Genetic inhibition of serum glucocorticoid kinase 1 prevents obesity-related atrial fibrillation

Obesity is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), but a better mechanistic understanding of obesity-related atrial fibrillation is required. Serum glucocorticoid kinase 1 (SGK1) is a kinase positioned within multiple obesity-related pathways, and prior work has shown a pathologic role of SGK1 signaling in ventricular arrhythmias. We validated a mouse model of obesity-related AF using wild-type mice fed a high-fat diet. RNA sequencing of atrial tissue demonstrated substantial differences in gene expression, with enrichment of multiple SGK1-related pathways, and we showed upregulated of SGK1 transcription, activation, and signaling in obese atria. Mice expressing a cardiac specific dominant-negative SGK1 were protected from obesity-related AF, through effects on atrial electrophysiology, action potential characteristics, structural remodeling, inflammation, and sodium current. Overall, this study demonstrates the promise of targeting SGK1 in a mouse model of obesity-related AF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

JCI insight - 7(2022), 19 vom: 10. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bapat, Aneesh [VerfasserIn]
Li, Guoping [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Yeri, Ashish [VerfasserIn]
Hulsmans, Maarten [VerfasserIn]
Grune, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Yamazoe, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Schloss, Maximilian J [VerfasserIn]
Iwamoto, Yoshiko [VerfasserIn]
Tedeschi, Justin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xinyu [VerfasserIn]
Nahrendorf, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Rosenzweig, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Ellinor, Patrick T [VerfasserIn]
Das, Saumya [VerfasserIn]
Milan, David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9NEZ333N27
Arrhythmias
Cardiology
EC 2.7.11.1
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Metabolism
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serum-glucocorticoid regulated kinase
Sodium

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Date Completed 13.01.2023

Date Revised 23.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.160885

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345165276