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Robinson EL, Bagchi RA, Major JL, Bergman BC, Matsuda JL, McKinsey TA. HDAC11 inhibition triggers bimodal thermogenic pathways to circumvent adipocyte catecholamine resistance. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:e168192. [PMID: 37607030 PMCID: PMC10541202 DOI: 10.1172/jci168192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Stimulation of adipocyte β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) induces expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), promoting nonshivering thermogenesis. Association of β-ARs with a lysine-myristoylated form of A kinase-anchoring protein 12 (AKAP12, also known as gravin-α) is required for downstream signaling that culminates in UCP1 induction. Conversely, demyristoylation of gravin-α by histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) suppresses this pathway. Whether inhibition of HDAC11 in adipocytes is sufficient to drive UCP1 expression independently of β-ARs is not known. Here, we demonstrate that adipocyte-specific deletion of HDAC11 in mice leads to robust induction of UCP1 in adipose tissue (AT), resulting in increased body temperature. These effects are mimicked by treating mice in vivo or human AT ex vivo with an HDAC11-selective inhibitor, FT895. FT895 triggers biphasic, gravin-α myristoylation-dependent induction of UCP1 protein expression, with a noncanonical acute response that is posttranscriptional and independent of protein kinase A (PKA), and a delayed response requiring PKA activity and new Ucp1 mRNA synthesis. Remarkably, HDAC11 inhibition promotes UCP1 expression even in models of adipocyte catecholamine resistance where β-AR signaling is blocked. These findings define cell-autonomous, multimodal roles for HDAC11 as a suppressor of thermogenesis, and highlight the potential of inhibiting HDAC11 to therapeutically alter AT phenotype independently of β-AR stimulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emma L. Robinson
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, and
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Robinson EL, Bagchi RA, Major JL, Bergman BC, Madsuda JL, McKinsey TA. HDAC11 inhibition triggers bimodal thermogenic pathways to circumvent adipocyte catecholamine resistance. bioRxiv 2023:2023.03.29.534830. [PMID: 37034582 PMCID: PMC10081236 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.29.534830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Stimulation of adipocyte β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) induces expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), promoting non-shivering thermogenesis. Association of β-ARs with a lysine myristoylated form of A-kinase anchoring protein 12 (AKAP12)/gravin-α is required for downstream signaling that culminates in UCP1 induction. Conversely, demyristoylation of gravin-α by histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) suppresses this pathway. Whether inhibition of HDAC11 in adipocytes is sufficient to drive UCP1 expression independently of β-ARs is not known. Here, we demonstrate that adipocyte-specific deletion of HDAC11 in mice leads to robust induction of UCP1 in adipose tissue (AT), resulting in increased body temperature. These effects are mimicked by treating mice in vivo or human AT ex vivo with an HDAC11-selective inhibitor, FT895. FT895 triggers biphasic, gravin-α myristoylation-dependent induction of UCP1 protein expression, with a non-canonical acute response that is post-transcriptional and independent of protein kinase A (PKA), and a delayed response requiring PKA activity and new Ucp1 mRNA synthesis. Remarkably, HDAC11 inhibition promotes UCP1 expression even in models of adipocyte catecholamine resistance where β-AR signaling is blocked. These findings define cell autonomous, multi-modal roles for HDAC11 as a suppressor of thermogenesis, and highlight the potential of inhibiting HDAC11 to therapeutically alter AT phenotype independently of β-AR stimulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emma L. Robinson
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
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- Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045-2507; USA
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Nagalingam RS, Chattopadhyaya S, Al-Hattab DS, Cheung DYC, Schwartz LY, Jana S, Aroutiounova N, Ledingham DA, Moffatt TL, Landry NM, Bagchi RA, Dixon IMC, Wigle JT, Oudit GY, Kassiri Z, Jassal DS, Czubryt MP. Scleraxis and fibrosis in the pressure-overloaded heart. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:4739-4750. [PMID: 36200607 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
AIMS In response to pro-fibrotic signals, scleraxis regulates cardiac fibroblast activation in vitro via transcriptional control of key fibrosis genes such as collagen and fibronectin; however, its role in vivo is unknown. The present study assessed the impact of scleraxis loss on fibroblast activation, cardiac fibrosis, and dysfunction in pressure overload-induced heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS Scleraxis expression was upregulated in the hearts of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients, and in mice subjected to pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Tamoxifen-inducible fibroblast-specific scleraxis knockout (Scx-fKO) completely attenuated cardiac fibrosis, and significantly improved cardiac systolic function and ventricular remodelling, following TAC compared to Scx+/+ TAC mice, concomitant with attenuation of fibroblast activation. Scleraxis deletion, after the establishment of cardiac fibrosis, attenuated the further functional decline observed in Scx+/+ mice, with a reduction in cardiac myofibroblasts. Notably, scleraxis knockout reduced pressure overload-induced mortality from 33% to zero, without affecting the degree of cardiac hypertrophy. Scleraxis directly regulated transcription of the myofibroblast marker periostin, and cardiac fibroblasts lacking scleraxis failed to upregulate periostin synthesis and secretion in response to pro-fibrotic transforming growth factor β. CONCLUSION Scleraxis governs fibroblast activation in pressure overload-induced heart failure, and scleraxis knockout attenuated fibrosis and improved cardiac function and survival. These findings identify scleraxis as a viable target for the development of novel anti-fibrotic treatments.
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- Raghu S Nagalingam
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
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Rangarajan S, Locy ML, Chanda D, Kurundkar A, Kurundkar D, Larson-Casey JL, Londono P, Bagchi RA, Deskin B, Elajaili H, Nozik ES, Deshane JS, Zmijewski JW, Eickelberg O, Thannickal VJ. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein-2 reprograms metabolism to induce oxidative stress and myofibroblast senescence in age-associated lung fibrosis. Aging Cell 2022; 21:e13674. [PMID: 35934931 PMCID: PMC9470902 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with age-related diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We provide evidence that implicates chronic elevation of the mitochondrial anion carrier protein, uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2), in increased generation of reactive oxygen species, altered redox state and cellular bioenergetics, impaired fatty acid oxidation, and induction of myofibroblast senescence. This pro-oxidant senescence reprogramming occurs in concert with conventional actions of UCP2 as an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation with dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential. UCP2 is highly expressed in human IPF lung myofibroblasts and in aged fibroblasts. In an aging murine model of lung fibrosis, the in vivo silencing of UCP2 induces fibrosis regression. These studies indicate a pro-fibrotic function of UCP2 in chronic lung disease and support its therapeutic targeting in age-related diseases associated with impaired tissue regeneration and organ fibrosis.
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- Sunad Rangarajan
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Soranno DE, Baker P, Kirkbride-Romeo L, Wennersten SA, Ding K, Keith B, Cavasin MA, Altmann C, Bagchi RA, Haefner KR, Montford J, Gist KM, Vergnes L, Reue K, He Z, Elajaili H, Okamura K, Nozik E, McKinsey TA, Faubel S. Female and male mice have differential longterm cardiorenal outcomes following a matched degree of ischemia-reperfusion acute kidney injury. Sci Rep 2022; 12:643. [PMID: 35022484 PMCID: PMC8755805 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04701-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients, causes systemic sequelae, and predisposes patients to long-term cardiovascular disease. To date, studies of the effects of AKI on cardiovascular outcomes have only been performed in male mice. We recently demonstrated that male mice developed diastolic dysfunction, hypertension and reduced cardiac ATP levels versus sham 1 year after AKI. The effects of female sex on long-term cardiac outcomes after AKI are unknown. Therefore, we examined the 1-year cardiorenal outcomes following a single episode of bilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in female C57BL/6 mice using a model with similar severity of AKI and performed concomitantly to recently published male cohorts. To match the severity of AKI between male and female mice, females received 34 min of ischemia time compared to 25 min in males. Serial renal function, echocardiograms and blood pressure assessments were performed throughout the 1-year study. Renal histology, and cardiac and plasma metabolomics and mitochondrial function in the heart and kidney were evaluated at 1 year. Measured glomerular filtration rates (GFR) were similar between male and female mice throughout the 1-year study period. One year after AKI, female mice had preserved diastolic function, normal blood pressure, and preserved levels of cardiac ATP. Compared to males, females demonstrated pathway enrichment in arginine metabolism and amino acid related energy production in both the heart and plasma, and glutathione in the plasma. Cardiac mitochondrial respiration in Complex I of the electron transport chain demonstrated improved mitochondrial function in females compared to males, regardless of AKI or sham. This is the first study to examine the long-term cardiac effects of AKI on female mice and indicate that there are important sex-related cardiorenal differences. The role of female sex in cardiovascular outcomes after AKI merits further investigation.
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- Danielle E Soranno
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, 13123 E. 16th Ave, Box #328, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. .,Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. .,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. .,Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics & Metabolism, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, 13123 E. 16th Ave, Box #328, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and Metabolism Theme Area, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics and Metabolism Theme Area, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, 13123 E. 16th Ave, Box #328, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Çakır I, Hadley CK, Pan PL, Bagchi RA, Ghamari-Langroudi M, Porter DT, Wang Q, Litt MJ, Jana S, Hagen S, Lee P, White A, Lin JD, McKinsey TA, Cone RD. Histone deacetylase 6 inhibition restores leptin sensitivity and reduces obesity. Nat Metab 2022; 4:44-59. [PMID: 35039672 PMCID: PMC8892841 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00515-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The adipose tissue-derived hormone leptin can drive decreases in food intake while increasing energy expenditure. In diet-induced obesity, circulating leptin levels rise proportionally to adiposity. Despite this hyperleptinemia, rodents and humans with obesity maintain increased adiposity and are resistant to leptin's actions. Here we show that inhibitors of the cytosolic enzyme histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) act as potent leptin sensitizers and anti-obesity agents in diet-induced obese mice. Specifically, HDAC6 inhibitors, such as tubastatin A, reduce food intake, fat mass, hepatic steatosis and improve systemic glucose homeostasis in an HDAC6-dependent manner. Mechanistically, peripheral, but not central, inhibition of HDAC6 confers central leptin sensitivity. Additionally, the anti-obesity effect of tubastatin A is attenuated in animals with a defective central leptin-melanocortin circuitry, including db/db and MC4R knockout mice. Our results suggest the existence of an HDAC6-regulated adipokine that serves as a leptin-sensitizing agent and reveals HDAC6 as a potential target for the treatment of obesity.
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- Işın Çakır
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Chemical Synthesis Core, Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Jahan F, Bagchi RA. Enhancing NAD + Metabolome in Cardiovascular Diseases: Promises and Considerations. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:716989. [PMID: 34513955 PMCID: PMC8429781 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.716989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Fahmida Jahan
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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Ambruso SL, Gil HW, Fox B, Park B, Altmann C, Bagchi RA, Baker PR, Reisz JA, Faubel S. Lung metabolomics after ischemic acute kidney injury reveals increased oxidative stress, altered energy production, and ATP depletion. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 321:L50-L64. [PMID: 33949208 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00042.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex disease associated with increased mortality that may be due to deleterious distant organ effects. AKI associated with respiratory complications, in particular, has a poor outcome. In murine models, AKI is characterized by increased circulating cytokines, lung chemokine upregulation, and neutrophilic infiltration, similar to other causes of indirect acute lung injury (ALI; e.g., sepsis). Many causes of lung inflammation are associated with a lung metabolic profile characterized by increased oxidative stress, a shift toward the use of other forms of energy production, and/or a depleted energy state. To our knowledge, there are no studies that have evaluated pulmonary energy production and metabolism after AKI. We hypothesized that based on the parallels between inflammatory acute lung injury and AKI-mediated lung injury, a similar metabolic profile would be observed. Lung metabolomics and ATP levels were assessed 4 h, 24 h, and 7 days after ischemic AKI in mice. Numerous novel findings regarding the effect of AKI on the lung were observed including 1) increased oxidative stress, 2) a shift toward alternate methods of energy production, and 3) depleted levels of ATP. The findings in this report bring to light novel characteristics of AKI-mediated lung injury and provide new leads into the mechanisms by which AKI in patients predisposes to pulmonary complications.
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- Sophia L Ambruso
- Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.,University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, ChungcheongNam-do, Republic of Korea
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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- Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.,University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
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Travers JG, Wennersten SA, Peña B, Bagchi RA, Smith HE, Hirsch RA, Vanderlinden LA, Lin YH, Dobrinskikh E, Demos-Davies KM, Cavasin MA, Mestroni L, Steinkühler C, Lin CY, Houser SR, Woulfe KC, Lam MPY, McKinsey TA. HDAC Inhibition Reverses Preexisting Diastolic Dysfunction and Blocks Covert Extracellular Matrix Remodeling. Circulation 2021; 143:1874-1890. [PMID: 33682427 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.046462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is associated with the development of heart failure and contributes to the pathogenesis of other cardiac maladies, including atrial fibrillation. Inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) has been shown to prevent DD by enhancing myofibril relaxation. We addressed the therapeutic potential of HDAC inhibition in a model of established DD with preserved ejection fraction. METHODS Four weeks after uninephrectomy and implantation with deoxycorticosterone acetate pellets, when DD was clearly evident, 1 cohort of mice was administered the clinical-stage HDAC inhibitor ITF2357/Givinostat. Echocardiography, blood pressure measurements, and end point invasive hemodynamic analyses were performed. Myofibril mechanics and intact cardiomyocyte relaxation were assessed ex vivo. Cardiac fibrosis was evaluated by picrosirius red staining and second harmonic generation microscopy of left ventricle (LV) sections, RNA sequencing of LV mRNA, mass spectrometry-based evaluation of decellularized LV biopsies, and atomic force microscopy determination of LV stiffness. Mechanistic studies were performed with primary rat and human cardiac fibroblasts. RESULTS HDAC inhibition normalized DD without lowering blood pressure in this model of systemic hypertension. In contrast to previous models, myofibril relaxation was unimpaired in uninephrectomy/deoxycorticosterone acetate mice. Furthermore, cardiac fibrosis was not evident in any mouse cohort on the basis of picrosirius red staining or second harmonic generation microscopy. However, mass spectrometry revealed induction in the expression of >100 extracellular matrix proteins in LVs of uninephrectomy/deoxycorticosterone acetate mice, which correlated with profound tissue stiffening based on atomic force microscopy. ITF2357/Givinostat treatment blocked extracellular matrix expansion and LV stiffening. The HDAC inhibitor was subsequently shown to suppress cardiac fibroblast activation, at least in part, by blunting recruitment of the profibrotic chromatin reader protein BRD4 (bromodomain-containing protein 4) to key gene regulatory elements. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate the potential of HDAC inhibition as a therapeutic intervention to reverse existing DD and establish blockade of extracellular matrix remodeling as a second mechanism by which HDAC inhibitors improve ventricular filling. Our data reveal the existence of pathophysiologically relevant covert or hidden cardiac fibrosis that is below the limit of detection of histochemical stains such as picrosirius red, highlighting the need to evaluate fibrosis of the heart using diverse methodologies.
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- Joshua G Travers
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (H.E.S., R.A.H., C.Y.L.).,Department of Biostatistics and Informatics (H.E.S., L.A.V.), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora
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- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (H.E.S., R.A.H., C.Y.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics (H.E.S., L.A.V.), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care (E.D.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (H.E.S., R.A.H., C.Y.L.).,now with Kronos Bio, Cambridge, MA (C.Y.L.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Center (S.R.H.), Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., K.M.D.-D., M.A.C., L.M., K.C.W., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (J.G.T., S.A.W., B.P., R.A.B., Y.-H.L., M.A.C., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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Soranno DE, Kirkbride-Romeo L, Wennersten SA, Ding K, Cavasin MA, Baker P, Altmann C, Bagchi RA, Haefner KR, Steinkühler C, Montford JR, Keith B, Gist KM, McKinsey TA, Faubel S. Acute Kidney Injury Results in Long-Term Diastolic Dysfunction That Is Prevented by Histone Deacetylase Inhibition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 6:119-133. [PMID: 33665513 PMCID: PMC7907538 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This is the first long-term (1-year) study to evaluate both the kidney and systemic sequelae of acute kidney injury in mice. Serial kidney function was measured via transcutaneous glomerular filtration rate. AKI resulted in diastolic dysfunction, followed by hypertension. Ejection fraction was preserved. One year after AKI, cardiac ATP levels were reduced compared with sham controls. Mice treated with the histone deacetylase inhibitor, ITF2357, maintained normal diastolic function normal blood pressure, and normal cardiac ATP after AKI. Metabolomics data suggest that treatment with ITF2357 preserves pathways related to energy metabolism.
Growing epidemiological data demonstrate that acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Here, the authors present a 1-year study of cardiorenal outcomes following bilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury in male mice. These data suggest that AKI causes long-term dysfunction in the cardiac metabolome, which is associated with diastolic dysfunction and hypertension. Mice treated with the histone deacetylase inhibitor, ITF2357, had preservation of cardiac function and remained normotensive throughout the study. ITF2357 did not protect against the development of kidney fibrosis after AKI.
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- Danielle E Soranno
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Major JL, Bagchi RA, Pires da Silva J. Application of microRNA Database Mining in Biomarker Discovery and Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Complex Disease. Methods Protoc 2020; 4:mps4010005. [PMID: 33396619 PMCID: PMC7838776 DOI: 10.3390/mps4010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Over the past two decades, it has become increasingly evident that microRNAs (miRNA) play a major role in human diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, their easy detection in circulation has made them a tantalizing target for biomarkers of disease. This surge in interest has led to the accumulation of a vast amount of miRNA expression data, prediction tools, and repositories. We used the Human microRNA Disease Database (HMDD) to discover miRNAs which shared expression patterns in the related diseases of ischemia/reperfusion injury, coronary artery disease, stroke, and obesity as a model to identify miRNA candidates for biomarker and/or therapeutic intervention in complex human diseases. Our analysis identified a single miRNA, hsa-miR-21, which was casually linked to all four pathologies, and numerous others which have been detected in the circulation in more than one of the diseases. Target analysis revealed that hsa-miR-21 can regulate a number of genes related to inflammation and cell growth/death which are major underlying mechanisms of these related diseases. Our study demonstrates a model for researchers to use HMDD in combination with gene analysis tools to identify miRNAs which could serve as biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets of complex human diseases.
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Riching AS, Danis E, Zhao Y, Cao Y, Chi C, Bagchi RA, Klein BJ, Xu H, Kutateladze TG, McKinsey TA, Buttrick PM, Song K. Suppression of canonical TGF-β signaling enables GATA4 to interact with H3K27me3 demethylase JMJD3 to promote cardiomyogenesis. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 153:44-59. [PMID: 33359755 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes (CMs) represents a promising strategy to regenerate CMs lost after ischemic heart injury. Overexpression of GATA4, HAND2, MEF2C, TBX5, miR-1, and miR-133 (GHMT2m) along with transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) inhibition efficiently promote reprogramming. However, the mechanisms by which TGF-β blockade promotes cardiac reprogramming remain unknown. Here, we identify interactions between the histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) demethylase JMJD3, the SWI/SNF remodeling complex subunit BRG1, and cardiac transcription factors. Furthermore, canonical TGF-β signaling regulates the interaction between GATA4 and JMJD3. TGF-β activation impairs the ability of GATA4 to bind target genes and prevents demethylation of H3K27 at cardiac gene promoters during cardiac reprogramming. Finally, a mutation in GATA4 (V267M) that is associated with congenital heart disease exhibits reduced binding to JMJD3 and impairs cardiomyogenesis. Thus, we have identified an epigenetic mechanism wherein canonical TGF-β pathway activation impairs cardiac gene programming, in part by interfering with GATA4-JMJD3 interactions.
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- Andrew S Riching
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; The Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Hsu JY, Major JL, Riching AS, Sen R, Pires da Silva J, Bagchi RA. Beyond the genome: challenges and potential for epigenetics-driven therapeutic approaches in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Biochem Cell Biol 2020; 98:631-646. [PMID: 32706995 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2020-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease of the cardiopulmonary system caused by the narrowing of the pulmonary arteries, leading to increased vascular resistance and pressure. This leads to right ventricle remodeling, dysfunction, and eventually, death. While conventional therapies have largely focused on targeting vasodilation, other pathological features of PAH including aberrant inflammation, mitochondrial dynamics, cell proliferation, and migration have not been well explored. Thus, despite some recent improvements in PAH treatment, the life expectancy and quality of life for patients with PAH remains poor. Showing many similarities to cancers, PAH is characterized by increased pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation, decreased apoptotic signaling pathways, and changes in metabolism. The recent successes of therapies targeting epigenetic modifiers for the treatment of cancer has prompted epigenetic research in PAH, revealing many new potential therapeutic targets. In this minireview we discuss the emergence of epigenetic dysregulation in PAH and highlight epigenetic-targeting compounds that may be effective for the treatment of PAH.
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- Jessica Y Hsu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Major JL, Bagchi RA, McKinsey TA. ERRing on the Side of a Mature Heart. Circ Res 2020; 126:1703-1705. [PMID: 32496915 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.317052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jennifer L Major
- From the Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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Rangarajan S, Bagchi RA, Zmijewski JW, Eickelberg O, Thannickal VJ. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein‐2 Drives Fibroblast Senescence in Age‐Related Lung Fibrosis by Altering Bioenergetics and Reactive Oxygen Species. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.05131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bagchi RA, Hu T, Major JL, Cao J, Cavasin MA, Mestroni L, Lam MP, Lin H, McKinsey TA. Elucidation of the role of a lysine demyristoylase in adipose tissue‐myocardium crosstalk in cardiometabolic disease. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.07497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Riching AS, Major JL, Londono P, Bagchi RA. The Brain-Heart Axis: Alzheimer's, Diabetes, and Hypertension. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2019; 3:21-28. [PMID: 32259085 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions worldwide. Currently, there are only four approved treatments for AD, which improve symptoms modestly. AD is believed to be caused by the formation of intercellular plaques and intracellular tangles in the brain, but thus far all new drugs which target these pathologies have failed clinical trials. New research highlights the link between AD and Type II Diabetes (T2D), and some believe that AD is actually a brain specific form of it termed Type III Diabetes (T3D). Drugs which are currently approved for the treatment of T2D, such as metformin, have shown promising results in improving cognitive function and even preventing the development of AD in diabetic patients. Recent studies shed light on the relationship between the brain and cardiovascular system in which the brain and heart communicate with one another via the vasculature to regulate fluid and nutrient homeostasis. This line of research reveals how the brain-heart axis regulates hypertension and diabetes, both of which can impact cognitive function. In this review we survey past and ongoing research and clinical trials for AD, and argue that AD is a complex and systemic disorder which requires comprehensive approaches beyond the brain for effective prevention and/or treatment.
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- Andrew S Riching
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
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Stratton MS, Bagchi RA, Felisbino MB, Hirsch RA, Smith HE, Riching AS, Enyart BY, Koch KA, Cavasin MA, Alexanian M, Song K, Qi J, Lemieux ME, Srivastava D, Lam MPY, Haldar SM, Lin CY, McKinsey TA. Dynamic Chromatin Targeting of BRD4 Stimulates Cardiac Fibroblast Activation. Circ Res 2019; 125:662-677. [PMID: 31409188 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.315125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Small molecule inhibitors of the acetyl-histone binding protein BRD4 have been shown to block cardiac fibrosis in preclinical models of heart failure (HF). However, since the inhibitors target BRD4 ubiquitously, it is unclear whether this chromatin reader protein functions in cell type-specific manner to control pathological myocardial fibrosis. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms by which BRD4 stimulates the transcriptional program for cardiac fibrosis remain unknown. OBJECTIVE We sought to test the hypothesis that BRD4 functions in a cell-autonomous and signal-responsive manner to control activation of cardiac fibroblasts, which are the major extracellular matrix-producing cells of the heart. METHODS AND RESULTS RNA-sequencing, mass spectrometry, and cell-based assays employing primary adult rat ventricular fibroblasts demonstrated that BRD4 functions as an effector of TGF-β (transforming growth factor-β) signaling to stimulate conversion of quiescent cardiac fibroblasts into Periostin (Postn)-positive cells that express high levels of extracellular matrix. These findings were confirmed in vivo through whole-transcriptome analysis of cardiac fibroblasts from mice subjected to transverse aortic constriction and treated with the small molecule BRD4 inhibitor, JQ1. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing revealed that BRD4 undergoes stimulus-dependent, genome-wide redistribution in cardiac fibroblasts, becoming enriched on a subset of enhancers and super-enhancers, and leading to RNA polymerase II activation and expression of downstream target genes. Employing the Sertad4 (SERTA domain-containing protein 4) locus as a prototype, we demonstrate that dynamic chromatin targeting of BRD4 is controlled, in part, by p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) and provide evidence of a critical function for Sertad4 in TGF-β-mediated cardiac fibroblast activation. CONCLUSIONS These findings define BRD4 as a central regulator of the pro-fibrotic cardiac fibroblast phenotype, establish a p38-dependent signaling circuit for epigenetic reprogramming in heart failure, and uncover a novel role for Sertad4. The work provides a mechanistic foundation for the development of BRD4 inhibitors as targeted anti-fibrotic therapies for the heart.
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- Matthew S Stratton
- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (R.A.H., H.E.S., C.Y.L.)
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (R.A.H., H.E.S., C.Y.L.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA (M.A., D.S., S.M.H.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (J.Q.)
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA (M.A., D.S., S.M.H.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA (M.A., D.S., S.M.H.).,Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA (S.M.H.).,Cardiometabolic Disorders, Amgen, San Francisco, CA (S.M.H.)
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (R.A.H., H.E.S., C.Y.L.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.,Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (M.S.S., R.A.B., M.B.F., A.S.R., B.Y.E., K.A.K., M.A.C., K.S., M.P.Y.L., T.A.M.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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Hu T, Schreiter FC, Bagchi RA, Tatman PD, Hannink M, McKinsey TA. HDAC5 catalytic activity suppresses cardiomyocyte oxidative stress and NRF2 target gene expression. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:8640-8652. [PMID: 30962285 PMCID: PMC6544848 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.007006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) and HDAC9 are class IIa HDACs that function as signal-responsive repressors of the epigenetic program for pathological cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. The conserved deacetylase domains of HDAC5 and HDAC9 are not required for inhibition of cardiac hypertrophy. Thus, the biological function of class IIa HDAC catalytic activity in the heart remains unknown. Here we demonstrate that catalytic activity of HDAC5, but not HDAC9, suppresses mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and subsequent induction of NF-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-dependent antioxidant gene expression in cardiomyocytes. Treatment of cardiomyocytes with TMP195 or TMP269, which are selective class IIa HDAC inhibitors, or shRNA-mediated knockdown of HDAC5 but not HDAC9 leads to stimulation of NRF2-mediated transcription in a reactive oxygen species-dependent manner. Conversely, ectopic expression of catalytically active HDAC5 decreases cardiomyocyte oxidative stress and represses NRF2 activation. These findings establish a role of the catalytic domain of HDAC5 in the control of cardiomyocyte redox homeostasis and define TMP195 and TMP269 as a novel class of NRF2 activators that function by suppressing the enzymatic activity of an epigenetic regulator.
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- Tianjing Hu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Bond Life Sciences Center and Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045.
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Abstract
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) regulate gene transcription by catalyzing the removal of acetyl groups from key lysine residues in nucleosomal histones and via the recruitment of other epigenetic regulators to DNA promoter/enhancer regions. Over the past two decades, HDACs have been implicated in multiple processes pertinent to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling, fibrosis, calcium handling, inflammation and energy metabolism. The development of small molecule HDAC inhibitors and genetically modified loss- and gain-of-function mouse models has allowed interrogation of the roles of specific HDAC isoforms in these processes. Isoform-selective HDAC inhibitors may prove to be powerful therapeutic agents for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
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- Rushita A Bagchi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States of America
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Fox BM, Gil HW, Kirkbride-Romeo L, Bagchi RA, Wennersten SA, Haefner KR, Skrypnyk NI, Brown CN, Soranno DE, Gist KM, Griffin BR, Jovanovich A, Reisz JA, Wither MJ, D'Alessandro A, Edelstein CL, Clendenen N, McKinsey TA, Altmann C, Faubel S. Metabolomics assessment reveals oxidative stress and altered energy production in the heart after ischemic acute kidney injury in mice. Kidney Int 2019; 95:590-610. [PMID: 30709662 PMCID: PMC6564679 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a systemic disease associated with widespread effects on distant organs, including the heart. Normal cardiac function is dependent on constant ATP generation, and the preferred method of energy production is via oxidative phosphorylation. Following direct ischemic cardiac injury, the cardiac metabolome is characterized by inadequate oxidative phosphorylation, increased oxidative stress, and increased alternate energy utilization. We assessed the impact of ischemic AKI on the metabolomics profile in the heart. Ischemic AKI was induced by 22 minutes of renal pedicle clamping, and 124 metabolites were measured in the heart at 4 hours, 24 hours, and 7 days post-procedure. Forty-one percent of measured metabolites were affected, with the most prominent changes observed 24 hours post-AKI. The post-AKI cardiac metabolome was characterized by amino acid depletion, increased oxidative stress, and evidence of alternative energy production, including a shift to anaerobic forms of energy production. These metabolomic effects were associated with significant cardiac ATP depletion and with echocardiographic evidence of diastolic dysfunction. In the kidney, metabolomics analysis revealed shifts suggestive of energy depletion and oxidative stress, which were reflected systemically in the plasma. This is the first study to examine the cardiac metabolome after AKI, and demonstrates that effects of ischemic AKI on the heart are akin to the effects of direct ischemic cardiac injury.
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- Benjamin M Fox
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Denver VA Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Denver VA Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Abstract
Cardiac fibrosis, characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix, abolishes cardiac contractility, impairs cardiac function, and ultimately leads to heart failure. In recent years, significant evidence has emerged that supports the highly dynamic and responsive nature of the cardiac extracellular matrix. Although our knowledge of cardiac fibrosis has advanced tremendously over the past decade, there is still a lack of specific therapies owing to an incomplete understanding of the disease etiology and process. In this review, we attempt to highlight some of the recently investigated molecular determinants of ischemic and non-ischemic fibrotic remodeling of the myocardium that present as promising avenues for development of anti-fibrotic therapies.
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- Ryan Wang
- a Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- b Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- c Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Al-Hattab DS, Safi HA, Nagalingam RS, Bagchi RA, Stecy MT, Czubryt MP. Scleraxis regulates Twist1 and Snai1 expression in the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H658-H668. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00092.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Numerous physiological and pathological events, from organ development to cancer and fibrosis, are characterized by an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), whereby adherent epithelial cells convert to migratory mesenchymal cells. During cardiac development, proepicardial organ epithelial cells undergo EMT to generate fibroblasts. Subsequent stress or damage induces further phenotype conversion of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, causing fibrosis via synthesis of an excessive extracellular matrix. We have previously shown that the transcription factor scleraxis is both sufficient and necessary for the conversion of cardiac fibroblasts to myofibroblasts and found that scleraxis knockout reduced cardiac fibroblast numbers by 50%, possibly via EMT attenuation. Scleraxis induced expression of the EMT transcriptional regulators Twist1 and Snai1 via an unknown mechanism. Here, we report that scleraxis binds to E-box consensus sequences within the Twist1 and Snai1 promoters to transactivate these genes directly. Scleraxis upregulates expression of both genes in A549 epithelial cells and in cardiac myofibroblasts. Transforming growth factor-β induces EMT, fibrosis, and scleraxis expression, and we found that transforming growth factor-β-mediated upregulation of Twist1 and Snai1 completely depends on the presence of scleraxis. Snai1 knockdown upregulated the epithelial marker E-cadherin; however, this effect was lost after scleraxis overexpression, suggesting that scleraxis may repress E-cadherin expression. Together, these results indicate that scleraxis can regulate EMT via direct transactivation of the Twist1 and Snai1 genes. Given the role of scleraxis in also driving the myofibroblast phenotype, scleraxis appears to be a critical controller of fibroblast genesis and fate in the myocardium and thus may play key roles in wound healing and fibrosis. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The molecular mechanism by which the transcription factor scleraxis mediates Twist1 and Snai1 gene expression was determined. These results reveal a novel means of transcriptional regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and demonstrate that transforming growth factor-β-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is dependent on scleraxis, providing a potential target for controlling this process.
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- Danah S. Al-Hattab
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Bagchi RA, Ferguson BS, Stratton MS, Hu T, Cavasin MA, Sun L, Lin YH, Liu D, Londono P, Song K, Pino MF, Sparks LM, Smith SR, Scherer PE, Collins S, Seto E, McKinsey TA. HDAC11 suppresses the thermogenic program of adipose tissue via BRD2. JCI Insight 2018; 3:120159. [PMID: 30089714 PMCID: PMC6129125 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.120159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Little is known about the biological function of histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11), which is the lone class IV HDAC. Here, we demonstrate that deletion of HDAC11 in mice stimulates brown adipose tissue (BAT) formation and beiging of white adipose tissue (WAT). Consequently, HDAC11-deficient mice exhibit enhanced thermogenic potential and, in response to high-fat feeding, attenuated obesity, improved insulin sensitivity, and reduced hepatic steatosis. Ex vivo and cell-based assays revealed that HDAC11 catalytic activity suppresses the BAT transcriptional program, in both the basal state and in response to β-adrenergic receptor signaling, through a mechanism that is dependent on physical association with BRD2, a bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) acetyl-histone-binding protein. These findings define an epigenetic pathway for the regulation of energy homeostasis and suggest the potential for HDAC11-selective inhibitors for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
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- Rushita A. Bagchi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Integrative Metabolism Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Integrative Metabolism Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Nagalingam RS, Safi HA, Al-Hattab DS, Bagchi RA, Landry NM, Dixon IMC, Wigle JT, Czubryt MP. Regulation of cardiac fibroblast MMP2 gene expression by scleraxis. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018; 120:64-73. [PMID: 29750994 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Remodeling of the cardiac extracellular matrix is responsible for a number of the detrimental effects on heart function that arise secondary to hypertension, diabetes and myocardial infarction. This remodeling consists both of an increase in new matrix protein synthesis, and an increase in the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade existing matrix structures. Previous studies utilizing knockout mice have demonstrated clearly that MMP2 plays a pathogenic role during matrix remodeling, thus it is important to understand the mechanisms that regulate MMP2 gene expression. We have shown that the transcription factor scleraxis is an important inducer of extracellular matrix gene expression in the heart that may also control MMP2 expression. In the present study, we demonstrate that scleraxis directly transactivates the proximal MMP2 gene promoter, resulting in increased histone acetylation, and identify a specific E-box sequence in the promoter to which scleraxis binds. Cardiac myo-fibroblasts isolated from scleraxis knockout mice exhibited dramatically decreased MMP2 expression; however, scleraxis over-expression in knockout cells could rescue this loss. We further show that regulation of MMP2 gene expression by the pro-fibrotic cytokine TGFβ occurs via a scleraxis-dependent mechanism: TGFβ induces recruitment of scleraxis to the MMP2 promoter, and TGFβ was unable to up-regulate MMP2 expression in cells lacking scleraxis due to either gene knockdown or knockout. These results reveal that scleraxis can exert control over both extracellular matrix synthesis and breakdown, and thus may contribute to matrix remodeling in wound healing and disease.
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- Raghu S Nagalingam
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Habibian JS, Jefic M, Bagchi RA, Lane RH, McKnight RA, McKinsey TA, Morrison RF, Ferguson BS. DUSP5 functions as a feedback regulator of TNFα-induced ERK1/2 dephosphorylation and inflammatory gene expression in adipocytes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12879. [PMID: 29018280 PMCID: PMC5635013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12861-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adipose tissue inflammation is a central pathological element that regulates obesity-mediated insulin resistance and type II diabetes. Evidence demonstrates that extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2) activation (i.e. phosphorylation) links tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) to pro-inflammatory gene expression in the nucleus. Dual specificity phosphatases (DUSPs) inactivate ERK 1/2 through dephosphorylation and can thus inhibit inflammatory gene expression. We report that DUSP5, an ERK1/2 phosphatase, was induced in epididymal white adipose tissue (WAT) in response to diet-induced obesity. Moreover, DUSP5 mRNA expression increased during obesity development concomitant to increases in TNFα expression. Consistent with in vivo findings, DUSP5 mRNA expression increased in adipocytes in response to TNFα, parallel with ERK1/2 dephosphorylation. Genetic loss of DUSP5 exacerbated TNFα-mediated ERK 1/2 signaling in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and in adipose tissue of mice. Furthermore, inhibition of ERK 1/2 and c-Jun N terminal kinase (JNK) signaling attenuated TNFα-induced DUSP5 expression. These data suggest that DUSP5 functions in the feedback inhibition of ERK1/2 signaling in response to TNFα, which resulted in increased inflammatory gene expression. Thus, DUSP5 potentially acts as an endogenous regulator of adipose tissue inflammation; although its role in obesity-mediated inflammation and insulin signaling remains unclear.
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- Justine S Habibian
- University of Nevada, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary Sciences, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA
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- University of Nevada, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary Sciences, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA
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- University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, USA
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- University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, USA
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- University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA
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- University of North Carolina Greensboro, Department of Nutrition, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27412, USA.
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- University of Nevada, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary Sciences, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA.
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Habibian JS, Jefic M, Schepps A, Bagchi RA, McKnight RA, McKinsey TA, Morrsion RF, Ferguson BS. DUSP5 Functions in a Feedback Loop to Suppress TNFα‐Induced ERK1/2 Phosphorylation and Inflammation in Adipocytes. FASEB J 2017. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.794.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Justine S Habibian
- Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary SciencesUniversity of Nevada RenoRenoNV
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- Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary SciencesUniversity of Nevada RenoRenoNV
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- Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary SciencesUniversity of Nevada RenoRenoNV
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- Department of Medicine and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & TranslationUniversity of Colorado DenverAuroraCO
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- Department of Medicine and Consortium for Fibrosis Research & TranslationUniversity of Colorado DenverAuroraCO
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- Department of NutritionUniversity of North Carolina GreensboroGreensboroNC
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- Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary SciencesUniversity of Nevada RenoRenoNV
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Roche PL, Nagalingam RS, Bagchi RA, Aroutiounova N, Belisle BMJ, Wigle JT, Czubryt MP. Role of scleraxis in mechanical stretch-mediated regulation of cardiac myofibroblast phenotype. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 311:C297-307. [PMID: 27357547 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00333.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The phenotype conversion of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts plays a key role in the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis. Numerous triggers of this conversion process have been identified, including plating of cells on solid substrates, cytokines such as transforming growth factor-β, and mechanical stretch; however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined. Recent studies from our laboratory revealed that the transcription factor scleraxis is a key regulator of cardiac fibroblast phenotype and extracellular matrix expression. Here we report that mechanical stretch induces type I collagen expression and morphological changes indicative of cardiac myofibroblast conversion, as well as scleraxis expression via activation of the scleraxis promoter. Scleraxis causes phenotypic changes similar to stretch, and the effect of stretch is attenuated in scleraxis null cells. Scleraxis was also sufficient to upregulate expression of vinculin and F-actin, to induce stress fiber and focal adhesion formation, and to attenuate both cell migration and proliferation, further evidence of scleraxis-mediated regulation of fibroblast to myofibroblast conversion. Together, these data confirm that scleraxis is sufficient to promote the myofibroblast phenotype and is a required effector of stretch-mediated conversion. Scleraxis may thus represent a potential target for the development of novel antifibrotic therapies aimed at inhibiting myofibroblast formation.
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- Patricia L Roche
- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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Bagchi RA, Lin J, Wang R, Czubryt MP. Regulation of fibronectin gene expression in cardiac fibroblasts by scleraxis. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 366:381-391. [PMID: 27324126 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The glycoprotein fibronectin is a key component of the extracellular matrix. By interacting with numerous matrix and cell surface proteins, fibronectin plays important roles in cell adhesion, migration and intracellular signaling. Up-regulation of fibronectin occurs in tissue fibrosis, and previous studies have identified the pro-fibrotic factor TGFβ as an inducer of fibronectin expression, although the mechanism responsible remains unknown. We have previously shown that a key downstream effector of TGFβ signaling in cardiac fibroblasts is the transcription factor scleraxis, which in turn regulates the expression of a wide variety of extracellular matrix genes. We noted that fibronectin expression tracked closely with scleraxis expression, but it was unclear whether scleraxis directly regulated the fibronectin gene. Here, we report that scleraxis acts via two E-box binding sites in the proximal human fibronectin promoter to govern fibronectin expression, with the second E-box being both sufficient and necessary for scleraxis-mediated fibronectin expression to occur. A combination of electrophoretic mobility shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays indicated that scleraxis interacted to a greater degree with the second E-box. Over-expression or knockdown of scleraxis resulted in increased or decreased fibronectin expression, respectively, and scleraxis null mice presented with dramatically decreased immunolabeling for fibronectin in cardiac tissue sections compared to wild-type controls. Furthermore, scleraxis was required for TGFβ-induced fibronectin expression: TGFβ lost its ability to induce fibronectin expression following scleraxis knockdown. Together, these results demonstrate a novel and required role for scleraxis in the regulation of cardiac fibroblast fibronectin gene expression basally or in response to TGFβ.
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- Rushita A Bagchi
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, RC2- Room 8450, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada. .,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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Bagchi RA, Roche P, Aroutiounova N, Espira L, Abrenica B, Schweitzer R, Czubryt MP. The transcription factor scleraxis is a critical regulator of cardiac fibroblast phenotype. BMC Biol 2016; 14:21. [PMID: 26988708 PMCID: PMC4794909 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-016-0243-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Resident fibroblasts synthesize the cardiac extracellular matrix, and can undergo phenotype conversion to myofibroblasts to augment matrix production, impairing function and contributing to organ failure. A significant gap in our understanding of the transcriptional regulation of these processes exists. Given the key role of this phenotype conversion in fibrotic disease, the identification of such novel transcriptional regulators may yield new targets for therapies for fibrosis. Results Using explanted primary cardiac fibroblasts in gain- and loss-of-function studies, we found that scleraxis critically controls cardiac fibroblast/myofibroblast phenotype by direct transcriptional regulation of myriad genes that effectively define these cells, including extracellular matrix components and α-smooth muscle actin. Scleraxis furthermore potentiated the TGFβ/Smad3 signaling pathway, a key regulator of myofibroblast conversion, by facilitating transcription complex formation. While scleraxis promoted fibroblast to myofibroblast conversion, loss of scleraxis attenuated myofibroblast function and gene expression. These results were confirmed in scleraxis knockout mice, which were cardiac matrix-deficient and lost ~50 % of their complement of cardiac fibroblasts, with evidence of impaired epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Scleraxis directly transactivated several EMT marker genes, and was sufficient to induce mesenchymal/fibroblast phenotype conversion of A549 epithelial cells. Conversely, loss of scleraxis attenuated TGFβ-induced EMT marker expression. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that scleraxis is a novel and potent regulator of cellular progression along the continuum culminating in the cardiac myofibroblast phenotype. Scleraxis was both sufficient to drive conversion, and required for full conversion to occur. Scleraxis fulfills this role by direct transcriptional regulation of key target genes, and by facilitating TGFβ/Smad signaling. Given the key role of fibroblast to myofibroblast conversion in fibrotic diseases in the heart and other tissue types, scleraxis may be an important target for therapeutic development. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-016-0243-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rushita A Bagchi
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, Research Division and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, R4008 St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.
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Bagchi RA, Wang R, Jahan F, Wigle JT, Czubryt MP. Regulation of scleraxis transcriptional activity by serine phosphorylation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2016; 92:140-8. [PMID: 26883788 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cardiac fibroblasts are the major extracellular matrix producing cells in the heart. Our laboratory was the first to demonstrate that the transcription factor scleraxis induces collagen 1α2 expression in both cardiac fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Here we identify a novel post-translational mechanism by which scleraxis activity is regulated and determine its effect on transcription of genes targeted by scleraxis. Putative serine phosphorylation sites on scleraxis were revealed by in silico analysis using motif prediction software. Mutation of key serine residues to alanine, which cannot be phosphorylated, significantly attenuated the expression of fibrillar type I collagen and myofibroblast marker genes that are normally induced by scleraxis. Down-regulation of collagen 1α2 expression was due to reduced binding of the non-phosphorylated scleraxis mutant to specific E-box DNA-binding sites within the promoter as determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation in human cardiac myofibroblast cells and by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. This is the first evidence suggesting that scleraxis is phosphorylated under basal conditions. The phosphorylation sequence matched that targeted by Casein Kinase 2, and inhibition of this kinase activity disrupted the ability of scleraxis to modulate the expression of its target genes while also attenuating TGFβ-induced expression of type I collagen and myofibroblast phenotype conversion marker genes. These results demonstrate a novel mechanism for regulation of scleraxis activity, which may prove to be tractable for pharmacologic manipulation.
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- Rushita A Bagchi
- St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Bagchi RA, Mozolevska V, Abrenica B, Czubryt MP. Development of a high throughput luciferase reporter gene system for screening activators and repressors of human collagen Iα2 gene expression. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:887-92. [DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fibrosis, which is characterized by the excessive production of matrix proteins, occurs in multiple tissues and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Despite its significant negative impact on patient outcomes, therapies targeted to treat fibrosis are currently lacking. Screening for inhibitors of the expression of collagen, the primary component of fibrotic lesions, represents an option for the identification of novel lead compounds for therapeutic development with potentially fewer off-target effects compared with the targeting of multifunctional cell signaling pathways. Here we report on the generation of a stable luciferase reporter system using a fibroblast cell line, which can be used for rapidly screening both activators and repressors of human collagen COL1A2 gene transcription in a high throughput setting. This in vitro screening tool was validated using known agonists (scleraxis, TGF-β, angiotensin II, CTGF) and antagonists (TNF-α, pirfenidone) of COL1A2 gene expression. The COL1A2-luc NIH-3T3 fibroblast system provides a useful and effective screen for potential lead compounds with pro- or anti-fibrotic properties.
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- Rushita A. Bagchi
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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Dakshinamurti K, Bagchi RA, Abrenica B, Czubryt MP. Microarray analysis of pancreatic gene expression during biotin repletion in biotin-deficient rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:1103-10. [PMID: 26312779 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Biotin is a B vitamin involved in multiple metabolic pathways. In humans, biotin deficiency is relatively rare but can cause dermatitis, alopecia, and perosis. Low biotin levels occur in individuals with type-2 diabetes, and supplementation with biotin plus chromium may improve blood sugar control. The acute effect on pancreatic gene expression of biotin repletion following chronic deficiency is unclear, therefore we induced biotin deficiency in adult male rats by feeding them a 20% raw egg white diet for 6 weeks. Animals were then randomized into 2 groups: one group received a single biotin supplement and returned to normal chow lacking egg white, while the second group remained on the depletion diet. After 1 week, pancreata were removed from biotin-deficient (BD) and biotin-repleted (BR) animals and RNA was isolated for microarray analysis. Biotin depletion altered gene expression in a manner indicative of inflammation, fibrosis, and defective pancreatic function. Conversely, biotin repletion activated numerous repair and anti-inflammatory pathways, reduced fibrotic gene expression, and induced multiple genes involved in pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function. A subset of the results was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis, as well as by treatment of pancreatic AR42J cells with biotin. The results indicate that biotin repletion, even after lengthy deficiency, results in the rapid induction of repair processes in the pancreas.
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- Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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Czubryt MP, Bagchi RA, Roche PL, Wang R, Devalapurkar S, Schweitzer R. Abstract 192: Scleraxis is a Required Component of the Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression Program. Circ Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1161/res.115.suppl_1.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The collagenous cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) reinforces the myocardium and facilitates intercellular communication, but excessive ECM production in fibrosis results in dysfunction and heart failure. The transcription factor scleraxis directly governs expression of type I fibrillar collagen in ECM-rich tissues including tendons and the heart. We have also shown that scleraxis is required for collagen 1α2 gene expression induced by the potent pro-fibrotic TGFβ-Smad signaling pathway. We therefore examined the broader role of scleraxis in myocardial ECM production, including mechanisms regulating the expression of scleraxis itself. Scleraxis knockout in mice resulted in a dramatic ~50% loss of cardiac ECM components including fibrillar collagens, proteoglycans and matrix metalloproteinases, concomitant with a significant decrease in fibroblast number. Scleraxis knockdown in primary cardiac proto-myofibroblasts recapitulated these changes without increasing cell death, suggesting a reduction in fibroblast precursors in knockout mice in vivo. Conversely, over-expression of scleraxis had the opposite effect, up-regulating expression of ECM genes and numerous markers indicative of increased commitment to a myofibroblast cell fate. Scleraxis increased proto-myofibroblast contractility via direct transactivation of the α-smooth muscle actin promoter. Similar to TGFβ, pro-fibrotic angiotensin II and Connective Tissue Growth Factor induced scleraxis expression, suggesting that scleraxis behaves as a common transcriptional effector for multiple fibrotic pathways. Fibrillar collagen gene expression induced by these factors was significantly attenuated by scleraxis knockdown, further implicating scleraxis in fibrotic ECM synthesis. Intriguingly, the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A, which has been reported to exert anti-fibrotic effects in the heart, significantly reduced scleraxis expression in cardiac myofibroblasts. These data collectively identify scleraxis as a central and requisite transcriptional regulator of fibroblast phenotype and the ECM gene expression program in the heart, and provide rationale for the investigation of anti-scleraxis strategies to attenuate fibrosis in patients.
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- UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, Winnipeg, Canada
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) regulates critical genes involved in cardiac mitochondrial biogenesis and fatty acid oxidation, and its loss is associated with impaired metabolism and various cardiac pathologies. Estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) targets many of the same genes as PGC-1α, and extensive cross talk exists between these 2 regulators. Here we report the identification of an evolutionarily conserved ERRα binding site within the PGC-1α promoter. Using luciferase reporter assays and overexpression, inhibition, or knockdown of ERRα, we show that PGC-1α expression is critically dependent upon ERRα in primary cardiomyocytes. We demonstrate that short-term hypoxia results in reduced ERRα mRNA expression, which precedes a similar loss of PGC-1α mRNA. However, chromatin immunoprecipitation reveals that despite a key role for ERRα in regulating PGC-1α in normoxic cardiomyocytes, ERRα loss is not responsible for PGC-1α loss in hypoxia. Histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) has previously been demonstrated to strongly inhibit expression of PGC-1α, and we show that overexpression of ERRα is sufficient to overcome this repressive effect. Our data elucidates the mechanism by which ERRα regulates cardiac PGC-1α gene expression, and suggests that ERRα may provide a means to normalize PGC-1α expression that could be useful in the development of strategies aimed at improving cardiac metabolism in disease.
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- Angela Ramjiawan
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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Ramjiawan A, Bagchi RA, Blant A, Albak L, Cavasin MA, Horn TR, McKinsey TA, Czubryt MP. Roles of histone deacetylation and AMP kinase in regulation of cardiomyocyte PGC-1α gene expression in hypoxia. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 304:C1064-72. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00262.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The transcriptional coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a key determinant of cardiac metabolic function by regulating genes governing fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis. PGC-1α expression is reduced in many cardiac diseases, and gene deletion of PGC-1α results in impaired cardiomyocyte metabolism and function. Reduced fuel supply generally induces PGC-1α expression, but the specific role of oxygen deprivation is unclear, and the mechanisms governing PGC-1α gene expression in these situations are poorly understood. During hypoxia of primary rat cardiomyocytes up to 12 h, we found that PGC-1α expression was downregulated via a histone deacetylation-dependent mechanism. Conversely, extended hypoxia to 24 h concomitant with glucose depletion upregulated PGC-1α expression via an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-mediated mechanism. Our previous work demonstrated that estrogen-related receptor-α (ERRα) regulates PGC-1α expression, and we show here that overexpression of ERRα was sufficient to attenuate PGC-1α downregulation in hypoxia. We confirmed that chronic hypoxia downregulated cardiac PGC-1α expression in a hypoxic but nonischemic hypobaric rat model of pulmonary hypertension. Our data demonstrate that depletion of oxygen or fuel results in repression or induction, respectively, of PGC-1α expression via discrete mechanisms, which may contribute to cardiac energetic derangement during hypoxia, ischemia, and failure.
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- Angela Ramjiawan
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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Yeganeh B, Mukherjee S, Moir LM, Kumawat K, Kashani HH, Bagchi RA, Baarsma HA, Gosens R, Ghavami S. Novel non-canonical TGF-β signaling networks: emerging roles in airway smooth muscle phenotype and function. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2012; 26:50-63. [PMID: 22874922 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The airway smooth muscle (ASM) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ASM cells express a wide range of receptors involved in contraction, growth, matrix protein production and the secretion of cytokines and chemokines. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is one of the major players in determining the structural and functional abnormalities of the ASM in asthma and COPD. It is increasingly evident that TGF-β functions as a master switch, controlling a network of intracellular and autocrine signaling loops that effect ASM phenotype and function. In this review, the various elements that participate in non-canonical TGF-β signaling, including MAPK, PI3K, WNT/β-catenin, and Ca(2+), are discussed, focusing on their effect on ASM phenotype and function. In addition, new aspects of ASM biology and their possible association with non-canonical TGF-β signaling will be discussed.
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- Behzad Yeganeh
- Department of Physiology, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, University of Manitoba, 675 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, Canada
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Bagchi RA, Dixon IMC, Czubryt MP. Interaction of scleraxis and Smad‐dependent cardiac collagen expression. FASEB J 2011. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.1032.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rushita A Bagchi
- Institute of Cardiovascular SciencesUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegMBCanada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular SciencesUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegMBCanada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular SciencesUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegMBCanada
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