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Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria Contacts: A Potential Therapy Target for Cardiovascular Remodeling-Associated

Yu Wang1,2, Xinrong Zhang1, Ya Wen1

  • 1Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
|December 3, 2021
PubMed

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Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts (ERMCs) are crucial for cell function and are implicated in cardiovascular remodeling. Targeting abnormal ERMCs offers a promising therapeutic strategy for heart failure and related diseases.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular biology
  • Cellular biology
  • Mitochondrial research

Background:

  • Cardiovascular remodeling is a key pathological process in heart failure, driven by diseases like ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.
  • Morphological changes during remodeling are critical for disease progression, morbidity, and mortality.
  • Inhibiting remodeling is essential for preventing and treating heart failure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the structure and function of endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts (ERMCs).
  • To explore the potential mechanisms by which ERMCs are involved in cardiovascular remodeling.
  • To highlight ERMCs as a potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular remodeling-induced diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on ERMCs and cardiovascular remodeling.
  • Analysis of cellular processes regulated by ERMCs, including lipid metabolism, calcium homeostasis, mitochondrial function, ER stress, and autophagy.
  • Examination of studies linking abnormal ERMCs to cardiovascular diseases.

Main Results:

  • ERMCs are vital for maintaining cellular function by facilitating ER-mitochondria interactions.
  • Abnormal ERMCs are implicated in promoting cardiovascular remodeling.
  • ERMCs play a role in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular remodeling-associated diseases.

Conclusions:

  • ERMCs are integral to cellular homeostasis and cardiovascular health.
  • Dysfunctional ERMCs contribute to cardiovascular remodeling and disease.
  • Targeting ERMCs presents a novel therapeutic avenue for cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords:
calcium transfercardiovascular remodelingendoplasmic reticulummitochondriatherapeutic strategies

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