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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2015

High-fat diet induces cardiac remodelling and dysfunction: assessment of the role played by SIRT3 loss.

Heng Zeng, Venkata Ramana Vaka, Xiaochen He, George W Booz, Jian-Xiong Chen

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heng ZengDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA.
Venkata Ramana VakaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA.
Xiaochen HeDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA.
George W BoozDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA.
Jian-Xiong ChenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA.
University of Mississippi Medical Center · US

Funding

Regulation of vascular maturation/regression in diabetesR01HL102042 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, JIAN-XIONG · 2010 to 2020
$3.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL102042NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL102042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in obesity-induced cardiac impairment. SIRT3 is a mitochondrial protein associated with increased human life span and metabolism. This study investigated the functional role of SIRT3 in obesity-induced cardiac dysfunction. Wild-type (WT) and SIRT3 knockout (KO) mice were fed a normal diet (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 16 weeks. Body weight, fasting glucose levels, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, myocardial capillary density, cardiac function and expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α/-2α were assessed. HFD resulted in a significant reduction in SIRT3 expression in the heart. Both HFD and SIRT3 KO mice showed increased ROS formation, impaired HIF signalling and reduced capillary density in the heart. HFD induced cardiac hypertrophy and impaired cardiac function. SIRT3 KO mice fed HFD showed greater ROS production and a further reduction in cardiac function compared to SIRT3 KO mice on ND. Thus, the adverse effects of HFD on cardiac function were not attributable to SIRT3 loss alone. However, HFD did not further reduce capillary density in SIRT3 KO hearts, implicating SIRT3 loss in HFD-induced capillary rarefaction. Our study demonstrates the importance of SIRT3 in preserving heart function and capillary density in the setting of obesity. Thus, SIRT3 may be a potential therapeutic target for obesity-induced heart failure.

Indexed as

Ventricular RemodelingAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBlood GlucoseCapillariesCardiomegalyDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiet, High-FatEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1FastingHeartHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMaleMice, KnockoutObesityPericytesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBlood GlucoseEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitReactive Oxygen SpeciesSirt3 protein, mouseSirtuin 3cardiac functionHIF-1αHIF-2αHigh-fat dietreactive oxygen speciesSirtuin 3

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PMID25782072
PMCPMC4549035
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