Endothelial cell-specific mineralocorticoid receptor activation promotes diastolic dysfunction in diet-induced obese male mice

Widespread consumption of diets high in fat and fructose (Western diet, WD) has led to increased prevalence of obesity and diastolic dysfunction (DD). DD is a prominent feature of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the underlying mechanisms of DD are poorly understood, and treatment options are still limited. We have previously shown that deletion of the cell-specific mineralocorticoid receptor in endothelial cells (ECMR) abrogates DD induced by WD feeding in female mice. However, the specific role of ECMR activation in the pathogenesis of DD in male mice has not been clarified. Therefore, we fed 4-wk-old ECMR knockout (ECMRKO) male mice and littermates (LM) with either a WD or chow diet (CD) for 16 wk. WD feeding resulted in DD characterized by increased left ventricle (LV) filling pressure (E/e') and diastolic stiffness [E/e'/LV inner diameter at end diastole (LVIDd)]. Compared with CD, WD in LM resulted in increased myocardial macrophage infiltration, oxidative stress, and increased myocardial phosphorylation of Akt, in concert with decreased phospholamban phosphorylation. WD also resulted in focal cardiomyocyte remodeling, characterized by areas of sarcomeric disorganization, loss of mitochondrial electron density, and mitochondrial fragmentation. Conversely, WD-induced DD and associated biochemical and structural abnormalities were prevented by ECMR deletion. In contrast with our previously reported observations in females, WD-fed male mice exhibited enhanced Akt signaling and a lower magnitude of cardiac injury. Collectively, our data support a critical role for ECMR in obesity-induced DD and suggest critical mechanistic differences in the genesis of DD between males and females.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:324

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American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 324(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite R90-R101

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aroor, Annayya [VerfasserIn]
DeMarco, Vincent G [VerfasserIn]
Whaley-Connell, Adam T [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Guanghong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Neekun [VerfasserIn]
Naz, Huma [VerfasserIn]
Hans, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Hayden, Melvin R [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Michael A [VerfasserIn]
Sowers, James R [VerfasserIn]
Manrique-Acevedo, Camila [VerfasserIn]
Lastra, Guido [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diastolic dysfunction
EC 2.7.11.1
Endothelium
Journal Article
Mineralocorticoid receptor
Mitochondria
Oxidative stress
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Receptors, Mineralocorticoid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 30.12.2022

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

figshare: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21561684

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpregu.00274.2021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34953795X