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Eur Heart J ; 39(10): 876-887, 2018 03 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29136142

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Aims: Foxo3 is a transcription factor involved in cell metabolism, survival, and inflammatory disease. However, mechanistic insight in Foxo3 effects is still limited. Here, we investigated the role of Foxo3 on natural killer (NK) cell responses and its effects in viral myocarditis. Methods and results: Effects of Foxo3 on viral load and immune responses were investigated in a model of coxsackie virus B3 myocarditis in wild-type (WT) and Foxo3 deficient mice. Reduced immune cell infiltration, viral titres, and pro-inflammatory cytokines in cardiac tissue were observed in Foxo3-/- mice 7 days post-infection (p.i.). Viral titres were also attenuated in hearts of Foxo3-/- mice at Day 3 while interferon-γ (IFNγ) and NKp46 expression were up-regulated suggesting early viral control by enhanced NK cell activity. CD69 expression of NK cells, frequencies of CD11b+CD27+ effector NK cells and cytotoxicity of Foxo3-/- mice was enhanced compared to WT littermates. Moreover, microRNA-155 expression, essential in NK cell activation, was elevated in Foxo3-/- NK cells while its inhibition led to diminished IFNγ production. Healthy humans carrying the longevity-associated FOXO3 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs12212067 exhibited reduced IFNγ and cytotoxic degranulation of NK cells. Viral inflammatory cardiomyopathy (viral CMI) patients with this SNP showed a poorer outcome due to less efficient virus control. Conclusion: Our results implicate Foxo3 in regulating NK cell function and suggest Foxo3 playing an important role in the antiviral innate immunity. Thus, enhanced FOXO3 activity such as in the polymorphism rs12212067 may be protective in chronic inflammation such as cancer and cardiovascular disease but disadvantageous to control acute viral infection.


Asunto(s)
Proteína Forkhead Box O3 , Células Asesinas Naturales/inmunología , Miocarditis , Adulto , Animales , Infecciones por Coxsackievirus/inmunología , Infecciones por Coxsackievirus/virología , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Proteína Forkhead Box O3/genética , Proteína Forkhead Box O3/inmunología , Proteína Forkhead Box O3/metabolismo , Corazón/virología , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Persona de Mediana Edad , Miocarditis/inmunología , Miocarditis/patología , Miocarditis/virología , Miocardio/inmunología , Miocardio/patología , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple
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J Biol Chem ; 289(29): 19907-16, 2014 Jul 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24920669

RESUMEN

The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase (SERCA) is key to Ca(2+) homeostasis and is redox-regulated by reversible glutathione (GSH) adducts on the cysteine (C) 674 thiol that stimulate Ca(2+) uptake activity and endothelial cell angiogenic responses in vitro. We found that mouse hind limb muscle ischemia induced S-glutathione adducts on SERCA in both whole muscle tissue and endothelial cells. To determine the role of S-glutathiolation, we used a SERCA 2 C674S heterozygote knock-in (SKI) mouse lacking half the key thiol. Following hind limb ischemia, SKI animals had decreased SERCA S-glutathione adducts and impaired blood flow recovery. We studied SKI microvascular endothelial cells in which total SERCA 2 expression was unchanged. Cultured SKI microvascular endothelial cells showed impaired migration and network formation compared with wild type (WT). Ca(2+) studies showed decreased nitric oxide (·NO)-induced (45)Ca(2+) uptake into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of SKI cells, while Fura-2 studies revealed lower Ca(2+) stores and decreased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)- and ·NO-induced Ca(2+) influx. Adenoviral overexpression of calreticulin, an ER Ca(2+) binding protein, increased ionomycin-releasable stores, VEGF-induced Ca(2+) influx and endothelial cell migration. Taken together, these data indicate that the redox-sensitive Cys-674 thiol on SERCA 2 is required for normal endothelial cell Ca(2+) homeostasis and ischemia-induced angiogenic responses, revealing a novel redox control of angiogenesis via Ca(2+) stores.


Asunto(s)
Calcio/metabolismo , Glutatión/análogos & derivados , ATPasas Transportadoras de Calcio del Retículo Sarcoplásmico/química , ATPasas Transportadoras de Calcio del Retículo Sarcoplásmico/metabolismo , Animales , Señalización del Calcio , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Femenino , Técnicas de Sustitución del Gen , Glutatión/metabolismo , Hemodinámica , Miembro Posterior/irrigación sanguínea , Hipoxia/enzimología , Hipoxia/fisiopatología , Isquemia/enzimología , Isquemia/fisiopatología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Mutantes , Ratones Transgénicos , Músculo Esquelético/irrigación sanguínea , Músculo Esquelético/enzimología , Proteínas Mutantes/química , Proteínas Mutantes/genética , Proteínas Mutantes/metabolismo , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Oxidación-Reducción , Embarazo , ATPasas Transportadoras de Calcio del Retículo Sarcoplásmico/genética , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 287(9): 6604-14, 2012 Feb 24.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22157755

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The tumor suppressor breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 (BRCA2) plays an important role in the repair of DNA damage, and loss of BRCA2 predisposes carriers to breast and ovarian cancers. Doxorubicin (DOX) remains the cornerstone of chemotherapy in such individuals. However, it is often associated with cardiac failure, which once manifests carries a poor prognosis. Because BRCA2 regulates genome-wide stability and facilitates DNA damage repair, we hypothesized that loss of BRCA2 may increase susceptibility to DOX-induced cardiac failure. To this aim, we generated cardiomyocyte-specific BRCA2 knock-out (CM-BRCA2(-/-)) mice using the Cre-loxP technology and evaluated their basal and post-DOX treatment phenotypes. Although CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice exhibited no basal cardiac phenotype, DOX treatment resulted in markedly greater cardiac dysfunction and mortality in CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice compared with control mice. Apoptosis in left ventricular (LV) sections from CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice compared with that in corresponding sections from wild-type (WT) littermate controls was also significantly enhanced after DOX treatment. Microscopic examination of LV sections from DOX-treated CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice revealed a greater number of DNA double-stranded breaks and the absence of RAD51 focus formation, an essential marker of double-stranded break repair. The levels of p53 and the p53-related proapoptotic proteins p53-up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and Bax were significantly increased in samples from CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice. This corresponded with increased Bax to Bcl-2 ratios and elevated cytochrome c release in the LV sections of DOX-treated CM-BRCA2(-/-) mice. Taken together, these data suggest a critical and previously unrecognized role of BRCA2 as a gatekeeper of DOX-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and susceptibility to overt cardiac failure. Pharmacogenomic studies evaluating cardiac function in BRCA2 mutation carriers treated with doxorubicin are encouraged.


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Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína BRCA2/genética , Doxorrubicina/toxicidad , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/inducido químicamente , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/patología , Miocitos Cardíacos/patología , Animales , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/toxicidad , Proteína BRCA2/deficiencia , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/epidemiología , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Miocardio/patología , Fenotipo , Factores de Riesgo , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética
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Circulation ; 126(11 Suppl 1): S81-90, 2012 Sep 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22965997

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: MicroRNA are essential posttranscriptional modulators of gene expression implicated in various chronic diseases. Because microRNA-145 is highly expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and regulates VSMC fate and plasticity, we hypothesized that it may be a novel regulator of atherosclerosis and plaque stability. METHODS AND RESULTS: Apolipoprotein E knockout mice (ApoE(-/-)) mice were treated with either a microRNA-145 lentivirus under the control of the smooth muscle cell (SMC)-specific promoter SM22α or a SM22α control lentivirus before commencing the Western diet for 12 weeks. The SMC-targeted microRNA-145 treatment markedly reduced plaque size in aortic sinuses, ascending aortas, and brachiocephalic arteries. It also significantly increased fibrous cap area, reduced necrotic core area, and increased plaque collagen content. Cellular plaque composition analyses revealed significantly less macrophages in ApoE(-/-) mice treated with the SMC-specific microRNA-145. These mice also demonstrated marked increases in calponin levels and α-smooth muscle actin-positive SMC areas in their atherosclerotic lesions. Furthermore, lentiviral delivery of microRNA-145 resulted in reduced KLF4 and elevated myocardin expression in aortas from ApoE(-/-) mice, consistent with an effect of microRNA-145 to promote a contractile phenotype in VSMC. CONCLUSIONS: VSMC-specific overexpression of microRNA-145 is a novel in vivo therapeutic target to limit atherosclerotic plaque morphology and cellular composition, shifting the balance toward plaque stability vs plaque rupture.


Asunto(s)
Aterosclerosis/prevención & control , Terapia Genética , Vectores Genéticos/uso terapéutico , MicroARNs/fisiología , Actinas/genética , Animales , Aorta/citología , Aorta/patología , Enfermedades de la Aorta/genética , Enfermedades de la Aorta/patología , Enfermedades de la Aorta/prevención & control , Apolipoproteínas E/deficiencia , Aterosclerosis/genética , Aterosclerosis/patología , Arterias Carótidas/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Dieta Aterogénica , Genes Reporteros , Humanos , Factor 4 Similar a Kruppel , Factores de Transcripción de Tipo Kruppel/biosíntesis , Factores de Transcripción de Tipo Kruppel/genética , Lentivirus/genética , Lípidos/sangre , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , MicroARNs/genética , Miocitos del Músculo Liso/citología , Miocitos del Músculo Liso/metabolismo , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/fisiología , Transducción Genética
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Circulation ; 122(11 Suppl): S185-92, 2010 Sep 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20837912

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BACKGROUND: Adropin is a recently identified protein that has been implicated in the maintenance of energy homeostasis and insulin resistance. Because vascular function and insulin sensitivity are closely related, we hypothesized that adropin may also exert direct effects on the endothelium. METHODS AND RESULTS: In vitro cell culture models were partnered with an in vivo murine injury model to determine the potential vascular effects of adropin. Adropin was expressed in human umbilical vein and coronary artery endothelial cells (ECs). Adropin-treated endothelial cells exhibited greater proliferation, migration and capillary-like tube formation and less permeability and tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis. In keeping with a vascular protective effect, adropin stimulated Akt Ser(473) and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase Ser(1177) phosphorylation. The former was abrogated in the presence of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, whereas the latter was attenuated by LY294002 and by mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 inhibition with PD98059. Together, these findings suggest that adropin regulates NO bioavailability and events via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt and extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathways. Adropin markedly upregulated vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) transcript and protein levels, and in VEGFR2-silenced endothelial cells, adropin failed to induce phosphorylation of endothelial NO synthase, Akt, and extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2, supporting VEGFR2 as an upstream target of adropin-mediated endothelial NO synthase activation. Last, adropin improved murine limb perfusion and elevated capillary density following induction of hindlimb ischemia. CONCLUSIONS: We report a potential endothelial protective role of adropin that is likely mediated via upregulation of endothelial NO synthase expression through the VEGFR2-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt and VEGFR2-extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 pathways. Adropin represents a novel target to limit diseases characterized by endothelial dysfunction in addition to its favorable metabolic profile.


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Movimiento Celular , Proliferación Celular , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas/metabolismo , Animales , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Apoptosis/genética , Células Cultivadas , Cromonas/farmacología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Flavonoides/farmacología , Silenciador del Gen , Humanos , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intercelular , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Noqueados , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/genética , Proteína Quinasa 1 Activada por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/genética , Proteína Quinasa 3 Activada por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Morfolinas/farmacología , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/genética , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de las Quinasa Fosfoinosítidos-3 , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Fosforilación/genética , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/biosíntesis , ARN Mensajero/genética , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/genética , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/biosíntesis , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 411(2): 421-6, 2011 Jul 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21749857

RESUMEN

P53 protein levels are elevated by trastuzumab and the biologically similar rat ERBB2/HER2/NEU antibody; and that this coincides with enhanced apoptosis, increased cleaved caspase-3 levels and diminished cardiac function. We also demonstrate that MDM2 may be a regulatory target of anti-ERBB2 thereby implicating the MDM2/p53 axis as a potential molecular component for the undesirable cardiac outcomes noted with trastuzumab. Finally, we show that these MDM2/p53-mediated events are independent of both the ERK1/2 and Akt systems. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the adverse cardiac events observed with trastuzumab may stem from its negative regulation of MDM2 events which impairs p53 degradation resultantly promoting apoptosis leading to cardiac dysfunction. These observations may have important therapeutic implications since they suggest that anticancer agents that inhibit MDM2 and its downstream actions may curb tumor progression at the expense of increasing cardiac stress.


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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/efectos adversos , Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Miocitos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor ErbB-2/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados , Corazón/efectos de los fármacos , Corazón/fisiopatología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Miocitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Miocitos Cardíacos/patología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-mdm2/metabolismo , Trastuzumab , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/biosíntesis
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 299(3): H656-63, 2010 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20622108

RESUMEN

Altered macrophage kinetics is a pivotal mechanism of visceral obesity-induced inflammation and cardiometabolic risk. Because monocytes can differentiate into either proatherogenic M1 macrophages or anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages, approaches that limit M1 while promoting M2 differentiation represent a unique therapeutic strategy. We hypothesized that adiponectin may prime human monocytes toward the M2 phenotype. Adiponectin promoted the alternative activation of human monocytes into anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages as opposed to the classically activated M1 phenotype. Adiponectin-treated cells displayed increased M2 markers, including the mannose receptor (MR) and alternative macrophage activation-associated CC chemokine-1. Incubation of M1 macrophages with adiponectin-treated M2-derived culture supernatant resulted in a pronounced inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 secretion. Activation of human monocytes into M2 macrophages by adiponectin was mediated, in addition to AMP-activated protein kinase and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma, via PPAR-alpha. Furthermore, macrophages isolated from adiponectin knockout mice demonstrated diminished levels of M2 markers such as MR, which were restored with adiponectin treatment. We report a novel immunoregulatory mechanism through which adiponectin primes human monocyte differentiation into anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages. Conditions associated with low adiponectin levels, such as visceral obesity and insulin resistance, may promote atherosclerosis, in part through aberrant macrophage kinetics.


Asunto(s)
Adiponectina/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular/fisiología , Activación de Macrófagos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Monocitos/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP/metabolismo , Adiponectina/genética , Adiponectina/farmacología , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Células Cultivadas , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Citometría de Flujo , Humanos , Inflamación/metabolismo , Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Monocitos/efectos de los fármacos , PPAR gamma/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 146(4): 949-960.e4, 2013 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23415688

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OBJECTIVE: BRCA1, a tumor suppressor gene implicated in breast and ovarian cancers, exerts multiple effects on DNA repair and affords resistance against cellular stress responses. We hypothesized that BRCA1 limits endothelial cell apoptosis and dysfunction, and via this mechanism attenuates atherosclerosis. METHODS: Loss and gain of function were achieved in cultured endothelial cells by silencing and overexpressing BRCA1, respectively. In vivo loss and gain of function were performed by generating endothelial cell-specific knockout (EC-BRCA1(-/-)) mice and administering a BRCA1 adenovirus. Well-established cell and animal models of angiogenesis and atherosclerosis were used. RESULTS: BRCA1 is basally expressed in endothelial cells. BRCA1 overexpression protected and BRCA1 silencing exaggerated inflammation- and doxorubicin-induced endothelial cell apoptosis. Key indices of endothelial function were modulated in a manner consistent with an effect of BRCA1 to limit endothelial cell apoptosis and improve endothelial function. BRCA1 overexpression strongly attenuated the production of reactive oxygen species and upregulated endothelial nitric oxide synthase, phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase, phosphorylated Akt, and vascular endothelial growth factor-a expression. BRCA1 overexpression also improved capillary density and promoted blood flow restoration in mice subjected to hind-limb ischemia. BRCA1-overexpressing ApoE(-/-) mice fed a Western diet developed significantly less aortic plaque lesions, exhibited reduced macrophage infiltration, and generated less reactive oxygen species. Lung sections and aortic segments from EC-BRCA1(-/-) mice demonstrated greater inflammation-associated apoptosis and impaired endothelial function, respectively. BRCA1 expression was attenuated in the plaque region of human atherosclerotic carotid artery samples compared with the adjacent plaque-free area. CONCLUSIONS: These data collectively highlight a previously unrecognized role of BRCA1 as a gatekeeper of inflammation-induced endothelial cell function and a target to limit atherosclerosis. Translational studies evaluating endothelial function and atherosclerosis in individuals with BRCA1 mutations are suggested.


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Aterosclerosis/prevención & control , Proteína BRCA1/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Terapia Genética/métodos , Isquemia/terapia , Músculo Esquelético/irrigación sanguínea , Adenoviridae/genética , Animales , Apolipoproteínas E/deficiencia , Apolipoproteínas E/genética , Apoptosis , Aterosclerosis/genética , Aterosclerosis/metabolismo , Aterosclerosis/patología , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/genética , Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Células Endoteliales/patología , Vectores Genéticos , Miembro Posterior , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/metabolismo , Humanos , Isquemia/genética , Isquemia/metabolismo , Isquemia/fisiopatología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Noqueados , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/metabolismo , Fosforilación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Interferencia de ARN , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Recuperación de la Función , Flujo Sanguíneo Regional , Factores de Tiempo , Transfección , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 146(3): 702-9, 2013 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23317938

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OBJECTIVE: Alterations in cardiac energy and substrate metabolism play a critical role in the development and clinical course of heart failure. We hypothesized that the cardioprotective role of the breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) gene might be mediated in part by alterations in cardiac bioenergetics. METHODS: We generated cardiomyocyte-specific BRCA1 homozygous and heterozygous knockout mice using the Cre-loxP technology and evaluated the key molecules and pathways involved in glucose metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, and mitochondrial bioenergetics. RESULTS: Cardiomyocyte-specific BRCA1-deficient mice showed reduced cardiac expression of glucose and fatty acid transporters, reduced acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase 2 and malonyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase (key enzymes that control malonyl coenzyme A, which in turn controls fatty acid oxidation), and reduced carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, a rate-limiting enzyme for mitochondrial fatty acid uptake. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and γ and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I levels were also downregulated in these hearts. Rates of glucose and fatty acid oxidation were reduced in the hearts of heterozygous cardiomyocyte-restricted BRCA1-deficient mice, resulting in a decrease in the rate of adenosine triphosphate production. This decrease in metabolism and adenosine triphosphate production occurred despite an increase in 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and AKT activation in the heart. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiomyocyte-specific loss of BRCA1 alters critical pathways of fatty acid and glucose metabolism, leading to an energy starved heart. BRCA1-based cell or gene therapy might serve as a novel target to improve cardiac bioenergetics in patients with heart failure.


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Proteína BRCA1/metabolismo , Daño del ADN , Reparación del ADN , Metabolismo Energético , Miocitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP/metabolismo , Acetil-CoA Carboxilasa/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Animales , Proteína BRCA1/deficiencia , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Carboxiliasas/metabolismo , Ácidos Grasos/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Glucosa/metabolismo , Heterocigoto , Homocigoto , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Mitocondrias Cardíacas/metabolismo , Miocitos Cardíacos/patología , Coactivador 1-alfa del Receptor Activado por Proliferadores de Peroxisomas gamma , Receptores Activados del Proliferador del Peroxisoma/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 144(1): 256-62, 2012 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22336757

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OBJECTIVE: Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is a major regulator of aortic valve calcification. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential post-transcriptional modulators of gene expression and miRNA-141 is a known repressor of BMP-2-mediated osteogenesis. We hypothesized that miRNA-141 is a key regulator of aortic valve calcification. METHODS: Porcine valvular interstitial cells were isolated, transfected with miRNA-141 or control, and stimulated with transforming growth factor-ß. The BMP-2, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and runt-related transcription factor 2 levels were determined by immunoblotting and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. To determine the role of miRNA-141 in bicuspid aortic valve disease, human bicuspid (n = 19) and tricuspid (n = 17) aortic valve leaflets obtained intraoperatively were submitted for GenoExplorer human microRNA array, immunoblotting, and histologic and immunohistochemical analyses. RESULTS: Stimulation of porcine aortic valvular interstitial cells with transforming growth factor-ß induced morphologic alterations consistent with myofibroblastic transformation, BMP-2 signaling, and calcification. Transfection with miRNA-141 restored transforming growth factor-ß-induced valvular interstitial cell activation, BMP-2 signaling, and alkaline phosphatase activity (3.55 ± 0.18 vs 4.01 ± 0.21, P < .05), suggesting upstream regulation by miRNA-141. miRNA microarray demonstrated differential expression of 35 of 1583 miRNA sequences in the bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve leaflets, with a 14.5-fold decrease in miRNA-141 in the bicuspid versus tricuspid leaflets (P < .05). This was associated with significantly increased BMP-2 protein expression in bicuspid aortic valve compared with the tricuspid aortic valve leaflets (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: We report a completely novel role of miRNA-141 as a regulator of BMP-2-dependent aortic valvular calcification and demonstrate marked attenuation of miRNA-141 expression in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortic stenosis. Therapeutic targeting of miRNA-141 could serve as a novel strategy to limit progressive calcification in aortic stenosis.


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Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/metabolismo , Válvula Aórtica/metabolismo , Calcinosis/metabolismo , MicroARNs/farmacología , Fosfatasa Alcalina/metabolismo , Animales , Western Blotting , Proteína Morfogenética Ósea 2/metabolismo , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Subunidad alfa 1 del Factor de Unión al Sitio Principal/metabolismo , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Etiquetado Corte-Fin in Situ , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Transducción de Señal , Porcinos , Transfección , Factor de Crecimiento Transformador beta/farmacología
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Vasc Cell ; 3(1): 14, 2011 Jun 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21672199

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BACKGROUND: Current limitations to the experimentation on patients with peripheral arterial disease push the development of different preclinical strategies. We investigated both duration of ischemia and blood flow recovery in mouse models of partial femoral artery ligation. METHODS: Male BALB/c mice were used. The ligation over needle method involved placing a suture needle over the femoral artery, ligating over it and then removing the needle. The transfixation method involved transfixing the approximate center of the femoral artery and then tying the suture. Laser Doppler Perfusion Imaging was used to assess perfusion every 3rd day until 42 days after the procedure. RESULTS: Ligation over needle method: Immediately post procedure, mean perfusion was -71.87% ± 4.43. Then mean difference in perfusion remained below the base line reading on days 3, 6, 9, and 12. From day 15 on wards mean perfusion progressively improved remaining near base line. Transfixation Method: Immediately post procedure mean perfusion was -70.82% ± 4.73. Mean perfusion improved following the procedure on days 3 and 6; a plateau followed this on days 9, 12 and 15. From day 15 onwards perfusion progressively improved remaining well below base line until crossing it on day 36. CONCLUSION: The currently described models do not pose major improvements over previously described methods.

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Nat Commun ; 2: 593, 2011 Dec 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22186889

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The tumour suppressor BRCA1 is mutated in familial breast and ovarian cancer but its role in protecting other tissues from DNA damage has not been explored. Here we show a new role for BRCA1 as a gatekeeper of cardiac function and survival. In mice, loss of BRCA1 in cardiomyocytes results in adverse cardiac remodelling, poor ventricular function and higher mortality in response to ischaemic or genotoxic stress. Mechanistically, loss of cardiomyocyte BRCA1 results in impaired DNA double-strand break repair and activated p53-mediated pro-apoptotic signalling culminating in increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis, whereas deletion of the p53 gene rescues BRCA1-deficient mice from cardiac failure. In human adult and fetal cardiac tissues, ischaemia induces double-strand breaks and upregulates BRCA1 expression. These data reveal BRCA1 as a novel and essential adaptive response molecule shielding cardiomyocytes from DNA damage, apoptosis and heart dysfunction. BRCA1 mutation carriers, in addition to risk of breast and ovarian cancer, may be at a previously unrecognized risk of cardiac failure.


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Apoptosis/genética , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Miocardio/metabolismo , Miocitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Daño por Reperfusión/metabolismo , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Adaptación Fisiológica , Adulto , Animales , Proteína BRCA1/deficiencia , Neoplasias de la Mama/genética , Roturas del ADN de Doble Cadena , Femenino , Eliminación de Gen , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Mutación , Miocardio/patología , Miocitos Cardíacos/citología , Neoplasias Ováricas/genética , Daño por Reperfusión/genética , Transducción de Señal , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/deficiencia , Remodelación Ventricular/genética
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Can J Cardiol ; 26 Suppl A: 13A-16A, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20386754

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DNA turnover through damage and repair is normal homeostatic process in viable cells. DNA damage induces sequential responses to either repair the damage or activate a programmed cell death process. Defects in this critical response to DNA damage underpin a wide array of human pathologies that include cancer predisposition, immune dysfunction, radiosensitivity, and neurodegeneration. Recent experimental and clinical studies have suggested that oxidative stress leading to catastrophic DNA damage is enhanced in failing hearts as well as other cardiovascular diseases. Accordingly, targeting the genotoxic effects of oxidative stress may prove to be a novel avenue in the development of rational therapies for cardiovascular diseases. A platform introduction to DNA repair/response are integrated, and insights into the future directions of this exciting field are offered.


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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/fisiopatología , Daño del ADN , Reparación del ADN , Homeostasis , Humanos , Estrés Oxidativo
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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab ; 296(6): E1440-9, 2009 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19351806

RESUMEN

Improving endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) bioactivity and endothelial function is important to limit native, vein graft, and transplant atherosclerosis. Visfatin, a NAD biosynthetic enzyme, regulates the activity of the cellular survival factor, Sirt1. We hypothesized that visfatin may improve eNOS expression, endothelial function, and postnatal angiogenesis. In human umbilical vein (HUVEC) and coronary artery endothelial cells, we evaluated the effects of recombinant human visfatin on eNOS protein and transcript expression and mRNA stability, in the presence and absence of visfatin RNA silencing. We also assessed visfatin-induced protein kinase B (Akt) activation and its association with src-tyrosine kinases, phosphorylation of Ser(1177) within eNOS in the presence and absence of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) inhibition with LY-294002, and evaluated the contributory role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2. Finally, we determined the impact of visfatin on HUVEC migration, proliferation, inflammation-induced permeability, and in vivo angiogenesis. Visfatin (100 ng/ml) upregulated and stabilized eNOS mRNA and increased the production of nitric oxide and cGMP. Visfatin-treated HUVEC demonstrated greater proliferation, migration, and capillary-like tube formation but less tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced permeability; these effects were decreased in visfatin gene-silenced cells. Visfatin increased total Akt and Ser(473)-phospho-Akt expression with concomitant rises in eNOS phosphorylation at Ser(1177); these effects were blocked by LY-2940002. Studies with PP2 showed that the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, src, is an upstream stimulator of the PI 3-kinase-Akt pathway. Visfatin also activated mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase through PI 3-kinase, and mitogen/extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibition attenuated visfatin-elicited Akt and eNOS phosphorylation. Visfatin-filled Matrigel implants showed an elevated number of infiltrating vessels, and visfatin treatment produced significant recovery of limb perfusion following hindlimb ischemia. These results indicate a novel effect of visfatin to stimulate eNOS expression and function in endothelial cells, via a common upstream, src-mediated signaling cascade, which leads to activation of Akt and MAP kinases. Visfatin represents a translational target to limit endothelial dysfunction, native, vein graft and transplant atherosclerosis, and improve postnatal angiogenesis.


Asunto(s)
Aterosclerosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Isquemia/tratamiento farmacológico , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/efectos de los fármacos , Neovascularización Fisiológica/fisiología , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferasa/farmacología , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/metabolismo , Animales , Aterosclerosis/fisiopatología , Aterosclerosis/cirugía , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , División Celular/fisiología , Colágeno , Vasos Coronarios/citología , Combinación de Medicamentos , Implantes de Medicamentos , Células Endoteliales/citología , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Células Endoteliales/fisiología , Quinasas MAP Reguladas por Señal Extracelular/metabolismo , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Isquemia/fisiopatología , Isquemia/cirugía , Laminina , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/fisiología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Neovascularización Fisiológica/efectos de los fármacos , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferasa/genética , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferasa/metabolismo , Proteoglicanos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , ARN Interferente Pequeño , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacología , Transfección , Venas Umbilicales/citología , Venas/fisiología , Venas/trasplante
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 295(4): H1377-84, 2008 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18660448

RESUMEN

The endothelium plays a central role in the maintenance of vascular homeostasis. One of the main effectors of endothelial dysfunction is ANG II, and pharmacological approaches to limit ANG II bioactivity remain the cornerstone of cardiovascular therapeutics. Angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) has been identified as a critical negative modulator of ANG II bioactivity, counterbalancing the effects of ACE in determining net tissue ANG II levels; however, the role of ACE2 in the vasculature remains unknown. In the present study, we hypothesized that ACE2 is a novel target to limit endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. To this aim, we performed in vitro gain and loss of function experiments in endothelial cells and evaluated in vivo angiogenesis and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice treated with AdACE2. ACE2-deficient mice exhibited impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation. Overexpression of ACE2 in human endothelial cells stimulated endothelial cell migration and tube formation, and limited monocyte and cellular adhesion molecule expression; effects that were reversed in ACE2 gene silenced and endothelial cells isolated from ACE2-deficient animals. ACE2 attenuated ANG II-induced reactive oxygen species production in part through decreasing the expression of p22phox. The effects of ACE2 on endothelial activation were attenuated by pharmacological blockade of ANG-(1-7) with A779. ACE2 promoted capillary formation and neovessel maturation in vivo and reduced atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice These data indicate that ACE2, in an ANG-(1-7)-dependent fashion, functions to improve endothelial homeostasis via a mechanism that may involve attenuation of NADPHox-induced reactive oxygen species production. ACE2-based treatment approaches may be a novel approach to limit aberrant vascular responses and atherothrombosis.


Asunto(s)
Aterosclerosis/prevención & control , Células Endoteliales/enzimología , Endotelio Vascular/enzimología , Terapia Genética/métodos , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/metabolismo , Vasodilatación , Angiotensina II/metabolismo , Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina 2 , Animales , Apolipoproteínas E/deficiencia , Apolipoproteínas E/genética , Aterosclerosis/enzimología , Aterosclerosis/etiología , Aterosclerosis/genética , Aterosclerosis/fisiopatología , Células Cultivadas , Grasas de la Dieta , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Endotelio Vascular/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/deficiencia , Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A/genética , Interferencia de ARN , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Transducción Genética
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