Zhang 2020 Acta Pharmacol Sin
Zhang L, Wang YN, Ju JM, Shabanova A, Li Y, Fang RN, Sun JB, Guo YY, Jin TZ, Liu YY, Li TY, Shan HL, Liang HH, Yang BF (2020) Mzb1 protects against myocardial infarction injury in mice via modulating mitochondrial function and alleviating inflammation. Acta Pharmacol Sin 42:691-700. |
Zhang Lu, Wang Yi-Ning, Ju Jia-Ming, Shabanova Azaliia, Li Yue, Fang Ruo-Nan, Sun Jia-Bin, Guo Ying-Ying, Jin Tong-Zhu, Liu Yan-Yan, Li Tian-Yu, Shan Hong-Li, Liang Hai-Hai, Yang Bao-Feng (2020) Acta Pharmacol Sin
Abstract: Myocardial infarction (MI) leads to the loss of cardiomyocytes, left ventricle dilation and cardiac dysfunction, eventually developing into heart failure. Mzb1 (Marginal zone B and B1 cell specific protein 1) is a B-cell-specific and endoplasmic reticulum-localized protein. Mzb1 is an inflammation-associated factor that participates a series of inflammatory processes, including chronic periodontitis and several cancers. In this study we investigated the role of Mzb1 in experimental models of MI. MI was induced in mice by ligation of the left descending anterior coronary artery, and in neonatal mouse ventricular cardiomyocytes (NMVCs) by H2O2 treatment in vitro. We showed that Mzb1 expression was markedly reduced in the border zone of the infarct myocardium of MI mice and in H2O2-treated NMVCs. In H2O2-treated cardiomyocytes, knockdown of Mzb1 decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, impaired mitochondrial function and promoted apoptosis. On contrary, overexpression of Mzb1 improved mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP levels and mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate (OCR), and inhibited apoptosis. Direct injection of lentiviral vector carrying Len-Mzb1 into the myocardial tissue significantly improved cardiac function and alleviated apoptosis in MI mice. We showed that Mzb1 overexpression significantly decreased the levels of Bax/Bcl-2 and cytochrome c and improved mitochondrial function in MI mice via activating the AMPK-PGC1Ξ± pathway. In addition, we demonstrated that Mzb1 recruited the macrophages and alleviated inflammation in MI mice. We conclude that Mzb1 is a crucial regulator of cardiomyocytes after MI by improving mitochondrial function and reducing inflammatory signaling pathways, implying a promising therapeutic target in ischemic cardiomyopathy. β’ Keywords: AMPK-PGC1Ξ± pathway, Mzb1, Apoptosis, Cardiomyocyte, Inflammation, Macrophages, Mitochondria, Myocardial infarction β’ Bioblast editor: Plangger M
Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Genetic knockout;overexpression
Pathology: Cardiovascular
Organism: Mouse Tissue;cell: Heart Preparation: Intact cells
Coupling state: LEAK, ROUTINE, ET
Pathway: ROX
HRR: Oxygraph-2k
2020-08