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ArticleInflammation2026

Mesaconate Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Cardiovascular Aging by Targeting GPR35 to Arrest Macrophage Inflammation.

Lei Zhu, Jun Cui, Panpan Li, Wenju Shan, Qiang Wang, Wenli Lei, Haitao Zhou, Yang Sun, Wei Yi

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Lei Zhu *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jun Cui *Department of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Panpan Li *Department of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Wenju ShanDepartment of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Qiang WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Wenli LeiDepartment of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Haitao ZhouDepartment of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yang SunDepartment of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. drsunyang@fmmu.edu.cn.
Wei YiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. yiwei@fmmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270286National Natural Science Foundation of China 82501899National Natural Science Foundation of China 82570341
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the cardioprotective role and underlying mechanisms of the endogenous metabolite mesaconate in both acute and chronic cardiovascular disease models, with a focus on its regulation of macrophage inflammation. Transcriptomic profiling and functional validation in bone marrow-derived macrophages suggested GPR35 as a potential target of mesaconate. Further mechanistic studies revealed that mesaconate alleviates macrophage ferroptosis via GPR35, thereby contributing to its anti-inflammatory effects. In a myocardial ischemia/reperfusion model, mesaconate significantly attenuated cardiac injury, improved systolic function, and reduced infarct size, while myeloid-specific GPR35 knockdown abolished these protective effects. In aged mice, mesaconate ameliorated cardiac hypertrophy and vascular dysfunction, effects closely associated with suppressed macrophage inflammation. Collectively, this study demonstrates for the first time that mesaconate alleviates macrophage inflammation by activating GPR35 to suppress ferroptosis, confers GPR35-dependent cardioprotection in ischemic injury, and mitigates aging-related cardiovascular pathology, highlighting mesaconate as a promising therapeutic candidate for inflammatory cardiovascular diseases.

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AgingInflammationMacrophagesMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAnti-Inflammatory AgentsGPR35 protein, mouseReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAgingInflammationIschemia/ReperfusionMacrophageMesaconate

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PMID41739259
PMCPMC12966266

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