ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2023
Ubiquitin-specific protease 38 promotes inflammatory atrial fibrillation induced by pressure overload.
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- Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms,International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Ubiquitin-specific protease 38 modulates atrial fibrillation susceptibility in chronic kidney disease via STRAP stabilization and activation of TGF-β/SMAD signaling.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- USP38: an important regulatory factor in tumor malignant progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Atrial cardiomyocytes contribute to the inflammatory status associated with atrial fibrillation in right heart disease.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimsAtrial structural and electrical remodelling is a major reason for the initiation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Ubiquitin-specific protease 38 (USP38) is a deubiquitinating enzyme, but its function in the heart remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of USP38 in pressure overload-induced AF. METHODS AND
resultsCardiac-specific knockout USP38 and cardiac-specific transgenic USP38 mice and their corresponding control mice were used in this study. After 4 weeks with or without aortic banding (AB) surgery, atrial echocardiography, atrial histology, electrophysiological study, and molecular analysis were assessed. Ubiquitin-specific protease 38 knockout mice showed a remarkable improvement in vulnerability to AF, atrial weight and diameter, atrial fibrosis, and calcium-handling protein expression after AB surgery. Conversely, USP38 overexpression further increased susceptibility to AF by exacerbating atrial structural and electrical remodelling. Mechanistically, USP38 interacted with and deubiquitinated nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and USP38 overexpression increased the level of p-NF-κB in vivo and in vitro, accompanied by the upregulation of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) and inflammatory cytokines, suggesting that USP38 contributes to adverse effects by driving NF-κB/NLRP3-mediated inflammatory responses.
conclusionOverall, our study indicates that USP38 promotes pressure overload-induced AF through targeting NF-κB/NLRP3-mediated inflammatory responses.
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