激活蛋白-1复合体控制着光滑肌细胞中的血管退行性转录程序,以触发大动脉解剖和破裂
Yongting Luo1, Junjie Luo1, Peng An1
1Department of Nutrition and Health, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, No. 10 Tianxiu Road, Haidian District, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
European heart journal
|November 22, 2023
概括
研究人员确定了一条关键的分子途径,涉及激活蛋白-1 (AP-1) 复合体,该复合体驱动着大动脉剖析 (AD). 针对这种途径,使用诸如辅酶Q10或T-5224之类的疗法,在治疗这种退行性疾病方面显示出有前途.
科学领域:
- 心血管生物学 心血管生物学
- 分子医学是分子医学.
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 斯坦福A型大动脉解剖 (AD) 是一种严重的退行性大动脉疾病,死亡率高,没有有效的药物治疗.
- 平滑肌细胞 (SMC) 从收缩型转变为合成型的表型是AD的一个关键驱动因素.
- 控制SMC表型变化和AD进展的确切机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 阐明在AD中SMC表型切换背后的分子机制.
- 确定治疗目标来管理AD的进展.
- 研究AD期间细胞变化的时间动态.
主要方法:
- 单细胞RNA测序是在来自AD患者和对照组的人类上升性大动脉样本上进行的.
- 轨迹推断,功能评分和网络分析确定了关键的病原性点.
- 这些发现在人类大动脉,初级SMC和AD的动物模型中得到了验证.
主要成果:
- 观察到SMCs的动态,时间特异的表型转变,激活蛋白-1 (AP-1) 复合物的活性增加.
- 瘤亡因子 (TNF) 信号抑制了线粒体氧化酸化 (OXPHOS),增强了AP-1活动.
- 在小鼠模型中,将TNF-OXPHOS-AP-1轴与辅酶Q10 (OXPHOS增强剂) 或T-5224 (AP-1抑制剂) 向TNF-OXPHOS-AP-1轴可降低AD进展并改善存活率.
结论:
- 在阿尔茨海默氏症进展期间,人类上升性大动脉的细胞图表显示了一种转录程序驱动大动脉退化.
- TNF-OXPHOS-AP-1轴代表了AD病变发生的关键途径.
- 调节这一轴为管理AD提供了一个潜在的治疗策略.
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