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ArticleFASEB bioAdvances2020

Thrombospondin-1 mediates Drp-1 signaling following ischemia reperfusion in the aging heart.

Natia Q Kelm, Jason E Beare, Gregory J Weber, Amanda J LeBlanc

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Article in FASEB bioAdvances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natia Q KelmCardiovascular Innovation Institute University of Louisville Louisville KY USA.
Jason E BeareCardiovascular Innovation Institute University of Louisville Louisville KY USA.
Gregory J WeberDepartment of Physiology University of Louisville Louisville KY USA.
Amanda J LeBlancCardiovascular Innovation Institute University of Louisville Louisville KY USA.
University of Louisville · USCardiovascular Innovation Institute · US

Funding

Mechanisms of plasticity and repair after SCIP30GM103507 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI WHITTEMORE, SCOTT R · 2012 to 2015
$4.2M
Reversing Microvascular Dysfunction in Advancing AgeR01AG053585 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI LEBLANC, AMANDA J · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053585NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIschemia reperfusion (IR) injury leads to activation of dynamin-related protein (Drp-1), causing mitochondrial fission and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), but the molecular mechanisms that activate Drp-1 are not known. The purpose of this study was to establish a link between Thbs-1 and fission protein (Drp-1) through Pgc-1α following IR in advancing age.

methodsFemale Fischer-344 rats were divided into four groups: Young Control, Young + IR, Old Control, and Old + IR. Heart function and coronary flow were evaluated at baseline and 72 hours after IR, hearts were explanted and mitochondrial ROS generation was measured using MitoPY1, as well as protein levels of Thbs-1, Pgc-1α, and Drp-1. In vitro, rat aortic endothelial cells (RAEC) were treated with siRNA or plasmid for Pgc-1α to evaluate Pgc-1α effect on Drp-1.

resultsMitochondrial ROS generation in heart tissue increased in both age groups following IR. Old animals exhibited diastolic dysfunction at baseline; after IR they displayed reduced systolic function and exacerbated diastolic dysfunction compared to young controls. IR increased Thbs-1 and Drp-1 expression in young and old hearts compared to control. siRNA to Pgc-1α enhanced levels of Drp-1 in RAECs and increased ROS generation after hypoxia, while Pgc-1α plasmid ameliorates Drp-1 expression in the presence of exogenous Thbs-1.

conclusionThese results highlight a novel signaling pathway by which Thbs-1 regulates mitochondrial fission protein (Drp-1) and ROS generation during hypoxia, and presumably, following IR. Inhibiting Thbs-1 immediately after IR may prevent Drp-1-mediated mitochondrial fission and is likely to improve the diastolic function of the heart by reducing ROS-mediated cardiomyocyte damage in the aged population.

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agingdynamin-related protein-1ischemia reperfusionreactive oxygen speciesthrombospondin 1

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PMID32395703
PMCPMC7211039
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