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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Vaspin Mediates the Intraorgan Crosstalk Between Heart and Adipose Tissue in Lipoatrophic Mice.

Donghui Zhang, Hong Zhu, Enbo Zhan, Fan Wang, Yue Liu, Wei Xu, Xian Liu, Jingjin Liu, Shufeng Li, Yong Pan and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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12 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Donghui ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hong ZhuDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Enbo ZhanDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Fan WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yue LiuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Wei XuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xian LiuDepartment of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Jingjin LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, China.
Shufeng LiDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yong PanDepartment of Pathophysiology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yongshun WangDepartment of Cardiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, China.
Wei CaoDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHarbin Medical University · CNJinan University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNCapital Medical University · CNFourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipoatrophy is characterized as selective loss of adipose tissues, leading to the severity of cardiovascular disorders. Therefore, there was close intraorgan crosstalk between adipose tissue and cardiovascular in lipoatrophy. A-ZIP/F-1 mouse, a well-established lipoatrophic model, and primary cardiomyocytes were used for investigating the pathophysiological changes and molecular mechanisms. A-ZIP/F-1 mice had severe fat loss and impaired ventricular function during growth, but closely associated with the reduction of circulating vaspin levels. Administration of recombinant vaspin protein improved cardiac structural disorders, left ventricular dysfunction, and inflammatory response in lipoatrophic mice. In detail, vaspin decreased cardiac lipid deposits, but enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis and activities. Interestingly, A-ZIP/F-1 mice transplanted with normal visceral adipose tissues exhibited improvement in cardiac structural remodeling and mitochondrial function. Mechanistically, vaspin increased cardiac AKT activity, which guaranteed the mitochondrial benefits of vaspin in lipoatrophic mice and primary mouse cardiomyocytes. The present study suggested that vaspin possessed biological benefits in attenuating lipoatrophy-induced cardiomyopathy onset, and targeting vaspin/AKT signaling was a potential strategy to maintain heart metabolism.

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adipose tissueAKTcardiomyopathylipoatrophymitochondriavaspin

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PMID34631690
PMCPMC8497826
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