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A Doxorubicin-Induced Murine Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy In Vivo
Published on: May 16, 2020
在多克索鲁比辛心肌病中,TRAF2的蛋白体降解介导了线粒体功能障碍
Rimpy Dhingra1, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin1, Sonny Rothman1
1Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (R.D., I.R.-N., S.R., M.G., H.G., V.M., D.S.J., K.N.A., S.D., L.A.K.), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
doxorubicin (DOX) 治疗降低了TRAF2,这是一种对心脏生存信号至关重要的蛋白质. 这种干扰导致DOX诱导的心脏毒性,使心脏细胞对TNFα介导的死亡敏感.
科学领域:
- 心血管生物学
- 分子毒理学
- 癌症治疗方法
背景情况:
- doxorubicin (DOX) 引起心脏毒性,可能由瘤死因α (TNFα) 介导.
- 对于TNFα诱导的NF-κB存活信号在心脏中至关重要的是E3泛素连接酶TRAF2 (TNF受体相关因子2).
- 连接TNFα,TRAF2和DOX心脏毒性的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究TNFα-TRAF2-NF-κB信号传递在多克索鲁比 (DOX) 心脏毒性的作用.
- 阐明DOX如何影响TRAF2稳定性及其对心肌细胞存活的影响.
- 确定治疗目标以减轻DOX引起的心脏损伤.
主要方法:
- 使用DOX处理的C57/BL6J小鼠进行体内研究.
- 在实验室中使用来自老鼠,小鼠和人类IPSC的心脏肌细胞进行实验.
- 评估TNFα水平,心脏功能,线粒体生物能学和细胞活力.
主要成果:
- DOX治疗导致心脏超结构缺陷,TNFα升高和TNFα介导的NF- kB激活受损.
- DOX导致TRAF2的蛋白体降解,降低了它的丰度和RIPK1的K63结合多化.
- 细胞亡抑制剂1和USP19调节了TRAF2的降解;恢复TRAF2保护了DOX诱导的细胞死亡和心脏功能障碍.
结论:
- DOX心脏毒性与TRAF2的蛋白质体降解有关.
- 破坏TRAF2生存途径使心肌细胞对TNFα介导的死细胞死亡敏感.
- 针对TRAF2降解可能提供一种预防DOX诱导心脏毒性的策略.
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