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Gardner GT, Travers JG, Qian J, Liu GS, Haghighi K, Robbins N, Jiang M, Li Y, Fan GC, Rubinstein J, Blaxall BC, Kranias EG. Phosphorylation of Hsp20 Promotes Fibrotic Remodeling and Heart Failure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 4:188-199. [PMID: 31061921 PMCID: PMC6488766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Cardiomyocyte-specific increases in phosphorylated Hsp20 (S16D-Hsp20) to levels similar to those observed in human failing hearts are associated with early fibrotic remodeling and depressed left ventricular function, symptoms which progress to heart failure and early death. The underlying mechanisms appear to involve translocation of phosphorylated Hsp20 to the nucleus and upregulation of interleukin (IL)-6, which subsequently activates cardiac fibroblasts in a paracrine fashion through transcription factor STAT3 signaling. Accordingly, treatment of S16D-Hsp20 mice with a rat anti-mouse IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody (MR16-1) attenuated interstitial fibrosis and preserved cardiac function. These findings suggest that phosphorylated Hsp20 may be a potential therapeutic target in heart failure.
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Key Words
- Ccl2, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
- Ccl3, C-C motif chemokine ligand 3
- Col1a1, collagen 1A1
- Col3A1, collagen 3A1
- ECM, extra-cellular matrix
- Hsp, heat shock protein
- Hsp20
- I/R, ischemia/reperfusion
- IL, interleukin
- IL-6
- Postn, periostin
- SMA, smooth muscle actin
- STAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
- TG, transgenic
- TGF, transforming growth factor
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor
- TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
- WT, wild type
- fibroblast
- heart failure
- remodeling
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Affiliation(s)
- George T Gardner
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Jiang Qian
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Guan-Sheng Liu
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Kobra Haghighi
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Nathan Robbins
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Min Jiang
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Burns C Blaxall
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Evangelia G Kranias
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.,Molecular Biology Division, Center for Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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