Abstract:
:Pathological cardiac remodeling, characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins and cardiac hypertrophy, leads to the development of heart failure. Meprin α (Mep1a), a zinc metalloprotease, previously reported to participate in the regulation of inflammatory response and fibrosis, may also contribute to cardiac remodeling, although whether and how it participates in this process remains unknown. Here, in this work, we investigated the role of Mep1a in pathological cardiac remodeling, as well as the effects of the Mep1a inhibitor actinonin on cardiac remodeling-associated phenotypes. We found that Mep1a deficiency or chemical inhibition both significantly alleviated TAC- and Ang II-induced cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. Mep1a deletion and blocking both attenuated TAC- and Ang II-induced heart enlargement and increases in the thickness of the left ventricle anterior and posterior walls, and reduced expression of pro-hypertrophic markers, including atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and myosin heavy chain beta (β-MHC). In addition, Mep1a deletion and blocking significantly inhibited TAC- and Ang II-induced cardiac fibroblast activation and production of extracellular matrix (ECM). Moreover, in Mep1a-/- mice and treatment with actinonin significantly reduced Ang II-induced infiltration of macrophages and proinflammatory cytokines. Notably, we found that in vitro, Mep1a is expressed in cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts and that Mep1a deletion or chemical inhibition both markedly suppressed Ang II-induced hypertrophy of rat or mouse cardiac myocytes and activation of rat or mouse cardiac fibroblasts. In addition, blocking Mep1a in macrophages reduced Ang II-induced expression of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1β, strongly suggesting that Mep1a participates in cardiac remodeling processes through regulation of inflammatory cytokine expression. Mechanism studies revealed that Mep1a mediated ERK1/2 activation in cardiac myocytes, fibroblasts and macrophages and contributed to cardiac remodeling. In light of our findings that blocking Mep1a can ameliorate cardiac remodeling via inhibition of cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation, Mep1a may therefore serve as a strong potential candidate for therapeutic targeting to prevent cardiac remodeling.
journal_name
J Mol Cell Cardioljournal_title
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiologyauthors
Ge W,Hou C,Zhang W,Guo X,Gao P,Song X,Gao R,Liu Y,Guo W,Li B,Zhao H,Wang Jdoi
10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.11.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-12-08 00:00:00pages
52-68eissn
0022-2828issn
1095-8584pii
S0022-2828(20)30338-2journal_volume
152pub_type
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