Acod1/itaconate activates Nrf2 in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells to protect against the obesity-induced pulmonary microvascular endotheliopathy.
Respir Res
; 25(1): 205, 2024 May 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Obesity is the main risk factor leading to the development of various respiratory diseases, such as asthma and pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) play a significant role in the development of lung diseases. Aconitate decarboxylase 1 (Acod1) mediates the production of itaconate, and Acod1/itaconate axis has been reported to play a protective role in multiple diseases. However, the roles of Acod1/itaconate axis in the PMVECs of obese mice are still unclear.METHODS:
mRNA-seq was performed to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between high-fat diet (HFD)-induced PMVECs and chow-fed PMVECs in mice (|log2 fold change| ≥ 1, p ≤ 0.05). Free fatty acid (FFA) was used to induce cell injury, inflammation and mitochondrial oxidative stress in mouse PMVECs after transfection with the Acod1 overexpressed plasmid or 4-Octyl Itaconate (4-OI) administration. In addition, we investigated whether the nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 (Nrf2) pathway was involved in the effects of Acod1/itaconate in FFA-induced PMVECs.RESULTS:
Down-regulated Acod1 was identified in HFD mouse PMVECs by mRNA-seq. Acod1 expression was also reduced in FFA-treated PMVECs. Acod1 overexpression inhibited cell injury, inflammation and mitochondrial oxidative stress induced by FFA in mouse PMVECs. 4-OI administration showed the consistent results in FFA-treated mouse PMVECs. Moreover, silencing Nrf2 reversed the effects of Acod1 overexpression and 4-OI administration in FFA-treated PMVECs, indicating that Nrf2 activation was required for the protective effects of Acod1/itaconate.CONCLUSION:
Our results demonstrated that Acod1/Itaconate axis might protect mouse PMVECs from FFA-induced injury, inflammation and mitochondrial oxidative stress via activating Nrf2 pathway. It was meaningful for the treatment of obesity-caused pulmonary microvascular endotheliopathy.Key words
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Succinates
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Carboxy-Lyases
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Endothelial Cells
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NF-E2-Related Factor 2
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Lung
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Obesity
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En
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Respir Res
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2024
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