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A cardiac fibroblast-enriched micropeptide regulates inflammation in ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Youchen Yan, Tingting Zhang, Xin He, Tailai Du, Gang Dai, Xingfeng Xu, Zhuohui Chen, Jialing Wu, Huimin Zhou, Yazhi Peng and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Youchen YanDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Tingting ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xin HeDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Tailai DuDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Gang DaiDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xingfeng XuDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhuohui ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jialing WuDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huimin ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yazhi PengDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chen LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xinxue LiaoDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yugang DongDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing-Song OuDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhan-Peng HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is a critical pathological process in myocardial infarction. Although immunosuppressive therapies can mitigate inflammatory responses and improve outcomes in myocardial infarction, they also increase the risk of infections. Identifying novel regulators of local cardiac inflammation could provide safer therapeutic targets for myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. In this study, we identified a previously uncharacterized micropeptide, which we named Inflammation Associated MicroPeptide (IAMP). IAMP is predominantly expressed in cardiac fibroblasts, and its expression is closely associated with cardiac inflammation. Downregulation of IAMP promotes, whereas its overexpression prevents, the transformation of cardiac fibroblasts into a more inflammatory phenotype under stressed/stimulated conditions, as evidenced by changes in the expression and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. Consequently, loss of IAMP function leads to uncontrolled inflammation and worsens cardiac injury following ischemia/reperfusion surgery. Mechanistically, IAMP promotes the degradation of HIF-1α by interacting with its stabilizing partner HSP90 and, thus, suppresses the transcription of proinflammatory genes downstream of HIF-1α. This study underscores the significance of fibroblast-mediated inflammation in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury and highlights the therapeutic potential of targeting micropeptides for myocardial infarction.

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FibroblastsInflammationMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryPeptidesAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumCytokinesHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitPeptidesCardiologyCardiovascular diseaseCell biology

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PMID40111415
PMCPMC12128956

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