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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Interferon gamma signaling drives cardiac metabolic rewiring.

Ebram Tharwat Melika, DiyaaElDin Ashour, Kyoungmin Kim, Alexander Nickel, Paula Arias-Loza, Xinyu Chen, Panagiota Arampatzi, Mugdha Srivastava, Martin Väth, Edécio Cunha and 8 more

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18 authors.

Ebram Tharwat MelikaDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
DiyaaElDin AshourDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9924-0001
Kyoungmin KimDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Alexander NickelDepartment of Translational Research Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7761-0769
Paula Arias-LozaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4048-4719
Xinyu ChenNuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6165-1689
Panagiota ArampatziCore Unit Systems Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7925-8984
Mugdha SrivastavaCore Unit Systems Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Martin VäthWürzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Edécio CunhaLaboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), and Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Michaela KuhnInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9812-5906
Georg GasteigerWürzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, Max-Planck Research Group at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.
Ulrich HofmannDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3681-2073
Takahiro HiguchiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9711-7835
Christoph MaackDepartment of Translational Research Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3694-4559
Stefan FrantzDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0301-6185
Anja KarlstaedtDepartment of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5689-3571
Gustavo Campos RamosDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9582-2725

Funding

Regulation of cardiac metabolism during LeukemiaR01HL177461 · NHLBI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI Anja Karlstaedt · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
Metabolic Rewiring of the Heart Through Reductive CarboxylationR00HL141702 · NHLBI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI KARLSTAEDT, ANJA · 2021 to 2023
$747k
NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL141702NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL177461
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: IFN-gamma (IFN-γ) signaling influences myocardial inflammation and fibrosis across a wide range of conditions, including ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure (HF). However, the direct effects of IFN-γ on cardiomyocytes remain poorly understood. Here, we developed a novel in vivo model to investigate how IFN-γ impacts myocardial metabolism and function. Methods: Male C57BL/6J mice were injected intravenously with hepatotropic adeno-associated virus (AAV2/8) carrying Results: After confirming liver-specific viral transfection and elevated serum IFN-γ production at physiological levels, we observed cardiac metabolic adaptation and rewiring in animals treated with AAV- Conclusions: Systemic IFN-γ induces pronounced metabolic reprogramming in the heart, characterized by increased glucose uptake and reduced oxidative phosphorylation, via direct signaling through cardiomyocyte IFNGR. These alterations mirror those observed in aging and some forms of HF, thereby highlighting that, beyond classical inflammation, this cytokine regulates cardiac metabolism.

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cardiac metabolismcardiomyocytesinterferon gammamitochondriaT cells

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PMCPMC12424622

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