocrine regulation of metabolic parameters related to energy balance. Some mice, when captive, spontaneously develop obesity, which allows for comparisons between lean and obese mice of daily changes in neuronal and metabolic parameters associated with changes in food intake and locomotor activity. This review includes studies that consider this species an attractive animal model where the alteration of circadian rhythms influences the pathogenesis of obesity, specifically with the basic regulation of food intake and metabolism and differences related to sex. This study can be considered as a reference to the comparative animal physiology among rodents.
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- M Miranda-Anaya
- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230 Mexico.
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230 Mexico
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230 Mexico
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230 Mexico
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Leptin-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy is associated with enhanced mitochondrial fission. Mol Cell Biochem 2018; 454:33-44. [PMID: 30251118 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-018-3450-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cardiac pathology including hypertrophy has been associated with an imbalance between mitochondrial fission and fusion. Generally, well-balanced mitochondrial fission and fusion are essential for proper functions of mitochondria. Leptin is a 16-kDa appetite-suppressing protein which has been shown to induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. In the present study, we determined whether leptin can influence mitochondrial fission or fusion and whether this can be related to its hypertrophic effect. Cardiomyocytes treated for 24 h with 3.1 nM leptin (50 ng/ml), a concentration representing plasma levels in obese individuals, demonstrated an increase in surface area and a significant 1.6-fold increase in the expression of the β-myosin heavy chain. Mitochondrial staining with MitoTracker Green dye showed elongated structures in control cells with an average length of 4.5 µm. Leptin produced a time-dependent increase in mitochondrial fragmentation with decreasing mitochondrial length. The hypertrophic response to leptin was also associated with increased protein levels of the mitochondrial fission protein dynamin-related protein1 (Drp1) although gene expression of Drp1 was unaffected possibly suggesting post-translational modifications of Drp1. Indeed, leptin treatment was associated with decreased levels of phosphorylated Drp1 and increased translocation of Drp1 to the mitochondria thereby demonstrating a pro-fission effect of leptin. As calcineurin may dephosphorylate Drp1, we determined the effect of a calcineurin inhibitor, FK506, which prevented leptin-induced hypertrophy as well as mitochondrial fission and mitochondrial dysfunction. In conclusion, our data show that leptin-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy is associated with enhanced mitochondrial fission via a calcineurin-mediated pathway. The ability of leptin to stimulate mitochondrial fission may be important in understanding the role of this protein in cardiac pathology especially that related to mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Uen WC, Shi YC, Choong CY, Tai CJ. Cordycepin suppressed lipid accumulation via regulating AMPK activity and mitochondrial fusion in hepatocytes. J Food Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Wu-Ching Uen
- Department of Hematology and Oncology; Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- School of Medicine; Fujen Catholic University; New Taipei City Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine; Taipei Medical University Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chinese Medicine; Taipei Medical University Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine; Taipei Medical University Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical, College of Medicine; Taipei Medical University; Taipei Taiwan
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Berzabá-Evoli E, Zazueta C, Cruz Hernández JH, Gómez-Crisóstomo NP, Juárez-Rojop IE, De la Cruz-Hernández EN, Martínez-Abundis E. Leptin Modifies the Rat Heart Performance Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Independently of Its Prohypertrophic Effects. Int J Endocrinol 2018; 2018:6081415. [PMID: 30154842 PMCID: PMC6093050 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6081415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Functional receptors for leptin were described on the surface of cardiomyocytes, and there was a prohypertrophic effect with high concentrations of the cytokine. Therefore, leptin could be a link between obesity and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand, a deleterious effect of leptin on mitochondrial performance was described, which was also associated with the evolution of cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure. The goal of our study was to analyze the effect of the exposure of rat hearts to a high concentration of leptin on cardiac and mitochondrial function. METHODS Rat hearts were perfused continuously with or without 3.1 nM leptin for 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours. Homogenates and mitochondria were prepared by centrifugation and analyzed for cardiac actin, STAT3, and pSTAT3 by Western blotting, as well as for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, membrane potential, swelling, calcium transport, and content of oxidized lipids. RESULTS In our results, leptin induced an increased rate-pressure product as a result of increased heart rate and contraction force, as well oxidative stress. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction expressed as a loss of membrane potential, decreased ability for calcium transport and retention, faster swelling, and less respiratory control was observed. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the role of leptin as a deleterious factor for cardiac function and indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction could be a trigger for cardiac hypertrophy and failure.
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- Edna Berzabá-Evoli
- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología (I. Ch.), 14080 Tlalpan, MEX, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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- Research Center, Academic Division of Health Sciences (DACS), Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Research in Metabolic and Infectious Diseases, Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Comalcalco, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, TAB, Mexico
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Gan XT, Rajapurohitam V, Xue J, Huang C, Bairwa S, Tang X, Chow JTY, Liu MFW, Chiu F, Sakamoto K, Wagner KU, Karmazyn M. Myocardial Hypertrophic Remodeling and Impaired Left Ventricular Function in Mice with a Cardiac-Specific Deletion of Janus Kinase 2. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 185:3202-10. [PMID: 26475415 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Janus kinase (JAK) system is involved in numerous cell signaling processes and is highly expressed in cardiac tissue. The JAK isoform JAK2 is activated by numerous factors known to influence cardiac function and pathologic conditions. However, although abundant, the role of JAK2 in the regulation or maintenance of cardiac homeostasis remains poorly understood. Using the Cre-loxP system, we generated a cardiac-specific deletion of Jak2 in the mouse to assess the effect on cardiac function with animals followed up for a 4-month period after birth. These animals had marked mortality during this period, although at 4 months mortality in male mice (47%) was substantially higher compared with female mice (30%). Both male and female cardiac Jak2-deleted mice had hypertrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and severe left ventricular dysfunction, including a marked reduction in ejection fractions as assessed by serial echocardiography, although the responses in females were somewhat less severe. Defective cardiac function was associated with altered protein levels of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-regulatory proteins particularly in hearts from male mice that had depressed levels of SERCA2 and phosphorylated phospholamban. In contrast, SERCA2 was unchanged in hearts of female mice, whereas phosphorylated phospholamban was increased. Our findings suggest that cardiac JAK2 is critical for maintaining normal heart function, and its ablation produces a severe pathologic phenotype composed of myocardial remodeling, heart failure, and pronounced mortality.
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- Xiaohong T Gan
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Riojas-Hernández A, Bernal-Ramírez J, Rodríguez-Mier D, Morales-Marroquín FE, Domínguez-Barragán EM, Borja-Villa C, Rivera-Álvarez I, García-Rivas G, Altamirano J, García N. Enhanced oxidative stress sensitizes the mitochondrial permeability transition pore to opening in heart from Zucker Fa/fa rats with type 2 diabetes. Life Sci 2015; 141:32-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Manna A, De Sarkar S, De S, Bauri AK, Chattopadhyay S, Chatterjee M. The variable chemotherapeutic response of Malabaricone-A in leukemic and solid tumor cell lines depends on the degree of redox imbalance. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 22:713-723. [PMID: 26141757 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The 'two-faced' character of reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role in cancer biology by acting as secondary messengers in intracellular signaling cascades, enhancing cell proliferation and survival, thereby sustaining the oncogenic phenotype. Conversely, enhanced generation of ROS can trigger an oxidative assault leading to a redox imbalance translating into an apoptotic cell death. Intrinsically, cancer cells have higher basal levels of ROS which if supplemented by additional oxidative insult by pro-oxidants can be cytotoxic, an example being Malabaricone-A (MAL-A). MAL-A is a plant derived diarylnonanoid, purified from fruit rind of the plant Myristica malabarica whose anti-cancer activity has been demonstrated in leukemic cell lines, the modality of cell death being apoptosis. This study aimed to compare the degree of effectiveness of MAL-A in leukemic vs. solid tumor cell lines. METHODS The cytotoxicity of MAL-A was evaluated by the MTS-PMS cell viability assay in leukemic cell lines (MOLT3, K562 and HL-60) and compared with solid tumor cell lines (MCF7, A549 and HepG2); further studies then proceeded with MOLT3 vs. MCF7 and A549. The contribution of redox imbalance in MAL-A induced cytotoxicity was confirmed by pre-incubating cells with an antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) or a thiol depletor, buthionine sulfoximine (BSO). MAL-A induced redox imbalance was quantitated by flow cytometry, by measuring the generation of ROS and levels of non protein thiols using dichlorofluorescein diacetate (CM-H2DCFDA) and 5-chloromethylfluorescein diacetate (CMFDA) respectively. The activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase, catalase (CAT), NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone 1) NQO1 and glutathione-S-transferase GST were measured spectrophotometrically. The mitochondrial involvement of MAL-A induced cell death was measured by evaluation of cardiolipin peroxidation using 10-N-nonyl acridine orange (NAO), transition pore activity with calcein-AM, while the mitochondrial transmembrane electrochemical gradient (∆ψ(m)) was measured by JC-1, fluorescence being acquired in a flow cytometer. The apoptotic mode of cell death was evaluated by double staining with annexin V-FITC and propidium iodide (PI), cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry and caspase-3 activity spectrophotometrically. The expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 was examined by western blotting. RESULTS MAL-A demonstrated a higher degree of cytotoxicity in three leukemic cell lines whose IC50 ranged from 12.70 ± 0.10 to 18.10 ± 0.95 µg/ml, whereas in three solid tumor cell lines, the IC50 ranged from 28.10 ± 0.58 to 55.26 ± 5.90 µg/ml. This higher degree of cytotoxicity in MOLT3, a leukemic cell line was due to a higher induction of redox imbalance, evident by both an increased generation of ROS and concomitant depletion of thiols. This was confirmed by pre-incubation with NAC and BSO, wherein NAC decreased MAL-A induced cytotoxicity by 2.04 fold while BSO enhanced MAL-A cytotoxicity and decreased the IC50 by 5.60 fold. However, in solid tumor cell lines (MCF7 and A549), NAC minimally decreased MAL-A induced cytotoxicity, and BSO increased the IC50 by 1.96 and 2.39 fold respectively. Furthermore, the generation of ROS by MAL-A increased maximally in MOLT3 as the fluorescence increased from 44.28 ± 7.85 to 273.99 ± 32.78, and to a lesser degree in solid tumor cell lines, MCF7 (44.28 ± 14.89 to 207.97 ± 70.64) and A549 (37.87 ± 3.24 to 147.12 ± 38.53). In all three cell lines there was a concomitant depletion of thiols as in MOLT3, the GMFC decreased from 340.65 ± 60.39 to 62.67 ± 11.32, in MCF7 (277.82 ± 50.32 to 100.39 ± 31.93) and in A549 (274.05 ± 59.13 to 83.15 ± 21.43). In MOLT3 as compared to MCF7 and A549, decrease in the activities of GPx, CAT, NQO1 and GST was substantially greater. In all cell lines, the MAL-A induced redox imbalance translated into triggering of initial mitochondrial apoptotic events. Here again, MAL-A induced a higher degree of cardiolipin peroxidation in MOLT3 (67.01%) than MCF7 and A549 (29.15% and 44.30%), as also down regulated the mitochondrial transition pore activity from baseline to a higher extent, GMFC being 48.05 ± 2.37 to 10.70 ± 3.97 (MOLT3), 43.55 ± 3.36 to 15.36 ± 0.60 (MCF7) and 39.58 ± 0.4 to 12.65 ± 1.56 (A549). Perturbation of mitochondrial membrane potential evident by a decrease in the ratio of red/green (J-aggregates/monomers) was 134 fold (14.73/0.11) in MOLT3, 45 fold in MCF7 (20.72/0.46) and 34 fold in A549 (22.01/0.64). The extent of apoptosis using a similar concentration of MAL-A was maximal in MOLT3, wherein a 105 fold increase in annexin V binding was evident (0.83 ± 0.51 to 87.08 ± 9.85%) whereas it increased by 43.11 fold in MCF7 (0.69 ± 0.30 to 29.75 ± 11.79%) and 47.52 fold in A549 (0.61 ± 0.31 to 28.99 ± 17.21%). MAL-A induced apoptosis was also associated with a higher degree of caspase-3 activity in MOLT3 vs. MCF7 or A549 which translated into halting of cell cycle progression, evident by an increment in the sub-G0/G1 population [19.26 fold in MOLT3 (0.95 ± 0.45 vs. 18.30 ± 1.90%), 11.01 fold in MCF7 (0.97 ± 0.37 vs. 10.68 ± 0.69%) and 8.58 fold in A549 (1.06 ± 0.45 vs. 9.10 ± 1.05%)]. MAL-A effectively inhibited Nrf2 and HO-1, more prominently in MOLT3. Furthermore, the decreased expression of Nrf2 in MOLT3 correlated with the decreased activities of NQO1 and GST, suggesting that targeting of the Nrf2 anti-oxidant pathway could be considered. CONCLUSION Taken together, MAL-A a pro-oxidant compound is likely to be more effective in leukemias, meriting further pharmacological consideration.
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- Alak Manna
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244B, Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244B, Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244B, Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, India
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- Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244B, Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, India .
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Identification of functional leptin receptors expressed in ventricular mitochondria. Mol Cell Biochem 2015; 408:155-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-015-2491-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hsu WH, Lee BH, Pan TM. Leptin-induced mitochondrial fusion mediates hepatic lipid accumulation. Int J Obes (Lond) 2015; 39:1750-6. [PMID: 26119995 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leptin alleviates metabolic conditions such as insulin resistance and obesity, although the precise mechanism of action is unclear. Mitochondrial fusion/fission states affect energy balance, but the association between mitochondrial fusion and lipid metabolism is also unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether mitochondrial fusion/fission state regulates lipid accumulation and to understand the role of leptin in mitochondrial function and its mechanism of action in metabolic regulation. METHODS Primary mouse hepatocytes were isolated from C57BL/6J mice and treated with leptin (25 ng ml(-1)) for 3 days before determinations of mitochondrial morphology and fatty acid accumulation. Hyperglycemia in C57BL/6J mice was induced by providing a 30% fructose-rich diet (FRD) for 6 months, followed by intraperitoneal injections of leptin (1 mg kg(-1) per body weight) for 6 weeks (twice per week). RESULTS Leptin triggered mitochondrial fusion and alleviated high glucose-induced fatty acid accumulation in primary hepatocytes by promoting mitochondrial fusion-associated transcription factor peroxisome proliferative-activated receptor-α and co-activator peroxisome proliferative-activated receptor-γ co-activator (PGC)-1α. In turn, these activate the fusion protein mitofusin 1 (Mfn-1). RNA silencing of Mfn-1 or PGC-1 blocked the inhibitory effect of leptin. Leptin treatment also elevated liver Mfn-1 and PGC-1α and improved lipid profiles in FRD mice. CONCLUSIONS Mitochondrial fusion has a critical role in alleviating hepatic fatty acid accumulation. Leptin switches mitochondrial morphology via a PGC-1α-dependent pathway to improve hyperlipidemia.
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- W-H Hsu
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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20 years of leptin: Role of leptin in cardiomyocyte physiology and physiopathology. Life Sci 2015; 140:10-8. [PMID: 25748420 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Since the discovery of leptin in 1994 by Zhang et al., there have been a number of reports showing its implication in the development of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. However, there exists some controversy about how leptin can induce or preserve cardiovascular function, as different authors have found contradictory results about leptin beneficial or detrimental effects in leptin deficient/resistant murine models and in wild type tissue and cardiomyocytes. Here, we will focus on the main discoveries about the leptin functions at cardiac level within the last two decades, focusing on its role in cardiac metabolism, remodeling and contractile function.
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Audano M, Ferrari A, Fiorino E, Kuenzl M, Caruso D, Mitro N, Crestani M, De Fabiani E. Energizing Genetics and Epi-genetics: Role in the Regulation of Mitochondrial Function. Curr Genomics 2015; 15:436-56. [PMID: 25646072 PMCID: PMC4311388 DOI: 10.2174/138920291506150106151119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Energy metabolism and mitochondrial function hold a core position in cellular homeostasis. Oxidative metabolism is regulated at multiple levels, ranging from gene transcription to allosteric modulation. To accomplish the fine tuning of these multiple regulatory circuits, the nuclear and mitochondrial compartments are tightly and reciprocally controlled. The fact that nuclear encoded factors, PPARγ coactivator 1α and mitochondrial transcription factor A, play pivotal roles in the regulation of oxidative metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis is paradigmatic of this crosstalk. Here we provide an updated survey of the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in the control of energy metabolism and mitochondrial function. Chromatin dynamics highly depends on post-translational modifications occurring at specific amino acids in histone proteins and other factors associated to nuclear DNA. In addition to the well characterized enzymes responsible for histone methylation/demethylation and acetylation/deacetylation, other factors have gone on the "metabolic stage". This is the case of the new class of α-ketoglutarate-regulated demethylases (Jumonji C domain containing demethylases) and of the NAD+-dependent deacetylases, also known as sirtuins. Moreover, unexpected features of the machineries involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication and transcription, mitochondrial RNA processing and maturation have recently emerged. Mutations or defects of any component of these machineries profoundly affect mitochondrial activity and oxidative metabolism. Finally, recent evidences support the importance of mtDNA packaging in replication and transcription. These observations, along with the discovery that non-classical CpG islands present in mtDNA undergo methylation, indicate that epigenetics also plays a role in the regulation of the mitochondrial genome function.
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- Matteo Audano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Malaguti C, La Guardia PG, Leite ACR, Oliveira DN, de Lima Zollner RL, Catharino RR, Vercesi AE, Oliveira HCF. Oxidative stress and susceptibility to mitochondrial permeability transition precedes the onset of diabetes in autoimmune non-obese diabetic mice. Free Radic Res 2014; 48:1494-504. [DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.966706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Karmazyn M, Gan XT, Rajapurohitam V. The potential contribution of circulating and locally produced leptin to cardiac hypertrophy and failure. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2013; 91:883-8. [DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2013-0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Leptin is a 16 kDa peptide that was first identified in 1994 through positional cloning of the mouse obesity gene. Although the primary function of leptin is to act a satiety factor through its actions on the hypothalamus, it is now widely recognized that leptin can exert effects on many other organs through activation of its receptors, which are ubiquitously expressed. Leptin is secreted primarily by white adipocytes, but it is also produced by other tissues including the heart where it can exert effects in an autocrine or paracrine manner. One of these effects involves the induction of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, which appears to occur via multiple cell signalling mechanisms. As adipocytes are the primary site of leptin production, plasma leptin concentrations are generally positively related with body mass index and the degree of adiposity. However, hyperleptinemia is also associated with cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, in the absence of obesity. Here we review the potential role of leptin in heart disease, particularly pertaining to its potential contribution to myocardial remodelling and heart failure, as well as the underlying mechanisms. We further discuss potential interactions between leptin and another adipokine, adiponectin, and the potential implications of this interaction in terms of fully understanding leptin’s effects.
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- Morris Karmazyn
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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Gan XT, Zhao G, Huang CX, Rowe AC, Purdham DM, Karmazyn M. Identification of fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) protein expression in cardiomyocytes: regulation by leptin and its contribution to leptin-induced hypertrophy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74235. [PMID: 24019958 PMCID: PMC3760875 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The recently-identified fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) protein is associated with various physiological functions including energy and body weight regulation. Ubiquitously expressed, FTO was identified in heart homogenates although its function is unknown. We studied whether FTO is specifically expressed within the cardiac myocyte and its potential role pertaining to the hypertrophic effect of the adipokine leptin. Most experiments were performed using cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes which showed nuclei-specific FTO expression. Leptin significantly increased FTO expression which was associated with myocyte hypertrophy although both events were abrogated by FTO knockdown with siRNA. Administration of a leptin receptor antibody to either normal or obese rats significant reduced myocardial FTO protein expression. Responses in cardiomyocytes were accompanied by JAK2/STAT3 activation whereas JAK2/STAT3 inhibition abolished these effects. Expression of the cut-like homeobox 1(CUX1) transcriptional factor was significantly increased by leptin although this was restricted to the cathepsin L-dependent, proteolytically-derived shorter p110CUX1 isoform whereas the longer p200CUX1 protein was not significantly affected. Cathepsin L expression and activity were both significantly increased by leptin whereas a cathepsin L peptide inhibitor or siRNA specific for CUX1 completely prevented the leptin-induced increase in FTO expression. The cathepsin L peptide inhibitor or siRNA-induced knockdown of either CUX1 or FTO abrogated the hypertrophic response to leptin. Two other pro-hypertrophic factors, endothelin-1 or angiotensin II had no effect on FTO expression and FTO knockdown did not alter the hypertrophic response to either agent. This study demonstrates leptin-induced FTO upregulation in cardiomyocytes via JAK2/STAT3- dependent CUX1 upregulation and suggests an FTO regulatory function of leptin. It also demonstrates for the first time a functional role of FTO in the cardiomyocyte.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaohong Tracey Gan
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Ganjian Zhao
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Cathy X. Huang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Adrianna C. Rowe
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Daniel M. Purdham
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
| | - Morris Karmazyn
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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