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ArticleNature communications2024

FNDC4 alleviates cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury through facilitating HIF1α-dependent cardiomyocyte survival and angiogenesis in male mice.

Xin Zhang, Yi-Peng Gao, Wen-Sheng Dong, Kang Li, Yu-Xin Hu, Yun-Jia Ye, Can Hu

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Xin ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China. dr.zhangxin@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5941-3921
Yi-Peng GaoDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Wen-Sheng DongDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7942-9484
Kang LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yu-Xin HuDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yun-Jia YeDepartment of Geriatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Metabolic and Chronic Diseases, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Can HuDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Hubei Province, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China. dr_hucan@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0007-4330-4855

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibronectin type III domain-containing (FNDC) proteins play critical roles in cellular homeostasis and cardiac injury, and our recent findings define FNDC5 as a promising cardioprotectant against doxorubicin- and aging-related cardiac injury. FNDC4 displays a high homology with FNDC5; however, its role and mechanism in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remain elusive. Here, we show that cardiac and plasma FNDC4 levels are elevated during I/R injury in a hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α)-dependent manner. Cardiac-specific FNDC4 overexpression facilitates, while cardiac-specific FNDC4 knockdown inhibits cardiomyocyte survival and angiogenesis in I/R-stressed hearts of male mice through regulating the proteasomal degradation of HIF1α. Interestingly, FNDC4 does not directly stimulate angiogenesis of endothelial cells, but increases the expression and secretion of fibroblast growth factor 1 from cardiomyocytes to enhance angiogenesis in a paracrine manner. Moreover, therapeutic administration of recombinant FNDC4 protein is sufficient to alleviate cardiac I/R injury in male mice, without resulting in significant side effects. In this work, we reveal that FNDC4 alleviates cardiac I/R injury through facilitating HIF1α-dependent cardiomyocyte survival and angiogenesis, and define FNDC4 as a promising predictive and therapeutic target of cardiac I/R injury.

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Cell SurvivalFibronectinsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicAngiogenesisAnimalsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLFibronectinsHif1a protein, mouseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit

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PMCPMC11549404

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