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Mihajlovic M, Vinken M. Mitochondria as the Target of Hepatotoxicity and Drug-Induced Liver Injury: Molecular Mechanisms and Detection Methods. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063315. [PMID: 35328737 PMCID: PMC8951158 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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One of the major mechanisms of drug-induced liver injury includes mitochondrial perturbation and dysfunction. This is not a surprise, given that mitochondria are essential organelles in most cells, which are responsible for energy homeostasis and the regulation of cellular metabolism. Drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction can be influenced by various factors and conditions, such as genetic predisposition, the presence of metabolic disorders and obesity, viral infections, as well as drugs. Despite the fact that many methods have been developed for studying mitochondrial function, there is still a need for advanced and integrative models and approaches more closely resembling liver physiology, which would take into account predisposing factors. This could reduce the costs of drug development by the early prediction of potential mitochondrial toxicity during pre-clinical tests and, especially, prevent serious complications observed in clinical settings.
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Federico M, Zavala M, Vico T, López S, Portiansky E, Alvarez S, Abrille MCV, Palomeque J. CaMKII activation in early diabetic hearts induces altered sarcoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria signaling. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20025. [PMID: 34625584 PMCID: PMC8501049 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99118-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Prediabetic myocardium, induced by fructose-rich diet (FRD), is prone to increased sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-Ca2+ leak and arrhythmias due to increased activity of the Ca2+/calmodulin protein kinase II (CaMKII). However, little is known about the role of SR-mitochondria microdomains, mitochondrial structure, and mitochondrial metabolisms. To address this knowledge gap we measured SR-mitochondrial proximity, intracellular Ca2+, and mitochondrial metabolism in wild type (WT) and AC3-I transgenic mice, with myocardial-targeted CaMKII inhibition, fed with control diet (CD) or with FRD. Confocal images showed significantly increased spontaneous Ca2+ release events in FRD vs. CD WT cardiomyocytes. [3H]-Ryanodine binding assay revealed higher [3H]Ry binding in FRD than CD WT hearts. O2 consumption at State 4 and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production rate were increased, while respiratory control rate (RCR) and Ca2+ retention capacity (CRC) were decreased in FRD vs. CD WT isolated mitochondria. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images showed increased proximity at the SR-mitochondria microdomains, associated with increased tethering proteins, Mfn2, Grp75, and VDAC in FRD vs. CD WT. Mitochondria diameter was decrease and roundness and density were increased in FRD vs. CD WT specimens. The fission protein, Drp1 was significantly increased while the fusion protein, Opa1 was unchanged in FRD vs. CD WT hearts. These differences were prevented in AC3-I mice. We conclude that SR-mitochondria microdomains are subject to CaMKII-dependent remodeling, involving SR-Ca2+ leak and mitochondria fission, in prediabetic mice induced by FRD. We speculate that CaMKII hyperactivity induces SR-Ca2+ leak by RyR2 activation which in turn increases mitochondria Ca2+ content due to the enhanced SR-mitochondria tethering, decreasing CRC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marilen Federico
- Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, UNLP-CONICET-CCT La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP, 60 y 120 s/n, La Plata, CP 1900, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, UNLP-CONICET-CCT La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP, 60 y 120 s/n, La Plata, CP 1900, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, UNLP-CONICET-CCT La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP, 60 y 120 s/n, La Plata, CP 1900, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Análisis de Imágenes, UNLP, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, UNLP-CONICET-CCT La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP, 60 y 120 s/n, La Plata, CP 1900, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, UNLP-CONICET-CCT La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP, 60 y 120 s/n, La Plata, CP 1900, Argentina.
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Rosuvastatin protects isolated hearts against ischemia-reperfusion injury: role of Akt-GSK-3β, metabolic environment, and mitochondrial permeability transition pore. J Physiol Biochem 2020; 76:85-98. [PMID: 31916218 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-019-00718-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The cardioprotective activity of rosuvastatin (R) is yet to be known. The objective of this study was to research whether R perfusion before global ischemia can mitigate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion damage, considering the metabolic condition in which these effects occur, and to contemplate potential mitochondrial benefits. Protein kinase B (Akt)/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) are key elements in myocardial injury produced by ischemia-reperfusion. Isolated rat hearts were subjected to 25-min ischemia and 1-h reperfusion in the presence or absence of R, with or without Wortmannin (W), a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt inhibitor. Akt and GSK-3β were measured by Western blot analysis; lactate, glycogen, and G6PDH were determined; and Ca2+-induced MPTP opening was evaluated using a spectrophotometric method. Contractility was assessed by left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), and rate-pressure product (RPP), peak rate of contraction and peak rate of relaxation (± dP/dt), and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) were determined. Tissue samples were extracted to evaluate mitochondrial damage by electron microscopy and to assess infarct size. Statistical analysis employed ANOVA (n = 6/per group). Myocardial infarct size was significantly reduced by R, which also improved cardiac function. MPTP opening was delayed to 300 μM CaCl2, while use of W resulted in MPTP opening at 200 μM CaCl2. Electron microscopy showed better mitochondrial preservation with R, which reduced lactic acid production, increased glycogen consumption and G6PDH activity, as well as phosphorylation of Akt and GSK-3β. R before ischemia is cardioprotective against ischemic and reperfusion damage, activating Akt and regulating GSK-3β negatively and attenuating the MPTP opening.
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