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Daniels LJ, Macindoe C, Koutsifeli P, Annandale M, James SL, Watson LE, Coffey S, Raaijmakers AJA, Weeks KL, Bell JR, Janssens JV, Curl CL, Delbridge LMD, Mellor KM. Myocardial deformation imaging by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography for assessment of diastolic dysfunction in murine cardiopathology. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12344. [PMID: 37524893 PMCID: PMC10390581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39499-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Diastolic dysfunction is increasingly identified as a key, early onset subclinical condition characterizing cardiopathologies of rising prevalence, including diabetic heart disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Diastolic dysfunction characterization has important prognostic value in management of disease outcomes. Validated tools for in vivo monitoring of diastolic function in rodent models of diabetes are required for progress in pre-clinical cardiology studies. 2D speckle tracking echocardiography has emerged as a powerful tool for evaluating cardiac wall deformation throughout the cardiac cycle. The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of 2D speckle tracking echocardiography for comprehensive global and regional assessment of diastolic function in a pre-clinical murine model of cardio-metabolic disease. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) was induced in C57Bl/6 male mice using a high fat high sugar dietary intervention for 20 weeks. Significant impairment in left ventricle peak diastolic strain rate was evident in longitudinal, radial and circumferential planes in T2D mice. Peak diastolic velocity was similarly impaired in the longitudinal and radial planes. Regional analysis of longitudinal peak diastolic strain rate revealed that the anterior free left ventricular wall is particularly susceptible to T2D-induced diastolic dysfunction. These findings provide a significant advance on characterization of diastolic dysfunction in a pre-clinical mouse model of cardiopathology and offer a comprehensive suite of benchmark values for future pre-clinical cardiology studies.
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- L J Daniels
- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cellular and Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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O'Riordan CE, Trochet P, Steiner M, Fuchs D. Standardisation and future of preclinical echocardiography. Mamm Genome 2023; 34:123-155. [PMID: 37160810 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-023-09981-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Echocardiography is a non-invasive imaging technique providing real-time information to assess the structure and function of the heart. Due to advancements in technology, ultra-high-frequency transducers have enabled the translation of ultrasound from humans to small animals due to resolutions down to 30 µm. Most studies are performed using mice and rats, with ages ranging from embryonic, to neonatal, and adult. In addition, alternative models such as zebrafish and chicken embryos are becoming more frequently used. With the achieved high temporal and spatial resolution in real-time, cardiac function can now be monitored throughout the lifespan of these small animals to investigate the origin and treatment of a range of acute and chronic pathological conditions. With the increased relevance of in vivo real-time imaging, there is still an unmet need for the standardisation of small animal echocardiography and the appropriate cardiac measurements that should be reported in preclinical cardiac models. This review focuses on the development of standardisation in preclinical echocardiography and reports appropriate cardiac measurements throughout the lifespan of rodents: embryonic, neonatal, ageing, and acute and chronic pathologies. Lastly, we will discuss the future of cardiac preclinical ultrasound.
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- FUJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Rong Y, Zhou X, Guo Z, Zhang Y, Qin W, Li L, Si J, Yang R, Li X, Ma K. Activation of Kir2.1 improves myocardial fibrosis by inhibiting Ca 2+ overload and the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2023. [PMID: 37184279 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2023083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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The inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1 is closely associated with many cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect and mechanism of Kir2.1 in diabetic cardiomyopathy remain unclear. In vivo, we use STZ to establish the model, and ventricular structural changes, myocardial inflammatory infiltration, and myocardial fibrosis severity are detected by echocardiography, histological staining, immunohistochemistry, and western blot analysis, respectively. In vitro, a myocardial fibrosis model is established with high glucose. The Kir2.1 current amplitude, intracellular calcium concentration, fibrosis-related proteins, and TGF-β1/Smad pathway proteins are detected by whole-cell patch clamp, calcium probes, western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence, respectively. The in vivo results show that compared to diabetic cardiomyopathy, zacopride (a Kir2.1 selective agonist) significantly reduces the left ventricular systolic diameter and diastolic diameter, increases the left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular short-axis shortening, improves the degree of cell necrosis, and reduces the expression of myocardial interstitial fibrosis protein and collagen fibre deposition area. The in vitro results show that the current amplitude and protein expression of Kir2.1 are both decreased in the high glucose-induced myocardial fibrosis model. Additionally, zacopride significantly upregulates the expression of Kir2.1 and inhibits the expressions of the fibrosis-related proteins α-SMA, collagen I, and collagen III. Activation of Kir2.1 reduces the intracellular calcium concentration and inhibits the protein expressions of TGF-β1 and p-Smad 2/3. Activation of Kir2.1 can improve myocardial fibrosis induced by diabetic cardiomyopathy, and the possible mechanism may be related to inhibiting Ca 2+ overload and the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway.
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- Yi Rong
- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Pathophysiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China
- Department of Physiology, Shihezi University Medical College, Shihezi 832002, China
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Meng Z, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Liu C, Yao P, Zhang L, Xie D, Lau WB, Tsukuda J, Christopher TA, Lopez B, Zhu D, Liu D, Zhang JR, Gao E, Ischiropoulos H, Koch W, Ma X, Wang Y. Nitrative Modification of Caveolin-3: A Novel Mechanism of Cardiac Insulin Resistance and a Potential Therapeutic Target Against Ischemic Heart Failure in Prediabetic Animals. Circulation 2023; 147:1162-1179. [PMID: 36883479 PMCID: PMC10085855 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.063073] [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: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial insulin resistance is a hallmark of diabetic cardiac injury. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Recent studies demonstrate that the diabetic heart is resistant to other cardioprotective interventions, including adiponectin and preconditioning. The "universal" resistance to multiple therapeutic interventions suggests impairment of the requisite molecule(s) involved in broad prosurvival signaling cascades. Cav (Caveolin) is a scaffolding protein coordinating transmembrane signaling transduction. However, the role of Cav3 in diabetic impairment of cardiac protective signaling and diabetic ischemic heart failure is unknown. METHODS Wild-type and gene-manipulated mice were fed a normal diet or high-fat diet for 2 to 12 weeks and subjected to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Insulin cardioprotection was determined. RESULTS Compared with the normal diet group, the cardioprotective effect of insulin was significantly blunted as early as 4 weeks of high-fat diet feeding (prediabetes), a time point where expression levels of insulin-signaling molecules remained unchanged. However, Cav3/insulin receptor-β complex formation was significantly reduced. Among multiple posttranslational modifications altering protein/protein interaction, Cav3 (not insulin receptor-β) tyrosine nitration is prominent in the prediabetic heart. Treatment of cardiomyocytes with 5-amino-3-(4-morpholinyl)-1,2,3-oxadiazolium chloride reduced the signalsome complex and blocked insulin transmembrane signaling. Mass spectrometry identified Tyr73 as the Cav3 nitration site. Phenylalanine substitution of Tyr73 (Cav3Y73F) abolished 5-amino-3-(4-morpholinyl)-1,2,3-oxadiazolium chloride-induced Cav3 nitration, restored Cav3/insulin receptor-β complex, and rescued insulin transmembrane signaling. It is most important that adeno-associated virus 9-mediated cardiomyocyte-specific Cav3Y73F reexpression blocked high-fat diet-induced Cav3 nitration, preserved Cav3 signalsome integrity, restored transmembrane signaling, and rescued insulin-protective action against ischemic heart failure. Last, diabetic nitrative modification of Cav3 at Tyr73 also reduced Cav3/AdipoR1 complex formation and blocked adiponectin cardioprotective signaling. CONCLUSIONS Nitration of Cav3 at Tyr73 and resultant signal complex dissociation results in cardiac insulin/adiponectin resistance in the prediabetic heart, contributing to ischemic heart failure progression. Early interventions preserving Cav3-centered signalsome integrity is an effective novel strategy against diabetic exacerbation of ischemic heart failure.
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- Zhijun Meng
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35005
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140
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- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35005
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Durr AJ, Korol AS, Hathaway QA, Kunovac A, Taylor AD, Rizwan S, Pinti MV, Hollander JM. Machine learning for spatial stratification of progressive cardiovascular dysfunction in a murine model of type 2 diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285512. [PMID: 37155623 PMCID: PMC10166525 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) has been utilized to evaluate independent spatial alterations in the diabetic heart, but the progressive manifestation of regional and segmental cardiac dysfunction in the type 2 diabetic (T2DM) heart remains understudied. Therefore, the objective of this study was to elucidate if machine learning could be utilized to reliably describe patterns of the progressive regional and segmental dysfunction that are associated with the development of cardiac contractile dysfunction in the T2DM heart. Non-invasive conventional echocardiography and STE datasets were utilized to segregate mice into two pre-determined groups, wild-type and Db/Db, at 5, 12, 20, and 25 weeks. A support vector machine model, which classifies data using a single line, or hyperplane, that best separates each class, and a ReliefF algorithm, which ranks features by how well each feature lends to the classification of data, were used to identify and rank cardiac regions, segments, and features by their ability to identify cardiac dysfunction. STE features more accurately segregated animals as diabetic or non-diabetic when compared with conventional echocardiography, and the ReliefF algorithm efficiently ranked STE features by their ability to identify cardiac dysfunction. The Septal region, and the AntSeptum segment, best identified cardiac dysfunction at 5, 20, and 25 weeks, with the AntSeptum also containing the greatest number of features which differed between diabetic and non-diabetic mice. Cardiac dysfunction manifests in a spatial and temporal fashion, and is defined by patterns of regional and segmental dysfunction in the T2DM heart which are identifiable using machine learning methodologies. Further, machine learning identified the Septal region and AntSeptum segment as locales of interest for therapeutic interventions aimed at ameliorating cardiac dysfunction in T2DM, suggesting that machine learning may provide a more thorough approach to managing contractile data with the intention of identifying experimental and therapeutic targets.
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- Andrya J Durr
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Kunovac A, Hathaway QA, Burrage EN, Coblentz T, Kelley EE, Sengupta PP, Hollander JM, Chantler PD. Left Ventricular Segmental Strain Identifies Unique Myocardial Deformation Patterns After Intrinsic and Extrinsic Stressors in Mice. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2022; 48:2128-2138. [PMID: 35933241 PMCID: PMC9427680 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
We used segmental strain analysis to evaluate whether intrinsic (diet-induced obesity [DIO]) and extrinsic (unpredictable chronic mild stress [UCMS]) stressors can alter deformational patterns of the left ventricle. Six-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomized into the lean or obese group (n = 24/group). Mice underwent 12 wk of DIO with a high-fat diet (HFD). At 18 wk, lean and obese mice were further randomized into UCMS and non-UCMS groups (UCMS, 7 h/d, 5 d/wk, for 8 wk). Echocardiography was performed at baseline (6 wk), post-HFD (18 wk) and post-UCMS (26 wk). Machine learning was applied to the DIO and UCMS groups. There was robust predictive accuracy (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 0.921) when comparing obese with lean mice, with radial strain changes in the lateral (-64%, p ≤ 0.001) and anterior free (-53%, p < 0.001) walls being most informative. The ability to predict mice that underwent UCMS, irrespective of diet, was assessed (AUC = 0.886), revealing longitudinal strain rate of the anterior midwall and radial strain of the posterior septal wall as the top features. The wall segments indicate a predilection for changes in deformation patterns to the free wall (DIO) and septal wall (UCMS), indicating disease-specific alterations to the myocardium.
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- Amina Kunovac
- Division of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Durr AJ, Hathaway QA, Kunovac A, Taylor AD, Pinti MV, Rizwan S, Shepherd DL, Cook CC, Fink GK, Hollander JM. Manipulation of the miR-378a/mt-ATP6 regulatory axis rescues ATP synthase in the diabetic heart and offers a novel role for lncRNA Kcnq1ot1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 322:C482-C495. [PMID: 35108116 PMCID: PMC8917913 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00446.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus has been linked to an increase in mitochondrial microRNA-378a (miR-378a) content. Enhanced miR-378a content has been associated with a reduction in mitochondrial genome-encoded mt-ATP6 abundance, supporting the hypothesis that miR-378a inhibition may be a therapeutic option for maintaining ATP synthase functionality during diabetes mellitus. Evidence also suggests that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), including lncRNA potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 overlapping transcript 1 (Kcnq1ot1), participate in regulatory axes with microRNAs (miRs). Prediction analyses indicate that Kcnq1ot1 has the potential to bind miR-378a. This study aimed to determine if loss of miR-378a in a genetic mouse model could ameliorate cardiac dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to ascertain whether Kcnq1ot1 interacts with miR-378a to impact ATP synthase functionality by preserving mt-ATP6 levels. MiR-378a was significantly higher in patients with T2DM and 25-wk-old Db/Db mouse mitochondria, whereas mt-ATP6 and Kcnq1ot1 levels were significantly reduced when compared with controls. Twenty-five-week-old miR-378a knockout Db/Db mice displayed preserved mt-ATP6 and ATP synthase protein content, ATP synthase activity, and preserved cardiac function, implicating miR-378a as a potential therapeutic target in T2DM. Assessments following overexpression of the 500-bp Kcnq1ot1 fragment in established mouse cardiomyocyte cell line (HL-1) cardiomyocytes overexpressing miR-378a revealed that Kcnq1ot1 may bind and significantly reduce miR-378a levels, and rescue mt-ATP6 and ATP synthase protein content. Together, these data suggest that Kcnq1ot1 and miR-378a may act as constituents in an axis that regulates mt-ATP6 content, and that manipulation of this axis may provide benefit to ATP synthase functionality in type 2 diabetic heart.
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- Andrya J. Durr
- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,3Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,3Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,4West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, West Virginia,5Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia
University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 6Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- 1Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,2Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia,3Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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An D, Zeng Q, Zhang P, Ma Z, Zhang H, Liu Z, Li J, Ren H, Xu D. Alpha-ketoglutarate ameliorates pressure overload-induced chronic cardiac dysfunction in mice. Redox Biol 2021; 46:102088. [PMID: 34364218 PMCID: PMC8353361 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of myocardial oxidative injury and mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) is an intermediate metabolite of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle that participates in different cellular metabolic and regulatory pathways. The circulating concentration of AKG was found to decrease with ageing and is elevated after acute exercise and resistance exercise and in HF. Recent studies in experimental models have shown that dietary AKG reduces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and systemic inflammatory cytokine levels, regulates metabolism, extends lifespan and delays the occurrence of age-related decline. However, the effects of AKG on HF remain unclear. In the present study, we explored the effects of AKG on left ventricular (LV) systolic function, the myocardial ROS content and mitophagy in mice with transverse aortic constriction (TAC). AKG supplementation inhibited pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis and improved cardiac systolic dysfunction; in vitro, AKG decreased the Ang II-induced upregulation of β-MHC and ANP, reduced ROS production and cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and repaired Ang II-mediated injury to the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). These benefits of AKG in the TAC mice may have been obtained by enhanced mitophagy, which cleared damaged mitochondria. In summary, our study suggests that AKG improves myocardial hypertrophy remodelling, fibrosis and LV systolic dysfunction in the pressure-overloaded heart by promoting mitophagy to clear damaged mitochondria and reduce ROS production; thus, AKG may have therapeutic potential for HF.
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- Dongqi An
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China; Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China; Department of Rheumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory for Organ Failure Research, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, China.
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Xiong Y, He YL, Li XM, Nie F, Zhou XK. Endogenous asymmetric dimethylarginine accumulation precipitates the cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunctions in type 1 diabetic rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 902:174081. [PMID: 33901463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Myocardial mitochondrial function and biogenesis are suppressed in diabetes, but the mechanisms are unclear. Increasing evidence suggests that asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is associated with diabetic cardiovascular complications. This study was to determine whether endogenous ADMA accumulation contributes to cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunctions of diabetic rats and elucidate the potential mechanisms. Diabetic rat was induced by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg). N-acetylcysteine was given (250 mg/kg/d) by gavage for 12w. Cardiac function was detected by echocardiography. Left ventricle papillary muscles were isolated to examine myocardial contractility. Myocardial ATP and mitochondrial DNA contents were measured to evaluate mitochondrial function and biogenesis. Endogenous ADMA accumulation was augmented resulting in decreased nitric oxide (NO) production and increased oxidative stress, suggesting NO synthase (NOS) uncoupling in the myocardium of T1DM rats compared with control rats. ADMA augmentation was associated with cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunctions along with myocardial uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) upregulation and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) downregulation in T1DM rats. Exogenous ADMA could directly inhibit myocardial contractility, mitochondrial function and biogenesis in parallel with decreasing NO content and PGC-1α expression while increasing oxidative stress and UCP2 expression in papillary muscles and cardiomyocytes. Treatment with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, also an inhibitor of NOS uncoupling, either ameliorated ADMA-associated cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunctions or reversed ADMA-induced NO reduction and oxidative stress enhance in vivo and in vitro. These results indicate that myocardial ADMA accumulation precipitates cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunctions in T1DM rats. The underlying mechanism may be related to NOS uncoupling, resulting in NO reduction and oxidative stress increment, ultimate PGC-1α down-regulation and UCP2 up-regulation.
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- Yan Xiong
- Innovation Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510700, Guangdong; PR China; Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom Research, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, Guangdong; PR China.
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- Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom Research, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, Guangdong; PR China
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- Innovation Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510700, Guangdong; PR China; Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom Research, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, Guangdong; PR China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Snake Venom Research, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, Guangdong; PR China
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- Innovation Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510700, Guangdong; PR China.
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Kunovac A, Hathaway QA, Pinti MV, Durr AJ, Taylor AD, Goldsmith WT, Garner KL, Nurkiewicz TR, Hollander JM. Enhanced antioxidant capacity prevents epitranscriptomic and cardiac alterations in adult offspring gestationally-exposed to ENM. Nanotoxicology 2021; 15:812-831. [PMID: 33969789 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2021.1921299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Maternal engineered nanomaterial (ENM) exposure during gestation has been associated with negative long-term effects on cardiovascular health in progeny. Here, we evaluate an epitranscriptomic mechanism that contributes to these chronic ramifications and whether overexpression of mitochondrial phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (mPHGPx) can preserve cardiovascular function and bioenergetics in offspring following gestational nano-titanium dioxide (TiO2) inhalation exposure. Wild-type (WT) and mPHGPx (Tg) dams were exposed to nano-TiO2 aerosols with a mass concentration of 12.01 ± 0.50 mg/m3 starting from gestational day (GD) 5 for 360 mins/day for 6 nonconsecutive days over 8 days. Echocardiography was performed in pregnant dams, adult (11-week old) and fetal (GD 14) progeny. Mitochondrial function and global N6-methyladenosine (m6A) content were assessed in adult progeny. MPHGPx enzymatic function was further evaluated in adult progeny and m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) was combined with RT-qPCR to evaluate m6A content in the 3'-UTR. Following gestational ENM exposure, global longitudinal strain (GLS) was 32% lower in WT adult offspring of WT dams, with preservation in WT offspring of Tg dams. MPHGPx activity was significantly reduced in WT offspring (29%) of WT ENM-exposed dams, but preserved in the progeny of Tg dams. M6A-RIP-qPCR for the SEC insertion sequence region of mPHGPx revealed hypermethylation in WT offspring from ENM-exposed WT dams, which was thwarted in the presence of the maternal transgene. Our findings implicate that m6A hypermethylation of mPHGPx may be culpable for diminished antioxidant capacity and resultant mitochondrial and cardiac deficits that persist into adulthood following gestational ENM inhalation exposure.
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- Amina Kunovac
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Li G, Yang L, Feng L, Yang J, Li Y, An J, Li D, Xu Y, Gao Y, Li J, Liu J, Yang L, Qi Z. Syringaresinol Protects against Type 1 Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Alleviating Inflammation Responses, Cardiac Fibrosis, and Oxidative Stress. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 64:e2000231. [PMID: 32729956 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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SCOPE Syringaresinol (SYR) is a phenolic compound, which could be found in various cereals and medicinal plants. It exerts both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant pharmacological properties. However, little is known about the effect of SYR on modulating diabetic cardiomyopathy. The present study aimed to investigate the pharmacodynamic effect of SYR on diabetic cardiomyopathy and the underlying molecular mechanism. METHODS AND RESULTS In STZ-induced type 1 diabetic mice, orally administration with SYR in every other day for 8 weeks significantly improves cardiac dysfunction and preventes cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. The macrophage infiltration and oxidative stress biomarkers are also suppressed by SYR without affecting hyperglycemia and body weight. In neonatal cardiomyocytes, high glucose-induced cell apoptosis and fibrosis are potently decreased by SYR, and the inflammatory response and oxidant stress are also alleviated by SYR incubation. Mechanistically, SYR may exert protective effects by restoring suppression of antioxidant kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)/nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) system and abnormal activation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/mothers against decapentaplegic homolog (Smad) signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION The results indicated that SYR could be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting inflammation, fibrosis, and oxidative stress. The signaling pathway of Keap1/Nrf2 and TGF-β/Smad could be used as therapeutic targets for diabetic complications.
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- Guangru Li
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Acute Abdominal Diseases, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, 300100, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Clinical laboratory, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300197, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Acute Abdominal Diseases, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, 300100, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Speckle-tracking echocardiography combined with imaging mass spectrometry assesses region-dependent alterations. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3629. [PMID: 32108156 PMCID: PMC7046677 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60594-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Left ventricular (LV) contraction is characterized by shortening and thickening of longitudinal and circumferential fibres. To date, it is poorly understood how LV deformation is altered in the pathogenesis of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus-associated diabetic cardiomyopathy and how this is associated with changes in cardiac structural composition. To gain further insights in these LV alterations, eight-week-old C57BL6/j mice were intraperitoneally injected with 50 mg/kg body weight STZ during 5 consecutive days. Six, 9, and 12 weeks (w) post injections, echocardiographic analysis was performed using a Vevo 3100 device coupled to a 30-MHz linear-frequency transducer. Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) demonstrated impaired global longitudinal peak strain (GLS) in STZ versus control mice at all time points. 9w STZ animals displayed an impaired global circumferential peak strain (GCS) versus 6w and 12w STZ mice. They further exhibited decreased myocardial deformation behaviour of the anterior and posterior base versus controls, which was paralleled with an elevated collagen I/III protein ratio. Additionally, hypothesis-free proteome analysis by imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) identified regional- and time-dependent changes of proteins affecting sarcomere mechanics between STZ and control mice. In conclusion, STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy changes global cardiac deformation associated with alterations in cardiac sarcomere proteins.
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Grilo GA, Shaver PR, Stoffel HJ, Morrow CA, Johnson OT, Iyer RP, de Castro Brás LE. Age- and sex-dependent differences in extracellular matrix metabolism associate with cardiac functional and structural changes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 139:62-74. [PMID: 31978395 PMCID: PMC11017332 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Age-related remodeling of the heart causes structural and functional changes in the left ventricle (LV) that are associated with a high index of morbidities and mortality worldwide. Some cardiac pathologies in the elderly population vary between genders revealing that cardiac remodeling during aging may be sex-dependent. Herein, we analyzed the effects of cardiac aging in male and female C57Bl/6 mice in four age groups, 3, 6, 12, and 18 month old (n = 6-12 animals/sex/age), to elucidate which age-related characteristics of LV remodeling are sex-specific. We focused particularly in parameters associated with age-dependent remodeling of the LV extracellular matrix (ECM) that are involved in collagen metabolism. LV function and anatomical structure were assessed both by conventional echocardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). We then measured ECM proteins that directly affect LV contractility and remodeling. All data were analyzed across ages and between sexes and were directly linked to LV functional changes. Echocardiography confirmed an age-dependent decrease in chamber volumes and LV internal diameters, indicative of concentric remodeling. As in humans, animals displayed preserved ejection fraction with age. Notably, changes to chamber dimensions and volumes were temporally distinct between sexes. Complementary to the traditional echocardiography, STE revealed that circumferential strain rate declined in 18 month old females, compared to younger animals, but not in males, suggesting STE as an earlier indicator for changes in cardiac function between sexes. Age-dependent collagen deposition and expression in the endocardium did not differ between sexes; however, other factors involved in collagen metabolism were sex-specific. Specifically, while decorin, osteopontin, Cthrc1, and Ddr1 expression were age-dependent but sex-independent, periostin, lysyl oxidase, and Mrc2 displayed age-dependent and sex-specific differences. Moreover, our data also suggest that with age males and females have distinct TGFβ signaling pathways. Overall, our results give evidence of sex-specific molecular changes during physiological cardiac remodeling that associate with age-dependent structural and functional dysfunction. These data highlight the importance of including sex-differences analysis when studying cardiac aging.
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- Gabriel A Grilo
- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.
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de Lucia C, Wallner M, Eaton DM, Zhao H, Houser SR, Koch WJ. Echocardiographic Strain Analysis for the Early Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic/Diastolic Dysfunction and Dyssynchrony in a Mouse Model of Physiological Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019; 74:455-461. [PMID: 29917053 PMCID: PMC6417453 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Heart disease is the leading cause of hospitalization and death worldwide, severely affecting health care costs. Aging is a significant risk factor for heart disease, and the senescent heart is characterized by structural and functional changes including diastolic and systolic dysfunction as well as left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. Speckle tracking-based strain echocardiography (STE) has been shown as a noninvasive, reproducible, and highly sensitive methodology to evaluate LV function in both animal models and humans. Herein, we describe the efficiency of this technique as a comprehensive and sensitive method for the detection of age-related cardiac dysfunction in mice. Compared with conventional echocardiographic measurements, radial and longitudinal strain, and reverse longitudinal strain were able to detect subtle changes in systolic and diastolic cardiac function in mice at an earlier time point during aging. Additionally, the data show a gradual and consistent decrease with age in regional contractility throughout the entire LV, in both radial and longitudinal axes. Furthermore, we observed that LV segmental dyssynchrony in longitudinal axis reliably differentiated between aged and young mice. Therefore, we propose the use of echocardiographic strain as a highly sensitive and accurate technology enabling and evaluating the effect of new treatments to fight age-induced cardiac disease.
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- Claudio de Lucia
- Center for Translational Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Translational Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Berceanu M, Mirea O, Donoiu I, Militaru C, Săftoiu A, Istrătoaie O. Myocardial Function Assessed by Multi-Layered Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Analysis in Asymptomatic Young Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. Cardiology 2019; 145:80-87. [PMID: 31825945 DOI: 10.1159/000504532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) is associated with a high risk for cardiovascular disease, and early detection of myocardial dysfunction is crucial for the prevention of cardiac complications. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function by using both conventional echocardiography as well as multi-layered speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in young adults with DM1. METHODS We included 50 young asymptomatic adults diagnosed with DM1 (mean interval from diagnosis 9 ± 6 years) and 80 healthy controls. STE was acquired using the GE Vivid S60 equipment. The LV longitudinal strain (LS), layer-specific strains of the endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium (global longitudinal strain [GLS]endo, GLSmyo, GLSepi) as well as RV strain were obtained using the EchoPAC BT13 workstation. RESULTS No significant intergroup differences in LV ejection fraction were noted. GLSendo and GLSmyo were reduced in the DM1 group (-20.6 ± 2.7 vs. -22.0 ± 2.3 and -18.0 ± 2.4 vs. -19.1 ± 1.9, respectively, p < 0.05) compared to controls. Mechanical dispersion was higher in the diabetes group (34 ± 11 vs. 29 ± 7, p < 0.05). RV strain measurements showed no significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Young adults with DM1 and without known heart disease have subclinical myocardial dysfunction with lower LV endocardium and myocardium LS and higher mechanical dispersion demonstrated by multi-layered STE.
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- Mihaela Berceanu
- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania,
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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Kunovac A, Hathaway QA, Pinti MV, Goldsmith WT, Durr AJ, Fink GK, Nurkiewicz TR, Hollander JM. ROS promote epigenetic remodeling and cardiac dysfunction in offspring following maternal engineered nanomaterial (ENM) exposure. Part Fibre Toxicol 2019; 16:24. [PMID: 31215478 PMCID: PMC6582485 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-019-0310-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2) is amongst the most widely utilized engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). However, little is known regarding the consequences maternal ENM inhalation exposure has on growing progeny during gestation. ENM inhalation exposure has been reported to decrease mitochondrial bioenergetics and cardiac function, though the mechanisms responsible are poorly understood. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increased as a result of ENM inhalation exposure, but it is unclear whether they impact fetal reprogramming. The purpose of this study was to determine whether maternal ENM inhalation exposure influences progeny cardiac development and epigenomic remodeling. RESULTS Pregnant FVB dams were exposed to nano-TiO2 aerosols with a mass concentration of 12.09 ± 0.26 mg/m3 starting at gestational day five (GD 5), for 6 h over 6 non-consecutive days. Aerosol size distribution measurements indicated an aerodynamic count median diameter (CMD) of 156 nm with a geometric standard deviation (GSD) of 1.70. Echocardiographic imaging was used to assess cardiac function in maternal, fetal (GD 15), and young adult (11 weeks) animals. Electron transport chain (ETC) complex activities, mitochondrial size, complexity, and respiration were evaluated, along with 5-methylcytosine, Dnmt1 protein expression, and Hif1α activity. Cardiac functional analyses revealed a 43% increase in left ventricular mass and 25% decrease in cardiac output (fetal), with an 18% decrease in fractional shortening (young adult). In fetal pups, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels were significantly increased (~ 10 fold) with a subsequent decrease in expression of the antioxidant enzyme, phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (GPx4). ETC complex activity IV was decreased by 68 and 46% in fetal and young adult cardiac mitochondria, respectively. DNA methylation was significantly increased in fetal pups following exposure, along with increased Hif1α activity and Dnmt1 protein expression. Mitochondrial ultrastructure, including increased size, was observed at both fetal and young adult stages following maternal exposure. CONCLUSIONS Maternal inhalation exposure to nano-TiO2 results in adverse effects on cardiac function that are associated with increased H2O2 levels and dysregulation of the Hif1α/Dnmt1 regulatory axis in fetal offspring. Our findings suggest a distinct interplay between ROS and epigenetic remodeling that leads to sustained cardiac contractile dysfunction in growing and young adult offspring following maternal ENM inhalation exposure.
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- Amina Kunovac
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9227, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9227, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9227, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9227, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, PO Box 9227, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA. .,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA. .,Center for Inhalation Toxicology (iTOX), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
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Iso T, Takahashi K, Yazaki K, Ifuku M, Nii M, Fukae T, Yazawa R, Ishikawa A, Haruna H, Takubo N, Kurita M, Ikeda F, Watada H, Shimizu T. In-Depth Insight Into the Mechanisms of Cardiac Dysfunction in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Using Layer-Specific Strain Analysis. Circ J 2019; 83:1330-1337. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-18-1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Takeshi Iso
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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Murtaza G, Virk HUH, Khalid M, Lavie CJ, Ventura H, Mukherjee D, Ramu V, Bhogal S, Kumar G, Shanmugasundaram M, Paul TK. Diabetic cardiomyopathy - A comprehensive updated review. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 62:315-326. [PMID: 30922976 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Diabetes causes cardiomyopathy and increases the risk of heart failure independent of hypertension and coronary heart disease. This condition called "Diabetic Cardiomyopathy" (DCM) is becoming a well- known clinical entity. Recently, there has been substantial research exploring its molecular mechanisms, structural and functional changes, and possible development of therapeutic approaches for the prevention and treatment of DCM. This review summarizes the recent advancements to better understand fundamental molecular abnormalities that promote this cardiomyopathy and novel therapies for future research. Additionally, different diagnostic modalities, up to date screening tests to guide clinicians with early diagnosis and available current treatment options has been outlined.
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- Ghulam Murtaza
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
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Hathaway QA, Durr AJ, Shepherd DL, Pinti MV, Brandebura AN, Nichols CE, Kunovac A, Goldsmith WT, Friend SA, Abukabda AB, Fink GK, Nurkiewicz TR, Hollander JM. miRNA-378a as a key regulator of cardiovascular health following engineered nanomaterial inhalation exposure. Nanotoxicology 2019; 13:644-663. [PMID: 30704319 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2019.1570372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2), though one of the most utilized and produced engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), diminishes cardiovascular function through dysregulation of metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics following inhalation exposure. The molecular mechanisms governing this cardiac dysfunction remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to elucidate molecular mediators that connect nano-TiO2 exposure with impaired cardiac function. Specifically, we were interested in the role of microRNA (miRNA) expression in the resulting dysfunction. Not only are miRNA global regulators of gene expression, but also miRNA-based therapeutics provide a realistic treatment modality. Wild type and MiRNA-378a knockout mice were exposed to nano-TiO2 with an aerodynamic diameter of 182 ± 1.70 nm and a mass concentration of 11.09 mg/m3 for 4 h. Cardiac function, utilizing the Vevo 2100 Imaging System, electron transport chain complex activities, and mitochondrial respiration assessed cardiac and mitochondrial function. Immunoblotting and qPCR examined molecular targets of miRNA-378a. MiRNA-378a-3p expression was increased 48 h post inhalation exposure to nano-TiO2. Knockout of miRNA-378a preserved cardiac function following exposure as revealed by preserved E/A ratio and E/SR ratio. In knockout animals, complex I, III, and IV activities (∼2- to 6-fold) and fatty acid respiration (∼5-fold) were significantly increased. MiRNA-378a regulated proteins involved in mitochondrial fusion, transcription, and fatty acid metabolism. MiRNA-378a-3p acts as a negative regulator of mitochondrial metabolic and biogenesis pathways. MiRNA-378a knockout animals provide a protective effect against nano-TiO2 inhalation exposure by altering mitochondrial structure and function. This is the first study to manipulate a miRNA to attenuate the effects of ENM exposure.
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- Quincy A Hathaway
- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,c Toxicology Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- d Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,e Department of Biochemistry , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- f Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory , National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- c Toxicology Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,g Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- h CDC , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- c Toxicology Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,g Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- c Toxicology Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,g Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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Gabrielson K, Maronpot R, Monette S, Mlynarczyk C, Ramot Y, Nyska A, Sysa-Shah P. In Vivo Imaging With Confirmation by Histopathology for Increased Rigor and Reproducibility in Translational Research: A Review of Examples, Options, and Resources. ILAR J 2018; 59:80-98. [PMID: 30541081 PMCID: PMC6645176 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ily010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Preclinical noninvasive imaging can be an indispensable tool for studying animal models of disease. In vivo imaging to assess anatomical, functional, and molecular features requires verification by a comparison to the macroscopic and microscopic morphological features, since all noninvasive in vivo imaging methods have much lower resolution than standard histopathology. Comprehensive pathological evaluation of the animal model is underutilized; yet, many institutions have veterinary or human pathologists with necessary comparative pathology expertise. By performing a rigorous comparison to gross or histopathology for image interpretation, these trained individuals can assist scientists with the development of the animal model, experimental design, and evaluation of the in vivo imaging data. These imaging and pathology corroboration studies undoubtedly increase scientific rigor and reproducibility in descriptive and hypothesis-driven research. A review of case examples including ultrasound, nuclear, optical, and MRI is provided to illustrate how a wide range of imaging modalities data can be confirmed by gross or microscopic pathology. This image confirmation and authentication will improve characterization of the model and may contribute to decreasing costs and number of animals used and to more rapid translation from preclinical animal model to the clinic.
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- Kathleen Gabrielson
- Departments of Molecular and Comparative Pathology and Pathology School of Medicine, Environmental Health Engineering Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology and the Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Hadassah—Hebrew University Medical Center, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel and Toxicologic Pathology, Timrat, Israel
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- Department of Radiology, Miller Research Building Molecular Imaging Service Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Shepherd DL, Hathaway QA, Nichols CE, Durr AJ, Pinti MV, Hughes KM, Kunovac A, Stine SM, Hollander JM. Mitochondrial proteome disruption in the diabetic heart through targeted epigenetic regulation at the mitochondrial heat shock protein 70 (mtHsp70) nuclear locus. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018; 119:104-115. [PMID: 29733819 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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>99% of the mitochondrial proteome is nuclear-encoded. The mitochondrion relies on a coordinated multi-complex process for nuclear genome-encoded mitochondrial protein import. Mitochondrial heat shock protein 70 (mtHsp70) is a key component of this process and a central constituent of the protein import motor. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disrupts mitochondrial proteomic signature which is associated with decreased protein import efficiency. The goal of this study was to manipulate the mitochondrial protein import process through targeted restoration of mtHsp70, in an effort to restore proteomic signature and mitochondrial function in the T2DM heart. A novel line of cardiac-specific mtHsp70 transgenic mice on the db/db background were generated and cardiac mitochondrial subpopulations were isolated with proteomic evaluation and mitochondrial function assessed. MicroRNA and epigenetic regulation of the mtHsp70 gene during T2DM were also evaluated. MtHsp70 overexpression restored cardiac function and nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein import, contributing to a beneficial impact on proteome signature and enhanced mitochondrial function during T2DM. Further, transcriptional repression at the mtHsp70 genomic locus through increased localization of H3K27me3 during T2DM insult was observed. Our results suggest that restoration of a key protein import constituent, mtHsp70, provides therapeutic benefit through attenuation of mitochondrial and contractile dysfunction in T2DM.
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- Danielle L Shepherd
- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Mitochondrial, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States.
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Mátyás C, Kovács A, Németh BT, Oláh A, Braun S, Tokodi M, Barta BA, Benke K, Ruppert M, Lakatos BK, Merkely B, Radovits T. Comparison of speckle-tracking echocardiography with invasive hemodynamics for the detection of characteristic cardiac dysfunction in type-1 and type-2 diabetic rat models. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2018; 17:13. [PMID: 29338775 PMCID: PMC5769218 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0645-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Measurement of systolic and diastolic function in animal models is challenging by conventional non-invasive methods. Therefore, we aimed at comparing speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)-derived parameters to the indices of left ventricular (LV) pressure–volume (PV) analysis to detect cardiac dysfunction in rat models of type-1 (T1DM) and type-2 (T2DM) diabetes mellitus. Methods Rat models of T1DM (induced by 60 mg/kg streptozotocin, n = 8) and T2DM (32-week-old Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats, n = 7) and corresponding control animals (n = 5 and n = 8, respectively) were compared. Echocardiography and LV PV analysis were performed. LV short-axis recordings were used for STE analysis. Global circumferential strain, peak strain rate values in systole (SrS), isovolumic relaxation (SrIVR) and early diastole (SrE) were measured. LV contractility, active relaxation and stiffness were measured by PV analysis. Results In T1DM, contractility and active relaxation were deteriorated to a greater extent compared to T2DM. In contrast, diastolic stiffness was impaired in T2DM. Correspondingly, STE described more severe systolic dysfunction in T1DM. Among diastolic STE parameters, SrIVR was more decreased in T1DM, however, SrE was more reduced in T2DM. In T1DM, SrS correlated with contractility, SrIVR with active relaxation, while in T2DM SrE was related to cardiac stiffness, cardiomyocyte diameter and fibrosis. Conclusions Strain and strain rate parameters can be valuable and feasible measures to describe the dynamic changes in contractility, active relaxation and LV stiffness in animal models of T1DM and T2DM. STE corresponds to PV analysis and also correlates with markers of histological myocardial remodeling. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12933-017-0645-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Csaba Mátyás
- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Experimental Research Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68., 1122, Budapest, Hungary.
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Lum-Naihe K, Toedebusch R, Mahmood A, Bajwa J, Carmack T, Kumar SA, Ardhanari S, DeMarco VG, Emter CA, Pulakat L. Cardiovascular disease progression in female Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats occurs via unique mechanisms compared to males. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17823. [PMID: 29259233 PMCID: PMC5736602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Population studies have shown that compared to diabetic men, diabetic women are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the mechanisms underlying this gender disparity are unclear. Our studies in young murine models of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease show that diabetic male rats develop increased cardiac fibrosis and suppression of intracardiac anti-fibrotic cytokines, while premenopausal diabetic female rats do not. This protection from cardiac fibrosis in female rats can be an estrogen-related effect. However, diabetic female rats develop early subclinical myocardial deformation, cardiac hypertrophy via elevated expression of pro-hypertrophic miR-208a, myocardial damage, and suppression of cardio-reparative Angiotensin II receptor 2 (Agtr2). Diabetic rats of both sexes exhibit a reduction in cardiac capillary density. However, diabetic female rats have reduced expression of neuropilin 1 that attenuates cardiomyopathy compared to diabetic male rats. A combination of cardiac hypertrophy and reduced capillary density likely contributed to increased myocardial structural damage in diabetic female rats. We propose expansion of existing cardiac assessments in diabetic female patients to detect myocardial deformation, cardiac hypertrophy and capillary density via non-invasive imaging, as well as suggest miR-208a, AT2R and neuropilin 1 as potential therapeutic targets and mechanistic biomarkers for cardiac disease in females.
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- Kelly Lum-Naihe
- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, 134 Research Park Drive, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, 134 Research Park Drive, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, 1600 E Rollins, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, 134 Research Park Drive, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA. .,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Universtiy of Missouri, 204 Gwynn Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, 134 Research Park Drive, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA. .,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA.
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Nichols CE, Shepherd DL, Hathaway QA, Durr AJ, Thapa D, Abukabda A, Yi J, Nurkiewicz TR, Hollander JM. Reactive oxygen species damage drives cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunction following acute nano-titanium dioxide inhalation exposure. Nanotoxicology 2017; 12:32-48. [PMID: 29243970 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2017.1416202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Nanotechnology offers innovation in products from cosmetics to drug delivery, leading to increased engineered nanomaterial (ENM) exposure. Unfortunately, health impacts of ENM are not fully realized. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is among the most widely produced ENM due to its use in numerous applications. Extrapulmonary effects following pulmonary exposure have been identified and may involve reactive oxygen species (ROS). The goal of this study was to determine the extent of ROS involvement on cardiac function and the mitochondrion following nano-TiO2 exposure. To address this question, we utilized a transgenic mouse model with overexpression of a novel mitochondrially-targeted antioxidant enzyme (phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase; mPHGPx) which provides protection against oxidative stress to lipid membranes. MPHGPx mice and littermate controls were exposed to nano-TiO2 aerosols (Evonik, P25) to provide a calculated pulmonary deposition of 11 µg/mouse. Twenty-four hours following exposure, we observed diastolic dysfunction as evidenced by E/A ratios greater than 2 and increased radial strain during diastole in wild-type mice (p < 0.05 for both), indicative of restrictive filling. Overexpression of mPHGPx mitigated the contractile deficits resulting from nano-TiO2 exposure. To investigate the cellular mechanisms associated with the observed cardiac dysfunction, we focused our attention on the mitochondrion. We observed a significant increase in ROS production (p < 0.05) and decreased mitochondrial respiratory function (p < 0.05) following nano-TiO2 exposure which were attenuated in mPHGPx transgenic mice. In summary, nano-TiO2 inhalation exposure is associated with cardiac diastolic dysfunction and mitochondrial functional alterations, which can be mitigated by the overexpression of mPHGPx, suggesting ROS contribution in the development of contractile and bioenergetic dysfunction.
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- Cody E Nichols
- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,b Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory , National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park , Durham , NC , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,c Mitochondria, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,c Mitochondria, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,c Mitochondria, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- d Department of Physiology and Pharmacology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- d Department of Physiology and Pharmacology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- c Mitochondria, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,d Department of Physiology and Pharmacology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- a Division of Exercise Physiology , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA.,c Mitochondria, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Working Group , West Virginia University School of Medicine , Morgantown , WV , USA
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van den Dorpel MMP, Heinonen I, Snelder SM, Vos HJ, Sorop O, van Domburg RT, Merkus D, Duncker DJ, van Dalen BM. Early detection of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction using conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography in a large animal model of metabolic dysfunction. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 34:743-749. [PMID: 29234934 PMCID: PMC5889412 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-017-1287-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is one of the important mechanisms responsible for symptoms in patients with heart failure. The aim of the current study was to identify parameters that may be used to detect early signs of LV diastolic dysfunction in diabetic pigs on a high fat diet, using conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography. The study population consisted of 16 healthy Göttingen minipigs and 18 minipigs with experimentally induced metabolic dysfunction. Echocardiography measurements were performed at baseline and 3-month follow-up. The ratio of peak early (E) and late filling velocity (E/A ratio) and the ratio of E and the velocity of the mitral annulus early diastolic wave (E/Em ratio) did not change significantly in both groups. Peak untwisting velocity decreased in the metabolic dysfunction group (- 30.1 ± 18.5 vs. - 23.4 ± 15.5 °/ms) but not in controls (- 38.1 ± 23.6 vs. - 42.2 ± 23.0 °/ms), being significantly different between the groups at the 3-month time point (p < 0.05). In conclusion, whereas E/A ratio and E/Em ratio did not change significantly after 3 months of metabolic dysfunction, peak untwisting velocity was significantly decreased. Hence, peak untwisting velocity may serve as an important marker to detect early changes of LV diastolic dysfunction.
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- Mark M P van den Dorpel
- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Cardiology, Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Cardiology, Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Luo R, Cui H, Huang D, Li G. Early assessment of the left ventricular function by epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in postoperative breast cancer patients. Echocardiography 2017; 34:1601-1609. [PMID: 28895191 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Epirubicin (Epi) is a potent and effective drug for many malignant cancers with serious cardiotoxicity. Therefore, layer-specific two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) was used to evaluate the longitudinal and circumferential systolic function of the left ventricular for the early detection of cardiotoxicity in this retrospective work. METHODS Overall, 130 female patients with postoperative breast cancer who did not receive radiotherapy were classified into three groups: Group A (control group, n = 40) without any chemotherapy; Group B (n = 44) administered Epi at 180 ~ 240 mg/m2 ; and Group C (n = 46) administered Epi at ≥360 mg/m2 . Peak and global systolic longitudinal strains (GLS) in the total and endocardium, mid-myocardium, and epicardium were measured and calculated from apical four-chamber, apical two-chamber, and left ventricular long-axis views, respectively. Peak and global circumferential strains (GCS) in the total and endocardium, mid-myocardium, and epicardium were measured and calculated from mitral annulus, papillary muscle, and apical levels of the short-axis view, respectively. RESULTS The total GLS and GLS of the endocardium in every view were significantly reduced in group C compared with both groups A and B (P < .05), but there was no significant difference between groups A and B (P > .05). The GLS of the epicardium and mid-myocardium in groups B and C were not significantly reduced (P > .05). There were no significant differences in the total GCS and layer-specific GCS of endocardium, mid-myocardium, and epicardium among the three groups (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS Left ventricular longitudinal systolic dysfunction was detected. Moreover, an impaired endocardium was also detected in an early assessment by layer-specific 2DSTE.
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- Runlan Luo
- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a cardiac dysfunction which affects approximately 12% of diabetic patients, leading to overt heart failure and death. However, there is not an efficient and specific methodology for DCM diagnosis, possibly because molecular mechanisms are not fully elucidated, and it remains asymptomatic for many years. Also, DCM frequently coexists with other comorbidities such as hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, and vasculopathies. Thus, human DCM is not specifically identified after heart failure is established. In this sense, echocardiography has been traditionally considered the gold standard imaging test to evaluate the presence of cardiac dysfunction, although other techniques may cover earlier DCM detection by quantification of altered myocardial metabolism and strain. In this sense, Phase-Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 2D/3D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography may potentially diagnose and stratify diabetic patients. Additionally, this information could be completed with a quantification of specific plasma biomarkers related to related to initial stages of the disease. Cardiotrophin-1, activin A, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7) and Heart fatty-acid binding protein have demonstrated a stable positive correlation with cardiac hypertrophy, contractibility and steatosis responses. Thus, we suggest a combination of minimally-invasive diagnosis tools for human DCM recognition based on imaging techniques and measurements of related plasma biomarkers.
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Meera SJ, Ando T, Pu D, Manjappa S, Taub CC. Dynamic left ventricular changes in patients with gestational diabetes: A speckle tracking echocardiography study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2017; 45:20-27. [PMID: 27681654 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The left ventricle (LV) undergoes physiologic remodeling in adaptation to the hemodynamic changes that occur in pregnancy. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a novel and reliable tool to evaluate subtle myocardial alterations that have been utilized to assess myocardial changes in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) but not in patients with gestational DM (GDM). We seek to evaluate changes in LV function using STE in patients with GDM compared with women with normal pregnancy. METHODS This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. A total of 312 pregnant patients that underwent transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) between 2009 and 2014 were screened. After excluding patients with comorbidities or insufficient data, 90 women were included. TTE from the second and third trimester for each patient were then reviewed, and STE analysis was performed. RESULTS Of the 90 subjects, 72 had normal pregnancies and 18 developed GDM. There was no difference in LV end-diastolic diameter (4.73 ± 0.40 versus 4.60 ± 0.56, p = 0.25), LV end-systolic diameter (3.12 ± 0.35 versus 2.91 ± 0.61, p = 0.152), or ejection fraction (62.26 ± 4.12 versus 63.50 ± 5.24, p = 0.314) between the two groups. Global longitudinal strain was lower (-19.8 ± 3.34 versus -17.2 ± 2.18, p < 0.001) in patients with GDM, while time-to-peak strain was greater (0.43 ± 0.05 versus 0.50 ± 0.06, p < 0.001). Circumferential and radial strains were preserved in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Although conventional TTE variables show preserved LV size and function, LV longitudinal strain suggests subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with GDM. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:20-27, 2017.
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- Srinidhi J Meera
- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center North Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10466
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10003
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10467
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63102
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10467
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Hathaway QA, Nichols CE, Shepherd DL, Stapleton PA, McLaughlin SL, Stricker JC, Rellick SL, Pinti MV, Abukabda AB, McBride CR, Yi J, Stine SM, Nurkiewicz TR, Hollander JM. Maternal-engineered nanomaterial exposure disrupts progeny cardiac function and bioenergetics. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 312:H446-H458. [PMID: 28011589 PMCID: PMC5402018 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00634.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nanomaterial production is expanding as new industrial and consumer applications are introduced. Nevertheless, the impacts of exposure to these compounds are not fully realized. The present study was designed to determine whether gestational nano-sized titanium dioxide exposure impacts cardiac and metabolic function of developing progeny. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to nano-aerosols (~10 mg/m3, 130- to 150-nm count median aerodynamic diameter) for 7-8 nonconsecutive days, beginning at gestational day 5-6 Physiological and bioenergetic effects on heart function and cardiomyocytes across three time points, fetal (gestational day 20), neonatal (4-10 days), and young adult (6-12 wk), were evaluated. Functional analysis utilizing echocardiography, speckle-tracking based strain, and cardiomyocyte contractility, coupled with mitochondrial energetics, revealed effects of nano-exposure. Maternal exposed progeny demonstrated a decrease in E- and A-wave velocities, with a 15% higher E-to-A ratio than controls. Myocytes isolated from exposed animals exhibited ~30% decrease in total contractility, departure velocity, and area of contraction. Bioenergetic analysis revealed a significant increase in proton leak across all ages, accompanied by decreases in metabolic function, including basal respiration, maximal respiration, and spare capacity. Finally, electron transport chain complex I and IV activities were negatively impacted in the exposed group, which may be linked to a metabolic shift. Molecular data suggest that an increase in fatty acid metabolism, uncoupling, and cellular stress proteins may be associated with functional deficits of the heart. In conclusion, gestational nano-exposure significantly impairs the functional capabilities of the heart through cardiomyocyte impairment, which is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cardiac function is evaluated, for the first time, in progeny following maternal nanomaterial inhalation. The findings indicate that exposure to nano-sized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2) during gestation negatively impacts cardiac function and mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics. We conclude that maternal nano-TiO2 inhalation contributes to adverse cardiovascular health effects, lasting into adulthood.
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- Quincy A Hathaway
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine; Morgantown, West Virginia; and
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia; .,Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Levitan BM, Manning JR, Withers CN, Smith JD, Shaw RM, Andres DA, Sorrell VL, Satin J. Rad-deletion Phenocopies Tonic Sympathetic Stimulation of the Heart. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2016; 9:432-444. [PMID: 27798760 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-016-9716-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sympathetic stimulation modulates L-type calcium channel (LTCC) gating to contribute to increased systolic heart function. Rad is a monomeric G-protein that interacts with LTCC. Genetic deletion of Rad (Rad-/-) renders LTCC in a sympathomimetic state. The study goal was to use a clinically inspired pharmacological stress echocardiography test, including analysis of global strain, to determine whether Rad-/- confers tonic positive inotropic heart function. Sarcomere dynamics and strain showed partial parallel isoproterenol (ISO) responsiveness for wild-type (WT) and for Rad-/-. Rad-/- basal inotropy was elevated compared to WT but was less responsiveness to ISO. Rad protein levels were lower in human patients with end-stage non-ischemic heart failure. These results show that Rad reduction provides a stable inotropic response rooted in sarcomere level function. Thus, reduced Rad levels in heart failure patients may be a compensatory response to need for increased output in the setting of HF. Rad deletion suggests a future therapeutic direction for inotropic support.
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- Bryana M Levitan
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536-0298, USA
- Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536-0298, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536-0298, USA.
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